with Anitra Nelson & Terry Leahy
What exactly is 'degrowth' and why are people advocating for it to be adopted by governments around the world? Join us for an important discussion about the 'degrowth' movement: how it started, what it calls for and what it would mean for the Australian economy if 'degrowth' was adopted as a policy and strategy.
ABOUT OUR WEBINAR
Degrowth is a political and economic theory which proposes that we need to move away from growth-focussed economics, and build a society based on sustainability, well-being, concern for the environment and co-operation. Advocates of degrowth propose that a deliberate, planned contraction of the economies of industrialised societies is necessary if we are to reduce the impacts of humanity on the living world and rein in runaway climate change.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS
ANITRA NELSON - is an activist-scholar affiliated with the Informal Urbanism Research Hub (InfUr-) at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Anitra has written several books and many articles about degrowth including:
- Beyond Money, A Postcapitalist Strategy published by Pluto Press (London) in early 2022.
- Exploring Degrowth: A Critical Guide co-authored with Vincent Liegey, published by Pluto Press in 2022
- Food for Degrowth: Perspectives and Practices, co-edited with Ferne Edwards (NTNU, Norway) in the Routledge
- Environmental Humanities series in 2021, and will be released as a paperback in May 2022.
- Housing for Degrowth: Principles, Models, Challenges and Opportunities, co-edited with Francois Schneider, for Routledge
TERRY LEAHY - Terry Leahy recently retired and is now a conjoint at the School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle. Terry does research in social theory, the global environmental crisis and food security for Africa. Taken as a whole, his work is related to the project of non-market socialism and the gift economy. His current writing and research investigates sustainable agriculture and food security, the global environmental crisis, and the philosophy of the social sciences. His most recent publication is The Politics of Permaculture (Pluto Press, 2021)
ABOUT EARTH LAWS MONTH
The Australian Earth Laws Alliance is hosting a huge month of events - webinars, public lectures, workshops, virtual art exhibitions and more - that explore and celebrate our relationship with the living world. To find out about all our events, please visit: https://events.humanitix.com/tours/earthlaws-month
ABOUT AELA
The Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to increasing the understanding and practical implementation of Earth-centred governance, with a focus on law, economics, education, ethics, Indigenous knowledge systems and the arts.
For more information, please visit our website: www.earthlaws.org.au