Degrowth Institute

Challenging endless economic growth

Degrowth is an intentional downscaling of the global economy.

Despite our best efforts, the relentless pursuit of economic growth hinders genuine progress towards sustainability, undermining ecological gains and perpetuating injustice. Through education, research, and organizing, we’re working to build a more just and ecological economy beyond growth.

Our Work

Movement-Building

Organizing activists and academics to grapple with economic downscaling and envision alternatives to growth.

Degrowth institute presents DeSchool 2025: July 26-29, 2025, Chicago, IL. A gathering to connect, learn, organize, and strengrthen the degrowth movement in the United States.

DeSchool

Convening advocates and allies to connect and learn from each other in real life. Registration is now closed!

Research

Exploring opportunities for degrowth to support climate action, circular economy, and social justice.

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Thank you everyone who came to DeSchool 2025!

From July 26-29, DGI hosted DeSchool 2025 in Chicago, IL. We gathered to connect, learn, organize and strengthen the degrowth movement in the United States, and explore how we can work together to challenge growth going forwards.

A formal report-back will be coming in August. For now, click the links below to learn more about how the event went, and the workshops and presenters involved!

Thank you everyone who came out to #DeSchool2025 ! We had over 100 registrants from all across the degrowth movement, representing such a diversity of perspectives, voices and ideas. We'll have so much more to share over the coming weeks, including w
Registration for DeSchool 2025 is now closed! Thank you everyone who registered, we're so excited to see you all next month in Chicago! DeScholars, you will be hearing from us shortly with more program and orientation information.
We have some amazing speakers and workshop leaders lined up for DeSchool 2025! Here are a few of the highlights: - Why Degrowth Needs Relationality with Ronald Trosper - Perspectives on Degrowth Across Causes, Cultures and Constructs with Anthena Gor
DGI's Spring/Summer fundraiser is still ongoing! Our mission is simple but urgent: to empower the #sustainability movement to challenge the need for economic growth. Help us ignite pollinate the #degrowth movement further! We are aiming to raise $10
Happy Global #Degrowth Day! 🐌 DGI is honoring the day by releasing our flagship publication, "Has the Economy Outgrown the Planet?" (Don't worry, we won't spoil the answer.) "Has the Economy Outgrown the Planet?" offers an intr
#DeSchool2025 Day 4: To close things out on Tuesday July 29, we'll focus on charting the next steps of the U.S. #degrowth movement: organizing and research, programs and strategy, future gatherings and movement-building. For the truly brave of heart,
#DeSchool2025 Day 3: On Monday July 28, we'll be talking about #degrowth in action: the many paths community organizers and institutions are taking to #challengegrowth and build alternatives: #environmentaljustice , #cooperatives , #mutualaid and #li
#DeSchool2025 Day 2: On Sunday July 27, we'll explore #degrowth deep dives with a variety of workshops delving into the many facets of the degrowth movement, from policy to finance, technology to trauma, energy to demilitarization to Global South lea
DeSchool 2025 Day 1: On Saturday July 26, we'll kick off #DeSchool2025 with a day of workshops focused on challenging growth, providing an overview of the key foundations of #degrowth to guide our learning for the weekend. More workshops and sessions
DeSchool 2025 is approaching fast! Have you registered yet? Here’s a first look at our schedule, with so many more workshops to come. We hope you can join us in Chicago from July 26-29 to help us build the movement to challenge endless economi
We visited the Georgia Institute of Technology and continued our challenge to endless economic growth. With a new audience, we asked, "Has the Economy Outgrown the Planet?" Our great panelists and curious, insightful audience helped us c
Are you ready for the next big step in #sustainability : challenging endless economic growth? Registration for DGI's DeSchool 2025 is now open! Please follow the link in our bio to view the program and register. DeSchool 2025 will be held from July

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