There are lots of conversations happening in our city at the moment about alternatives to the current economic system and how thinking about our economy differently and moving away from the idea of constant growth will have so many benefits to our communities and environment.
As part of our Alternative Futures theme, our focus for this month is on regenerative economies, inspired by Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics. Come and join us this month as we explore some alternative economics systems at our ‘Alternative economies’ workshop on the 25th May, in collaboration with the University of Southampton. We will also be supporting XR and Southampton Climate Action network in a series of workshops over the next few months.
In addition, we also have some nature focussed events, ideal as we come into spring and also as a reminder to start to think of our societal systems as ecosystems. Our gallery space will be celebrating the work of local communities who grow and garden with information on Front Gardens Plus, Friends of Bitterne Station, Bitterne Park Growing Places, and our own October Books Community Garden. We even have another plant swap and sale on the 13th May!
We look forward to some great conversations on this topic throughout the month
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Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth
Doughnut Economics provides the tools to think about our economic system as a regenerative one, one that mimics a living system. This moves us away from the degenerative and linear model of our current capitalist system allowing us to imagine an alternative future.
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