September 15 is Free Money Day! It’s not only about imagining alternatives to growth-oriented economic systems, but also about celebrating many of the alternatives that already exist.
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1). Getting the usual ‘experts’ together to plan for a better future. This always leads to tinkering with existing (flawed) plans, and excludes those most affected by such plans. Need: Involve mostly “different” people and start by focusing not on plans, but on values, beliefs, world views, paradigms—then feelings and passions—then, emergent from these, hopes, [...]
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It’s business as usual that’s the utopian fantasy, while creating something very new and different is the pragmatic way forward.
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How can sharing answer some of today’s biggest questions: about meeting our needs, reducing our impact, and living healthy and full lives?
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We have seen, within Canada, that economic growth does not lead directly to poverty alleviation. Why, then, is it a ‘priority theme’ within our international aid programs? There are feasible alternatives.
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The first of a three part series that looks at how intentionally creating the homes we live in can be part of a larger movement that is ‘good, clean, and fair.’
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The International Rangelands Congress brought together professionals working on the production and sustainability of rangelands. Despite their importance to our environment and people, they are undergoing rapid change that threatens their very existence.
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‘Education for democracy’, according th Martha Nussbaum, requires that we value the humanities and the arts in that they cultivate compassion, critical thinking, and imagination. Whether or not this is compatible with ‘education for economic growth’ is still up for debate.
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What if the economy listened? What if the economy stopped talking to itself – to its own swirl of messages and indicators and pundits and forecasts – and actually gave an earnest ear to the world around it?
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