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#postgrowth

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Post Growth Institute

Keep money circulating in our communities — without creating new currencies 🔄🌍

💶 Ekhilur, a nonprofit citizen cooperative in the Basque region, is pioneering an approach to strengthening the local economy. Instead of creating a new currency, it operates its own payment system to maximize money circulation, strengthening small businesses.

➡️ Read more about this innovative model and how it could be scaled: medium.com/postgrowth/beyond-l

An AI generated photo features a pastel watercolor painting of storefronts and people walking along the sidewalk, with a waterway and money floating in the water in the foreground. Black and white text reads, "Beyond Community Currencies: Strengthening Your Local Economy. How a Basque cooperative is keeping money circulating locally - without creating a new currency."
#spain#postgrowth#economy
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CUSP :verified:

When politicians tell us to focus on growth we need to ask: ‘Why, and for whom?’—Rowan Williams, patron of the CUSP 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦, in #TheGuardian → theguardian.com/commentisfree/

cc @ProfTimJackson #PostGrowth #Degrowth #WellbeingEconomy #ProsperityWithoutGrowth

The Guardian · When politicians tell us to focus on growth we need to ask: ‘Why, and for whom?’By Rowan Williams
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Nigel Pugh (he/him/they)

Nourish inclusive community wellbeing and nature, not destructive private wealth.

“When politicians tell us to focus on growth we need to ask: ‘Why, & for whom?’ Isolate growth from public good & you are simply planning for breakdown. A resilient society should be rooted in wellbeing, not wealth“

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

#PostGrowth #WellbeingEconomy -

A piece of outdoor artwork patterns of nature, flowers, eyes, growth, flowers, threaded within, the words ‘nourish community, nature nature’. Hung against a red brick wall of the Secret Garden Cafe, Bute Park, Cardiff.
#economics#politics#climatechange
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Commons Network

(1/6)⚠️ Carbon taxes deepen inequality. They put the cost of the climate crisis on consumers instead of transforming the system. But what is the alternative?

We need a just transition that tackles economic security and inequality at the heart of climate action. That means:
🌱 Decommodifying essentials & building the social and care economy
🏢 Expanding co-ops & post-capitalist enterprises
💰 Redirecting finance toward useful sectors and less in harmful enterprise
🔄 Industrial policy & public job guarantees towards sectors that create social and ecological wellbeing

How can we create an economy that meets social-ecological needs?commonsnetwork.org/2024/10/17/

💬 What’s your take? How do we push for socially just climate action?

#JustTransition#ClimateJustice#PostGrowth
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Geert Aarts

Hi #sciencemastadon, just migrated to social.edu.nl. A re-introduction: I'm a researcher working at Wageningen University and Research (#wur), studying the #ecology of #marinemammals (mostly #seals) in the Netherlands or #arctic, analysing #spatial distribution and #habitat selection based on #wildlife #tracking or #drone/ #uav/ #satellite data using #rstats

Also interested in human #behavioural ecology and alternative economic systems like #degrowth/ #postgrowth

Below movie of our research

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Commons Network

🚨 Liberal green policies generate conservative backlash

In the Netherlands, the government’s ‘ecological transition’ plan follows a neoliberal agenda. Policies like ‘true pricing’ (e.g. carbon taxes) claim to tackle the climate crisis but shift the burden onto consumers, worsening inequality.

⚠️ Carbon taxes are regressive. Why should low-income households bear the cost of our economic systems?

A just transition must tackle economic insecurity & inequality alongside climate action. Social wellbeing and ecological objectives must go hand in hand.

💬 What do you think? What narratives should we build so they resonate with the majority of people who are living in precarious conditions?

Discover why tackling inequality MUST be at the heart of the green transition ➡️ commonsnetwork.org/2024/10/17/

Liberal green policies provoke conservative backlash.
Liberal green parties across the EU focus on carbon taxes to address the ecological crisis. But these are regressive tools which reinforce inequalities and burden consumers with the costs of our economies. Neoliberal policies cannot achieve social and environmental justice!
The rise of the far right is alarming. To build enough counter-power, it is crucial that the narratives we build resonate with the majority of people who are living in precarious conditions. But so far, red-green parties across Europe have failed to do so.
While recognising the urgency of the climate crisis, red-green politics should not prioritise ecological objectives over social wellbeing. Tackling economic insecurity and inequality should be at the heart of the ecological transition. Read the full blog!
#ClimateJustice#PostGrowth#JustTransition
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Christoph Becker

📣 #CfP LIMITS 2025

LIMITS solicits submissions that move us closer towards computing that supports diverse human and non-human lifeforms and thriving biospheres. We welcome scholarship by researchers, engineers, designers, and artists who are investigating and/or (re)designing computing systems in ways that engage with pressing ecological and social issues and crises. Papers due April 25.

computingwithinlimits.org/2025

#limits2025 #computing #sHCI #degrowth #postgrowth #HCI @academicchatter

computingwithinlimits.orgLIMITS 2025 -- Workshop on Computing within Limits
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Post Growth Institute

In this two-part diary of her experience from 2024, Rana Zein, reflects on how the "Life After Growth" summer school prompted participants to explore alternative economic models, sociocracy, the commons, & place-based learning.

As a practitioner from the Global South, Rana reflects on how the summer school fostered ways of learning that are deeply connected to local realities, and sustainability to ground theory in practice.

Read Part I and II now: medium.com/postgrowth/post-gro

A photograph of a hand holding a watercolor painting in an open journal, while in the background is a stone amphitheater. White text outlined in light blue reads, "Post-Growth Pathways & Bringing the Global South to the Table: A 2-part diary on the Life After Growth summer school by Rana Zein"
#postgrowth
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Post Growth Institute

We can divest our attention AND leverage social media to build post-capitalist worlds.

The relaunch of the Post Growth Alliance in 2024 demonstrated the power of organized, community efforts to hack the algorithm – all without paying for ads or boost. Thank you for your continued support!

Catch the full recap, plus pathways for supporting the Alliance and its Members: medium.com/postgrowth/2024-pos

A collage of graphics the Post Growth Institute has posted. In the forefront is a yellow/green/teal gradient rectangle with white text reading, "2024 Post Growth Alliance Recap. what's next for post-capitalist voices, from Bhutan to Bahrain"
#algorithm#socialmedia#postgrowthalliance
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Fernando Racimo

The second session of our 3-year Study Circle on Degrowth & Exnovation is now open to all for registration! Join us in Finland to explore and discuss how to build resilient communities in the midst of collapse, while dismantling the fossil capitalist economy.

nsuweb.org/circle-9-degrowth-a

How are people organizing locally along degrowth principles of sufficiency and conviviality? What challenges do we face, and what tactics can we pursue in establishing ways of living that allow dismantling of harmful organizations, infrastructure, technologies and ideas, that contribute to extractivism and fossil capitalism?

Suggested themes of discussion include initiatives for convivial community-based leisure (let's turn airports into natural recreation areas!), paths towards nowtopias, municipal organizing, neo-ruralism, defense of the commons, convivial conservation, unlearning high-tech and promoting low-tech, among many others.

The session will be part of the Nordic Summer University's summer session, including 8 concurrent study circles on other super-cool topics, which you can also attend: nsuweb.org/activities/summer-s

A photo of the Nordic Summer University's 2024 summer session in southern Denmark.
#Degrowth#Sufficiency#Conviviality
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Sally Strange

"Decoupling"? It's possible but extremely unlikely (authors being politic here); "the post-growth field suggests taking a precautionary approach, given the historical record and the rapid narrowing of the window to prevent ecological breakdown. Post-growth, it should be emphasised, does not state that decoupling economic activity from emissions and getting to net zero emissions is impossible, just that it is made harder by economic growth. For energy and material use, which can only be reduced and never brought to zero, the necessary reductions are easier to achieve with post-growth."

#DeGrowth #PostGrowth #Decoupling

thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/

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Sally Strange

Some choice quotes from new Lancet study on #degrowth or #PostGrowth and planetary health:

"Doughnut, wellbeing, and steady-state economics generally position their proposals within the current capitalist system, whereas degrowth is critical of the possibilities of an egalitarian slowdown within capitalism given that capitalist competition is structurally geared towards growth. Degrowth therefore emphasises the need for a planned, democratic transformation of the economic system to drastically reduce ecological impact and inequality and improve wellbeing. Degrowth, similarly to steady-state economics, regards a lower GDP as a probable outcome of efforts to substantially reduce resource use. Reducing GDP is not a goal of these approaches, however, but, it is seen as something that economies need to be made resilient to. The Doughnut and wellbeing approaches are more agnostic about GDP growth, but still view it as a poor measure of progress. Post-growth is plural and open to all these perspectives. All approaches converge on the need for qualitative improvement without relying on quantitative growth, and on selectively decreasing the production of less necessary and more damaging goods and services, while increasing beneficial ones."

thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/

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AsSlowAsPossible

Mindfulness vs. Capitalism

you are valuable just the way you are
vs.
you constantly have to accomplish to be worth anything

be content
vs.
be unhappy, so you consume more

look at this beautiful nature
vs.
lets tear it down and build a mall

slow down
vs.
bigger, harder, faster, more dangerous

declutter
vs.
buy, buy, buy!!!

treat yourself like you would a great friend
vs.
treat your friends like enemies - everybody is your competition

accept yourself and how you feel and act in your situation
vs.
distract yourself with mindless entertainment

#mindfulness is #degrowth

#mindful#PostGrowth#capitalism
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Post Growth Institute

Meet the authors of "The Wealth of Gaia," a groundbreaking rewrite of Adam Smith’s "The Wealth of Nations." This diverse, multigenerational collective is tackling climate change, inequality, and outdated economic models with fresh ideas rooted in sustainability, equity, and #ecofeminism.

🎧 Listen to a 30-minute podcast or read the transcript to learn how Eve Smith is reimagining the foundations of economics: medium.com/postgrowth/the-weal

@TuretimED #postgrowth #gaia #economy #climate #sustainability

A green, crescent silhouette of a woman with long hair composed of a forest, flowers, and foliage. In the background is the full moon, and green text reading "The Wealth of Gaia."
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CUSP :verified:

The Lancet Planetary Health | Post-growth: the science of wellbeing within #PlanetaryBoundaries—New paper by Giorgos Kallis, Jason Hickel, Daniel W O’Neill, Tim Jackson, Peter Victor, Kate Raworth, Juliet Schor, Julia Steinberger, Diana Urge-Vorsatz → cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/lancet-

This comprehensive new review explores the rapidly advancing field of #postgrowth research and presents a compelling case for prioritising human wellbeing and ecological sustainability over endless economic expansion.

Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity · Post-growth: the science of wellbeing within planetary boundariesA comprehensive new review by leading experts in the sustainability science field is challenging the long-held assumption that economic growth is necessary ...
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Post Growth Institute

📢 Our public, virtual Offers and Needs Markets (OANM) are back on January 29 and February 27!

Register now for our free or ‘pay what you can’ gatherings to connect with the gift economy and uncover community wealth through a unique, facilitated experience. From finding housing, to sharing recipes, to organizing disaster relief, the matches made at an OANM are truly magical.

Learn more and convert to your timezone: offersandneeds.com/experience

A watercolor image of people in a colorful, circular spiral. The background is a muted mint, and dark text says, "Offers & Needs Market, January 29, February 27" with the OANM logo in the bottom left corner. Image created by Midjourney AI.
#postgrowth#mutualaid#degrowth
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Sy Taffel

'Capitalism is a catalogue of system errors. It has overturned the principal balance and human health – relentlessly insisting that more is better. It has denigrated care – continually depressing the value of the carer. It has over-stimulated consumer appetites – ruthlessly arousing dissatisfaction. It has accelerated material throughput – dangerously undermining the integrity of the natural world.'

Tim Jackson, Post Growth p165

#postgrowth#degrowth#capitalism
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