Local is Beautiful! The Economics of Happiness World Forum was held on November 11th and 12th, 2017 at the Japan Education Center in Tokyo. This event focused on strengthening existing movements and forging alliances for a fundamental shift in society towards human and ecological well-being. It provided a big-picture framework that unites those concerned with […]
Port Townsend, Washington, USA 2017
Let’s create an economy that works for us all! On October 27th, 2017 the Economics of Happiness conference was held at the Fort Worden, a beautiful State Park on Puget Sound in Port Townsend, Washington and was jointly organized by Local Futures, the Living Economies Forum, and The Happiness Project. During this two-day conference we […]
South Royalton, Vermont, USA 2017
Localize It: What Resilience Looks Like This two-day conference was held on October 21st and 22nd, 2017 at the Chase Community Center of the Vermont Law School in South Royalton and was co-organized by Local Futures, BALE (Building A Local Economy), Vermonters for a New Economy, Sustainable Future Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, New […]
Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA 2017
The Economics of Happiness Conference was held on October 20th and 21st, 2017 at the Antioch University in Yellow Springs, Ohio. This conference, organized in collaboration with Community Solutions, focused on localization initiatives, indigenous cultures and community rights, and included plenaries, workshops, keynotes, tours, a preview of Jim Merkel’s film Saving Walden’s World, and a […]
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA 2017
Reconnecting to our local future On October 12th – 14th, 2017 the Economics of Happiness Conference was held in Santa Fe at the the James A. Little Theater of the New Mexico School for the Deaf. We have explored and explained how we humans can shift direction – environmentally, economically, and spiritually – from a […]
Jeonju, South Korea 2017
In collaboration with the Jeonju city government we have hosted our 10th Economics of Happiness Conference in that city on September 20th – 22nd, 2017 – our third in what has become an annual event. The conference, which as held in the Korean Traditional Culture Centre and signals the Jeonju government’s ongoing commitment to the global-to-local […]
Jeonju, South Korea 2016
Following on the success of the 2015 Economics of Happiness Conference in Jeonju, Local Futures organized the 9th International Economics of Happiness Conference on October 13th – 15th, 2016 in Jeonju, South Korea in collaboration with the Jeonju city government and an association of 50 mayors. This three-day public conference is part of our ongoing […]
Florence, Italy 2016
On October 2nd 2016, the 8th International Economics of Happiness Conference took place at the beautiful Teatro Verdi in the heart of Florence, Italy. The conference was hosted in collaboration with Mani Tese, a renowned Italian NGO focused on social justice, non-violence and sustainability. The day-long public conference was held on the International Day of Non-Violence. It is the [...]
Jeonju, South Korea 2015
Local Futures’ 6th international Economics of Happiness Conference took place in Jeonju, South Korea from September 3rd – 5th, 2015. As an initiative of the Mayor of Jeonju himself, the event was organized in collaboration with the Jeonju city government. This gathering provided an exciting opportunity to contribute to positive policy change and resulted in […]
Castlemaine, Australia 2015
Local Lives – Global Matters From October 16th – 18th, 2015, Local Futures co-organized the Local Lives – Global Matters with Oases, a Melbourne-based institute with affiliation to Schumacher College in the UK. The conference took place in the town of Castlemaine, and involved a large number of regional partners who are already involved in […]