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Bloomberg: Looking Back and Thinking Forward
by Admin - 01/27/2010 14:19 - comments(0)
To coincide with the commencement of the Copenhagen Climate Summit in Denmark, Bernie Lo interviewed Laurence Brahm for Bloomberg’s Asia Confidential segment about climate change in the Himalayas, and the relationship between major carbon producing nations and the region's environmental challenges.
Searching for Shangri-la: Journey to Himalayan Consensus
by Admin - 12/23/2009 01:53 - comments(0)
"Searching for Shangrila: Journey to Himalayan Consensus" premiered in December at Xin Dong Cheng Space for Contemporary Art. The multimedia installation documents 7 years of experiences that led to the founding of the Himalayan Consensus. Through photographs, journals, and film the exhibition presents the people and places that inspired Laurence Brahm in his journeys through Tibet.
Himalayan Consensus discussed at the Asia Economic Community Forum 2009
by Admin - 12/23/2009 01:43 - comments(0)
During the Asia Economic Community Forum, Laurence Brahm speaks about the meaning of terms such as “Anti-Globalization” and the “Washington Consensus” and the way that many current economic assumptions are damaging to the economies of developing countries. He asserts that assuming that universal greed (the so-called ‘rational profit motive’) at the heart of IMF and Neoliberal economic theory will produce self balancing markets, ignores many essential human values, and produces a flawed overly narrow model of development. Other systems exist, such as the model used by China in the last quarter century, and indeed, for developing nations in contemporary contexts, a new multilateral system is necessary. Pragmatic institutional transformation is a modern necessity.
Looking Back and Thinking Forward
by Admin - 12/23/2009 01:34 - comments(0)
To coincide with the commencement of the Copenhagen Climate Summit in Denmark, Bernie Lo interviewed Laurence Brahm for Bloomberg’s Asia Confidential segment about Climate Change in the Himalayas, the relationships between major carbon producing nations, and his perspective on protests surrounding the climate talks.
Bloomberg: One Hour Discussion on Himalayan Consensus - Part 6
by Admin - 11/07/2009 19:20 - comments(0)

LIVE from Hong Kong, Laurence Brahm discusses how the recent G20 meeting demonstrates the need for more voices in the economic leadership group. In a one-hour interview with Bloomberg's Asia Confidential host Bernie Lo, Brahm calls for an increasing multi-polarity and better understanding of the linkages between global climate change and run-away conspicuous consumption.

Bloomberg: One Hour Discussion on Himalayan Consensus - Part 5
by Admin - 11/07/2009 18:20 - comments(0)

LIVE from Hong Kong, Laurence Brahm discusses how the recent G20 meeting demonstrates the need for more voices in the economic leadership group. In a one-hour interview with Bloomberg's Asia Confidential host Bernie Lo, Brahm calls for an increasing multi-polarity and better understanding of the linkages between global climate change and run-away conspicuous consumption.

Bloomberg: One Hour Discussion on Himalayan Consensus - Part 4
by Admin - 11/07/2009 17:20 - comments(0)

LIVE from Hong Kong, Laurence Brahm discusses how the recent G20 meeting demonstrates the need for more voices in the economic leadership group. In a one-hour interview with Bloomberg's Asia Confidential host Bernie Lo, Brahm calls for an increasing multi-polarity and better understanding of the linkages between global climate change and run-away conspicuous consumption.

Bloomberg: One Hour Discussion on Himalayan Consensus - Part 3
by Admin - 11/07/2009 16:20 - comments(0)

LIVE from Hong Kong, Laurence Brahm discusses how the recent G20 meeting demonstrates the need for more voices in the economic leadership group. In a one-hour interview with Bloomberg's Asia Confidential host Bernie Lo, Brahm calls for an increasing multi-polarity and better understanding of the linkages between global climate change and run-away conspicuous consumption.

Bloomberg: One Hour Discussion on Himalayan Consensus - Part 2
by Admin - 11/07/2009 15:20 - comments(0)

LIVE from Hong Kong, Laurence Brahm discusses how the recent G20 meeting demonstrates the need for more voices in the economic leadership group. In a one-hour interview with Bloomberg's Asia Confidential host Bernie Lo, Brahm calls for an increasing multi-polarity and better understanding of the linkages between global climate change and run-away conspicuous consumption.

Bloomberg: One Hour Discussion on Himalayan Consensus - Part 1
by Admin - 11/07/2009 14:20 - comments(0)

LIVE from Hong Kong, Laurence Brahm discusses how the recent G20 meeting demonstrates the need for more voices in the economic leadership group. In a one-hour interview with Bloomberg's Asia Confidential host Bernie Lo, Brahm calls for an increasing multi-polarity and better understanding of the linkages between global climate change and run-away conspicuous consumption.

We Need A New Consensus
by Admin - 11/04/2009 11:55 - comments(0)
In this clip, Laurence Brahm explains a fundamental reason to establish the anti-globalisation movement. With 40% of our planet living in extreme poverty, Brahm encourages institutions to act on changing this and creating a new consensus movement.
Toward A Global Movement
by Admin - 11/04/2009 11:43 - comments(0)
Laurence Brahm speaks about how a small group of activists can combine to can create a global movement and a peaceful revolution.
Let Nomads Be Nomads
by Admin - 10/31/2009 02:23 - comments(0)

In this clip, Laurence Brahm introduces the importance of sustaining the traditional lifestyle of Himalayan nomads. The nomadic lifestyle is deeply intertwined with the environment, and Brahm explains why promoting nomadic traditions is an essential strategy for environmental preservation.

Save Our Glaciers
by Admin - 10/31/2009 02:21 - comments(0)

In this clip, Laurence Brahm focuses on the current state of the environment. With two-thirds of the world relying on Himalayan snows as a source of water, Brahm underlines the importance of saving the Himalayan glaciers from disappearing.

The Genesis of Himalayan Consensus
by Admin - 10/31/2009 02:09 - comments(0)

The Himalayan Consensus is not simply asking to restructure our global financial system. Rather, it calls for reengineering the very values and underlying assumptions driving that system.

The New Face of Capitalism
by Admin - 07/27/2009 22:36 - comments(0)

Laurence Brahm’s experience in advising the governments of China, Laos, and Vietnam helps demonstrate how he developed the Himalayan Consensus, detailed in his latest book, The Anti-Globalization Breakfast Club: Manifesto for a Peaceful Revolution. With regards to the current economic situation, Brahm outlines measures to adjust the capitalist system so that it is more sustainable. Furthermore, Brahm encourages businesses to look ahead and adapt to the changing consumer values.

To Reform Banks, Go to The Monastery
by Admin - 06/24/2009 22:09 - comments(0)

Brahm shares with The Straits Times how he advocates compassionate capitalism in his new book, The Anti-Globalization Breakfast Club.

New Consensus on Financial Reform?
by Admin - 06/24/2009 18:12 - comments(0)

Gone are the days when global financial markets were driven by rules laid down in Washington and New York, declares political activist Laurence Brahm. Brahm wants to see an overhaul of the global financial system that will take into account the interests of all trading nations.

Aiming High for Grassroots Rejuvenation
by Admin - 06/10/2009 17:57 - comments(0)

Sonia Jarrett looks at how Laurence morphed from a successful lawyer and investment adviser, into an activist for cultural sustainable development in the Himalayas.

The Seeds of Compassionate Capitalism
by Admin - 06/06/2009 18:04 - comments(0)

As the world seeks a new economic model in response to the global economic crisis, here comes a book that challenges us to re-evaluate our values and motivations as the basis to rebuild our economies for a sustainable future.

A New Vision for Asia
by Admin - 04/28/2009 18:14 - comments(0)

Since Wall Street's crash in Sept 2008, igniting a global depression, Washington Consensus models of economic development are discredited. The Himalayan Consensus is a response to the current global crisis. Finding acceptance from Dhaka to Islamabad, from Kathmandu to Lhasa, it is now being discussed in Beijing.

by Admin - 03/23/2009 17:49 - comments(0)

Since the global financial crisis began, “Washington Consensus” models of development have been discredited. Developing nations seek alternatives to the Washington Consensus. Nowhere is this feeling stronger than Asia. Enter the Himalayan Consensus. Finding acceptance from Dhaka to Islamabad, from Kathmandu to Lhasa, it is now being discussed in Beijing. Nepal's Prime Minister Prachanda says, "This Himalayan Consensus is special given the unique physical and spiritual dimension of this region, and the political and economic institutions developing here should encompass these ideas."

by Admin - 03/20/2009 17:20 - comments(0)

The Himalayan region is a tinderbox. The Obama administration will increase the U.S. presence in Afghanistan by committing an additional 17,000 troops which will escalate the conflict there. China’s police-military lockdown on Tibet and Xinjiang continues into a second year. Kashmir lacks a mutually acceptable solution between India and Pakistan. The Maoist government recently elected to power in Nepal after a decade of civil war offers hopes for stability. Both sides of the Himalayan range should be viewed as a string of interconnected political electrons that could be sparked at any time. Regions of Tibet and Xinjiang are ethnically, culturally, and spiritually connected with the other side of the mountains. The Himalayas traditionally served more as bridge than a barrier. We should try to think this way in our own policy, particularly as we learn that terrorism needs to be addressed at its root cause, rather than end effect.

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