Awakening to a new economics
Covid-19 has brought dark times, yet we have seen positives emerge through lockdown: breathing space for nature, renewed community spirit, a focus on the local. Join us online to re-imagine the future, with a diverse range of thinkers, poets, and activists.
23rd – 25th October 2020.
Quaker activist and author Alastair McIntosh proposes an unusual solution to climate change – community and belonging – in his latest, Riders on the Storm.
Diversifying Power: Why we need antiracist, feminist leadership on climate and energy, by Jennie C Stephens, feels like an urgent message.
Jason Hickel’s latest book expands the idea of degrowth, arguing that the solution to unsustainable growth is found in justice and abundance.
The Green Christian Festival will take place over the weekend of the 23rd to the 25th of October 2020. In light of recent events, all gatherings will be held online, … Continue reading Re-imagining the promised land
All the technologies the world needs to prevent climate catastrophe are already available and already expanding, but global emissions are yet to peak. A rate of decline in emissions that … Continue reading Degrowth and abundance
During the Coronavirus lockdown, the Joint Public Issues Team and Church Action on Poverty held a programme of listening exercises called the Gleanings Project. As the organisations sought to listen … Continue reading Reset the Debt
I don’t watch much television on commercial channels these days, but every once in a while there is something that my wife and I will tune into. The Great British … Continue reading How advertising normalises over-consumption
Katherine Trebeck and Jeremy Williams, authors of The Economics of Arrival, discuss the risks and opportunities of a post-viral future. First published in Green Christian magazine, summer 2020. How will … Continue reading Come back brighter
