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Retrospective: New Economy Week 2015 @ Rethinking Prosperity
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, such as Yes! Magazine, Got Green?, and Pinchot University; and [...]
The New Economy Get-Together Nov. 13th
All around us, innovators are building cooperative, ethical, and community-rooted enterprises, reclaiming the commons, and democratizing and reorienting finance. We are finding new ways to share skills and goods, measure success, and meet growing human [...]
“This Changes Everything” Film Screening & Discussion – Nov. 10
Join Rethinking Prosperity for the screening of This Changes Everything! The documentary directed by Avi Lewis was developed in parallel to the critically acclaimed Naomi Klein worldwide bestseller with the same title. Both the movie [...]
Richard Wolff Captivates Rethinking Prosperity Audience
On Tuesday, October 27, 2015, renowned economics professor and radio host Richard Wolff addressed an audience of about 100 students, faculty, and members of the broader Seattle community at a guest lecture organized by the [...]
CCCE to host discussion with economics scholar Richard Wolff
Rethinking Prosperity, a project of the UW's Center for Communication and Civic Engagement (CCCE), is hosting a public discussion with renowned economics scholar, radio host, and writer Richard Wolff. For the past 35 years, Wolff [...]
Bennett Receives Humboldt Research Award
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation granted Prof. Lance Bennett a Humboldt Research Award in recognition of his lifetime achievements in research. Prof. Bennett will utilize this research award to develop a project tracking the global [...]
Capitalism v. Environment
Founder and director of Alternative Radio (AR), David Barsamian joined Rethinking Prosperity on May 19 to discuss capitalism and the environment as well as the role of the media in front of a diverse, intimate, [...]
Capitalism v. Environment: Event w/ David Barsamian: May 19
"Human beings and the natural world are on a collision course. Human activities inflict harsh and often irreversible damage on the environment and on critical resources. If not checked, many of our current practices put [...]
Bennett participates in “The Politics of Global Climate Change” Panel
On April 8, 2015, CCCE director Lance Bennett was part of a panel about "The Politics of Global Climate Change" organized by the UW Political Science Department. Bennett addressed the question "Why it is so [...]
Lunch and a Lecture with John de Graaf
John de Graaf spoke on Feb 25 at a University of Washington luncheon on his experience as an advisor to the government of Bhutan, Gross National Happiness and other international indices of well-being and happiness, [...]