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Round table discussion: do we really need money?
Tonight's show is a round table discussion conducted at Rudolf Steiner House in Sydney.
Do we need money? Is economic competition healthy or unhealthy? How should we organise society? These perennial questions are finally answered in tonight's show!
Our guests tonight are:
- Darrell Wheeler from the Social Threefolding Organisation
- Chris Wilkins from Zeitgeist Australia
- Lisa Devine from Anthroposophy in Australia
- Truth News co-anchor Josh Jackson
This is the third (and last) in our series on Building a Creative Economy.
Coincidentally, there is a newly released rap news video from thejuicemedia.com which covers some of the topics which we addressed in this show.
Prosperity without economic growth: is it possible?
Tonight my guests are Donnie Maclurcan and Darrell Wheeler as we explore paths to global prosperity that don’t rely on economic growth.
Dr Donnie Maclurcan is Co-Founder of the Post Growth Institute which is described as follows:
Post Growth is a catalyst for identifying, inspiring and implementing new approaches to global well-being.
Our Mission is to build and empower a broad-based global movement dedicated to bringing about futures beyond economic growth.
Our second guest for the night, Darrell Wheeler, is an exponent of Steiner's three-fold social theory, which we discussed on a previous TNRA show.
Post growth is further defined:
Post growth is about developing human potential, wellbeing and happiness within, and in relation to, a physically finite earth. It’s about putting life and everything needed to maintain it at the center of economic and social activity, instead of the never-ending accumulation of money, and the pursuit of growth of all kinds without regard for the consequences.
We would like to emphasise that the theories and viewpoints presented on this show do not necessarily represent the viewpoints of TNRA. In particular, we have some concern over such terms as "post-growth" as they play into the hands of the green movement which, in our opinion, is deeply compromised by tendenceis towards carbon taxes and eco-fascism - which we unreservedly abhor.
Nonetheless, this discussion presents interesting angles on the current global economic situation - and I'm sure you will find it very engaging!
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Building a Creative Economy
Tonight I am joined by Karla Cryer and Thuy Lee, who are organisers for a conference to be held in Balmain, Sydney on 29th October, titled "Building a Creative Economy".
From the website:
International, National and Local organisations and speakers explore economic alternatives that could benefit and support a much wider social spectrum and the environment. These approaches could lead towards a more just and sustainable world.
During the interview Karla explains some of the ideas of Rudolf Steiner, with an empahsis on the concept of "Social Threefolding", which is defined in wikipedia as:
...a sociological theory that suggests increasing the independence of society's three primary realms (economy, politics and culture) in such a way that those three realms can mutually correct each other in an ongoing process. The movement aims for equality of rights in political life, freedom in cultural life, and associative cooperation in economic life.
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