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#DegrowthLitMonth: The Future is Degrowth: A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism

Posted on December 3, 2023December 30, 2023 by Erin Remblance

The Future is Degrowth: A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism, by Matthias Schmelzer, Aaron Vansintjan and Andrea Vetter Verso Books 320 pages June 2022 9781839765841 One of the biggest book releases on the topic of degrowth in the last few years, The Future is Degrowth is a comprehensive investigation of both economic growth (including a full chapter critiquing … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: The Future is Degrowth: A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism

Posted in #Degrowth, Global Literature in Libraries Initiative, Nonfiction, UN SDGsTagged #AaronVansintjan, #AndreaVetter, #Capitalism, #Degrowth, #DegrowthLit, #DegrowthLitMonth, #ErinRemblance, #MatthiasSchmelzer, #TheFutureIsDegrowth, #VersoBooks, Nonfiction2 Comments

Welcome to #DegrowthLitMonth!

Posted on December 1, 2023December 30, 2023 by Erin Remblance

Hello! I’m Erin Remblance and I’ll be your host for the month of December, taking you through degrowth and degrowth-aligned literature from authors around the world. I am a Sydney-based writer, researcher, co-creator of (re)Biz, wife, and mother of three children. I’m a passionate advocate for our planet and taking action aligned with what the physics demands … Continue reading Welcome to #DegrowthLitMonth!

Posted in #African Literature, #Degrowth, Adult Title Pick, Africa, Article, Eswatini Literature, Global Literature in Libraries Initiative, history, Nonfiction, UN SDGsTagged #Capitalism, #Degrowth, #DegrowthLit, #DegrowthLitMonth, #ErinRemblance, #JasonHickel, #Journalism, #LessIsMore3 Comments

Simbi: the free eBook platform for world literature for kids

Posted on August 24, 2022August 24, 2022 by katieday

by Barb Reid, Primary School Teacher-Librarian, United World College of Southeast Asia - East Campus, Singapore Simbi and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) At the May 2022 Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC) in Singapore, there was a panel with publishers from different countries discussing how they supported the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), … Continue reading Simbi: the free eBook platform for world literature for kids

Posted in Beginning Readers, book club, Global Literature in Libraries Initiative, UN SDGsTagged #GlobalGoals, #SDGs, #WorldKidLit, Canada, childrens books, ebooks, reading, United Nations2 Comments

(More) ASIAN TITLES CELEBRATING UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS & SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING

Posted on August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 by katieday

Consider this part two of the June 21st post where I highlighted mainly books from Singapore on the newly released booklist from the AFCC (Asian Festival of Children's Content) and the Singapore Book Council highlighting Asian titles celebrating UN SDG goals & social emotional learning. Now let's look at some books on the list from … Continue reading (More) ASIAN TITLES CELEBRATING UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS & SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING

Posted in Global Literature in Libraries Initiative, Japanese, Nonfiction, Picture Books, South Asian Literature, UN SDGsTagged #SDGs, #Singaporean Literature, #WorldKidLit, Asian Festival of Children's Content, Climate Change, Closetful of Books, Denise Tan, Evelyn Wong, India, Japan, Katie Day, Picture Book, Singapore Book Council, United NationsLeave a comment

Asian Titles celebrating UN Sustainable Development Goals & Social Emotional Learning

Posted on June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 by katieday

Thanks to the AFCC (Asian Festival of Children's Content) and the Singapore Book Council Singapore Book Council / AFCC (Asian Festival of Children's Content) Book recommendations for children and young adults which support the understanding of the UN 2030 Agenda -- i.e., the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (the SDGs)-- set in 2015, with specific targets and … Continue reading Asian Titles celebrating UN Sustainable Development Goals & Social Emotional Learning

Posted in Asian, Global Literature in Libraries Initiative, Singapore, UN SDGs, young, young adultTagged #Singaporean Literature, #WorldKidLit, AFCC, Asian Festival of Children's Content, Barb Reid, Climate Change, Closetful of Books, Denise Tan, Evelyn Wong, Gathering Books, Katie Day, Myra Garces-Bacsal, Picture Book, SEL, Singapore Book Council, UN SDGs, United Nations, UWCSEA1 Comment

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