Schedule 9th International Degrowth Conference

In light of the multiple crises advanced by late-stage capitalism, movements for socio-ecological transformation embrace a new kind of political belonging and relation, as they articulate alternative positions to the status quo and theorise and practice change. Hence, they challenge a system that seeks to alienate people from nature and from each other. Inspired by Glissant’s “poetics of relation”, a relational conception of human existence can act as a tool to counter the West’s imposition of universalist values. Glissant endorses the idea that local action needs to be combined with global consciousness of Relation, aligning local struggles into a context of a larger struggle. Living in a global system that fundamentally disagrees with your values is highly disturbing and alienating. Thus, we must create and strengthen bonds and solidarities as self-sustaining practices and engage in broader alliances. As James explains, Revolutionary Love originates from a desire for the greater good that entails radical risk-taking for justice. Creating a common struggle front from the “Left and the bottom” is an experimental practice that takes a fundamental ontological revolution and a rethinking of what it means to be in relation to each other.

This is a convivial space of exchange where we explore what it means to be in relation to each other and to nature, reflecting on how we are organised and practice activism to find new ways of creating bonds and alliances.

Info

Day: 2023-09-02
Start time: 14:00
Duration: 01:30
Room: CMR-park 1
Type: Non-academic Session
Theme: Resilience building through degrowth

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