Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals
Edifici Cn, Campus UAB
08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès
Barcelona, Spain
We are pleased to announce the third edition of the Summer School on Degrowth and Environmental Justice, organized by ICTAand Research & Degrowth, taking place in Barcelona (Spain) and Cerbère (France), 4th-15th July 2016!
The intellectual and emotional impetus for degrowth, as a path to environmental justice that aspires to recreate the conditions for a 'good life', or 'buen vivir', as grounded in participative democracy, will have another momentum this summer. The ICTA/R&D summer school come as a warm up to the 5th international conference on degrowth, hosted in Budapest this year.
Using various teaching tools, such as academic lectures, discussions or participative workshops, this event will thus try to tackles issues around embracing and implementing the degrowth frame within communities and societal organizations; around the integration of the diversity of degrowth sources, strategies and actors into a single proposal; around South-North and North-South dynamics, and so on.
Around the world, a myriad of bottom-up local initiatives challenge the narrative of growth-driven prosperity. The importance of deliberation and building bridges bring us to focus on areas of convergence between EJ and degrowth. Firstly, the initiatives that take place in urban context, where most of the people in the global North live, will be explored. To this end we will use the unique opportunity of having new municipal council in Barcelona, rooted in the city’s civil society, social movements and solidarity economy networks. Secondly, the defence of the commons, and the processes of communing, will be embraced as a theoretical base for developing degrowth proposals. Thus we will focus on effective collective practices and radically democratic solutions for organising social relationships and serve material needs.
Last but not least one day will be dedicated to a visit and exploration of a nearby environmental conflict, from where participants will move on to Can Masdéu, an occupied peri-urban, semi-rural, intentional community and social center on the outskirts of Barcelona, dedicated to experiencing social and environmental sustainability.
2005829 Research & Degrowth, Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autonòma de BarcelonaRhineland, Germany
Taking place in the Rhineland (Germany), this Climate Camp is in line with other climate movements (such as the Summer School on Degrowth and Environmental Justice in Barcelona) and entails key features such as:
- living alternatives together: anti-authoritarian self-organisation, our own energy supply, compost toilets, music and much more!
- creating networks. At the camp it’s not only people who meet, but also movements.
- educating ourselves. There will be courses, workshops, open space, panel discussions, spaces and events for children and teenagers, and a cultural programme. We will deal with a diverse range of topics, from theoretical analysis of climate change to practical stuff like building a windmill. Each day there will be a specific topic, addressed in different kinds of events and discussed with everyone, for example “understanding systems“ or “developing utopias“. You can find more information on our homepage.
- developing actions. There have always been actions protesting against coal over the last few years at the Climate Camp. This year, after the Degrowth Summer School has ended, the ActionLab will be a guest at the Climate Camp.
The main objective of this event is to provide people with new ideas and schemes to ensure a good, sustainable lifestyle for everyone.
2005829 Rudolf RockerRhineland, Erkelenz, Germany
2016 will see the return of the Degrowth Summer School to the Climate Camp in the Rhineland! From the August 19 till 23, we will put degrowth into action under the theme of “Skills for System Change!”. We want to analyse current developments of society, envision common utopias and learn the very practical skills needed to participate in a social-ecological transformation: How do I found a cooperative together with other people? How do we build a wind turbine? What is “sustainable activism” and how do I facilitate large assemblies?
Degrowth Summer School at the Climate Camp
Like last year, the Summer School will take place at the Climate Camp in the Rhineland. The camp runs from August 19 till 29, so the Summer School is only the beginning. The Climate Camp is all about education, building alliances, actions… and about living tomorrow’s society today – social, ecological and organized by grassroots democracy! The exact venue within the Rhineland’s lignite mining region is yet to be confirmed, but you can already book your tickets to “Erkelenz”.
The courses…
We will delve into the topics of the Summer School in courses that run for several days.
and so much more!
It is also important to us to have a lot of space for discussions and life on the camp. There will be a cultural programme, excursions, great vegan food and an educational programme for young people and kids – as well as a childrens’ tent with trampoline, theater and lots of stuff to do!
2005829 Konzeptwerk Neue ÖkonomieMontréal, Canada
Le 1 er Espace « décroissant » au Forum Social Mondial !
Grande première dans l’histoire des Forums Sociaux Mondiaux, le premier comité « décroissance conviviale » s’est créé à Montréal à l’occasion du FSM 2016 qui aura lieu du 9 au 14 Août prochain.
Celuici parcourra la ville dans le but de déconstruire les préjugés envers ce paradigme et le faire connaître auprès de la population. Pour cela, le comité décroissance proposera un parcours immersif afin de « Faire Réfléchir, Expérimenter et Débattre ».
- Pour « Faire Réfléchir », un vélobibliothèque disponible sur l’espace permettra aux plus curieux de découvrir, à travers ses auteurs fondateurs et ses pensées, l’histoire de ce mouvement. Egalement, une BD a été réalisée afin d’imaginer le monde de la décroissance par l’art. Première édition sur le thème de la décroissance, celleci sortira dès le 10 Août prochain et sera accessible sur l’espace tout au long du FSM.
- Pour « Expérimenter », deux parcours conviviaux à vélo seront proposés, afin de promouvoir des projets alternatifs à Montréal en accord avec les valeurs de la décroissance, c’estàdire la justice sociale, la soutenabilité et l’autonomie.
- Enfin pour « Débattre », une grande conférencedébat rassemblera 5 pointures de la décroissance à Montréal. Chaque jour le grand public est convié dès 8h sur notre espace pour des rencontres, des partages de connaissances, relaxer en écoutant de la musique live, faire du yoga, tricot, etc…tout en sirotant de bons smoothies!
Déjà plus de 300 personnes ont montré leur intérêt de participer à nos activités qui seront, pour chacune d’elle, traduites en Anglais et Espagnol. Les partenaires En collaboration avec 4 autres comités autogérés, et dans le but d’établir des liens de convergence entre les différentes activités présentées lors du Forum, le comité décroissance se rassemblera autour de l’espace « Les peuples et la planète avant le profit » situé sur la place Pasteur (UQAM). Les comités partenaires sont les comités «Environnement», «Extractivisme», «Palestine» et «Agriculture & Alimentation».
4973, 4977, 4981 2005829 Forum Social MondialCortes De La Frontera
Málaga, Spain
[English Version below]
Con motivo del quinto Congreso Internacional de Decrecimiento en Budapest, para todas aquellas personas que les queda lejos, vamos a organizar un encuentro paralelo y local en la Serranía de Ronda, Andalucía, en forma de un Espacio Abierto. Esta metodología participativa nos permite a todas y todos presentar y trabajar los temas que nos interesan. Os invitamos a participar, colaborar, co-organizar ...
On the occasion of the fifth Degrowth Conference this year in Budapest, for all those who are not going to be able to be there, we'll organize a paralel and local meeting in the #SerraníadeRonda, Andalucía, in form of an Open Space event. This participative method allows us to present and work on those topics that we are interested in. We invite you to participate, colaborate, co-organize. ...
Participation page link: https://www.eventbrite.es/e/entradas-open-space-la-crisis-como-oportunidad-27149151844
4981, 4977 2005829 Espacios Horizonte A (Marie)