The debates about the economic growth and environmental sustainability are siloed and polarized, which is limiting the scope of needed change in policy thinking. To transform these existing debates, Rethinking Prosperity is organizing a variety of events to bring together scholars, students, and community leaders. Our goal is to change the conversation about how an economy can work well for more people, within planetary boundaries over the long run and to expand the scope of policy thinking at the local and national level.
Upcoming and Recent Events:
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Due to a scheduling conflict, this lecture has been canceled. We are working on scheduling a new date for Klein to visit, possibly during the 2017-18 academic year. We will update our website once that date has been confirmed. April 6, 7:30 pm Kane Hall, room 130 Register (sold out, to be notified... -
The following are supplementary reading materials for Lance Bennett’s lecture series the American Global Challenge: Aligning Economy, Democracy & Environment in the 21st Century. For more information on the lecture series, click here. January 17: System Breakdown: Economy and Democracy... -
Location: Big Time Brewery, 4133 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105 Time: 5:30 pm to 7 pm, Tuesday, November 1st, 2016 RSVP: RVSP Facebook or if you don’t use Facebook here. Food and drink specials for purchase Join us at the Rethinking Prosperity’s first “Next Systems Meet-up”! Building... -
Lecture series by Lance Bennett, Ruddick C. Lawrence, Professor of Communication Life quality for growing numbers of people on the planet is threatened by a set of systemic problems. The global economy is not working well for people or the environment. Economic policies across the political spectrum...
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On April 25, students, community members, faculty, and staff came together for the Next System Teach-In at the University of Washington. The event was attended by hundreds of voices united in their common cause of creating a more equitable, democratic, and sustainable world. The Teach-In was structured... -
Worker Co-Ops: A Strategy for Building the Next System Wednesday, May 11, 2016 7:00pm-9:00pm Allen Auditorium, University of Washington, Seattle RSVP Space is Limited, RSVP Required Join us for a screening of “WEconomics: Italy” and panel, to include: Alison Booth Gribas, Worker-Owner,... -
The Next System Teach-in -
How Should We Spread Prosperity & Opportunity to All While Conserving the Environment? Join community members and University of Washington students in political science and communication in a unique dialogue about the strategies to achieve shared prosperity within ecological limits. Come ready... -
What should the next system look like — and how can we get there? We are in the midst of systemic crisis. The realities of growing inequality, political stalemate, and climate disruption just scratch the surface of global issues. It is clear that the current system doesn’t work for the vast majority... -
Rethinking Prosperity participated in this year’s New Economy Week by organizing two Seattle events: The New Economy Get-Together that brought together numerous local stakeholders and organizations, like Yes! Magazine, Got Green?, and Pinchot University; and the screening of “This Changes Everything,”...