Beyond growth: What could replace the current system? (Workshop)

​This workshop is the second workshop in Political ecology and Degrowth for youth project.

It's main focus will be exploring alternatives to the current socio-economic system through Degrowth, post-capitalism and decolonial perspectives. And besides talking about theory and cases, we will also have a workshop about imagining Degrowth Futures!

What can you expect?

• ​​To learn about alternatives to the current capitalistic socio-ecological system

• ​Cases of communities which are applying it

• ​A visioning workshop of post-growth futures!

• ​​A vegan cake!

​The event is targeted to young people who are new to the concepts of Political ecology and Degrowth and those who would like to get to know them better.

Agenda:

12:45
Door are opening!

13:00 - 13:20
Welcome, introductions and check-in

13:20 - 14:00
Degrowth, post-capitalism and their proposals
We will talk about ideas of Giorgos Kallis, Jason Hickel, Kate Raworth, Elinor Ostrom, David Graeber and Mark Fisher

14:00 - 14:40
Jigsaw about Decolonial perspectives, delinking and cases - Buen Vivir, Zapatista autonomous communities, Kerala and Mondragón cooperatives

14:40 - 14:55
Break with a (vegan) cake!

14:55 - 16:30
A workshop about Imagining sustainable and desirable futures with Birgitte, Frederikke and Adrian from AAU

16:30 - 16:50
Reflections, and check-out

16:50 - 17:00
Closing

cirka cph, Lund University, Foreningen Robust and Grønne lys have received funding for the project "Political ecology and Degrowth for youth" from Nordic Culture Point and Tuborgfonden. The event is organized in collaboration with Kulturhuset Islands Brygge.