We’ve heard about the national economy and the state economy, but what about the collaborative economy?

The collaborative economy is the do-it-yourself economy and it includes those food, clothing and other swaps we see around the eastern suburbs as well as a range of community trading systems. Rachel Botsman, author of 'What’s Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption ', describes it as a “ ...new, emerging economy made possible by online social networks... it occurs when people participate in organized sharing, bartering, trading, renting and swapping to get the same pleasures of ownership with reduced personal cost and burden and lower environmental impact.”

Led by a woman who has a lot of experience in the collaborative or community economy, you will leave this workshop knowing how to set up your own swap or exchange and eager to start trading with your neighbours.

Collaborative Consumption – a new economy for community conscious people.

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