This conference gets to the core new thinking that is needed. And coming up with ways to implement the new social contract that needs to emerge. I will be unable to attend, but hopefully good things will come from this effort. I'm glad that talented people are addressing this critical issue.
Ross McCluney
De-Growth conference. April 29 - May 2nd
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 and a panel of some of the world's leading experts in a
dialog
that will pave the way to creating a new framework in understanding.
April 29th - May 2nd Vancouver will be hosting the first ever de-growth
conference in North America.
When: April 29th - May 2nd
Where: Vancouver Library and One Two One Studios.
To register or for more information on this historic event please visit
http://www.de-growth.com
Speakers list:
Dr. Peter Victor is an economist who has worked on environmental issues
for
over 40 years as an academic, consultant and public servant. Dr. Victor
is a
Professor in Environmental Studies at York University and from 1996 to
2001 was
Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Studies.
John de Graaf has worked with KCTS-TV, the Seattle PBS affiliate, for
28 years,
as an independent producer of television documentaries, many with
environmental
subjects. More than 15 of his programs have been broadcast in Prime
Time
nationally on PBS. He is also the recipient of more than 100 regional,
national
and international awards for film-making, including three Emmy awards.
The de
Graaf
Environmental Filmmaking Award, named in his honor, is presented
annually at
the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival in Nevada City,
California.
Rex Weyler is an American / Canadian author, journalist and ecologist.
He has
worked as a writer, editor, and publisher at newspapers and magazines,
and
occasionally as a commentator on Canadian television. In the 1970s,
Weyler
served as a director of the original Greenpeace Foundation. He was a
cofounder
of Greenpeace International in 1979.
Brian Czech is the president of the Center for the Advancement of the
Steady
State Economy (CASSE), a non-profit organization based in Arlington,
Virginia.
The mission of CASSE is to educate the public and policy makers on the
fundamental conflict between economic growth and: 1) environmental
protection;
2) economic sustainability; 3) national security, and; 4) international
stability. He currently serves as Conservation Biologist in the
national office
of the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service.
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