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Published on July 15, 2021
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As part of our work to amplify the important work in the Wellbeing Economy movement, these WEAll Weekly Update blogs will share some of the latest and greatest updates from our membership and beyond. Please use the comment box to share any relevant updates from this week and keep the conversation going!
Weekly Reads
Going Public: Iceland’s Journey to a Shorter Working Week
“Recognition of the coming impact of automation and technological change on our working lives, alongside a burgeoning desire to spend less time tied up in work has put a reduction in working hours firmly on the policy-making table”
State of the World’s Fathers 2021: Structural Solutions to Achieve Equality in Care Work
“While data show that men are participating more in care work during the pandemic, data also show that the world is a long way off from achieving full equality in care work.”
Shifting Power and Capital in Real Estate Finance – Inclusive Capital Collective
“Real estate is the largest source of asset-based wealth and opportunity for American families, and yet Black and other communities of color are systematically marginalized in renting, owning, and financing real estate.”
Fairness and Opportunity: A people-powered plan for the green transition – IPRR
“The commission argues that no plan for addressing the climate and nature crises should be prepared without public involvement; new national and local citizens’ assemblies should be established and communities should have a greater say in how local budgets are spent.”
Job Openings & Opportunities
- Community Lead – GoodDollar
- Communications Lead – WEAll Scotland
- Policy and Engagement Lead – WEAll Scotland
- Communications Officer – Network of Wellbeing
- Online Course: Social Network Analysis: The Networks Connecting People
- Director General, Net Zero [Scotland]
- International Projects Coordinator – 2050 Climate Group [Scotland]
- Senior Organiser, Social Justice; Programme Support Officer; Board positions – NEON
- Programme Manager, Community Wealth Building – North Ayrshire Council [Scotland]
- Programme Manager, Fair Work– North Ayrshire Council [Scotland]
What to Watch
- European Commission Debate Oxford-style debate on the motion – “For a sustainable post-covid recovery, this forum believes we should replace GDP with an alternative well-being indicator” with Katherine Trebeck
- Rethinking science: Learning from research rooted within civil society
- Philanthropy and the State: who is funding what and why?
- Health and Environment Case Studies Event
- Imagining a Post-Capitalist World with Tim Jackson – Majority Report
Listen Up
- Shifting Norms Through Culture Change and Narrative Strategy
- Alicia Kidd / Mari Kemp: Elevating Women and Winemakers of Color – LIFT Economy
- It’s not all about the money, it’s about our wellbeing with Michael Weatherhead
- Feminism for the 99 Percent – Upstream Podcast
Upcoming Events
- July 21: Caring for Every Body: Organising Towards Disability JusticeCaring for Every Body: Organising Towards Disability Justice
- July 23: Advancing Wellbeing by Transcending the Barriers of Whiteness
- July 27- 29th: Rethinking Economics Festival
- July 28: Co-creating methods to downscale the Doughnut: Share your thoughts!
- July 29: The Economics of Queerness
- July 29: Meet WEAll Scotland’s Director: A Q&A with Jimmy Paul
- July 29: EcoCiv Dialogue: Public Banking in California
- Systems Innovation Event Series
- Next Economy MBA “Meet the Instructors” – LIFT Economy
- Regeneration Pollination “Speed Networking” Events – the Global Regeneration CoLab
- Decolonising Economics Events
WEAll Originals
Blogs:
- The pervasiveness of our extractive system
- Real world stories of Health and Environment co-benefits in action
- I made millions betting against trickle-down economics – now I’m tackling wealth inequality
Publications:
- Five Pathways Towards Health-Environment Policy in a Wellbeing Economy, Eloi Laurent, Fabio Battaglia, Amanda Janoo, Alessandro Galli, Giorgia Dalla Libera Marchiori, Raluca Munteanu, Claire Sommer
- WEAll Medium Publication
- WEAll Policy Design Guidebook
- Stories For Life
- Wellbeing Economy Messaging Guide– Positive Money, PIRC, NEON, and WEAll
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