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Tag Archives: café conversations
Why do people move? Implications for a Viable Economy.
Why do people move, or not move? What impacts does moving have on places that people move to? What about the impacts on places that people have left behind? These were some of the questions we discussed at Steady State … Continue reading
Posted in community, international, Viable Economy
Tagged café conversations, city region, community, GMSF, migration, mobility, Spatial Framework, viable economy, well-being
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Moving on up? An open discussion on global-local issues.
Global and local. Tuesday 7th November from 6.30pm to 8.30pm Methodist Central Hall, Oldham St., Manchester, M1 1JQ please book by emailing us through this link There is a growing social divide by income and geography, an ever-widening wealth gap … Continue reading
Posted in events, Greater Manchester, international
Tagged café conversations, community, events, Global South, radical localisation, solidarity
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What’s gender go to do with the viable economy?
A small, thoughtful group met in Manchester City Centre to consider some of the key features of Steady State Manchester’s flagship policy proposals, the Viable Economy on a sunny summer’s night. We talked about the gender implications of the different … Continue reading
Posted in Greater Manchester, key concepts, Viable Economy
Tagged café conversations, DivaManc, gender, Greater Manchester, inequality, intersectionality, land, policy, women
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Seeking a resilient, local, stable ‘viable economy’? The role of community business.
Café conversation: Wednesday 17th May 6.30-8pm – If you haven’t already, book Now Lounge at Manchester Methodist Hall Central Buildings, Oldham St, Manchester M1 1JQ Do you wonder what kind of an economy we need to ensure community businesses can flourish … Continue reading
Posted in Business, community, events
Tagged Business, café conversations, community, community business, viable economy
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Lively cafe conversation
Steady State Manchester (SSM) welcomed many new faces to a lively and exciting conversation on 20th October: ‘Climate change is an emergency: what do we know about the best way of influencing decision makers?’ It was a hopeful and inspiring … Continue reading
Knowing that climate change is an emergency engages some people and encourages others to run a mile
What do we know about best ways of communicating and influencing decision-making about climate change? Both people with responsibilities for this in Greater Manchester and Steady State Manchester supporters are signing up fast for our cafe conversation on Thursday 20th … Continue reading
Well-Being and the Viable Economy
A report on our café conversation on Well-Being and the Viable Economy: Monday 23 May. We had vibrant (and noisy) discussions about well-being and the viable economy at the latest of our Steady State Manchester conversations. We used Ketso (www.ketso.com) … Continue reading
Posted in event reports, Living Well, Viable Economy
Tagged café conversations, Carolyn Kagan, community, events, Ketso, policy, viable economy, well-being
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Building a picture of well-being in a viable economy
Our next cafe conversation will be on Monday 23rd May, at Cross Street Chapel, Manchester M2 1NL. 6.30-8.30pm Book now When it comes to happiness, social progress or well-being indexes, we are not in the top … Continue reading
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Tagged café conversations, EU Referendum, Europe, events, well-being
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