Feb 6-8, 2009
Consider two possible futures: (1) massive and abrupt change will occur within the economy, the environment, and our energy supply at a pace that will overwhelm the adaptive ability of our key social institutions and support networks, or, (2) we can chart a new course towards a vibrant and healthy future.
The Crash Course examines our current reality in a way that is both unflinching and accessible to everyone. We will discuss our money system, national levels of indebtedness, woefully underfunded pension and retirement programs, the shifting climate, peak oil, and key concepts necessary to understand each problem and how they interrelate.
In parallel, we will examine the closely held, and often unexamined, beliefs that prevent us from believing our own eyes and taking necessary actions.
Using interactive exercises, you will have the opportunity to integrate the information from the lectures: the goal is to develope a short list of prioritized actions for you to take home with you. This assessment will focus on finances but also include the other physical and emotional aspects of your life and how they play out in our evolving world.
A three month subscription to Chris Martenson’s website (an $80 value) comes with the course.
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Chris Martenson, with a doctorate in pathology and toxicology as well as an MBA, worked in the world of corporate finance and management strategy for ten years. He is an accomplished workshop presenter and internationally published financial author. With thousands of hours of research backing him up, Chris sheds light on the most confounding of subjects, which he explains in a humorous, lucid, and transforming way. For four years he’s been developing The Crash Course seminar, formerly called The End of Money, and, with his family, making profound changes in their way of life.
Becca Martenson is an expert at navigating the emotional and belief-centric challenges associated with integrating a vastly different view of the future into one’s daily life. Having sold her house, moved her family to an entirely new region, and forged new friendships and community connections on the basis of the information contained in the Crash Course, she now assists others in making similar transitions. She also serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Vermont Wilderness School.
Alejandro Levins co-founded SF Interactive, an Internet marketing agency that became the fastest-growing company in the Bay Area, serving Hewlett-Packard, Morgan Stanley Dean-Witter, Sun Microsystems, Netscape, Snapple and others. As Chief Operating, Financial, and Technology Officer, Alejandro was responsible for day-to-day operations, as well as delivery of technically complex and innovative projects. He now consults on business and Internet strategy from his home in Montague, MA.
“I didn’t understand the U.S. financial system, but after this seminar I finally grasp the shameful stewardship of our economy through several administrations and the Federal Reserve Board since Paul Volcker. We may have created the perfect storm that will destroy what was already a house of cards.”
— Bill Cole, Colrain, MA
“Many of my friends have been telling me this seminar was mind-boggling, so I went, and it was beyond that. It was lucid and made more sense that 10,000 economists jabbering endlessly.”
— Douglas Wilson, Rowe, MA