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Past Events

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08 October 2025 – 12 November 2025

​​Cities Beyond Growth: A Six-Week Online Course

Free online course: Every Wednesday from 8th October – 12th November | 3:30 – 5:00 PM CET How can we design thriving cities that prioritise wellbeing and prosperity for all over economic growth for a few?

02 – 04 October 2025

Agroecology Europe Forum 2025

Agroecology Europe Forum 2025 is a visionary meeting place for shaping the future of European food systems through agroecology. It will take place on October 2-4 2025 in Malmö, Sweden

02 – 03 October 2025

Beyond Growth Conference: Estonia 2025

The Beyond Growth Estonia conference is the first major degrowth event to be organized in Estonia, as part of the international series of Beyond Growth conferences. The event takes place at the Nelijärve holiday center in Aegviidu on October 2–3, 2025.

26 September 2025

Beyond Growth Conference: Spain 2025

The Beyond Growth Conference España will be a space for democratic deliberation for a new economic model based on caring for people and the planet.

21 – 24 September 2025

Summer School: Life After Growth

Application deadline: May 5th 2025 After two consecutive years of exploring fragments of life after growth, this year we set off to re-discover utopia amidst hopeless and crisis-ridden times.

12 – 14 September 2025

Next Economies Summit 2025

The root cause of the climate, biodiversity, and social crises lies within our current economic system. Next Economies is distinct from other conferences due to its focus on actionable systemic solutions and their practical implementation. Mark your calendars for September 12-14, 2025 in Istanbul!

07 – 13 September 2025

Summer school: Social Policy & Ecological Sustainability

Second Summer School organized by the Sustainable Welfare and Eco-Social Policy Network in cooperation with the German Institute for Interdisciplinary Social Policy (DIFIS). The summer school will take place from 7 to 13 September 2025 at the Domshof Forum of the University of Bremen (Germany)

07 – 10 August 2025

Les résistantes - gathering of local and global struggles

Les résistantes is the meeting place for all those in France who are fighting against large-scale, imposed and polluting projects. It will take place on August 7-10, 2025 at Saint-Hilaire de Briouze, France

04 – 10 August 2025

Alt-Shift Festival 2025

Alt-Shift is a degrowth festival. This year it will take place on 4.10-10.08 in Germany.

02 – 08 August 2025

The Art of Organizing: 2025 Summer Intensive Course

From August 2 to August 8, 2025 the Institute for Social Ecology is hosting its annual summer intensive course in Lexington, KY, USA. Participants will spend a week together studying and learning the core ideas of social ecology and practices for building transformative community movements for climate justice, resilience, and radical democracy

24 – 27 July 2025

Chicago Degrowth Summer School

DeSchool 2025: Degrowth Institute presents a 4-day gathering in Chicago, IL, July 24-27, 2025. Connect, learn, organize, and strengthen the degrowth movement in the United States.

03 – 06 July 2025

Beyond Aviation, Tourism and Capitalism Conference

The conference in Barcelona starts on Thursday, July 3, around 3pm CEST. It will end on Sunday, July 6, around 2pm CEST. Parts of the program will be available for online participation from all over the world.

25 June 2025

The geopolitics of Green colonialism and Emerging Green Sacrifice Zones in Africa

The Global Tapestry of Alternatives is hosting a series of webinars addressing some of the socio-ecological implications of the so-called “energy transition”. This session will turn to the African continent to explore how the energy transition is reshaping territories into new sacrifice zones, and to discuss the challenges and struggles that lie ahead. 

15 May 2025

Collective Governance x Solidarity Economies: Lessons from Rojava

Collective Governance x Solidarity Economies: Lessons from Rojava is a free, collective study. Whether you’re here for a Rojava 101 or want a deeper dive into organizing strategies, join the call! There will be live Spanish interpretation, ASL & closed captioning. Join on May 15th at 12pm PT | 3pm ET.

14 – 15 May 2025

Just Transition Rising

Just Transition Rising is a two-day online gathering bringing together union leaders, grassroots organisers, campaigners, and policy advocates to explore how justice can be placed at the heart of climate action.