The picture above shows some of the statues decorating the northern entrance of the Corvinus University in Budapest where the recent Degrowth Conference took place. The building has not always been a university. It once was a place of trade, and the statues over the entrance depict virtues which, back then, were considered central to trade. Virtues like courage, faith, love and honesty. When di...
In his welcome address at the opening plenary of the 5th International Degrowth Conference, Federico Demaria from Research and Degrowth made explicitly clear that immigrants, refugees and their struggles must be integral part of the degrowth community: "Refugees and the other oppressed shall always be kept in mind while imagining degrowth and the socio-ecological transformation we are walking. ...
Von Felicitas Sommer "Ihr wart Teil eines Experiments" sagt einer der beiden Hauptkoordinatoren am ersten Tag der Konferenz, zur Begrüßung der über 2000 zuhörenden Menschen „Ihr konntet zahlen, was ihr wolltet.“ Der Mindestpreis pro Teilnehmer_in betrug 15 Euro. Das ist etwas mehr als die Raummiete der Universität Leipzig für eine Woche, also nur ein Bruchteil der Gesamtkosten für die Konfer...
