10:00 – 10:15
Welcome & housekeeping from Ethical Consumer
In The Studio
10:15 – 10:40
Intro & framing for the day from Ethical Consumer
In the Studio
10:45 – 11:45
Panel & Q&A on Degrowth: Economic meltdown or a simpler world with humans flourishing everywhere?
In The Studio, with:
Panel and Q&A on Colonialism and degrowth: How do we prevent replication of colonialist systems and practices via degrowth?
In The Stage, with:
Workshop on Approaches to building community capacity and resilience during economic transitions
In The Mix, Co-hosted by Anna Clayton and Francesca de la Torre from Ethical Consumer and Lush Spring Prize.
11:45 am – 12:00
Break for tea and coffee
12:00 – 13:00
Session on Visions and stories from a degrowth world
In the Studio, with:
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch and networking
Lunch served in The Stage, networking in The Mix
14:00 – 14:05
Intro to afternoon from Ethical Consumer
In The Studio
14:05 – 14:20
Q&A with Ecotricity
In The Studio, with Tim Hunt from Ethical Consumer
14:25 – 15:25
Workshop with AdFree Cities, Our Space not Ad Space: reclaiming public space for people, not consumerism
In The Studio
Join Adfree Cities to discuss how, through policy and through local action, we can create cities free from outdoor advertising, which favour local economies, creativity and nature rather than consumerism. We will look at our recent research into the links between outdoor advertising and inequality, and we’ll invite you to get creative with ideas for challenging advertising where you live.
Discussion on Running a business in a post-growth world: A contradiction or a creative design challenge?
In The Stage, with:
Session on How EC’s Climate Gap report is identifying political participation for system change as core to tackling the ecological and social crises.
In The Mix, with:
15:30 – 16:30
Rounding up the day with Ruth Strange from Ethical Consumer
In The Studio
16:30 – 17:00
End/ Networking