

Fri, Oct 25
|Barcelona
Backstory Talks: Aaron Vansintjan
Join us for an afternoon with Aaron Vansintjan, co-author of The Future is Degrowth!
Time & Location
Oct 25, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Barcelona, C/ de Mallorca, 330, L'Eixample, 08037 Barcelona, Spain
About the event
Join us for an engaging afternoon with Aaron Vansintjan, co-author of The Future is Degrowth! Enjoy a glass of Vermut while exploring fresh perspectives on sustainability and economic change. Aaron will sign copies of his book and lead a thought-provoking discussion on building a better future through degrowth.
About the Author
Aaron Vansintjan lives in Montreal and writes about food, cities, politics, and ecology. He co-founded Uneven Earth, a website focused on ecological politics, and has contributed to The Guardian, Briarpatch Magazine, Red Pepper, Truthout, Open Democracy, and The Ecologist.
About the Book
The Future is Degrowth: A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism—by Matthias Schmelzer, Aaron Vansintjan, and Andrea Vetter—argues that economic growth isn’t sustainable. It examines the historical context of growth, revealing how it perpetuates inequality and ecological destruction. The authors propose alternatives to growth and offer a vision for a postcapitalist future through democratic policies and counter-hegemonic…