THE GREEN ECONOMY:
Practical Strategies to Create Community-based Eco-economies
OISE-UT
Transformative Learning Centre
Toronto's Premier Course on Green
Economic Alternatives
30 Hours over 10 weeks, Thursdays
OISE-UT room 8-214
April 8-June 10, 2010, 6
to 9pm
$180
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, U of Toronto, 252 Bloor
St. W.
(directly above St. George subway stop)
Eighth Floor, Room 8- 214
The Green Economy is an overview of radical potentials for reorganizing the economy for social and ecological purposes, while at the same time showcasing exciting alternatives being built right now in the existing economy.
The premise of the course is that today's
social, economic and environmental crises are not problems of management, but
of design. A process of economic conversion is necessary to create economic
structures which facilitate human self-development, social justice, community
enrichment and ecological regeneration. Tinkering with the System will not do;
and yet, the required changes can only emerge gradually and incrementally. How
can really radical and qualitative change emerge organically? This course looks
at the principles and practical strategies which can accomplish such a
transformation. The focus of the course is on the range of practical economic
alternatives being established in various sectors of the economy--from
agriculture and the food system, to manufacturing, to urban planning &
design, to alternative financial systems, and much more. The 30-hr. course features
different expert guest speakers each week, showcasing the cutting-edge of
grassroots green alternatives in
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Details and Readings
The Green Economy is
offered by the Transformative
Learning Centre of OISE-UT. The
course, taught by Brian Milani, was originally provided (1992-2007) through the
Labour Education Centre which in 2008 closed down its Labour Studies program.
The TLC is a community-based educational project based in the Adult Education
Dept. of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the
Green
Economy course sessions planned for spring 2010 are still being scheduled. Topics will likely include:
* Principles of Green Economics
* Green Building & Urban Design
* Local-Sustainable Food Systems
* The Soft Energy Path
* Green Jobs for Social Justice
* Community Indicators of Real Wealth
* Green Manufacturing
* Sustainable Transportation
* Socially-Responsible Investment
Coordinator and main instructor of The Green
Economy is Brian Milani, formerly of the Coalition for a Green Economy, Green
Enterprise Toronto, and
To Register:
… e-mail Brian Milani at < bmilani (at) web.ca >
Course Prerequisites: none. The course is appropriate for those with much, or almost no, economic or ecological knowledge. No exams or required reading. All readings are available on the Schedule page, but hard copies can be made for those without internet access. Students are advised that doing the readings will make each presentation more enjoyable and interesting, even if they are not mandatory.
The format for
most classes will likely be as follows:
6 pm: introduction to the week’s topic: Brian Milani
6:30: Guest
speaker’s Presentation, part 1
7:30: (approximately class midpoint): coffee break
7:45: announcements
7:50: Guest speaker’s Presentation, part 2 & discussion
9:00 pm: class finishes
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