Hoodwinked! What Wrecked our Economy and How to Fix It

Hoodwinked! What Wrecked our Economy and How to Fix It

Monday – May 21-25, 2012

Teacher: John Perkins

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We need to understand where we went wrong in order to work out how to do things better. In this course, an insider in the global financial system describes how predatory capitalism has expanded across the globe, and where the potential is to transform our destructive economic system.

John Perkins is uniquely well placed to address this material, having worked in the 1970s as the chief economist of a major consulting firm – he describes his role at that time as an “economic hit man for the American corporatocracy”. Drawing on these experiences, he describes the post-World War Two era as one that created history’s first truly global empire, mostly through economic rather than military means. Identifying corporations as the most influential institutions on the planet, he will present pathways to transform both ourselves and the companies that so deeply impact our lives.

He will also discuss the epiphany he experienced that initiated his own personal change, and the reasons he believes that great opportunities lie within our current times of crisis. Insights from indigenous prophecies shed light on how we can shift our society towards a sustainable, just and peaceful future. John suggests ways to follow our passions and use our talents to alter energy patterns on individual and global levels, thus creating a world that will “make our children proud of us”.

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John Perkins’s classic exposé, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, spent over 70 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists and is published in more than 30 languages. His two follow-up books – New York Times bestseller, The Secret History of the American Empire, and Hoodwinked – provide a plan for creating a better world. He is the author of Shapeshifting, The World Is As You Dream It, and other books on indigenous cultures; founder and board member of Dream Change and The Pachamama Alliance, nonprofit organizations devoted to establishing a sustainable, just, and peaceful world; and has lectured at universities on four continents.

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Course Fees

£750
All course fees include 5 nights accommodation, food, field trips and all teaching sessions.

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