Testimonials

“John Rogers is the moving force for bringing co-production into Time Banking throughout the UK. Above all, he is a voice for social justice in Time Banking.” Professor Edgar Cahn, initiator of the global Time Banking movement

"You have great practical experience in designing currencies to solve community problems and you also pass on your knowledge very effectively, as the course you ran in Dublin for FEASTA in 2006 showed."

Richard Douthwaite, Author, The Growth Illusion and The Ecology of Money

"I can't tell you what a breakthrough your handout on setting up a local currency was for me. I've faced all the challenges of organizing a local currency and it was like you wrote out all the things I was thinking, all the things I tried to make work without a framework to address the basic issues about how to run a currency."

Amy Kirschner, local currency developer, USA

“You contributed a great deal to the success of time banking in the UK with your knowledge, commitment and hard work.”

Martin Simon, Executive Director, Time Banks UK

“Your writing and training skills helped the Wales Institute for Community Currencies to pioneer time banking for community development in South Wales.”

Geoff Thomas, Coordinator, Wales Institute for Community Currencies

“Your work with both LETS and Timebanks has provided valuable insights which have informed our development work on the new ICC (Integrated Community Currency) model.”

Mary Fee, LETSlink UK

“Your help with preparing documents and funding bids has been totally invaluable. My colleagues comment on the way in which you seem able to put together in a clear and coherent way my frequently disjointed and ‘off the wall’ ideas.”

Dr.Malcolm Rigler, GP with a Special Interest in Public Health