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Upcoming Events
Chicago Climate Week - Degrowth Cafe
Join Chicago’s own Degrowth Institute (DGI) and Lost The Plot (LTP) for a short presentation and discussion on challenges to economic growth and circularity in our economy.
Degrowth Policy Working Group Meeting
Next meeting of the Degrowth Policy Working Group. We will continue working on our Degrowth Policy Design Guide document. The meeting will be held over Zoom. Please email anna@degrowthinstitute.org if you are interested in attending. All are welcome, even with no prior policy experience!
Degrowth Policy Working Group Meeting
Next meeting of the Degrowth Policy Working Group. We will continue working on our Degrowth Policy Design Guide document. The meeting will be held over Zoom. Please email anna@degrowthinstitute.org if you are interested in attending. All are welcome, even with no prior policy experience!
IDN North American Circle Call
The International Degrowth Network (IDN) is organized into many Circles, each with specific purposes, responsibilities and domains. The North American Circle has recently reformed to tether the groups and individuals across the continent working on and associated with Degrowth.
IDN North American Circle Call
The International Degrowth Network (IDN) is organized into many Circles, each with specific purposes, responsibilities and domains. The North American Circle has recently reformed to tether the groups and individuals across the continent working on and associated with Degrowth.
Degrowth Policy Working Group Meeting
Next meeting of the Degrowth Policy Working Group. We will continue working on our Degrowth Policy Design Guide document. The meeting will be held over Zoom. Please email anna@degrowthinstitute.org if you are interested in attending. All are welcome, even with no prior policy experience!
DeSchool 2026
Degrowth Institute is hosting DeSchool 2026: featuring a full-day Degrowth Assembly on June 18, and three degrowth sessions at the US Society for Ecological Economics (USSEE) 2026 Conference, from June 19-21. All events will take place in-person at Oberlin College in Oberlin, OH. For more information, click here.
Degrowth Policy Working Group Meeting
Next meeting of the Degrowth Policy Working Group. The Working Group meets biweekly on Fridays from 11:00AM-12:30PM CDT. If you are interested in joining the meetings, please email anna@degrowthinstitute.org.
Degrowth Policy Working Group Meeting
Next meeting of the Degrowth Policy Working Group. The Working Group meets biweekly on Fridays from 11:00AM-12:30PM CDT. If you are interested in joining the meetings, please email anna@degrowthinstitute.org.
DeSchool 2026 Planning Meeting
Next meeting of the DeSchool 2026 planning volunteer committee! The group meets biweekly on Thursdays at 6:00PM CDT. June 4th will be our last meeting before DeSchool 2026 begins!
If you are interested in getting involved, please email anna@degrowthinstitute.org.
Lost the Plot Webinar
"Degrowth: A Just Transition to a Smaller Global Economy"
Degrowth is an intentional downscaling of the global economy, meant to support both ecological sustainability and social justice goals. In previous reports by the Degrowth Institute (DGI) we have detailed why and how the economy has outgrown the planet. It is not just carbon emissions, or wasteful consumption, or some specific sector of the economy that threatens planetary health, it's the pursuit of endless economic growth writ large. This presentation will introduce the work of DGI and present key insights from our work promoting economic downscaling as a path toward true sustainability.
Degrowth Policy Working Group Meeting
Next meeting of the Degrowth Policy Working Group. The Working Group meets biweekly on Fridays from 11:00AM-12:30PM CDT. If you are interested in joining the meetings, please email anna@degrowthinstitute.org.
Degrowth Dialogue @ Northwestern University
DGI at Northwestern presenting, What is Degrowth? A conversation about a just transition to a smaller global economy
Just Sustainabilities in Policy, Planning, and Practice Webinar
DGI is co-sponsoring the webinar “Just Sustainabilities in Policy, Planning and Practice” along with Massachusetts Peace Action on Wednesday, May 27th.
Degrowth Policy Working Group Meeting
Next meeting of the Degrowth Policy Working Group. The Working Group meets biweekly on Fridays from 11:00AM-12:30PM CDT. If you are interested in joining the meetings, please email anna@degrowthinstitute.org.
DeSchool 2026 Planning Meeting
Next meeting of the DeSchool 2026 planning volunteer committee! The group meets biweekly on Thursdays at 6:00PM CDT. If you are interested in getting involved, please email anna@degrowthinstitute.org.
International Degrowth Network (IDN) North American Circle Meeting
The next meeting of the International Degrowth Network (IDN) North American circle will be on Friday 2/20 at 2:00pm CST.
Degrowth Policy Working Group Meeting
Next meeting of the Degrowth Policy Working Group. The Working Group meets biweekly on Fridays from 11:00AM-12:30PM CDT. If you are interested in joining the meetings, please email anna@degrowthinstitute.org.
Degrowth Assembly Planning Meeting
Next meeting of the Degrowth Assembly planning volunteer committee! The group meets biweekly on Thursdays at 6:00PM CDT. If you are interested in getting involved, please email anna@degrowthinstitute.org.
Degrowth Policy Working Group Meeting
Next meeting of the Degrowth Policy Working Group. The Working Group meets biweekly on Fridays from 11:00AM-12:30PM CDT. If you are interested in joining the meetings, please email anna@degrowthinstitute.org.
Degrowth Assembly Planning Meeting
Next meeting of the Degrowth Assembly planning volunteer committee! The group meets biweekly on Thursdays at 6:00PM CDT. If you are interested in getting involved, please email anna@degrowthinstitute.org.
International Degrowth Network (IDN) North American Circle Meeting
The next meeting of the International Degrowth Network (IDN) North American circle will be on Friday 2/20 at 2:00pm CST.
Climate Action Hero Awards
DGI and Jason Barahona Rosales have been nominated for the 2026 Climate Action Hero awards. Join us at the awards ceremony on April 16th!
Global Environmental Justice Conference + DGI Panel
DGI is presenting at the Global Environmental Justice Conference from April 13-14, 2026
Degrowth Policy Working Group Meeting
Next meeting of the Degrowth Policy Working Group. The Working Group meets biweekly on Fridays from 11:00AM-12:30PM CDT. If you are interested in joining the meetings, please email anna@degrowthinstitute.org.
Degrowth Assembly Planning Meeting
Next meeting of the Degrowth Assembly planning volunteer committee! The group meets biweekly on Thursdays at 6:00PM CDT. If you are interested in getting involved, please email anna@degrowthinstitute.org.
Tabling at Kassandra at the Top of the World
DGI will be tabling at the climate change play Kassandra at the Top of the World on Saturday 4/4 at the Berger Park Cultural Center!
International Degrowth Network (IDN) North American Circle Meeting
The next meeting of the International Degrowth Network (IDN) North American circle will be on Friday 2/20 at 2:00pm CST.
"What Happens to the Savings?" Webinar with USSEE
John Mulrow of DGI will present on “What Happens to the Savings?” at the US Society for Ecological Economics on Friday 3/20 at 1:00pm CDT!
21st Annual Chicago Food Justice Summit
DGI will be tabling at the 21st Annual Chicago Food Justice Summit on Friday 3/13!
Degrowth Policy Working Group
Meeting of the Degrowth Policy Working Group, a project that emerged from DeSchool 2025. This working group is currently creating an introductory document to degrowth policy in the US.
The meeting will be held remotely on Friday, February 27th from 11:00AM-11:45AM Central Time.
For more information, or to access the Zoom link, please email anna@degrowthinstitute.org.
Note: as the Policy Working Group is currently in the final phases of editing our introductory document this month, this is not the ideal time to join the Working Group if you are new. After our Degrowth Policy Introduction is published in early March 2026, we welcome new members into the working group!
Reimagining Our Economy Forum
Attention Chicago! DGI's Program Coordinator Jason Barahona Rosales will be speaking at the Climate Action Museum on Tuesday, March 5th as part of the "Reimagining Our Economy" forum.
Degrowth Teach-In with Sierra Club North Star Chapter
Join DGI for a degrowth hybrid teach-in at the Sierra Club North Star Chapter on Tuesday 3/3!
DGI @ Online Degrowth Movement Assembly (Session 2)
On Tuesday, March 3rd, DGI will be speaking at the International Degrowth Network’s Online Degrowth Movement Assembly about DeSchool 2025 and the degrowth movement in the US!
DGI @ Online Degrowth Movement Assembly (Session 1)
On Monday, March 2nd, DGI will be speaking at the International Degrowth Network’s Online Degrowth Movement Assembly about DeSchool 2025 and the degrowth movement in the US!