Meet the DEAL Community

Greenwich, CT USA

I'm a high school sustainability teacher, combining environmental. social and economic sustainability principles into all my classes.

Switzerland

Ph.D., social psychology

North Saanich, BC

Bath, UK

Working as an osteopath and an interested amateur who knows very little but is keen to learn how we can make economies more social and better for us, for nature and for the world.

Australia

Semi-retired with a background in community development and co-operatives. Lectured by Kate Rayworth at Schumacher College while undertaking  Masters in new economics. Very interested in the concept of circular economies and supportive of local economic development. I'm particularly interested in all of the fields that I've mentioned.  

Penola, South Australia, Australia

Just listened to the book and want to get involved.  Own and run a small business in construction (polished concrete/epoxy floors/concrete grinding etc.) Previous experience in climate action with Limestone Coast Protection Alliance, Lock the Gate and Great Australian Bight Alliance primarily against fossil fuel exploration and extraction.  Completed community organising course with the Change Agency.

Seattle, WA USA

Colwyn Bay, Conwy, Wales, United Kingdom

UNISON Area Learning & Development Organiser, promoting #justtransition, environmental awareness and the idea of public service jobs as green jobs within trade unions and beyond. Providing introductions to doughnut economics to front-line workers through our union learning work.

Milton Keynes

Just finished a 9 month research dissertation on domestic and international  climate change laws for my Master in Laws degree. 

Delhi, India

I am a First-Year student pursuing BA(Honours) Economics at Hansraj college, Delhi University. I have a keen interest in Finance, Development Economics, Data Science and Blockchain Technology which perfectly blends my 2 favourite subjects Economics and Technology. *I am still learning Computer Programming and working with Python, C and JavaScript. *Also, I've been involved in music since the age of 10 and I'm proficiently skilled at playing Guitar and Drums.      

Swindon, UK

Climate activist.  Swindon based. I used to be an AI researcher and programmer before that!

San Jose, California, USA

An old, old socialist living in the middle of Silicon Valley and wondering WTF happened. 

Kingston, Jamaica

A young high school student, but aspiring economist, sorry, DOUGHNUT Economist. By joining this community I hope to bring along the rest of home country, Jamaica to that Doughtnut Safe Space we all want. I also wish the connect the planet were alliance with this community. I think this super cool! Nice to meet you!     

Santiago, Chile

Ahmedabad

I am 22 year old business student ready to enter the business world in the near future. I am very interested in finding practical ways to make business regenerative and distributive. 

belgium

I'm a civilian. Working on a website to give a view on how the world is doing. Where we are going.  Climate change is put into 4 topics: stratosphere / climate tipping points / global warming / 8 billion people After i made all the topics i will focus on 4 questions: World today / whats wrong / why/ where are we going The topics will guide through the questions.  After that's all done i will make a simple total overview. (right now i call it "climate card") By making 1 big line of the global temperature and putting the data inside this line.  Then making the 3 other topics (stratosphere, CTP, people)  into "supporting lines"

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.