---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Post Growth Institute <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 12:30 AM Subject: Post growth is going mainstream! Here's how you can be part of it To: Michel <[email protected]> Discover how to revitalize your community, build lasting business success on a finite planet, and spark global generosity with Free Money Day 2020. <https://postgrowth.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dcc08996cc57fb1c3f5af62ec&id=1600dbd1cf&e=34e5d8f0fd> Dear Michel, On August 22nd the PGI turned 10, and we've got a new shiny logo to celebrate! It so happens that the date was also Earth Overshoot Day – the moment when humanity’s demand for ecological resources exceeds what the planet can regenerate. As we work together to meet the challenges of climate change and the global pandemic, the *post-growth movement is moving into the mainstream*. In this month's newsletter, find out why more and more thinkers are in favor of *shifting away from growth*, and how *businesses can build lasting success on a finite planet*. Plus, discover a revolutionary set of *skills to strengthen and revitalize your community* with our Offers and Needs Market Facilitator Training, and help show that *a more generous world is possible* by taking part in Free Money Day 2020. In solidarity, Inspiration: Why Free Money Day makes you richer [image: Group holding up Free Money Day poster] <https://postgrowth.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dcc08996cc57fb1c3f5af62ec&id=382498d9a2&e=34e5d8f0fd> September 15th is Free Money Day <https://postgrowth.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dcc08996cc57fb1c3f5af62ec&id=076a164f36&e=34e5d8f0fd>, when people across the world will hand out their own money to complete strangers, asking the recipients to pass on half to someone else. As well as being a conversation about the benefits of economies based on sharing, the day is an opportunity to expand our ability to receive. With love and vulnerability at the heart of the Free Money Day exchange, we can continue to heal the rifts that emerge in any scarcity-based culture. *Read more about why giving away money makes your richer <https://postgrowth.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dcc08996cc57fb1c3f5af62ec&id=9cbf277009&e=34e5d8f0fd> and find out how to take part in a Covid-sensitive Free Money Day 2020. <https://postgrowth.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dcc08996cc57fb1c3f5af62ec&id=6c796ccca4&e=34e5d8f0fd>* Reimagining Economics: What kind of world do we want, post-Covid? [image: XR protestors with anti-capitalist sign] <https://postgrowth.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dcc08996cc57fb1c3f5af62ec&id=87157df9bb&e=34e5d8f0fd> "More and more thinkers are getting on board with the idea of post-growth, or shifting away from growth as a dominant measure of human and societal well-being." This Grist article <https://postgrowth.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dcc08996cc57fb1c3f5af62ec&id=84f0ef92e2&e=34e5d8f0fd> outlines how the pandemic has sparked urgent discussions about whether our growth-based economic model is fit to serve the needs of humanity and protect the environment. As Oxford University Professor, Danny Dorling says, “It's not the end of history, just the end of the roller coaster.” *Read now: Should countries rethink their obsession with economic growth?* <https://postgrowth.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dcc08996cc57fb1c3f5af62ec&id=5d56fa81c6&e=34e5d8f0fd> Reorienting Business: How to thrive on a finite planet [image: how many Earths do we need? infographic] <https://postgrowth.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dcc08996cc57fb1c3f5af62ec&id=fbf64d5479&e=34e5d8f0fd> Supporting humanity’s long-term success on our finite planet is going to become a powerful business advantage. The Global Footprint Network, the group that came up with the concept of Earth Overshoot Day and campaigns tirelessly to #MoveTheDate <https://postgrowth.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dcc08996cc57fb1c3f5af62ec&id=0b60bf33f4&e=34e5d8f0fd>, are hosting a free webinar about how to build lasting business success in a future where people and planet also thrive. In the hour-long session, discover how companies can prepare for one-planet prosperity and become better primed to attain and maintain a competitive advantage. Join the webinar on August 27th <https://postgrowth.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dcc08996cc57fb1c3f5af62ec&id=434b2c1bfe&e=34e5d8f0fd> *at 1pm UTC (2pm BST, 3pm CEST, 6:30am PST) and find out how to build lasting success for your business.* Revitalizing Communities: How virtual facilitation training can have profound local impact [image: zoom call photo] <https://postgrowth.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dcc08996cc57fb1c3f5af62ec&id=728cccb004&e=34e5d8f0fd> Developed over a decade by the PGI, the Offers and Needs Market is a two-hour guided process that facilitates the emergence of generosity and kindness. 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People from all around the world connected deeply via Zoom and went on to use this transformative energy to revitalize their own communities. *Read the report to discover how virtual training can have profound local impact <https://postgrowth.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dcc08996cc57fb1c3f5af62ec&id=e24c7c9d91&e=34e5d8f0fd>, and sign up to take the next round of training yourself <https://postgrowth.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dcc08996cc57fb1c3f5af62ec&id=34176421ba&e=34e5d8f0fd>.* [image: PGI logo] <https://postgrowth.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dcc08996cc57fb1c3f5af62ec&id=c4fb8afea7&e=34e5d8f0fd> [image: Facebook] <https://postgrowth.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dcc08996cc57fb1c3f5af62ec&id=b6c6a74615&e=34e5d8f0fd> [image: Twitter] <https://postgrowth.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dcc08996cc57fb1c3f5af62ec&id=ffe7b046ef&e=34e5d8f0fd> [image: Website] <https://postgrowth.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dcc08996cc57fb1c3f5af62ec&id=b4cbb38c67&e=34e5d8f0fd> Want to change how you receive these emails? 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