Podcast: Beyond Growth, Beyond Europe…and Beyond Politics
Seán Ó Conláin and Caroline Whyte exchange some initial impressions of the European Parliament's recent seminal 'Beyond Growth' conference.
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Bank Failures and the Debt Ceiling: A Double Teachable Moment for Ecological Monetary Theory
'On his recent visit to Ireland, President Biden said he felt like he was “home.” By giving a speech like President Higgins just gave, and setting up an Ecological Monetary Reform Study Committee, he could prove it,' writes Mike Sandler.
A post-growth Europe critical to survive and thrive, urge over 400 civil society groups and experts
As political leaders gather for a second conference at the European Parliament on how to move “beyond growth”, we, the undersigned academics and civil society organisations, see the geopolitical crisis as an opportunity to disengage from the socially and ecologically harmful growth competition and instead embrace a wellbeing cooperation.
Time in the Woods: Observing through the senses in Edergole Woods
As part of Ireland's National Biovidersity Week, Feasta's Seán Ó Conláin, along with Bríd Ní Dhonnchú and Vanya Lambrecht Ward, are hosting this event in northern County Leitrim on May 21 "to gather and share alternative field notes and to spot the ‘lesser-spotted’, while fine-tuning your senses and your brain".
Giraffes: Art and the Wellbeing Economy
A transcript of Professor Tim Jackson's talk for the Wellbeing Economy Ireland Hub, to launch the Hub's Community of Practice for Artists and Creatives.
David Bollier on Building the Commonsverse
A presentation on the role of the commons in the WEAll Ireland Hub's vision for the wellbeing economy from the Hub’s Deep Dive workshop in Derry-Londonderry on April 1.
