Stephen Burke, the president of the Ithaca Hours local currency recently got in touch to say he’s coming to Brooklyn! If you want to meet him and ask some questions about what it’s like to live and work with alternative currency, get yourself down to Red Hook. Details from Stephen: Hello Brooklyn (Torch, and...
Check out our recent stories below: January, 2012 CNN Money included Brooklyn Torch among 11 local currencies available (or in development,) in the U.S. December, 2011 Brooklyn Based, the great email newsletter (you should subscribe!) shares a well-researched thoughtful thirteen paragraphs. July/August, 2011 The Brooklyn Rail reviews Bushwick Open Studios and names The Brooklyn...
This Saturday, August 8th at 5pm we will be at FEAST hosting a table in McGolrick Park/Church of the Messiah on Russell Street in Greenpoint. We invite you and your friends and family can come and help us brainstorm about what should be on our paper money. FEAST is a great event that encourages...
We submitted the Brooklyn Torch project to the Summer Stipend open call over at Macktez. They ask for a low cost object to be included in their seasonal mailers and for a description of the summer project. We suggested funny money and described the work we are doing for the Brooklyn Torch. We are...
Thank you to all the FEASTers who voted for the project on May 9th. It was a wonderful evening of delicious food and conversations. Happiest of all, we had a great show of support for a local currency for Brooklyn. We are well on our way now to producing something to keep our wealth...
The Brooklyn Torch Project is up for a the FEAST grant on May 9, 2009. Please come see us in person to find out more about what we’re doing and how you can join us. The FEAST dinner is open to the public on a sliding scale (between $10-$20 for dinner and a ballot.)...
What is the Brooklyn Torch Project? The Brooklyn Torch Project aims to create a local currency to benefit the local area businesses and artists. The project will bring together both artist communities and immigrant communities in our area to improve integration of social groups and economies and boost our pride. What is a Local...
