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We are a university network working towards a vision of the future founded on mutually enhancing relationships between human societies and the planetary community of life.
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🎧 Episode 4 of Radio Ecozoic is now live!

The Radio Ecozoic team speaks with Prof. Josh Farley about research as a way to build community.

Listen here!
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#leadershipfortheecozoic #radioecozoic
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November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Next week we'll be welcoming Professor Anna Tsing (UC Santa Cruz & Aarhus University) for a talk titled: Fish that Empty the Water: Co-Species Invasion as Occupation

📍 Leacock 232, McGill University
📅 November 13, 5:00-6:30 PM

Reception to follow at the Redpath Museum (first come, first served)
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This week!

Join us for Alternatives Beyond Capitalism: A Next System Teach-In, taking place from Thursday, Nov 6 to Saturday, Nov 8 at the University of Vermont and off-campus locations.

You can still register through this link: actionnetwork.org/events/alter...

#nextsystem #nextsystemteachin
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Reposted by Leadership for the Ecozoic
Next stop: Burlington, Vermont! Taling alternatives at the University of Vermont with @l4ecozoic.bsky.social, Leadership for the Ecozoic, David Bollier @davidbollier.bsky.social, and other superb ecological thinkers. Free and open to the public.

www.l4ecozoic.org/next-system-...
Next System Teach-In | L4Ecozoic
​Alternatives Beyond Capitalism is part of a series of Next Systems Teach-Ins taking place worldwide. This event will take place at the University of Vermont and downtown Burlington on Thursday, Novem...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
UVM Next System Teach-In | Nov 6–8

Join us for Alternatives Beyond Capitalistm: A Next System Teach-In! The event will take place over three days from Thursday, November 6th – Saturday, November 8th at Davis Center, University of Vermont.

More details here: www.l4ecozoic.org/next-system-...
Next System Teach-In | L4Ecozoic
​Alternatives Beyond Capitalism is part of a series of Next Systems Teach-Ins taking place worldwide. This event will take place at the University of Vermont and downtown Burlington on Thursday, Novem...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
We’ve got a new look!
Our ideas can be big and layered, so we kept the design simple.

And guess what? A new website is on the way soon 👀 Stay tuned!
October 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The next Degrowth Café is happening Oct 8, 5:30 pm at Fletcher Free Library (Burlington VT).

We’ll be talking about degrowth and asking: Can we shrink the economy to improve our well-being?

Free + open to all. Snacks included! 🌱🍪

More info: www.l4ecozoic.org/degrowth-cafe
September 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
New on the L4E blog: From Oslo, with Ubuntu

Reflections from the 2025 ISEE-Degrowth Conference, by Justin Dempsey, Josh Farley, Geoff Garver, Liam Grima, Jukka Kilgus, Lizah Makombore, Juliana Neira, Nina Smolyar & Matías Vaccarezza Sevilla.

Read: www.l4ecozoic.org/post/from-os...
From Oslo, with Ubuntu: L4E's journey at the 2025 Oslo ISEE-Degrowth Conference
The 2025 ISEE-Degrowth conference took place in Oslo from June 23-27, and Leadership for the Ecozoic was in the house!
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August 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🐌 The Degrowth Café returns this Friday!

🗓 Friday, August 8th
🕙 10:00 am
📍 Spiral House, 19 Church Street, Suite 1, Burlington, VT

Bring your own mug!

RSVP encouraged (not required): julie.starr@uvm.edu

More info: lnkd.in/eZ3u9xVZ

#Degrowth #LeadershipForTheEcozoic #CommunityEvent
August 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The U.S. recently passed a law that gives billions to the rich by cutting food and healthcare for the poor. L4E Student Fellow Liam Grima explores explores the bill’s regressive impacts and its implications for the Ecozoic.

Read: lnkd.in/eXfkHeMF

#economicjustice #healthcare #inequality #ecozoic
July 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Some glimpses from our second Degrowth Café with L4E members and locals. Good company, strong coffee and bold visions for the future.

Next session is scheduled for August 8th @ 10 am at Spiral House, Burlington VT. More info here: www.l4ecozoic.org/degrowth-cafe

#l4e #degrowthcafe
July 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
☕️ The next Degrowth Café is this Friday, July 11 at 10 AM in Burlington!

Join us for an open, informal convo about degrowth.

📍Spiral House, 19 Church Street, Suite 1
🕙10 am | Bring your own mug!

More info: lnkd.in/eZ3u9xVZ

#degrowth #communityevent #l4e
July 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Some snapshots of L4E members at the ISEE-Degrowth Conference this year 🌍🐌

#ISEE2025 #Degrowth2025 #L4E
July 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
APTN just released Sacrifice Zones, a powerful special on plastics, featuring L4E PhD Fellow Lynn Jacobs.

🎥 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeNa...

📰 Read: www.aptnnews.ca/investigates...

#environmentaljustice #plasticstreaty #indigenousrights #L4E #leadershipfortheecozoic
Sacrifice Zones | APTN Investigates
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June 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
New blog by L4E PhD fellows Em R. O’Hara + Hannah Gokalsan asks: What does retirement look like in a degrowth world?

📖 Read it here: www.l4ecozoic.org/post/aging-o...

#degrowth #retirement #leadershipfortheecozoic #l4e
Aging on a dying planet
According to the internet, financial advisors, and parental figures, adults in their mid-thirties residing in the United States should have at least two times the amount of their current salaries save...
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June 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
We had a beautiful first Degrowth Café last Friday! Thank you everyone for participating!

Next dates → July 11 & August 8 at 10am
Spiral House, Burlington VT

All are welcome! Come by if you’re into questioning growth, dreaming alternatives, or just wanna talk over coffee.

#degrowth #degrowthcafé
June 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Can sustainability truly thrive when tied to systems of waste?

👉 L4E PhD Fellows published an op-ed in @vtdigger on UVM’s Casella Center: "A wasted opportunity to explore our compulsory consumption"

📖 Read here: shorturl.at/DZQ9D

#LeadershipForTheEcozoic #EcologicalJustice #Vermont
June 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This past Saturday was #GlobalDegrowthDay - a moment to reflect on how we can move toward more just ways of living. 🌍 🐌

In that spirit, we're excited to launch the Degrowth Café in Burlington! First session is happening this Friday, June 13 at 10 am!

#degrowth #globaldegrowthday #l4e
June 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Degrowth Café is coming soon! 🐌

📍 Spiral House, 19 Church St, Burlington, VT
🕙 June 13, July 11, Aug 8 - all at 10am

All are welcome!
RSVP (not required) → julie.starr@uvm.edu
Note: space isn't wheelchair accessible.

More info: www.l4ecozoic.org/degrowth-cafe

#degrowth #leadershipfortheecozoic
June 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
New paper publication and blog post by PhD fellow Chris McElroy!

The paper titled "The labour and resource use requirements of a good life for all" explores the requirements of providing a good life for all. You can read the paper here: shorturl.at/zN3Ed

Read the blog post here: shorturl.at/YCc7F
The labour and resource use requirements of a good life for all
We use multi-regional input–output analysis to calculate the paid labour, energy, emissions, and material use required to provide basic needs for all …
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May 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Third article out now in Journal de Montréal’s series on illegal dumping. This one dives deep into the debris littering natural areas: bricks, plastic, and more.

L4E supported this investigation with satellite mapping.
Read it here: www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/12/25/l...

#l4e #constructionwaste
La poubelle du Québec: briques, bouts de tuyaux, béton et plastique en pleine nature
Des décharges sauvages de déchets de construction en Montérégie visitées par notre Bureau d’enquête.
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May 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A new Journal de Montréal article exposes the impact of construction waste in Montérégie. L4E contributed satellite imagery + mapping to help visualize what’s happening on the ground.

Read here: www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/12/25/l...

#leadershipfortheecozoic #monteregie
La poubelle du Québec: une partie de la Montérégie est devenue un vrai dépotoir de déchets de construction
Des centaines de sites ont fait l’objet de dépôts sauvages.
www.journaldemontreal.com
May 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Franklin, QC is speaking out: “We’re not Montreal’s trash can.”
The Journal de Montréal just launched a series on illegal construction waste dumping, based in part on L4E’s research.
Read the first piece here: www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/12/25/l...

#Ecojustice #ConstructionWaste #L4E
La poubelle du Québec: Franklin, tannée d’être le «dépotoir» à déchets de construction de Montréal
Une petite ville paisible de la Montérégie lutte depuis des années contre les décharges illégales.
www.journaldemontreal.com
May 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
At this year’s CASCA conference, L4E PhD fellows shone bright during the roundtable “Researching the Ecozoic: Navigating New Frontiers in Transdisciplinary Research.”

Congratulations for a great conversation!

#leadershipfortheecozoic #l4e #CASCA2025 #ecozoicresearch #transdisciplinaryresearch
May 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Why is South Sudan still in crisis despite peace deals?
Join us for a powerful talk by policy analyst Abraham Awolich on Friday, May 2 at 12pm at UVM’s Gund Institute (Farrell Hall).
Lunch provided. Open to all UVM students, faculty & staff!

Organized by: Gund Institute for Environment
April 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM