Picnic 4 Degrowth !

On sunday 6th of June, local degrowth groups in 70 cities (20 countries) gathered for the very first edition of the Global PicNic 4 Degrowth! This is a huge succes and some key contacts for an international network of local degrowth groups. Stay in touch and register to our newsletter! (top right of this page) Information about international actions and projects will be communicated. Together we can make the difference... slowly but surely :)

Change always starts with a nice chat around a good dinner! :)  The global pic-nic for degrowth idea was accepted at the second conference on degrowth and social justice in Barcelone in March 2010. Join a pic-nic in order to create or strengthen a degrowth group at the local level. This website's aim is to show that degrowth groups are already many!

HOW to create a pic nic in your town?  Check the map. If there is no pic nic in you city, please create one with the button underneath the map and become the coordinator (the person pushing for it to happen on the ground and not just on the internet :). If there is already a picnic, just join and get in touch with the coordinator.

CONCEPT? Everyone brings a dish to share with their neighbours, a plate, fork and enjoy! Knowing our neigbours is the first step ftoward degrowth at local level.

LOGISTIC? very little. everybody will bring something... Please see the toolkit with advice on how to organise it better.
WHEN? 6th of June 2010

WHERE? Everywhere! :)

We need your help to organise this global/local event!If you are one of the organisators of a local picnic, please download the following PDF attached.This is a toolkit with many useful advise!Good luck! 

Thirty years ago, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen published a book with the title “Demain la Décroissance” (Degrowth Tomorrow) (1979). We say, “Aujourd’hui la Décroissance” (Degrowth today). The economic crisis of 2008-09 brings a new perspective. Economic degrowth can be good for the environment but it must be socially sustainable. The Degrowth movement advocates for the downscaling of production and
consumption as they lie at the root of long term environmental issues and social inequalities. Attempts have been made to greenwash the economy, but without success. The Copenhagen summit last winter is a clear evidence that overproduction and ecology do not work together...The aim of the degrowth movement is to maxmize happiness and well-being (rather than Gross Domestic Product -GDP!) through non-consumptive means—sharing work, consuming less, while devoting more time to art, music, family, culture and community. At the individual level, degrowth is achieved by voluntary simplicity.