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Event Details
BOOK LAUNCH and ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Green European Foundation, with the support of Green Foundation Ireland, invite you to participate an evening in-person Book Launch and Round Table Discussion:
“ENOUGH:
Thriving Societies Beyond Growth”
MONDAY 9 DECEMBER 2024
19:00 – 21:00 (Irish time)
Venue: Room 02/018, Peter Froggatt Centre
Queen’s University Belfast, BT7 1PB.
GETTING THERE
Queen’s University Belfast is easy to reach. From Belfast city centre, you can take a train from Belfast Grand Central Station (formerly Great Victoria Street Station) to Botanic Station. Here is a map of how to get from Botanic Station to Queen’s University – it will take approximately 5 minutes to walk.
QUB have produced Getting Here which details various ways of finding your way to Queen’s University Belfast.
As always at our events, an important part
will be the Q&A session which will allow
full participation by those attending.
Our Event
ABOUT OUR EVENT
In early 2024 Green European Foundation released ENOUGH: Thriving Societies Beyond Growth. This publication sought to spotlight many of the ideas that the foundation has been exploring on post-growth and a just green and social deal, presenting them in an accessible and inspiring booklet. Now, they are taking it on a tour to spark conversations across the continent on how Europe can reconcile social and ecological justice in a wellbeing project for all.
OUR SPEAKERS
Dirk Holemans
Honorary President of Green European Foundation and co-author of “ENOUGH: Thriving Societies Beyond Growth“.
Dr Amanda Slevin
Director of the Centre for Sustainability, Equality and Climate Action, and a Research Fellow with the GroundsWell Consortium, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queen’s University Belfast.
Professor John Barry
Professor of Green Political Economy at Queen’s University Belfast, co-chair of the Belfast Climate Commission, and director of Green Foundation Ireland.
TICKET DETAILS
While admission is FREE to this event, registration is REQUIRED beforehand as places are extremely limited. Please secure your place by booking here.
ABOUT THE BOOK
ENOUGH: Thriving Societies Beyond Growth
The ecological crisis shows that infinite growth on a finite planet is impossible. Meanwhile, the current economic system fails to secure livelihoods and exacerbates inequalities. There is an alternative to this self-destructive system: an economy of enough, which would provide for everyone’s basic needs while addressing greed and overconsumption. In this essay, the authors build on the work of visionaries, both past and present, recognising that Earth is on loan to us from future generations. They explore how societies can thrive without depending on economic growth.
With thanks to the European Parliament for financial provision to Green European Foundation.