BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8643@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Good Money DTSTAMP:20260808T032927Z DTSTART:20250914T100000Z DTEND:20250914T183000Z DESCRIPTION:Public investment unaffordable? Join this workshop and learn ho w to counter this\ncommon narrative\, and how governments can use their mo ney for good.\n\nOn Sunday 14 September\, Waag Futurelab and Modern Money Lab will host an\nextensive programme on the possibilities of public inves tment. The common\nnarrative dictates that public investment is unaffordab le or must be paid for by\nimplementing austerity measures. Following Mode rn Money Theory\, we will dive\ninto government budgets and the concept of money\, countering that narrative. You\nwill come away with a true unders tanding of how governments spend money and what\nis possible: whether for healthcare\, education\, pensions\, climate action\, and\nwhatever is need ed for a transition to a sustainable post-growth economy.\n\n\nPROGRAMME\n \nThe programme consists of a series of introductory talks and participato ry group\ndiscussions\, based on short articles and case studies on the na ture of money and\nthe role of government budgets. All materials will be p rovided before the\nworkshop\, but no preparation is required. The worksho p will be facilitated by\nAssociate Professor Steven Hail\, Lecturer at To rens University and Economist at\nModern Money Lab.\n\n12:00 - 13:00 hrsWe lcome & light lunch13:00 - 14:00 hrsPart 1: Money - what it\nis and where it came from14:00 - 14:30 hrsBreak14:30 - 16:00 hrsPart 2: The\npower of t he purse - national budgeting and the Euro16:00 - 16:30 hrsBreak16:30\n- 1 8:00 hrsPart 3: Inflation\, instability and the European Central Bank18:00 -\n19:00 hrsDinner break19:00 - 20:30 hrsPart 4: Screening of documentary Finding\nThe Money [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R47h_ux-nE8] with Q&A \n\nThe workshop will be conducted in English. Water\, tea\, coffee and a light lunch\nand dinner will be provided.\n\n\nACCESSIBILITY\n\nIf you are tight on funds and want to participate in this event\, The Money Lab\ncan offer you a special free admission ticket through The Money Lab Humanitix \nticket page [https://events.humanitix.com/public-money-mmt-amsterdam/tic kets].\n\nThe Waag building is not accessible to visitors with mobility im pairments. View\nour accessibility information [https://www.waag.org/en/ac cessibility/] here.\n\n\nABOUT THE ORGANISERS\n\nSteven Hail is founder of Modern Money Lab Inc [https://modernmoneylab.org.au/]\n(MML Inc)\, an Aus tralian based research institute that contributes to the\ndevelopment of n ew knowledge and political science. This programme is realised\nas part of the informal movement Modern Money Lab UK (an offspring of MML Inc)\,\nwi th which Waag’s Finance Director Michèle Thole\n[https://waag.org/en/miche le-thole/] is liaised. The movement is concerned with\nchanging the conver sation around money and the economy\, to contribute to a\ncommunity-based economy. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/good-money GEO:52.3727735;4.9003436 LOCATION:Waag - Nieuwmarkt 4\, 1012 CR Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,community,dinner,discussion,documentary,nieuwm arkt/lastage,talk,workshop X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Public investment unaffordable? Join th is workshop and learn how to counter this common narrative, and how govern ments can use their money for good.

On Sunday 14 September, Wa ag Futurelab and Modern Money Lab will host an extensive programme on the possibilities of public investment. The common narrative dictates that pub lic investment is unaffordable or must be paid for by implementing austeri ty measures. Following Modern Money Theory, we will dive into government b udgets and the concept of money, countering that narrative. You will come away with a true understanding of how governments spend money and what is possible: whether for healthcare, education, pensions, climate action, and whatever is needed for a transition to a sustainable post-growth economy.

Programme

The programme consists of a series of introductor y talks and participatory group discussions, based on short articles and c ase studies on the nature of money and the role of government budgets. All materials will be provided before the workshop, but no preparation is req uired. The workshop will be facilitated by Associate Professor Steven Hail , Lecturer at Torens University and Economist at Modern Money Lab.

12: 00 - 13:00 hrsWelcome & light lunch13:00 - 14:00 hrsPart 1: Money - wh at it is and where it came from14:00 - 14:30 hrsBreak14:30 - 16:00 hrsPart 2: The power of the purse - national budgeting and the Euro16:00 - 16:30 hrsBreak16:30 - 18:00 hrsPart 3: Inflation, instability and the European C entral Bank18:00 - 19:00 hrsDinner break19:00 - 20:30 hrsPart 4: Screening of documentary Finding The Money with Q&A

The workshop will be cond ucted in English. Water, tea, coffee and a light lunch and dinner will be provided.

Accessibility

If you are tight on funds and want to participate in this event, The Money Lab can offer you a special free a dmission ticket through The Money Lab Humanitix ticket pag e.

The Waag building is not accessible to visitors with mobility impairments. View our accessibility information here.

About the organis ers

Steven Hail is founder of Modern Money Lab Inc (MML Inc), an Australian base d research institute that contributes to the development of new knowledge and political science. This programme is realised as part of the informal movement Modern Money Lab UK (an offspring of MML Inc), with which Waag’s Finance Director Michèle Thol e is liaised. The movement is concerned with changing the conversation around money and the economy, to contribute to a community-based economy.

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