Thread by @_bamt

I have spent the past 3 days in the European Parliament for the #BeyondGrowth2023 conference. Here are some of my main takeaways (as a Global South, feminist, decolonial, ecosocialist, social scientist).

I understand that it was a very powerfully simbolic experience to be talking about degrowth and postgrowth within the walls of Eurocentric power guided by the mantra of growth. But contrary to my fellow European colleagues, that building represents a lot harm and violence to me.

The #BeyondGrowth2023 shows that people are frustrated by the lack of response of politicians - especially ones that deviate so much from the evidence and recs of the scientists. Several of them were booed, while scientists got standing ovations for their courage to speak out.

While the interventions by our fellow scientists were great, we need more representation of social scientists to help us think through questions of decolonization, power balances, class struggle, public mobilization, and social consequences and impacts #BeyondGrowth2023

We also need to unite env. and workers! Our big task is to create the "movement of movements" where everyone is welcome and understand that we all have a role to play. Building bridges with workers and Indigenous/traditional communities is key for a powerful and just transition

✊🏽 Finally, we cannot talk about degrowth without talking about the need to decolonize the current power and economic structures, as well as to democratize institutions of decision-making. There is no degrowth without decolonization, there is no just transition without the people