How a culture of vulnerability, asset-based approaches, long silences, and more have rippled out into my relationships — in work and beyond. — A friend recently told me she appreciates how I always answer the “How are you?” question honestly — because it makes her feel safer to do the same. When I look back and reflect on this shift towards openness, I notice how it’s happened slowly, almost undetectably, over time.

How to bring the benefits of ROSCAs (Rotating Credit and Saving Associations) to wider society while protecting the grassroots organizers who steward this ethical alternative to banking. — Women of the African diaspora in Ontario, Canada and beyond operate ROSCAs (Rotating Credit and Saving Associations) — systems that build trust and mutual aid among communities, while helping members save money and avoid the racism they often face from the conventional banking system. The Banker Ladies Council was set…

Influential researchers, thought leaders, activists, artists, and entrepreneurs from a range of backgrounds, fields, and cultures. — Running from February through October 2023, the Post Growth Fellowship engages researchers, thought leaders, activists, artists, and entrepreneurs from a range of backgrounds, cultures, histories, and geographies—united by their work in post-capitalist fields and alternative approaches beyond economic growth.

A body of content by researchers, activists, and entrepreneurs from around the world whose diverse voices and perspectives deepen and develop the post growth conversation. —

What happened when 24 post-growth activists, researchers, artists, and entrepreneurs from across the world joined a year-long content & community-building collaboration. — Launched in September 2021, the world’s first Post Growth Fellowship brought together 24 post-growth activists, researchers, artists, and entrepreneurs from a range of backgrounds, fields, cultures, histories, and geographies for a 12-month content and community-building collaboration. …

Women in small communities across the world are building resilient economic systems that nurture solidarity, equity, and trust. A project in Toronto aims to bring their wisdom to the public realm. — Women of the African diaspora in Ontario, Canada and beyond operate ROSCAs (Rotating Credit and Saving Associations) as a way to avoid the racism they so often face when trying to access financial services through the conventional banking system. …

Accepting the inevitability of cascading collapse creates space to build alternatives beyond a system based on extraction and exploitation. — The beach was pure perfection. March’s sunshine warmed the wintry air. Cobalt waves lapped the shore with soothing persistence. Yet my soul started stirring and I became aware of a deep emotional discomfort — a yearning for peace of mind that not even the ocean could deliver. …

Here at the Post Growth Institute, we collaboratively develop ideas, programs, events, and alliances that promote the equitable circulation of money, power, and resources in our local communities and global economy. Each month we publish an overview of our key activities and impact through the various pillars of our work. …

Step by step towards a full-circle economy. — Post-Growth Living This month saw the kick-off of our next round of Offers and Needs Market (OANM) Facilitator Training. Over four weekly sessions, 70 participants from around the world learned how to bring communities together to express their strengths and vulnerabilities in a safe and nurturing space. PGI team member Emily Malkin…