Positive Money: Why are house prices so high?

Positive Money tony at cultureshop.org.uk
Sat Sep 29 20:00:00 BST 2012 

Our homes should cost us £1 a week on average
http://www.911forum.org.uk/board/viewtopic.php?t=15296

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Back in June we asked you to help us to find and 
fund a new member of the team who would create 
videos that would explain our message in a 
simple, clear and entertaining way. Thanks for 
your help - it wouldn't have been possible 
without you. Our new team member Henry Passingham 
has been working on a series of videos over last 
months and last week we released the first one:

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House Prices - Why are they so high? (Video)

<http://positivemoney.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=7396d6c5dc44c9d3b64d8265c&id=0dd6277442&e=2a0c5d0036>"House 
Prices - Why are they so high?" [2 mins]

If we want to keep houses affordable for ordinary 
people, we have to make sure that enough people 
understand how banks really work and where the 
money for mortgages actually comes from. Spreading the word is crucial!


1. Help us spread the word...

a) You almost certainly have friends or family 
who have been priced out and are now facing high 
rents or unaffordable mortgages. Here's some text 
that you can just copy and paste into a new email:

A campaign group that I am supporting has 
released a new video and I thought you would be interested to see it.

Did you know that in the ten years up to the 
start of the financial crisis, house prices rose by over 200%? Do you know why?

A common belief is that there are too many 
people, too much immigration, and too few houses 
to go around. But this is a myth.

This new video explains why houses have become so 
expensive and why millions of people are now priced out:

Please watch this 2 mins video: 
<http://positivemoney.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=7396d6c5dc44c9d3b64d8265c&id=ed197400bb&e=2a0c5d0036>House 
Prices - Why are they so high?

You can find more about Positive Money campaign 
at the website: 
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b) And of course, you can help by sharing it on 
Facebook and Twitter! We’d be grateful for any support to get the word out.

c) Subscribe to our Youtube channel! To stay up 
to date with our latest videos, go 
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and click "Subscribe".

d) If you have a blog, write a piece about this 
video. Here's a 
<http://positivemoney.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7396d6c5dc44c9d3b64d8265c&id=774aa976b8&e=2a0c5d0036>generic 
article you can use.



2. Join the Video Team

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We're looking for volunteers who can work with 
Henry to produce videos and animations. It's work 
that can be done evenings and weekends, and on a 
project by project basis. We need people with 
animation and/or motion graphics within After 
Effects, any familiarity with Trapcode Particular 
and Form plug-ins would be a bonus though not essential.

The videos themselves consist mostly of still 
vector elements being combined in After Effects 
compositions, so not much traditional animation 
(movement of characters, speech etc.) required. 
We're also looking for anyone experienced in 
vector illustration within Adobe Illustrator, for 
the creation of the vector elements (all quite 
simple but within a consistent style).

All volunteers would need to be comfortable 
working within a pre-defined style, but with room 
for individual creative decision making.

If you're interested in helping to make videos 
like the one above, or simpler educational 
presentations, please contact 
<mailto:henry at positivemoney.org.uk>henry at positivemoney.org.uk 
with your level of experience and ideally any 
examples of work you've already done.



3. Monetary Reform in Major German Newspapers

<http://positivemoney.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=7396d6c5dc44c9d3b64d8265c&id=ffecc6ca48&e=2a0c5d0036>
Sueddeutsche Zeitung on Full Reserve Banking
We're happy to let you know that also our fellow 
money reformers from Germany and Switzerland have 
received great coverage in the mainstream media 
recently. The second largest newspaper Die 
Sueddeutsche Zeitung and some other big 
newspapers published articles that not only 
revealed the root cause of the financial crisis. 
i.e. the creation of money by private commercial 
banks as debt, but also presented their full 
reserve banking reform proposals and the benefits this would bring.

Read more: 
<http://positivemoney.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7396d6c5dc44c9d3b64d8265c&id=f3d9ea8851&e=2a0c5d0036>Major 
German Newspapers on Full Reserve Banking



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Credit Union Open Day

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<http://positivemoney.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=7396d6c5dc44c9d3b64d8265c&id=4668ae7256&e=2a0c5d0036>Ragged 
Talks: Why the Financial Crisis and Starting a Technology Business

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<http://positivemoney.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7396d6c5dc44c9d3b64d8265c&id=456c5cb4e5&e=2a0c5d0036>Is 
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Newcastle, Thu 8th Nov - 
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Best wishes,


Ben & the team
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