Presented By: Trash Club
Trash Club Presents: Degrowth and the connection to social metabolism
Dani Levy

Come learn about postgrowth and degrowth, defined as: the planned & equitable downscaling of wealthy societies' throughputs of material and energy, designed to bring the economy back in balance with the living world in a way that reduces inequality and improves human well-being (definitions adapted from Giorgos Kallis and Jason Hickel). Degrowth is widely misunderstood, but is having a moment in pockets across the globe, including an EU-wide research project currently looking into how to implement degrowth policies. Come learn about degrowth efforts in the US, localizing material circularity, and opportunities to advance community resilience. Dani took several courses on the subject with leading degrowth scholars at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, a hub for degrowth scholarship, so she will share her insights as well as news of exciting research.