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Culture • 22.08.2025

Walking backwards because the world is going in the wrong direction: An interview with performance artists

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By: The degrowth.info editorial team, Lavrenty Repin, Russ Cubrich, Sofia Kovarich

At the end of the Degrowth Cabaret at the ISEE Degrowth Conference in Oslo, a handful of conference attendees started a backwards walk from Christiania, Oslo, to Christiania, Copenhagen. Degrowth.info talked to them to learn more about this peculiar feat.

Justice • 15.08.2025

Colombia’s flower industry: a story of extractivism and resistance

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By: Valentina Donato

The industrial production behind flower shops tells a dark story of human exploitation, environmental destructions and health threats. Valentina Donato writes about women organizations in Columbia fighting for their rights.

Events • 08.08.2025

Convivial rants and cabaret: reflecting on the 2025 International Degrowth Conference

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By: Joe Herbert, Hannah Morris

Members of the degrowth.info collective offer some reflections on the 2025 International Degrowth Conference

Culture • 17.07.2025

The Life of Nomads in Kashmir

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By: Seerat Bashir

In this article, Seerat Bashir documents the seasonal migrations and cultural heritage of nomadic and semi-nomadic communities in the mountains of Kashmir alongside the challenges they face in preserving their identity when confronted by modernisation and climate change.

Cities • 02.07.2025

The beach in dispute: Social movements in defence of the coastal ecosystem in Uruguay

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By: Victoria Vidal, Ana Lía Ciganda, Sandra Corbo

Uruguay’s coastal ecosystems face numerous threats – water pollution, population density, gentrification, tourism. In this article the authors explore how the social movement Red Unión de la Costa organises to address these threats.

Strategy • 26.06.2025

"We invent nothing, or only very little." A portrait of Les Soulèvements de la Terre and some reflections

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By: Myriam Best

In this article Myriam Best analyses the ongoing french movement Earth Uprisings which struggles for land and water commons and the dismantlement of the techno-industrial capitalist complex.

Decolonisation • 23.06.2025

Declaration on Autonomy, Radical Democracy and Self Determination

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By: Global Tapestry of Alternatives

In support of a fellow movement aligned with degrowth, we are republishing this declaration of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives which was originally released on June 13th.

Strategy • 12.06.2025

Dynamic Coalitions: Organizational Solidarity in Practice

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By: Ana Inés Heras

Militant-scholar, Ana Inés Heras, writes about collaborative projects between her research team at the Argentinean Council and various self-governed local communities and groups.

Justice • 23.05.2025

Defending Ancestral Forests from Corporate Plunder: Boki Women Lead the Way

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By: Francis Annagu

Environmental activist, Francis Annagu, writes about the Boki women's fight against relentless timber extraction and wildlife trafficking in the forests of Cross River State, Nigeria.

Announcements • 16.05.2025

Remembering José Mujica (1935-2025)

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By: Constanza Hepp

More than just a politician, the former president of Uruguay, José “Pepe” Mujica, was a source of inspiration and a living embodiment of degrowth principles (even if he didn't use the term): voluntary simplicity, social justice, and ecological responsibility.

Health • 27.04.2025

Curious Grace: A local alternative to growth-oriented mental health care

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By: Dr Michael Walker, Cailey Sharp, and Pauline Jasudason

Curious Grace is a community hub in Sydney, Australia, which offers people a form of mental health care that diverges from the growth-oriented mainstream.

Events • 07.04.2025

2024: a great year for degrowth events

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By: The Support Group of the International Degrowth Conferences

2024 came with a fruitful series of degrowth conferences and festivals. In this article the Support Group offers a retrospective.

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