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Platform to Help Communicate Degrowth
Paris, France
Channel
Have your name appear on a dedicated thank you space on the website! Let us know if you would like a specific spelling of your name or if you wish to have it taken down by writting to us here: arellanojp13[at]gmail.com
Receive a handmade degrowth themed postcard! This also includes the prior rewards. Please email arellanojp13[at]gmail with your address so we can mail it to you.
Receive a personalised degrowth themed print on upcycled textile. This also includes the prior rewards. Please email arellanojp13[at]gmail with your address so we can mail it to you.
Receieve a one of a kind video just for you. This video will be a creative and unique work of art which will also thank you profoundly for you contribution. This also includes the prior rewards. Please email arellanojp13[at]gmail with your address so we can mail & email it to you.
Receive a degrowth book! This book will be randomly selected from a choice of radical degrowth books. This also includes the prior rewards. Unfortunately mailing the book will only be possible within Europe and the MENA region. Please email arellanojp13[at]gmail with your address so we can mail it to you.
Creating a platform with various tools to help individuals and organisations communicate degrowth more effectively and empathetically
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Project Coordinator Salary
We estimate the project will take four months of full-time work. Assuming a 35-hour work week, this would total up to 560 hours of work. The Project Coordinator's role will be collecting all the material necessary for the platform, getting the necessary permission for copyrighted content, researching, conducting interviews with experts and organisations, planning the layout, writing the content, organizing it in an accessible manner, uploading everything into the backend of the website and disseminating it once finished.
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€ 5.000 | |
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Unforseen costs
This section is "optimum" because it is not strictly necessary. This would help cover any unforeseen expenses that may arise from the project. If it's unused, it could also help pay for the domain name and website hosting for many years to come.
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€ 1.000 |
Infrastructure
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Website development costs
250 Euros would go to Osuny to help cover the costs of hosting and setting up the website.
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€ 250 |
Material
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Graphic Design costs
250 Euros will go to a graphic designer who will help create a brand and logo for the website.
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€ 250 | |
| Total | € 5.250 | € 6.500 |
Degrowth is a radical alternative to the dominant paradigm of infinite growth. A paradigm that society has accepted as a natural law to human civilization, a law that cannot be questioned or denied. Degrowth aims to challenges the assumptions and values of our current system and proposes a more sustainable, equitable, and meaningful way of living.
But how can we communicate an idea that goes against what we've been taught is common sense? How can we spread the message and inspire people to join us in creating and solidifying the degrowth movement? How can we meet people where they're at and empathize with them? We know from experience that this is not easy and anyone who's tried to do so can likely tell you the same story. If only there existed a resource that could make communicating degrowth much easier and with much less effort...
Well, that’s what this project is all about! We want to create a platform that offers various tools and resources to help people communicate and learn about degrowth. A platform that is collaborative, educational, and accessible. A platform that is easy to use, extremely practical, well intuitively organized and free. A platform that is not only a website, but a hub for degrowth communication. But in order to do so we need YOUR help!
Imagine a website where you can find (and download for free):
This is exactly what you would help fund. Practical tools to advance our common cause. We know this sounds very ambitious and we know that communication is not the whole story, but we are committed to doing our part in our collective struggle to bring about a more just and sustainable world. We aim to give every conversation, public engagement, intervention or content creation an advantage and a higher likelihood of succesfully spreading the message of degrowth.
This project is important because we believe that degrowth is not only a possibility, but also a necessity. We therefore, understand that communication is key to spreading the message of degrowth and creating a global degrowth movement with enough leverage to enact systemic change for the better. Unfortunately there is currently a lack of resources and tools that can help us communicate degrowth effectively and creatively. So, there is a need for a platform that brings together different aspects of degrowth communication and learning in one place. A platform that is collaborative, educational, accessible, free and low impact.
This project is geared towards anyone who is interested in or curious about degrowth, anyone who wants to communicate or learn about degrowth, or anyone who wants to join or support the degrowth movement. If you're reading this, then this platform is most likely for you! To make it easier for you to communicate these ideas and narratives in any context. Whether you're giving a talk to your old high school, having dinner with family or even discussing degrowth at work, there should be something here that can help you do it more effectively.
We appreciate any and all contributions that you are able to make. You'll be helping many future degrowthers excel at communicating these vital and powerful topics. We won't dissapoint!
(Note that donations made in Spain are tax deductible up to 80%, please consult the Goteo FAQ and the tax calculator for more information (goteo.cc/calculadora)).
Our project is led by JP Arellano, a master student in Degrowth: Ecology, Economics & Policy at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (this project will be his master thesis). JP has extensive experience in creating content in various mediums that make climate science or policy accessible and engaging. His work at ClimateScience and ClimaTalk allowed him the opportunity to create educaitonal courses, articles, YouTube videos, quizzes, school activities etc. He has also already started part of this project by creating the Degrowth Databse.
JP is supervised by Timothée Parrique, a researcher at the School of Economics and Management of Lund University (Sweden). Timothée is an expert on degrowth and holds a PhD in economics from the Centre d’Études et de Recherches sur le Développement and the Stockholm Resilience Centre. He is the lead author of “Decoupling debunked – Evidence and arguments against green growth” (2019), a report published by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB).
Our project is supported by Osuny, a cooperative that offers web development and graphic design services for social and environmental projects. Osuny has more than 10 years of experience in creating websites that are user-friendly, responsive, and secure. Osuny also has a strong commitment to free software, open source, and data protection. You can learn more about Osuny here.
We are a team of passionate and skilled individuals who share a common vision for degrowth. We have the experience and the infrastructure to make our project a success but are missing the resources. We hope you will join us in creating a Degrowth Communications Platform!
Degrowth is a very complex idea to communicate and therefore educate others about. This project aims to make it as easy as possible for people to educate others about degrowth by having accessible and well organized content / tools at their disposal for free.
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Thank you space with you name on the website
Have your name appear on a dedicated thank you space on the website! Let us know if you would like a specific spelling of your name or if you wish to have it taken down by writting to us here: arellanojp13[at]gmail.com
> 24 Co-financiers
Personalised degrowth postcard
Receive a handmade degrowth themed postcard! This also includes the prior rewards. Please email arellanojp13[at]gmail with your address so we can mail it to you.
> 08 Co-financiers
Personalized degrowth textile print
Receive a personalised degrowth themed print on upcycled textile. This also includes the prior rewards. Please email arellanojp13[at]gmail with your address so we can mail it to you.
> 10 Co-financiers
Personalised video
Receieve a one of a kind video just for you. This video will be a creative and unique work of art which will also thank you profoundly for you contribution. This also includes the prior rewards. Please email arellanojp13[at]gmail with your address so we can mail & email it to you.
> 02 Co-financiers
Degrowth Book
Receive a degrowth book! This book will be randomly selected from a choice of radical degrowth books. This also includes the prior rewards. Unfortunately mailing the book will only be possible within Europe and the MENA region. Please email arellanojp13[at]gmail with your address so we can mail it to you.
> 03 Co-financiers
