Hosted and organised by Bas Eickhout (MEP and Co-President of the Greens/EFA Group) and Marie Toussaint (MEP and Vice-President of the Greens/EFA Group), in collaboration with the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, this event will present and discuss the Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth. It aims to bing together a wide range of voices from the European Parliament, high-level EU policymakers, trade unions, civil society leaders, academic experts and activist voices.
The event will be held in English, with French interpretation and will be livestreamed.
More information and registration HERE
Degrowth is a movement that explores another direction for society, one where ecological and social justice become possible, along with more meaningful lives. While there is no single definition for degrowth, this entry attempts to offer some guidance for understanding degrowth in all its diversity. First, degrowth is a variety of challenges to the current status quo. Secondly, degrowth ...
In the face of unfettered globalization, the rise of right-wing movements around the globe and the dangers of climate catastrophe, it seems easier to imagine the end of the world than an end to capitalism, growth and domination. However, in recent years something new has emerged to counter what Mark Fisher has called “capitalist realism:” after decades on the defensive against neoliberalism, th...
By Chris Ward Growth is always a goal in many countries, statistics appear everywhere and it’s always discussed. Even small reductions in GDP are met with bitter disappointment; it’s become one of the most important measures in the modern era. And yet there are surprisingly few discussions or resources on when and why this did happen. The special session on degrowth and history sheds some ligh...
