Doughnut Economics Reading Group: Creating a world with neither human suffering nor planet

Doughnut Economics Reading Group: Creating a world with neither human suffering nor planetary peril

Doughnut Economics: 

By Kate Raworth Chelsea Green Publishing (2017)

The capitalist economic system defines every aspect of our lives: the schooling and medical care we get, where we live, and how we sustain ourselves. The system works for a lucky few and exploits everyone else. And it’s a real threat to the survival of our species (and many others) on this planet.

We know the system needs to change—but we can’t change what we don’t understand. We have to know what we’re talking about.

Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics lays out traditional economic theory—still taught as gospel at all the major temples of capitalism—with clarity, authority, lots of graphics, and quite a bit of humor. She exposes the flawed models and persistent myths that keep the system in place. Even more importantly, she presents seven big, basic ideas with which to begin creating the world we want to see. We can indeed build an economy in the “doughnut”—meeting the needs of all while maintaining the biospheres that support us.

All of us need to read this book. We’ve all grown up in this deeply unfair and absurd system; seeing it clearly and getting free of it require a group effort.

So we at Strike Debt Bay Area are sponsoring a group discussion of Doughnut Economics. We’re doing one meeting a month on the 2nd Saturday; we’ll usually do about one chapter per meeting. Please join us!

4:30 – 6:00pm, Saturday, April 13th. Omni Commons, 4799 Shattuck Avenue, Oakland 7th meeting: 4:30 – 6:00pm, Saturday, May 11th. Omni Commons, 4799 Shattuck Avenue, Oakland We'll be discussing the 7th chapter and the concluding chapters, and discussion possible futures for the group. Bring the book (available at your favorite online bookseller and in select local bookstores) and/or your thoughts on the topic (The first and possibly subsequent chapters are available online – http://tinyurl.com/ycysqtde ‘Look Inside’). The book is an easy read (but full of ideas!) so it’s easy to catch up. Author website: https://www.kateraworth.com/doughnut/