Our topic centered on how money works and how our exchanges can be better grounded in Natural reciprocity, Democratically , and Justly.

Throughout the open to the public sessions, we explored the process of creative collaboration that emerges in Singing Tree Murals  and shared our views on money, challenges in economics, and even our life story engaging in this debt-based economic system. We reshaped our collective view of the economy as a series of exchanges that happen in nature with the theme of generosity, just as they happen in trees. We learned about crows offering gifts and the incredible collaboration of crabs, both of which are honored in the final design of the collaborative mural. We talked about trees and how they represent the ultimate model of generosity, creating habitats and participating in multiple reciprocities. Each session included creative time where participants tapped into their free-flowing and non-judgmental creativity to create a shared vision. We also drew currency together and discussed what an ideal form of currency would look like, understanding that form follows function, and that we need the function to work better for us. the first session was online Dec 5th 2023, and the last final online session was April 8th... Read whole article here.