Demystifying Degrowth

Have you ever wondered how you could explain degrowth in the simplest and most accessible way possible? Thankfully, some folks in New York did and managed to create beautiful ways of explaining this complex idea. Below you can find a creative infographic and video that demystifies what degrowth is and why it could be great for our future.

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This infographic was designed by the Spumoni Cooperative, written by Jamie Tyberg and Erica Jung (members of DegrowNYC and authors at RosaLux NYC) and edited by Aaron Eisenberg

Demystifying Degrowth is a video made for the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung NYC office written by Jamie Tyberg and Erica Jung, narrated by Fariha Róisín, edited by Aaron Eisenberg, designed by the Spumoni Cooperative (Emily Bernstein, Warren Heller, and Annie Xing Zho), and Scored by Cody Fitzgerald and Warren Heller.

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