About The Post Growth Institute
Post Growth is a catalyst for identifying, inspiring and implementing new approaches to global well-being.
We are an international network of young people committed to tackling the cause, rather than the symptoms, of a myriad of social and environmental problems to create a positive world future that does not depend on economic growth.
Our aim is to create a movement of 10 million people who are convinced of the need for futures beyond economic growth, believe they are possible and feel inspired and supported enough to play a role in their emergence.
Post Growth members work to create thought-provoking and reasoned information and initiatives, opportunities for meaningful action and connect like-minded individuals and groups working towards post growth futures.
Currently Post Growth is a virtual community, with collaborators spread across many countries and our core team hailing from Australia, the United States, Canada, Greece and (occasionally) Sweden. We come from a wide range of backgrounds each committed to making a better world for everyone.
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Outreach & Impact
January 2012
- ‘Exploring Personal and Community Health’ (presentation), Active Health class, Vancouver Island University – Janet
- ‘Encoding Your Message with Story’, (blog post), cruxcatalyst.com – Sharon
- ‘Let’s Talk Trash: Organizing a Zero-Waste Event’, (local spotlight), postgrowth.org – Janet
- ‘Values, Campaigns, and Change’, (blog post), cruxcatalyst.com – Sharon
- PGI Facebook page and Twitter accounts pass 1000 followers
December 2011
- Nanotechnology and Global Sustainability, CRC Press (edited book) – Donnie
- Thinking radically about changing your world, Oaktree UnConvention (presentation) – Donnie
- Asset Mapping For The Long Haul: A Strategy For Occupy Movements, Postgrowth.org (blog) – Donnie
- Creating a Not For Profit World, Waverton Probus Club, Sydney (presentation) – Donnie
- A Place for Theoretical Inconsistency, International Journal of Qualitative Methods (peer-reviewed article on research and social justice) – Janet
November 2011
- Developed and delivered a two-day Continuing Education course entitled, “Defining Diversity, Creating Community” (Vancouver Island University and Powell River Diversity Initiative) – Janet
- Occupy Eyewitness – New York, Postgrowth.org (blog) – Amelia
- Occupy – A Cultural Strike, Postgrowth.org (blog) – Amelia & Sharon
- Occupy Eyewitness – London, Postgrowth.org (blog) – Sharon
- RFK University of Kansas Speech, design collaboration – Mafalda Nina & Sharon
October 2011
- ‘An Asset-based Approach to a Not-for-profit World’, Building a Creative Economy Conference (Presentation) – Donnie
- ‘Asset Mapping for Transition’, Transform Australia Summit, Geelong (Workshop) – Donnie
- Prosperity Without Economic Growth: Is it possible?, Truth News Australia (Radio Interview) – Donnie
September 2011
- Free Money Day (FMD) is held in 44 towns and cities across 19 countries! Makes national news in Australia (e.g. Brisbane Times, The Age, ABC radio)
- Canadian letter writing campaign supports Free Money Day (Word Warriors) – Janet
- ‘Alternatives to Growth’, Sustainable West Seattle, Seattle (presentation) – Joshua
- ‘Working towards integrated autonomy for a post growth world’, Australia’s 3rd Wild Law Conference, Brisbane (Presentation) – Donnie
- ‘Freedom from money can make the world go ‘round’, postgrowth.org (blogpost) – Janet
August 2011
- ‘An Asset-based Approach as Diversity in Action’, Unity in Diversity Conference, Townsville (Keynote presentation) – Donnie
- ‘Co-creating a world beyond economic growth’, Nature and Society Forum, Canberra (presentation) – Donnie
- ‘A Post Growth Approach’, Community Economies Working Day, Sydney (presentation) – Donnie
- PGI Facebook page and Twitter accounts pass 500 followers
- Does Making Poverty History Require us to Make Wealth History too? Positive News (article) – Jeremy
July 2011
- ‘If We Keep Populating We Will Perish’ (TV – debate question, 1:06) – Donnie
- ‘Beyond Economic Growth’, Open Forum, Sydney (presentation) – Donnie
- Co-organized A Conversation with Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis, Powell River, BC (public event) – Janet
- ‘Child Poverty in Context: More than One Way forward’, whydev.org (blogpost) – Janet
June 2011
- ‘Asset-mapping for Social Change’, The Gathering, Melbourne (workshop) – Donnie
- ‘Problem-Proofing our Futures’, The Gathering, Melbourne (presentation) – Donnie
- ‘Creating Global Wellbeing Without Economic Growth’, First Saturday, Sydney (presentation) – Donnie
- ‘How to Be a ‘Pracademic’, Post-graduate colloquium, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology – Donnie
- ‘Integrated Autonomy’, Develop your international passport day, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (presentation) – Donnie
- ‘The Plural Present’, Rabble.ca (feature article, in series called ‘Reinventing Democracy, Reclaiming the Commons’) – Janet
- ‘Situational Analysis: Centerless Systems and Human Service Practices’, Child and Youth Services (peer reviewed article) – Janet
- PGI YouTube channel established – Sharon
May 2011
- ‘The Big Picture: Online and on the Ground’, Connecting Up, (conference presentation) – Donnie
- Co-organizer of the Chamber of Commoners event in Powell River, BC – Janet
- Introducing Paul Gilding & Facilitating Town Hall Seattle Event, Seattle, Washington – Joshua
- Book Review: Not for Profit by Martha Nussbaum, Postgrowth.org (blogpost) – Janet
- ‘Writing Through: Research as Process, not Product’, 7th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry: Qualitative Inquiry and the Politics of Advocacy, (conference presentation) – Janet
- PGI Facebook page passes 250 followers – Sharon
- Action Newsletter, World Development Movement Scotland (interview) – Jeremy
April 2011
- What if the Economy Listened?, Postgrowth.org (blogpost) – Scott
- Creating a Local Community Directory, Broken Spines Bookstore, Brooklyn (workshop) – Donnie
- Building a Community Land Trusts movement in Australia, Waratah Community Land Trust Association (workshop) – Donnie
- Beyond the Growth Pushers, Rabble (Feature article) – Janet
- Individualizing Trauma: Pathologizing Populations and Perpetuating Violence? (Book review) – Janet
- ‘Seeking Solutions without Centering Problems’ and ‘Contextualizing Care’, Child and Youth Care in Action III: Leading Conversations in Research, Practice, and Policy (two conference presentations) – Janet
- Tax The Wealthy, They’re Asking For It, SteadyStateRevolution.org (blogpost) – Joshua
March 2011
- Sustainable Population Strategy for Australia, A response to the Federal environmental department on Sustainable Population Strategy for Australia inquiry, (submission)- Jane, Sharon, Donnie, Janet & Alison
- An Asset-based Approach to Local and International Community Development, Beyond UTS International Leadership Development Seminar, (presentation) – Donnie
- The Power of Stories, and the Need for New Ones, Postgrowth.org, (blogpost) – Janet
- Making Prosperity Global in the 21st Century (an alternative view), Beyond UTS International Leadership Development Seminar, (presentation) – Donnie
- Driving the Great Transition – What Role for CSOs, Smart Civil Society Organisations Conference, hosted by World Wildlife Fund UK, London, (keynote presentation) – Maja
- One Good Cut, SteadyStateRevolution.org (blogpost) – Joshua
February 2011
- Food, Population, and Good Old Conversation, Postgrowth.org, (blogpost) – Janet
- Life Beyond Growth (Mp3), The Third Degree, 2SER Radio, (radio interview) – Donnie
- Post Growth, Environment Show, 3D Community Radio Adelaide, (radio interview) – Sharon
- Population Taboos? No Kidding!, Postgrowth.org, (blogpost) – Sharon
- Enough Childish Name Calling, Steadystate.org, (blogpost) – Sharon
- A More Critical Approach to Our Toilets and Technologies, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, (blogpost) – Donnie
- Degrowing to Steadystate Economies: Leadership for the 22nd Century, Spirituality Leadership and Management Cafe, (presentation) – Donnie
- Population and Consumption – Two Sides of One Coin, Postgrowth.org, (blogpost) – Jane
- Questioning Growth at the International Level: The Case for CASSE, Sustainable Population Australia, (article) – Jane, Sharon
- Co-facilitator, Diversity Caravan Framework Development for a group of adults and youth representing the Organizing Against Racism and Hate (OARH) Vancouver Island and Sunshine Coast Regional Network – Janet
- Carrying Capacity And Overshoot, SteadyStateRevolution.org (blogpost) – Joshua
- Towards A Not-For-Profit World, SteadyStateRevolution.org (blogpost) – Joshua
- Japan: the World’s First Postgrowth Economy, No Tech Magazine (blogpost) – Jeremy
January 2011
- Guarding our Future, Solutions Journal, (article) – Maja
- Facilitated Public Engagement Project Planning session for Canada World Youth (with youth from Canada and Vietnam) – Janet
- Organized and facilitated the workshop: ‘Photography and Social Change’ for Canada World Youth participants from Vietnam and Canada – Janet
- The Real Population Question, SteadyStateRevolution.org (blogpost) – Joshua
- The Top Ten Steady State Posts of 2010, SteadyStateRevolution.org (blogpost) – Joshua
December 2010
- Embracing Post-Growth Futures, Philorum, The Gaelic Club, (presentation) – Donnie
- Initiating a Post Growth Movement, Economic Reform Australia (SA), Annual General Meeting, (talk) – Sharon
- How Many People can the Earth Support?, MakeWealthHistory.org, (blogpost) – Jeremy
November 2010
- Nanotechnology and the Hopes for a More Equitable World, PhD thesis – UTS, (publication) – Donnie
- A 21st Century Asset-based Approach to Changing the World, Asset Based Community Development Asia Pacific Conference, University of Newcastle (presentation) – Donnie
- Established, http://www.facebook.com/postgrowth (social media) – Sharon
- The Bomb Is Still Ticking, Postgrowth.org, (blogpost) – Sharon
- Life Beyond Growth, Centre for Cosmopolitan Civil Society and Royal Society of the Arts (Australia) Public Lecture, University of Technology, Sydney, (presentation) – Donnie
- Dick Smith and the Planet of Doom, Good Weekend Magazine (media excerpt) – Donnie
- Towards a Not-For-Profit World, TEDxYouth Brisbane, State Library of Queensland, (presentation) – Donnie
- A More Equitable Approach to Nano-innovation is Needed, SciDev.net (blogpost) – Donnie
- UN: Development without growth is possible, MakeWealthHistory.org (blogpost) – Jeremy
October 2010
- Beyond Reflexive Development, FASS Seminar on Development, University of Technology, Sydney (presentation) – Donnie
- Beyond Economic Growth, Rose Bay Rotary, Wollarah Golf Club, (presentation) – Donnie
- Humanity Now Using Earths Resources 50% Faster Than Earth Can Renew, Cruxcatalyst, (blogpost) – Sharon
- We Day: The Corporate Selling of Progressive Ethics and Hopes to Youth, Rabble, (feature article) – Janet
- Beyond GDP Debate, European Policy Forum and Bertelsmann Foundation, Brussels, (presentation) – Maja
- Organized and led ‘Critical Engagement’ workshops for youth, entitled, ‘The Danger of Single Story’ at Brooks Secondary School – Janet
- Ten Things That Will Build The New Economy, SteadyStateRevolution.org (blogpost) – Joshua
September 2010
- Safe Operating Limits for Spaceship Earth, Postgrowth.org (blogpost) – Sharon
- What Matters in the 21st Century, Vibewire Anthology, Eds Stepowska, J & Joseph, S., Blurb Publishing, p. 22, (publication) – Donnie
- A Post-Growth Economy FAQ, MakeWealthHistory.org (blogpost) – Jeremy
August 2010
- Peak Population: Thoughts for Dick Smith, Cruxcatalyst (blogpost) – Sharon
- Wilberforce Award, Cruxcatalyst (blogpost) – Sharon
- A Not-For-Profit World? Social Innovation Bar Camp, College of Fine Arts UNSW (presentation) – Donnie
- Overdraft Notice Served on Earth (Overshoot Day), Cruxcatalyst (blogpost) – Sharon
- Earth Overshoot Day Announcement by Stephen Fry (Tweet) – Sharon
- The Opportunity of Limits, SteadyStateRevolution.org (blogpost) – Joshua
- Earth Overshoot & Natural Debt, SteadyStateRevolution.org (blogpost) – Joshua
- Dear Dick Smith, SteadyStateRevolution.org (blogpost) – Joshua