October 19, 2015 - 15:26
When I first read “Take Back the Market: Encountering Others” one of the things that stuck out to me the most was the idea of time banks. In particular I liked the philosophy of Hour Exchange Portland, where everyone’s labor is valued the same and one has the opportunity to use the skills one has that may not be conventionally of monetary value as a way to earn credits. I would like to explore the history of time banks like Hour Exchange Portland and Fureai Kippu as well as explore the possibility of implementing a time bank system at Bryn Mawr. At Bryn Mawr a time bank system would be really cool as a way to get help to set up events, tutoring, cleaning, anything that one may have more skills at than another. It would be interesting to discuss the possibility of a time bank system in interaction with the Honor Code.