October 10, 2008 - The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) reports that a number of the organization's thought leaders -- including Michael Shuman, David Korton, Leslie Christian and Judy Wicks -- have responded to the current financial crisis in the popular press.

These articles include: — read more 

• David Korten, "Main Street Before Wall Street," Yes! magazine, October 2008
• Leslie Christian, "Finance to Serve the Economy," Yes! magazine, October 2008

September 25, 2008 - More than 300 professional planners, state and county workers, and other interested audience members gathered last week on Maui, Hawai'i for two days of talks focusing on "E Ola Pono," or "Planning Island Style." The Maui County Planning Department hosted this Hawai'i Conference of Planning Officials (HCPO).

Keynotes speakers discussed a range of necessary shifts to planning frameworks and economic development approaches if our nation -- including our local island economies -- are going to successfully weather globalization, peak oil and climate change. — read more 

August 20, 2008 - The University of Kentucky Growing Local Economies Partnership announced today they will host a local planning forum on Wednesday, October 29. The Growing Local Economies Forum is billed as a "day of learning, dialogue and exploration about the promise of localized economic development in our Appalachian communities and the region." — read more 

August 1, 2008 - The Wallace Center at Winrock International, in partnership with the Training & Development Corporation (TDC), announced today their selection of ten U.S.-based local food enterprises to be profiled as part of Community Food Enterprise: Local Success in a Global Marketplace. The project is designed to highlight successful models of locally owned food enterprises from around the world. — read more 

April 8, 2008 - The British Columbia division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) announced earlier this week that Michael Shuman will be the featured guest speaker at their 45th annual convention.

The event, hosted at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Vancouver, B.C., is focused on "Building Sustainable Communities."

Other guest speakers include CUPE National president Paul Moist, CUPE National secretary-treasurer Claude Généreux, Federal New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jack Layton, B.C. NDP leader Carole James and BC Federation of Labour president Jim Sinclair. — read more 

March 31, 2008 - According to Harrowsmith Country Life editor Tom Cruikshank, community economies based on local shops and industries were the norm only a few generations ago, and may again flourish.

Referencing The Small-Mart Revolution, the April 2008 issue of the Canadian magazine features Michael Shuman's localization ideas in the Editor's Note ("Greetings") and a special feature, "The 100-Mile Shopping Diet" by Marlene Bergsma. — read more