Background materials used in the course, including readers and other supporting documents, presentations, etc.
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In this section we will upload all course presentations
In this section we will upload useful background material
Here is the presentation I made today on GROWL. I also attach you a short paper I presented at the last degrowth conference, which attempts to bring some of the main project ideas into a theoretical framework.
As is the purpose of our network building of GROWL, you are of course invited to share your knowledge on this topic - from starting discussions on this or any other topics of the course in this space or simply sharing notes that you collect.
In this post we will upload all abstracts- summaries of the presentations and descriptions from the participating collectives for your best preparation.
- Participant groups are required to present briefly (max 10 minutes), as input during showcases, some case studies- best practices from each country on the specific issues addressed (1. producer- consumer networks and cooperatives; 2. cooperative working spaces; 3. barter exchange networks, complementary currencies and time banks; 4. eco-communities and self-resilient initiatives…
GROWL INTERNATIONAL COURSE “SOLIDARITY & COOPERATIVE ECONOMY”
1-6 OCTOBER 2014, THESSALONIKI, GREECE
WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER
ARRIVAL OF PARTICIPANTS
17.30 - 19.00: bus tour/ bike/ walk in Thessaloniki (participants should choose in advance)
19.00 – 20.30: Welcoming, personal introductions and Team Building Exercises
20.30: dinner at Hostel
THURSDAY 2 OCTOBER at Oikopolis
08.45 – 09.30: Breakfast
09.40 – 09.55: Ice breaker
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1-6 OCTOBER 2014, THESSALONIKI, GREECE
PRACTICAL READER
Dear friends,
We would like to welcome you to the realization of the GROWL international course on “Solidarity and Cooperative Economy”.
This intensive 6 day course is structured in such a way in order to tackle various theoretical, practical and political issues of degrowth and solidarity economy. The course includes the two GROWL core modules (Degrowth lite and TTT- train the trainers) plus a combination…
more…The GROWL train-the-trainer (TTT) reader provides an overview of the tools and methodologies for trainers and the functioning of the GROWL network. The attached file is a work-in-progress compiled for a previous course.
A "think-about" for course organisers is also attached.
The degrowth theory reader provides an overview of the topics addressed by the theory module. Although this documentation is not directly used in the course (the attached version is a work in progress of the project), it gives a broad overview over the different topics and can be a starting point for those wanting to go deeper into the sources and authors of degrowth.