Introduction
The Commons librarians have pulled together resources and handouts of recommended resources for Degrowth Festivals held in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. The next one is coming up in March 2026.
Degrowth Festival
Each year, the festival features dozens of stalls run by groups and individuals already practising aspects of degrowth, including local food systems, convivial technologies such as bicycles, lost trades and tool libraries, activist groups fighting to contain the damage from the ways our economy currently operates, social centres and much more. The program also includes talks introducing degrowth and its strategies, workshops led by participating groups, as well as music, dancing, and food. Find out more.
The festival is held by
- Degrowth Network Australia
- Brunswick Tool Library
- Sustain: The Australian Food Network.
Degrowth is an idea that critiques the global capitalist system which pursues economic growth at all costs, causing human exploitation and environmental destruction… Degrowth means transforming societies to ensure environmental justice and a good life for all within planetary boundaries. – From www.degrowth.info
List of Resources
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Critical Reflections on Degrowth as a Movement
- The Routledge Handbook of Degrowth, edited by Anitra Nelson, 2025
- How Degrowth Are You? by Joe Herbert and Hannah Morris, 2025
Contextualising Degrowth
- Rojava revolution: a degrowth perspective on the current situation in Syria by Marina Colerato, 2025
- Dynamic Coalitions: Organizational Solidarity in Practice by Ana Inés Heras, 2025
- Declaration on Autonomy, Radical Democracy and Self Determination by the Global Tapestry of Alternatives, 2025
- What is the relationship between economic growth and the environment? A degrowth critique of the ‘contingent’ position by Terry Leahy for Progess in Political Economy, 2025
More Resources on the Commons
- The Paradigm Shift Podcast episode on Degrowth with Terry Leahy and Anitra Nelson
- Mutual Aid – an Introduction by Josie Sparrow, 2025
- The Movement Compass and Worksheet by By Beautiful Trouble, 2025 Unpacking Colonial Assumptions By Intertwine, Jill Faulkner, and Ulysses Thomas, 2025
- Climate Change and the Affordability Crisis by By Global Grassroots Support Network GGSN, Jen Gobby, Mary Stuart
- The Impacts of Climate Activism by Robyn Gulliver
- Exploring Narrative Practices for Broad-based Movements in Contexts of Democratic Decline by James Savage, Julia Roig, Open Global Rights
- We Need New Strategies to Respond to the Far RightCampaigning Guides for Activists
- Practising Commoning
- Climate Justice needs an Intersectional Approach: Toolkit
- 10 Ways People Power Can Change the World
- Where’s the Power? Developing Your Theory of Change [Template]
- Radical Imagination: Developing Conscious Activists’ Capacities
- Conflict is Inevitable: Knowledge Roundup
- Cosmo-Local Work: Using Commons Based Practices for Equitable & Sustainable Living
- Propogate, Pollinate, Practice: Curriculum Tools for a Just Transition
- 10 Tips for How the Climate Movement Can Improve Experiences for Activists with Diverse Health Needs
- Rural and Remote Communities Climate Organizing Toolkit
- The Power of Story: The Story of Self, Us and Now
- Movement Learning Catalyst: A Guide to Learning for Systemic Change
Access Handouts
2025
Download the PDF: 2025 Degrowth Festival Resources
2024
Download the PDF: 2024 Degrowth Festival Resources
Explore Further
For more resources see New to Activism, Organising and Campaigning? Start Here which includes links to Start Here guides on Nonviolent Direct Action, Creative Activism, Working in Groups, Organising, Coalition Building, Fundraising and more. Visit the Browse page to explore more.
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