Growth, degrowth and climate justice
When: February 23, 2019
Saturday 23 February, 12noon-5pm
St Marks Church, 337 Kennington Park Road, London SE11 4PW (for opening session) plus Kennington Park Community Centre for some parts of the programme. Oval tube station for both.
With Jason Hickel, author of The Divide: a brief guide to global inequality and its solutions
And Ann Pettifor, prizewinning economist and author of The Production of Money
Economic growth is a shibboleth of modern politics, but is it compatible with climate justice? Do rich countries need to ‘degrow’, and if so, what would that actually look like? Join us to discuss what the politics of degrowth might mean for organising to stop climate breakdown.
EVENT PROGRAMME
12noon Opening plenary with Ann Pettifor and Jason Hickel
1.30pm Lunch break (please bring your own or there is a food market in the church yard)
2pm Parallel workshops:
- Degrowth and the global south (with Julien-François Gerber and Dorothy Guerrero)
- What are the biggest barriers to a post-growth prosperity? (with Beth Stratford)
- Post-growth alternatives: Co-ops, the commons and the solidarity economy (with Andy Marks)
3.10pm Reportback from workshops to all participants
3.30pm Facilitated session on forming some common principles on degrowth for Global Justice Now’s work
4.30pm Planning future activity for our climate justice network
5pm Close
The Ecologist magazine is our media partner for this event.