Thread by @CfF_Communities

Community-led initiatives and the #EuropeanGreenDeal: Towards transformational local development policies.
On November 28 the European Economic & Social Committee (@EU_EESC), in collaboration with @ECOLISE will host ECOLISE's main policy stakeholder event.
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@EU_EESC @ECOLISE @RIPESSEurope @rurener @TheGoodLobby @drifteur @SharedGreenDeal @degrowth_info @EU_CoR @theILDN @transitiontowns #CommunityLed paths to transformational systemic change.

Our partners for this #ECOLISEpolicy event include @ARC2020eu, @cultivate_ie, @EU_CoR, @drifteur, @EcodorpBoekel, #ELARD, @RIPESSEurope, @ECOLISE & Sunny Hills of Istria 🌎
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3) Why is it important to acknowledge extractive economic systems - & the prioritisation of growth as the only and leading metric (GDP) - as the root cause of the planetary crisis?

The root cause of the planetary crisis is a deeply embedded cultural view that there are no limits

4. Why is collective action led by communities so important?

Hyper-individualization has become one characteristic of mainstream extractive economic systems, along with targeting individual lifestyles as a strategy of deflection from systemic issues on the part of governments...

5. Living the good life beyond economic growth: Which values and regenerative cultures do Community-Led Initiatives bring to transformative change?

Extractive economic systems are the root cause of the planetary crisis. These systems both reflect and promote mindsets and..
#SDG8

6. Why does repairing the feedback loops of our systems entail massive, rapid and scaled social and cultural innovation?

Current policies and markets pursue a focus on tech-fixes and solutions that feed markets and are presented at the same time as solutions to planetary crisis.

7. Why do we need a strong connection between local and European levels of governance, also in the form of binding local plans for socio-ecological transformation?

The complex, unpredictable & multi-faceted nature of the planetary crisis means it is often described as a 'wicked