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News about the Manchester Degrowth and Ecological Economics Conference, 5th – 8th JULY 2021

Posted on 14 May, 2021 by The Steady State Manchester team

Building Alternative Livelihoods in times of ecological and political crisis The International Online Joint Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics and the European Society for Ecological Economics, the international degrowth research networks and Steady State Manchester, hosted by … Continue reading →

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The Post Growth Challenge entries (2)

Posted on 28 April, 2021 by The Steady State Manchester team

This is the second of two posts in which we share entries from our Post Growth Challenge. You can read the first post HERE. Ideas for a post-growth policy package. Stanislas Rigal at the Institut des Sciences de l’Évolution de … Continue reading →

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The Post Growth Challenge entries (1)

Posted on 20 April, 2021 by The Steady State Manchester team

We received some interesting entries for our Post Growth Challenge.  There weren’t so many as we’d have liked but, as they are all of interest, it does mean that we can share them all. We purposely called it a challenge … Continue reading →

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Degrowth in Manchester – a new resource

Posted on 17 March, 2021 by The Steady State Manchester team

We are really pleased to endorse this initiative from Neriya and Maddy, two second year students at the University of Manchester.  In this guest post they explain their ‘zine idea, which you can download or read online, from the links … Continue reading →

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Andy Burnham urged to act against government’s proposed planning system changes

Posted on 11 January, 2021 by The Steady State Manchester team

from the Meteor Open letter calls on Andy Burnham, and the leaders of the conurbation’s ten boroughs, to “intervene” in the government’s plans to change the UK planning system, which the campaigners call an “emergency for communities and local authorities … Continue reading →

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The Post Growth Challenge

Posted on 4 January, 2021 by The Steady State Manchester team

The Post Growth Challenge Extended deadline – midnight, GMT, Wednesday 31 March, 2021. An initiative in collaboration with the Manchester Meteor and the Systems Change Alliance. What? A cooperative challenge to find a better way to present the post-growth alternative. … Continue reading →

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Steady State Manchester’s online shop opens

Posted on 5 October, 2020 by The Steady State Manchester team

Now you can buy the printed version of our main pamphlet and a limited stock of unique SSM tee-shirts from this website. If reading this some months after it was posted, do visit our Shop page to see if we’ve … Continue reading →

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Bigger cuts for Manchester – in its annual greenhouse gas emissions

Posted on 30 July, 2020 by The Steady State Manchester team

Manchester now needs to make bigger cuts to its annual greenhouse gas emissions: A commentary on Manchester Climate Change Agency’s Annual Report A brief Annual Report for 2020 has been issued by Manchester Climate Change Agency. It is not a … Continue reading →

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