The Australian Earth Laws Alliance recognises the fundamental role that the dominant economic system plays in supporting the destruction of the natural world. We also recognise the role that our legal system plays in creating, perpetuating and potentially challenging, this economic system.
We are working collaboratively with economic experts and community advocates, to promote analysis, understanding and responses to the current flawed economic system that dominates human activity and drives the deterioration of the Earth community. We are particularly keen to support the creation of small scale, community building economic alternatives that nurture human societies and the wider Earth community; this is one of the reasons we're supporting the sharing economy in Australia by facilitating the Australian Sharing Law Network and developing the Australian Handbook for Sharing Law and Earth Friendly Governance.
The Handbook will aim to provide an up-to-date overview of legal frameworks for creating effective organisational governance, and for nurturing sharing projects in Australia. The Handbook will be particularly focussed on assisting grass roots, Earth friendly organisations who work to support people and planet. Part 1 of the Handbook will include sections on legal and organisational structures, financial and fundraising models, community building, handling conflict and managing burn out. Part 2 of the Handbook will focus on legal frameworks for building sharing projects in Australia, and has been inspired by the fabulous work of Janelle Orsi and her team at the Sustainable Economies Law Centre in California, and their book titled: ‘Practicing Law in the Sharing Economy’.
We expect the Handbook will be available in 2016.
Would you like to contribute your expertise to the Handbook?
AELA is inviting all interested members and friends with legal, organisational management, conflict management, community development, sharing economy and other skills to contribute to the Handbook.
If you have suggestions or ideas please get in touch with AELA via this email address: sharinglaw@earthlaws.org.au
We’d love to hear from you anytime during 2015.
