Degrowth Week Australia - 10 to 14 July 2023

JOIN US FOR A WEEK OF WEBINARS AND DISCUSSIONS! 

Join the New Economy Network Australia (NENA) and Degrowth Network Australia (DNA) for "Degrowth Week", which will feature webinars and discussions about what degrowth is, why we need it, and how we can keep moving towards it. 

Degrowth Week is being held ONLINE and is FREE, so everyone can join us. There will be online lunchtime and evening online seminars from Mon 10th to Friday 14 July, plus an extra segment on the morning of Wednesday 12th July, featuring some of the legendary 'Crazy Town' crew, to provide a light hearted session exploring degrowth and related issues. 

** PLEASE NOTE! During Degrowth Week, each webinar will begin with a one hour information sessionfor you to listen to and ask questions (maybe while gardening or washing the dishes!). This will be immediately followed by an up to one hour session that will enable discussions for all participants, to further explore the issues presented in the webinar. **

What is Degrowth?

We live in a time of ecological and climate crises, as well as increasing levels of inequality and stress. There are many people and groups that are working to mitigate and transform these problems, and this week of webinars will bring many of them together to discuss how their strategies and tactics are part of the global and Australian degrowth movement.

"Degrowth" refers to a set of theories and a powerful, growing, social and economic movement - that critique the paradigm of endless economic growth. The idea of 'degrowth' is that wealthy economies should move past growth of gross domestic product (GDP) as a goal, scale down destructive and unnecessary forms of production to reduce energy and material use, and focus economic activity around securing human needs and ecological well-being. Degrowth is a purposeful strategy to create localised, socially just and ecologically-centred societies and economies.

DRAFT PROGRAM

*please note: speakers are subject to change*

MONDAY 10 JULY 2023

SESSION1: 12.00PM-1.30PM AEST (Brisbane time)
"What might a degrowth and post-growth future look like?"
Speakers: Donnie Maclurcan (Post-Growth Institute) & Michelle Maloney (NENA)

SESSION 2: 6.00PM-7.30PM AEST (Brisbane time)
"Degrowth in Australia and around the world: are we making progress?"
Speakers: Anitra Nelson (Scholar & Author) and Dr Sabrina Chakori (The University of Queensland)
Moderator: Anisa Rogers (DNA)

TUESDAY 11 JULY 2023

SESSION 3: 12.00PM-1.30PM AEST (Brisbane)
"Indigenous insights: how the Relationist Ethos can inform Australia's journey to a post-growth future"
Speakers: Mary Graham (Future Dreaming) & Michelle Maloney (NENA)

SESSION 4: 6.00PM-7.30PM AEST (Brisbane)
"Stories from Europe and Lebanon - how others are working to achieve degrowth"
Speakers: Boon Breyne (Friends of the Earth, Europe) and Joslin Kehdy (Recycle Lebanon) 

WEDNESDAY 12 JULY 2023

SESSION 5: 10.00AM-11.00AM AEST (Brisbane)
"Crazy Town - Mid-week sanity-preserving degrowth hilarity"
Speakers: Rob Dietz and Jason Bradford (Post Carbon Institute, Crazy Town Podcast)

SESSION 6: 12.00PM-1.30PM AEST (Brisbane)
"Work and Degrowth"
Speakers: Peter Mylius-Clark (Primary Carer), Colin Long (Victorian Trades Hall Council) & Anisa Rogers (DNA)

SESSION 7: 6.00PM-7.30PM AEST (Brisbane)
"How degrowth can support socially just and affordable housing in Australia"
Speakers: Louise Crabtree-Hayes (Western Sydney University) and Alex Baumann (University of Western Sydney)

THURSDAY 13 JULY 2023

SESSION 8: 12.00PM-1.30PM AEST (Brisbane)
"Degrowth and energy/carbon"
Speakers: Nat Lowrey (Aid/Watch) & Marisol Salinas (Latin American Solidarity Network)
Moderator: Marta Conde (Researcher & Activist)

SESSION 9: 6.00PM-7.30PM AEST (Brisbane)
"Degrowth and food systems"
Speakers:Terry Leahy (Author) & Tammi Jonas (Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance)

FRIDAY 14 JULY 2023

SESSION 10: 12.00PM-1PM AEST (Brisbane)
"Where to from here? Degrowth in Australia"
Facilitators: Anisa Rogers (DNA) Tonié Field (DNA) and Michelle Maloney(NENA)
Everyone is welcome!

ABOUT NENA AND DNA

ABOUT DEGROWTH NETWORK AUSTRALIA (DNA)
The Degrowth Network Australia is a place for those who want to, or are already, acting, organising and campaigning for a degrowth world. We gather locally and nationally (online) every month or so to learn from each other, share updates and discuss plans and projects. The gatherings are dynamic and open: we make them what we want and encourage everyone equally to jump in with your ideas and make things happen. For more information please contact us at degrowthnetwork@proton.me

ABOUT NEW ECONOMY NETWORK AUSTRALIA (NENA)
NENA is a network of organisations and individuals working to create an ecologically healthy and socially just society by transforming Australia’s economic system. NENA works by providing a platform for knowledge sharing, peer to peer support, cross-pollination of ideas and collaboration.  Get in touch with us via our website www.neweconomy.org.au or email us at nena@neweconomy.org.au