Envisioning «a healthy society without an expanding economy » was the central theme of the Conference on degrowth held in Vancouver from April 29 to May 2nd.  Three hundred (300) people attended the Conference which is said to be the first in North-America.  However the search for responsible and respectful approaches of development has expressed [...]

Françoise Wautiez from the Alliance for a Responsible, Plural and Solidarity Economy
The economic crash of 2008 revealed not only the frailty and vulnerability of the economic system, it also showed the false basis that the growth economy is built on – the financial bubble grows bigger and crashes bigger, but we don’t seem to be getting [...]

Concordia University is the first Canadian university to adopt the 1% proposal.
Concordia University students for voted in favour of the 1% campaign during last week’s student elections. With the 1% proposal, students will now pay 75 cents per course towards a Sustainability Action Fund, with the aim of making Concordia the most sustainable university in [...]