Before the Trauma

In June 2020, Enough! hosted Stories for Terrestrial Survival, a creative writing workshop led by poet and translator Juana Adcock. The workshop was held to honour Degrowth Day.Here we share some of the writing produced during the workshop.Before the Traumaby Justin Kenrick1Before the traumawas the tiny palmsearching for love,embodying love.In the beginningwas connectionand emergence:knowing nothing,embodying everything.2.The trauma...

A Call from Scotland to Embrace Degrowth Thinking on #GlobalDegrowthDay

A Call from Scotland to Embrace Degrowth Thinking on #GlobalDegrowthDay Saturday 6th June, 2020As long as our economy is dependent on growth, any ‘economic recovery’ from the coronavirus will be a disaster. Instead, Scotland needs a planned, sustainable, and equitable downscaling and a fundamental reorganising of the economy.Today, on #GlobalDegrowthDay, we lay out some...

Upending: conversations about crisis responses, shifting narratives and systems change

Enough!'s series of fortnightly online conversations explores how we can shift narratives together and amplify mutual support in response to the interrelated crises of the covid-19 pandemic, capitalism and climate change.Past events:Searching for a Decolonised Childhood, with Sapna AgarwalThursday 9th July, 7pm - 8:30pmhttps://youtu.be/cPPcPigSs1UCreating a decolonised environment for children to grow up in...

The Virus is Not Degrowth

This statement by the degrowth.info editorial team is helpful as the Enough Collective and climate activists (and all of us) continue to get our heads around the current crisis.Degrowth advocates for a general slowdown and large emissions reductions, minus the pandemic and social distress.The coronavirus (covid-19) has caused upheaval across the world, deaths...