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Get Involved

Local Futures believes that the solution to our current crises requires two different, but related kinds of actions: those that resist corporate globalization and the ‘march of the monoculture’, and those that renew local communities, economies and cultures.

Here are some ways to get involved in our work

Share The Economics of Happiness: This film is a fundamental part of our work. We encourage you to share the film online or in your community by hosting a film screening.

Host a film screening of one of our films in your community. These include Economics of Happiness,  Paradise with Side Effects and Ancient Futures.

Organize a DIY Economics of Happiness Workshop. The Economics of Happiness Workshop and Toolkit is a do-it-yourself tool for activists and others who want to kick-start effective global-to-local action in their community or within an existing group.

Join our email list: Subscribe to receive updates about our events, projects and reports as well as relevant and inspiring news about localization efforts worldwide. We promise to only email you 1-3 times per month.

Come to an event: Check our calendar or Upcoming Events page for events in your area.

Volunteer & intern: Our volunteers and interns work from home, so you can take part no matter where you are in the world. Check and see what we need help with.

Make a donation to support our work.

Join the International Alliance for Localization

The International Alliance for Localization (IAL) is a cross-cultural network of thinkers, activists and NGOs dedicated to exploring radically new visions of development and progress. Currently the IAL membership includes individuals and organizations from 58 different countries.

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Invite Helena Norberg-Hodge to speak in your community

Author and filmmaker Helena Norberg-Hodge is a pioneer of the local economy movement. Through writing and public lectures on three continents, she has been promoting an economics of personal, social and ecological well-being for more than 30 years.

Please contact us with speaking enquiries: [email protected]

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Start a Roots of Change Study Circle

Roots of Change is our curriculum and study circle program. The curriculum, comprising voices of leading political, economic and ecological thinkers from around the world, lays out both how we’ve arrived at our present predicament and what we can do about it.

Read more about Roots of Change Study Circles →

Meet us in Ladakh, India

Across the world, non-Western ways of living are under threat from the consumer monoculture. In both North and South, centuries-old skills and knowledge systems are disappearing and viable rural communities are collapsing. But you can make a difference.

If you are traveling to Ladakh during the summer, please join us at the Women’s Alliance of Ladakh centre in Leh for a screening of our documentary films (Ancient Futures, Economics of Happiness, Mindful Travel in Ladakh) at 2pm daily, followed by an in-depth discussion on ways to make a positive impact.

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We spread awareness of localization through the annual World Localization Day, conferences, webinars, and more.

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Action resources

Use these resources to learn how the global economy is plunging us into crises, and how you can support local economies.

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Our books, reports and videos

A comprehensive overview of our books, reports and films, which have collectively been translated into over 40 languages.

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