Paul Glover

Paul Glover

Paul Glover (born July 18, 1947) is a community organizer currently based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Community work

He is the founder of the Ithaca Hours, one of the first local currency systems.[1][2] He is also the founder of the Philadelphia Orchard Project,[3] Citizen Planners of Los Angeles,[4] the Ithaca Health Alliance,[5] and several other organizations. He is author of several books[6] and a former professor of urban studies at Temple University.[7]

He consults and speaks on community economic development.[8]

Travels

He walked across the United States, entirely on foot, in 1978.[9]

Political career

Glover was invited by the Green Party of the United States to participate in its presidential primaries in 2004.[10]

Glover is the Green Party of Pennsylvania's candidate for governor in 2014.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Mojo's December Hellraiser". Mother Jones. Nov–Dec 1995. p. 16. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "J. of Ecology and Healthy Living".
  3. ↑ "Philadelphia Orchard Project". Phillyorchards.org. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  4. ↑ http://www.paulglover.org/8403.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ http://www.ithacahealth.org. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "Books by Paul Glover". Paulglover.org. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  7. ↑ http://www.paulglover.org/evaluations.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "Paul Glover".
  9. ↑ "Paul Glover".
  10. ↑ "Paul Glover to discuss the Ithaca HOUR, an alternative form of money, during lecture at King’s". Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  11. ↑ "Elections_Candidates_for_Governor".

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