Meet the DEAL Community

Milton Keynes

Hello! I am a vicar of St Marks church in Milton Keynes (central England) and run a small charity working in schools to provide food to children who would otherwise go to bed hungry. I also founded Milton Keynes Child Poverty Partnership. I have two girls and a growing interest in radical, positive, holistic, healthy ways of living that will ensure they and others grow up in a world which is safe, sustainable and more fun! 

Ireland

Academic working in science education in Trinity College Dublin. I'm interested in transdisciplinary approaches to learning, and education for imagination. 

Denmark

I have a masters degree in History and Economics from the University of Copenhagen. Throught my studies I have primarily been focused on economic development and macroeconomic analysis. For my thesis I wrote about the historical development of the macroeconomic model ADAM that is still in use by the Danish Ministry of Finance. One of the things that really made me realise that we need to do something different is the fact that all macroeconomic models all have the same flaw: They all have growth as the fundamental variable for development.  I hope that I can broaden my view of society by beeing a member of DEAL. 

Chile

I am a citizen of Chile and the world. My interest in Doughnut Economics is due to the fact that I believe a new regenerative, inclusive, interconnected, and collaborative economic model is needed with urgency. We need to put the basic human needs and the environment in the center of discussions and policy making.  Changes to the current neoclassical model are taking place and have been accelerated due to the pressures of climate change and the recent COVID-19 which reframed the role of the state, civil society and companies to solve day-to-day pressures in an interconnected and efficient way.  

Wiltshire UK

Working with www.Planted-Community.co.uk. We are the first sustainable events and media platform promoting nature-based design.  Our purpose is to reconnect people and spaces with nature. We present a more sustainable vision of the future by showcasing beautiful design today which improves our tomorrow. We explore how design, sustainability, food production, architecture and nature can combine to create cleaner, greener, healthier spaces. We work only with partners who place nature and the environment at the heart of their business. We seek to present positive design solutions to environmental challenges and are committed to effecting positive and lasting change in our industry and beyond. Academic background: first class BSc in Geography & Environmental Management. Research and  teaching quaternary science, environmental change and sustainable energy. 

Orient, New York

I'm interested in creating a circular food economy in our farming and fishing community. A big concern to me is the vast amount of food waste, 35% of our solid waste stream is food waste. Food has better uses: feeding people, animals and the soil!  I'm working on a plan to help educate our community and engage them in various ways to divert food scraps from our waste stream, and into compost operations, many at local farms, to enrich soils. 

London, UK

Having forged a career growing, running and advising digital media businesses, I recently committed my working life to addressing the challenges of climate change and sustainable development. As a result, I founded Every River Group, a media business, strategy consultancy, and education provider whose purpose is to mobilise society in pursuit of a liveable climate and a fairer, more sustainable civilisation. 

Skipton

Property regeneration consultant 

Holbæk, Denmark

I work with conflict resolution in intercultural exchanges. I would be happy to meet peers to exchange, collaborate, and create sustainable educational projects or research through digital intercultural learning experiences, to support and transform personal intercultural learning experiences into changemaking global communities. Through intercultural learning and understanding, I aim to add social impact as well as lifelong learning experiences for a safe and just space for humanity.

The Netherlands

Adelaide South Australia

World-System analyst. Retired policy activist, academic and trade unionist.  Writing book on capitalism focused on the rise and fall of the capitals of capital ( Genoa, Amsterdam, London, New York and Shanghai 1400-2050. Writing a book on South Australia 1836-2036 ( Colonisation to Bicentenary) 

Witney, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Worked in trade unions, here and in South Africa, varied experience in criminal justice, drug and alcohol recovery, group work facilitation and community media. Working on a Maker Space project currently and looking for partners. Very keen to develop more holistic projects which combine local economy, health and wellbeing, active citizenship. 

California

Naperville, IL

Financial consultant and CPA ramping up to perform integrated reporting.

London

genoa

I help samll and medium size group of people to collaborate in order to think together, generate ideas, take better decisions and make them happen. My missio is to change how people collaborate and think for a sustainable future.

Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland

Community development worker looking for practical ways for a small community to re-shape its socio-economic development in ways that are sustainable, equitable and engaging.  The community is committed to developing renewable energy and becoming carbon neutral, engaged in a major biodiversity restoration and strengthening project, and the regeneration of an iconic Lighthouse site.  Each of these three elements aims to have a wellbeing economy at its core.  Keen to learn how to make this happen, and to share anything we learn along the way.

Harrogate

Bristol

Haringey, London

I'm interested in health creation, community building, and how to transform local democracy using all the opportunities that the 21st century has to offer to make the future something better than what has come before. 

USA

Cambridgeshire

I'm a Sustainability Masters student, an educator, administrator and marketer with a wealth of experience gained throughout an interesting and varied career.  I have a passion for #equality #biodiversity #nature-connectedness #rewilding.  

Seoul, Korea