Degrowth Central Victoria
Degrowth Central Victoria is a collective supporting degrowth aims by experimenting with degrowth practices in our local area.
Degrowth Central Victoria
Degrowth aims to achieve socio-political equity and ecological sustainability in our everyday practices.
Degrowth addresses questions such as —
How can we be more ecologically efficient? How can we care for one another and Earth more?
Degrowth has become an international movement in the last couple of decades. Degrowth embraces many principles and aims of other environmental and social movements. But, degrowth is unique in its focus on the growth fetish – as in growth of monetary GDP (gross domestic product), productivity and profits. Market economies are driven by an abstract concept of limitless monetary growth at the cost of human lives, quality of life and Earth’s regenerative capacity. Think out-of-control carbon emissions threatening our futures.
Degrowth is about transforming our everyday practices towards respecting and working with the fragile, limited, yet bountiful Earth on which we rely to exist.
Degrowth aims to reframe our economies away from socially and ecologically destructive growth. The regenerative capacities of Earth and of ourselves need to be restored and preserved. Everyone’s needs – and more general ecological needs – must be met, neither more nor less.
So, how will we do that? Degrowth Central Victoria is a collective of people supporting degrowth aims by experimenting with degrowth practices in our local area. This site offers details of such activities, and how to get involved in them or engage with us, along with resources to learn more about degrowth.