This is part of an ongoing series highlighting what our members are currently reading (and watching!) in the Post Growth and sustainability realms. Even the Rain (film) directed by Iciar Bollain A few months ago I started a biweekly film discussion night with a small group of friends. “Even the Rain” was my choice for the first week. [...]
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This is part of an ongoing series highlighting what our members are currently reading in the Post Growth and sustainability realms. The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abram When exploring alternatives to the status quo, I think many of us are guilty of looking for ‘new’ ideas, overlooking the diverse wisdoms that have sustained people [...]
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This is part of an ongoing series highlighting what our members are currently reading in the Post Growth and sustainability realms. This month includes In Praise of Slowness, The Web of Life, and This Changes Everything.
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We are pleased to have recently connected with a new ally. On her extensive blog called ‘This Gives Me Hope“, Cathryn Wellner featured the work of the Post Growth Institute and others pursuing alternatives to growth as hopeful item #253 on her list. That gives us hope too – not to mention gratitude! Cathryn is [...]
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This is part of an ongoing series highlighting what our members are currently reading (and watching!) in the Post Growth and sustainability realms. Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom by Bell Hooks Drawing from decades of life and teaching that centers social justice as it relates to race, class, and gender, bell hooks has compiled a series of thirty [...]
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This is part of an ongoing series highlighting what our members are currently reading in the Post Growth and sustainability realms. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom A story about a student who reconnects with his dying teacher for one last series of ‘lectures’, Tuesdays with Morrie is a gentle reflection on all that we have [...]
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George Lakoff offers some insights about framing a movement. Follow this advice and OWS or other citizen-led initiatives just might change the world!
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This post is part of an on-going series highlighting what our members are currently reading in the Post Growth and sustainability realms. The God Species by Mark Lynas The planet has nine boundaries that should not be crossed, argues Mark Lynas. Some we’re familiar with, like the climate boundary. Others we more or less ignore, such as the nitrogen [...]
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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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