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Degrowth Conference Vancouver 2010
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Event: Conference
Date and Place: April 29 - May 2, 2010, Vancouver, Canada
Organizers: Vancouver Board of Change and the Revelry Society
The Board of Change is an inclusive organizational network that exists to develop and foster a new economic model that values the pursuit of sustainability equally with the pursuit of profit.
The Revelry Society mandate is to produce brilliant events that help organization engage and energize community through creative, socially conscious and accessible celebrations. To elevate the status of cultural and creative work by providing opportunities for networking and meaningful, paid work.
How do we de-grow the economy and maintain jobs?
The evidence is overwhelming that unlimited industrial growth is no longer possible. Our challenge now is to find ways to shrink the overall size of the economy without creating unemployment and poverty.
Please join us in this dialogue that will pave the way to creating a new framework in understanding.
Vancouver De-Growth, examining what a viable economic, social and ecological system will look like: diverse members of our community are coming to meet over five evenings and afternoons at the Vancouver Public Library (Central Branch) and local community space, One Two One Studios.
The conference program, the registration form, and other useful information are available on the website http://www.de-growth.com/vancouver/.
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