Cambridge Doughnut
@CamDoughnut
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Promote an economy based on Doughnut Economics principles in Cambridge.
Joined September 2020
Sign up to the #GlobalDonutDay on November 13th to learn, connect, celebrate, imagine and inspire. #DoughnutEconomics
Over 30 locations from Melbourne to Mumbai, Beijing to Vermont will participate in #GlobalDonutDay by hosting local Donut festivals, bringing communities together in their places around #DoughnutEconomics, to learn, connect, celebrate, imagine and inspire. (1/4)
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Cambridge Needs You! 🏘️ At CamDEAG, we work to make this city somewhere everyone can thrive 🌱 You, me, them at No. 42... Everyone. Whether you're a college student or a senior citizen, pillar of the community or new on the block 💞 Here's just a handful of reasons to join us!
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We need modern economics, for the modern world 🌐 What would that look like? And how to communicate it in <280 characters...? Well, I can't promise an Tweet-sized economics primer. Sorry. 📚 But I can recommend @KateRaworth's amazing book! Check out what our members made of it:
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Take a look in the mirror. Who do you want to be? What do you want Cambridge to be? 🪞 In this economy, it’s hard to believe in a better world – where we're safe, secure, connected to neighbours and nature. But how to change the economy...? 💸 Together.
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What can the Doughnut do for you? CamDEAG is a local group for local people! 😁 Soon, we hope to highlight initiatives around the city making Cambridge happier and healthier, for everyone. Here's what that future could hold... (ft. @HannahCCopley!) 🔮 https://t.co/zhb29EuXds
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What’s in a name? Cambridge Doughnut Economics Action Group (CamDEAG) – it's a mouthful… 🤯 So, let our members speak for themselves: @HannahCCopley @CambridgeGreens, @jezz_johnson, Martin, Frances, Cynthia, and Peter. Here's what Doughnut Economics means to us!💡
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Doughnuts – not just a tasty treat! 🍩 What if I told you that a doughnut could save the world? Inspired by @KateRaworth @DoughnutEcon, we're a group of Cambridge locals trying to make the city greener, fairer, and better for us all… 🌍 Follow us and join in forming the future!
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Environment Agency staff can no longer respond to “category 3&4” pollution events due to a lack of funding. So how do they assess how serious a pollution problem is? They let whoever reports it guess. Full story in the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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This Friday - 5:30 - livestream - Green Growth versus Degrowth
Green growth vs Degrowth? 🤷♀️ Samuel Fankhauser and Jason Hickel go head-to-head on biggest challenge: how to avoid catastrophic climate change & environmental degradation. Chaired by Kate Raworth, author of Doughnut Economics. Sept 2 5:30 pm livestream
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"Business-as-usual" is leading to #ClimateChange, #biodiversity loss and the degradation of #nature. To reverse this trend, we need to build a global #CircularEconomy. 🌎🌱 "We must work with and within the cycles of the living world." — @KateRaworth
https://t.co/EbqFQ2FSaK
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One week to go on this petition to tax sterile plastic gardens. Its going to take 100k signatures to sway Government. If everyone signs and shares we have a shot! 📝 https://t.co/mG780gRk30
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THREAD. This is Clive. Clive grows fruit, vegetables, and flowers for local markets. This is Clive’s farm. Clive has lived here his whole life.
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This Tuesday 21 June 4-10pm at jesus green lock - redeclaring rights of the Cam.
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Tomorrow Sunday 19 June! Music 🎶🎺 childrens art activities 🎨 bird walk 🦅 All welcome; free; bring a picnic.
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We're getting ready to go WILD this June for #30DaysWild! Sign up today and receive a free 30 Days Wild pack with tips to get closer to nature & wildflower seed pack. What will you be doing to stay WILD this June? Let us know in the comment section below https://t.co/ug4VI6Gua1
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INVITATION TO ONLINE EVENT: 12 May 3-6 pm "Planning in the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill". It's a public event hosted by #luhc following the introduction of the #Bill to #Parliament today. Sign up here https://t.co/qtkbKiXdqB
#planning #housing #luhc #environment #community
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People often assume that capitalism is defined by "markets and trade". But markets and trade existed for thousands of years before capitalism. Capitalism is only 500 years old. So what is distinctive about this economic system? Three things (well, more, but three for now):
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52% of #Cambridge households are rented accommodation. Join our campaign to enforce minimum energy efficiency standards in Greater Cambridge https://t.co/3LSxZy0LVp
@TransitionCambs @CCFcambridge @CamDoughnut @cambridge2030 @camcitco @SouthCambs @CambridgeGreens @CambridgeLDs
carbonneutralcambridge.org
Calling all tenants in Greater Cambridge: If your home has substandard energy efficiency let us know using this form, so we can work together to apply pressure to landlords and councils to improve it...
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I’m busy preparing for the Imaginarium at @Cambridge_Fest this weekend - come and join us - with @CCFcambridge @TransitionCambs @CamDoughnut, Artists and Architects of The future as we share ideas and create a vision for a greener, fairer cambridgeshire https://t.co/fMYpQqNthg
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The Imaginarium will be wiggling its toes with joy this Saturday and Sunday at the New Museum Site on Pembroke St as part of the Cambridge Festival. Good for all ages, just turn up! Come and play - help shape the future! https://t.co/pIPZq8gCwG
festival.cam.ac.uk
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