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🧵 Over the last three days, two conferences concerning the future have taken place.
Naturally, the only one the British media covered was the meeting of cranks, halfwits (hello Lee), racists, neo-fascists, far-right christian fundamentalists and assorted Tory ministers.
But…
Naturally, the only one the British media covered was the meeting of cranks, halfwits (hello Lee), racists, neo-fascists, far-right christian fundamentalists and assorted Tory ministers.
But…
…there was another conference.
The #BeyondGrowth2023 conference took place in the European Parliament & was a joyous meeting of many of the brightest, most progressive thinkers, political leaders, academics, scientists, economists and activists.
The conference…
The #BeyondGrowth2023 conference took place in the European Parliament & was a joyous meeting of many of the brightest, most progressive thinkers, political leaders, academics, scientists, economists and activists.
The conference…
… aimed to discuss and co-create policies for sustainable prosperity in Europe, based on a systemic and transformative approach to economic, social and environmental sustainability and its encompassing governance framework. #Degrowth
The organisers aim was to…
The organisers aim was to…
…challenge conventional policy-making in the European Union and to redefine societal goals across the board, in order to move away from the harmful focus on the sole economic growth – that is, the growth of GDP – as the basis of our development model.
If that sounds…
If that sounds…
…way better than a gathering of far-right neo-fascist goons pretending to be centre-right moderates, the link to the conference is here: beyond-growth-2023.eu
You should also check out links to different conference events - my timeline has as many as I could find. #Degrowth
You should also check out links to different conference events - my timeline has as many as I could find. #Degrowth
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