Agenda

Growing evidence of the ecological unsustainability and iniquitous nature of the current economic development model is prompting a search for alternatives. While various approaches to ‘green’ the economy are being suggested, these are often managerial or technofix-dependent, without fundamentally challenging the political, economic, and social structures that have created the problem in the first place, and without providing an alternative to ‘growth’ as the dominant economic ideology of today.

Are there alternative frameworks that can point the way to a truly sustainable and equitable future? Do elements of such frameworks already exist in concept and in practice, and if so, what principles can be derived from them? What needs to be done to make the transition towards such a future?

The presentation will attempt to answer these questions, focusing on one such alternative framework, Radical Ecological Democracy, or eco-swaraj. This framework arises from the myriad grassroots initiatives at meeting basic needs, and achieving alternative modes of governance, production, distribution, and consumption, that have sprung up in many parts of the world

Ashish Kothari is an Indian sociologist and environmental activist. He is one of the founders of Kalpavriksh, an environmental and social NGO promoting ecological sustainability and social equity and has coordinated India’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan process, served on Greenpeace International and India Boards and steering committees of two IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Commissions. He has authored and edited over thirty books, including Churning the Earth: The Making of Global India, co-authored with Aseem Shrivastava.

Coorganized by: Mouvement écologique and Action solidarité Tiers Monde

Reservation requested: Phone 400 427 – 31

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The director of ASTM partner organisation PDG in the Philippines, Ben Ramos, will be attending the Monsanto Tribunal in The Hague from 14-16 October. At our lunch talk he will give a first-hand account of the Tribunal and its outcomes as well as the impact of the activities of Monsanto and other agrochemical companies on small farmers in the Philippines. 

Mir entdecken d’spannend Welt vum Klimawandel. Wat huet et mam Treibhauseffekt op sech? Wéi eng Klimazone ginn et a wien lieft a wéi enger? Wéi eng Konsequenzen huet de Klimawandel hei zu Lëtzebuerg an an der ganzer Welt? Zesumme sammele mir Ideeë fir de Klimaschutz.

Desen Workshop leeft am Kader vum Science Club Letzebuerg an Cooperatioun mat der ASTM

Fir Jonker tëscht 11 an 13 Joër

Umeldung

Afin de mieux comprendre la situation actuelle du Maroc, les AMD organisent une soirée débat à partir de l’article “Le Maroc pétrifié par son roi”, article de Pierre Daum dans le Monde Diplo du mois d’octobre 2016.

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