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Find out what is happening on Friday 8th November
All Locations
London Venue
Conference
All Locations
London Venue

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:

  • Hosted by Rob Harrison from Ethical Consumer
  • Sara Mahdi from Rethinking Economics 
  • Hans Stegeman from Triodos Bank
  • Richard Couldrey from Transition Towns Network

 

Panel and Q&A on Colonialism and degrowth: How do we prevent replication of colonialist systems and practices via degrowth?
In The Stage, with:

  • Hosted by Lenshina Hines from BAFTS Fair Trade Network
  • Saurabh Arora from University of Sussex
  • Transnational Institute

 

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:

  • Ruth from Ethical Consumer
  • Cath Muller from Radical Routes Network
  • Guy Ritani from Permaqueer

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.

  • Hosted by Nicola Round and Charlotte Gage from AdFree Cities

 

Discussion on Running a business in a post-growth world: A contradiction or a creative design challenge?
In The Stage, with:

  • Hosted by Rob Harrison from Ethical Consumer
  • Hans Stegeman from Triodos Bank
  • Charlene Cranny from Economy of Good
  • Paul Godden from SESI

 

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:

  • Hosted by Ruth Strange from Ethical Consumer
  • Joe Herbert from Degrowth London
  • Aliyah Green from the UK Youth Climate Coalition
  • Jake Simms from London Mining Network/ EU Raw Materials Coalition

 

15:30 – 16:30

Rounding up the day with Ruth Strange from Ethical Consumer
In The Studio

16:30 – 17:00

End/ Networking