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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#degrowth means a good life for all within planetary boundaries. The Van Gujjars lived that way for generations, moving with the seasons and caring for the forest. A national park displaced them, and now they build alternatives to keep that knowledge alive. New article by Samiksha Goel out now 👇
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Alternative Futures: Sustaining Van Gujjars Wisdom and Identity
Alternative education systems that prioritise the community, sustainability, local knowledge and traditions
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Test phase #5: can a participatory art action contribute to socially and ecologically just urban development? Read Mia Lehn's recent contribution about the art of unsealing👇
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Art Meets Unsealing
Participatory art can spark ideas that challenge growth-driven thinking and, in doing so, contribute to social and ecological urban development.
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Seerat Bashir explores a community initiative that tackles plastic waste in Kashmir while providing crucial livelihoods. Check out her video, reporting directly from Kashmir for degrowth.info 👇🏼
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Research & Degrowth International @r-degrowth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A course designed as an entry point into the key ideas, debates and proposals around Degrowth 🐌 🔗See more information here: degrowth.org/projects/deg... 📍October 5th to November 4th - Monday and Wednesday - 16:30-19h (CEST/CET) ⏰️registrations close on September 23rd❗️
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Degrowth Gathering UK is getting closer! This one-day event brings together those interested in working on degrowth in the region. Together we'll consider laying the foundations of a UK degrowth movement, and planning a UK presence at the 2027 International Degrowth Conference.
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Degrowth Gathering – Building the UK movement
You are invited to join a UK gathering to explore how we develop the degrowth vision as a movement for change. Victoria Hall Sheffield. Saturday, October 17 • 9:30 AM - 5 PM
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
What place is given to Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in degrowth debates, and what might degrowth learn from the region? Check out our most recent blog post by @vincent-liegey.bsky.social at degrowth.info 👇
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Decolonising Degrowth from Central and Eastern Europe
What place is there for Central and Eastern Europe in degrowth, and what might degrowth learn from the region? A reflection on the 2026 Central and Eastern Europe Degrowth Conference
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
#EventAlert: Degrowth: Bridging Green and Just Transition in Central and Eastern Europe. Check d.info for more degrowth events👇
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Degrowth: bridging green and just in Central and Eastern Europe
Degrowth critiques the global capitalist system which pursues economic growth at all costs, causing human exploitation and environmental destruction. It exposes the interconnection of systems of oppre...
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
We've been quiet here, but the blog hasn't. Have you read Seraat Bashir's latest on the Dar Brothers and their lead in Kashmir's fight against plastic waste? Part of our series with the Himalaya Collective 🐌
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From Trash to Value: The Dar Brothers Take the Lead in Kashmir's Conflict Against Plastic Waste
Seerat Bashir: a community initiative addressing the issue of plastic waste and environmental degradation in Kashmir and providing crucial livelihoods
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Degrowth grew from anarchist soil. So why is anarchism being marginalised within degrowth? Adrien Plomteux digs into the politics of that erasure. New in our ongoing debate strategy👇
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Marginalisation of anarchism in degrowth - why it matters
Anarchism has become marginal in international degrowth spheres, that are increasingly academic. Adrien Plomteux argues that degrowth would benefit from taking anarchist principles and tactics serious...
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The EU weakened corporate accountability laws in the name of "competitiveness", which is just growth-speak for letting multinationals keep profiting from exploitation. Check our new piece by Alice Puerto at degrowth.info👇
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Europe Protects Corporations, Not People: Growth Comes Before Justice in Brussels
By weakening the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, EU policies reinforce extractive relationships and sacrifice zones.
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
🐌 How do people conceptualize degrowth? What are the strategic implications of different theories of social change? And what direct action tactics do degrowth advocates support? Take a look at the research findings for this questions👇
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Exploring the strategic and tactical preferences of the degrowth movement
The strategic diversity within the degrowth movement: different conceptualisations, strategic implications, and direct action tactics.
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Is horizontalism a serious political strategy — or naïve prefiguration? Vincent Liegey, Anitra Nelson & Terry Leahy rejoin the degrowth strategy debate with a case for autonomy, pluriversality and abolishing money 👇
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Horizontalism: A degrowth strategy
Degrowth critiques the global capitalist system which pursues economic growth at all costs, causing human exploitation and environmental destruction. It exposes the interconnection of systems of oppre...
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
You don't need a majority to change politics. Manuel Casal Lodeiro joins the degrowth strategy debate and argues that small, independent degrowth parties could punch far above their weight... if they refuse to dissolve into pro-growth coalitions and play their cards at the right moment 👇
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Dual strategies and the 'Mini effect'
What power can minority parties have in partitocratic political systems? Manuel Casal Lodeiro joins the ongoing strategy debate and argues for the significance of radical degrowthist parties.
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Giorgos Kallis @giorgoskallis.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Prefer a more visual explainer? See @degrowthinfo.bsky.social Instagram post summary: www.instagram.com/p/DV_M-QdDWZ...
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The #degrowth strategy debate is heating up. Ecological economist Giorgos Kallis has entered the conversation — and he's not holding back. Read his take at degrowth.info👇
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What’s wrong with degrowth? Nothing.
Giorgos Kallis contests recent interventions which lament the current direction of degrowth and its strategies, arguing instead for a community of pluralist yet tense alliances.
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The Rojava Revolution was built over decades of political work on the ground: women’s councils, ecological assemblies, multilingual education, and co-governance structures that function even under siege. None of that happened by accident. And none of it is being destroyed by accident either.
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The war on Rojava: Imperial strategy and the fight for women, life, freedom
The US, Türkiye, Israel and the EU formalised their alliance against DAANES in January 2026. What they are trying to destroy is not only a revolution - it's the proof that another world is possible
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Contributing to strategy debates on 🐌 degrowth.info, Vlad Bunea outlines a vision for degrowth-aligned political parties. What do you think about Vlad's ideas? Let us know👇
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A political strategy for degrowth
Contributing to strategy debates on degrowth.info, Vlad Bunea outlines a vision for degrowth-aligned political parties.
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
📆 You are invited to take part in the upcoming Online Degrowth Movement Assembly, bringing together circles of the International Degrowth Network (IDN) and the wider global degrowth community! For more info, check the link👇
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Online Degrowth Movement Assembly 2026 | International Degrowth Network
The Online Assembly of the Degrowth Movement will take place online on 2-3 March. More information is available below.
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Global Tapestry of Alternatives is hosting a discussion on the ongoing conflict in Syria and what is at stake for the Rojava Revolution. Join the conversation on Feb. 5th to hear voices from the ground:
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Kurdistan: A year on, is there progress towards peace and democracy? What are the implications of the ongoing conflict in Syria?
Kurdistan: A year on, is there progress towards peace and democracy? What are the implications of the ongoing conflict in Syria? Date and time * Date: February 5 * Time: 1 pm GMT * Link to join ...
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Last but not least, why Rojava matters to degrowth from 2025: degrowth.info/en/blog/roja...
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Rojava revolution: a degrowth perspective on the current situation in Syria
Democratic Confederalism in North-East Syria is threatened. Resisting centralisation efforts by the new Syrian government and keeping women on the revolution front is the way forward for any prosperou...
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
The recent article by @jacobinmag.bsky.social: jacobin.com/2026/01/roja...
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Rojava Is Fighting for Its Survival
Syria’s interim government, backed by Islamist mercenaries, has launched large-scale attacks on the autonomous Rojava region. While Western states endorse Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa, domesticall...
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
From Democratic Modernity, you can check this out: democraticmodernity.com/rojava-and-s...
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Rojava and Syria at War – a political assessment
Since the beginning of the year, events in Rojava and Syria have escalated dramatically. In view of the rapid developments, there is an urgent need for a thorough analysis of the current situation and...
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Part 2: www.ronahi.eu/2026/interna...
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International Interests in the upcoming war in Syria | Ronahi
Several days have passed since the fighting in Aleppo. It is easy to prove that global forces were behind the attacks in Aleppo. Gangs classified as international terrorists were involved in the attac...
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Then, a two-part analysis from Ronahî Institute. Part 1: www.ronahi.eu/2026/analysi...
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ANALYSIS - US strategy for the Middle East and the antithesis of Democratic Modernity | Ronahi
The Middle East is at chaos. What is the Middle East strategy of the US? And which democratic alternatives are there? Learn more about the democratic visions of Abdullah Öcalan in this article!
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
First, a long read from Fight For Future with historical background: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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How the Left Failed Syria
Everything a Leftist needs to know on the Syrian Revolution
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
🧵 Do you need more background regarding the Rojava Revolution and the current situation in Syria? Follow this thread with our reading list:👇
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Our event page is updated and full of activities. Check them out at: degrowth.info/en/events 🐌📆
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
We want to learn about how you use degrowth.info in order to improve its value to the community! We would greatly appreciate you helping us out with this endeavour by completing our short reader survey. The survey is entirely anonymous: forms.zohopublic.com/admindegr1/f...
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
The mask is off: tech oligarchs are building a new imperial order. We'll need to fight for 2026 and beyond. Read Vasilis Kostakis on alternatives beyond dystopia.
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The CEO-Kings Are Coming
A growing alliance of tech billionaires is accelerating the political trend towards authoritarianism. Not because they hate voting in principle, but because genuine democracy might impose limits: on w...
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Emergency Committee for Rojava @defendrojava.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
📢Syrian Kurds are Under Attack❗ 📃Read and share our joint-statement and call-to-action in collaboration with other US-based Kurdish organizations. www.defendrojava.org/news/syrian-...
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
As the conflict in #Syria escalates, we stand in solidarity with the Kurds and other minorities in the region. Less than a year ago, we published a piece about the situation on the ground, the future of the #Rojava revolution, and why the issue matters to the #degrowth community.
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Rojava revolution: a degrowth perspective on the current situation in Syria
Democratic Confederalism in North-East Syria is threatened. Resisting centralisation efforts by the new Syrian government and keeping women on the revolution front is the way forward for any prosperou...
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Hey degrowthers! Help us make degrowth.info even better by taking our quick reader survey. We really want to hear how you use the platform – your feedback will directly inform what we do next. Survey link 👇
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
#1 is the piece that started the debate about visions and strategies for degrowth by @vincent-liegey.bsky.social, Anitra Nelson and Terry Leahy 👇 Thank you to all the writers who collaborated with us this year and to all our readers for keeping the fire burning! 🥂🐌🎆
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Debating degrowth: A response to Jason Hickel
As a response to Jason Hickel's interview with the Break-Down Journal, the authors share their thoughts on degrowth as a concept and a movement, and the role it plays in a challenging political contex...
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
#2 is part one of a special session on delinking presented by @saramahdi.bsky.social from the Delinking & Degrowth Collective at the ISEE–Degrowth Conference 2025 in Oslo—a collective born in Pontevedra 2024 to centre Global South sovereignty in degrowth 👇
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Delinking Global South from Global North: Political Strategies for Disrupting the Globalized World Order
Degrowth critiques the global capitalist system which pursues economic growth at all costs, causing human exploitation and environmental destruction. It exposes the interconnection of systems of oppre...
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
#3 is a response piece from @jasonhickel.bsky.social — and part of the much-welcomed debate about visions and strategies for degrowth 👇
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On degrowth politics and strategy
Jason Hickel responds to critics of his interview published in the summer, therefore continuing the debate around "what is degrowth" and around the strategies to achieve degrowth.
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
In #4, Charles Stevenson argues for degrowthers to move beyond Erik Olin Wright's typology 👇
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Let’s move on from Erik Olin Wright’s modes of transformation
Building on previous strategy debates on degrowth.info, Charles Stevenson argues for degrowthers moving beyond Erik Olin Wright's typology
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
#5 is part of a crucial exchange on #degrowth visions and strategy that we hosted on degrowth.info — by Donatella Gasparro and Daniele Vico 👇
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Neither the either nor the or: for a sideways degrowth
Here we are again: a position in the degrowth movement becomes apparent, strong, almost dominant, and the other side responds, feeling misrepresented. And in reacting, it inevitably ends up claiming t...
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
#6 is a living recipe, a delicious one for today's celebrations, by Chaga Collective 👇
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How to ferment your own degrowth cabaret
A living recipe by Chaga Collective: for joyful resistance, guided by fungi, ferment, and the courage to not know exactly what will flourish.
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
#7 is a revival from 2020. Written by our team member Joe Herbert [@joefherb.bsky.social], the review of @jasonhickel.bsky.social's book Less is More 👇
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Book review: 'Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World' by Jason Hickel
Degrowth critiques the global capitalist system which pursues economic growth at all costs, causing human exploitation and environmental destruction. It exposes the interconnection of systems of oppre...
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
#8 is an article from our Social and Environmental Movements series, written by Myriam Best, that discusses the ongoing French movement known as Earth Uprisings or @lessoulevements.bsky.social👇
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"We invent nothing, or only very little." A portrait of Les Soulèvements de la Terre and some reflections
In this article Myriam Best analyses the ongoing french movement Earth Uprisings which struggles for land and water commons and the dismantlement of the techno-industrial capitalist complex.
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
The last day of the year is a good day to take a look at our most engaging conversations in degrowth.info blog! Follow the thread to check out our top 8 conversations from 2025 🧵👇
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
The degrowth.info team 🐌 delivered a radical and self-critical year-end reflection on evolving as an independent media platform, on the Movements for Justice series, and especially on the challenge of platforming Global South voices without falling into tokenism. Read our wrap-up of 2025👇
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
The invitation is clear: to move beyond meaning-making and into solidarity. The arts are not merely an afterthought in times of crisis. They are the connective tissue that can rekindle imagination, nurture belongings, and mobilise collective action.
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Culture Declares Emergency calls arts and culture professionals to action
The cultural sector has a crucial role to play in both imagining and enacting sustainable futures. In this article Neus Crous Costa explores the interlinkages between culture and the environment, and ...
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
"As a group and initiative, Khili Buransh is leading a silent revolution against the capital-intensive, extractive, exploitative, patriarchal, casteist system prevailing in their part of society". Check out our new piece in partnership with The Himalaya Collective 👇
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Khili Buransh: A collective’s narrative of crafting a democratic workspace, autonomy, agency, and identity for themselves!
In this article, Shruthi documents the work of an empowering self-help group, Khili Buransh, in a remote Himalayan village in Uttarakhand, India. Shruthi explains how Khili Buransh leads a silent revo...
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Hickel (@jasonhickel.bsky.social) answers the horizontalists: degrowth needs more than ZADs & assemblies to transform the economy. His response on democratic ecosocialism, delinking & Global South liberation. Read his full text 👇
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On degrowth politics and strategy
Jason Hickel responds to critics of his interview published in the summer, therefore continuing the debate around "what is degrowth" and around the strategies to achieve degrowth.
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Problematic as the COP30 may be, we focus on the frontline efforts of our allies as they carry a specific, tangible proposal with the potential to address systemic change: debt cancellation. Read our interview with @debtforclimate.bsky.social 👇
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Debt as colonialism: the Debt for Climate movement at COP30
Debt for Climate went to the COP30 to carry a specific, tangible proposal with the potential to address systemic change: debt cancellation. Considered a degrowth-leaning policy, this proposal refers t...
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
by @saramahdi.bsky.social
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Our latest blog post proposes five ingredients that #education should include to contribute to societal transformation at the scale that the degrowth community envisions. It is an invitation for readers to reflect on current and future #degrowth education 👇
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Transformative (Un-)Learning: Education for a Degrowth Society
“You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain degree of madness.” This article explores five ingredients that education should include to enable a societal transformation at the scale env...
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
"Veganism is, I argue, a natural and necessary component of degrowth, just as #degrowth is a natural and necessary component of socialism": Tom Webb in our latest piece at degrowth.info 👇
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On degrowth and veganism
Degrowth and veganism have plenty in common. In this piece, Tom Webb explores what each movement can learn from the other.
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degrowth.info @degrowthinfo.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Degrowth infrastructure doesn't wait for permission—it gets built from below. Get to know Berlin's repair hubs transforming empty shops into mutual aid spaces. Open daily, community-funded, preparing for when institutions fail.👇
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Kreisler: Community-Driven Catalysts for Degrowth
Kreisler, a space of community repair and share in Berlin that offers a hands-on response to the crises of overconsumption, social isolation, and infrastructural neglect.
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