Reference:
Trainevo-062022-CS-5
Duration:
2 Hours
Category:
Changement Sociétal
Language(s):
🇬🇧, 🇫🇷

The evidence is unequivocal. Whatever the issue that concerns us, there is a single root cause: our rampant consumption. The well-known “always more” and “never enough.” If every human being consumed like a Canadian, a Luxembourger, or an American, we would need 5 planets to meet their needs.

But how, precisely, does one define a need? Depending on whether one lives in a wealthy, developed country or in a developing country, that definition differs. How can we become aware of this rampant overconsumption? This workshop offers an important, non-guilt-inducing reflection on our role as economic actors or as citizens. It helps us take stock of the gestures, behaviours, and actions that can easily become part of our daily lives.

As a recognized agent of social change, Canadian facilitator Jean Provencher will share with participants the benefit of his expertise and decades-long social commitment.

Activity accessible to all audiences: individuals, schools, businesses, organizations

Raise awareness of the major, real, and destructive impacts of our endless consumption patterns.

Understand the process of creating and responding to a need in order to intervene directly in one of the stages and thus reduce the resulting consumption.

Identify the various forms of consumption present in daily life and the solutions that allow for taking control of them, on the path toward responsible consumption.

This workshop is part of a social change education program, which offers activities (e.g., conferences and seminars) that allow for a deeper exploration of certain themes.

Three options offered for a full 8-hour day

  • One 8-hour topic of your choice ► Full day
  • Two 4-hour topics of your choice ► 1 in AM + 1 in PM
  • Four 2-hour topics of your choice ► 2 in AM + 2 in PM

Topics offered (according to applicable time blocks)

Topic

8 h

4 h

2 h

Global warming

X

X

X

·Measure the scale and impacts of warming·Learn to fight daily against warming

Citizen power

X

X

X

·Become aware of the powerful power in our hands

·Concretely exercise this power in our lives

Responsible consumption

X

X

X

·Realize how consumption governs everything

·Adopt healthy and sustainable consumption patterns

Technology dependence

X

X

·Question the place of technology in our lives

·Reduce tech grip to limit its impacts

Information and disinformation

X

·Understand the influence of the information war

·Protect yourself against disinformation and propaganda

Responsible investment

X

·Discover the benefits of investing responsibly

·Identify truly responsible investments

General workshop approach

(* the sequence and duration of the elements below will vary according to the chosen option)

  1. Topic context
  2. Practical scenarios
  3. Individual exercise(s)
  4. Group or subgroup discussion(s)
  5. Shared information
  6. Conclusion
Prerequisite: participants are strongly advised to attend the “Being, Thinking and Acting Differently” conference beforehand.
The workshop includes various forms of learning and practice depending on the chosen option: visual presentation, multimedia tools, educational content delivered by the facilitator, individual practical exercises, small group discussions, plenary session.
Certificate of workshop participation.
Address: Color Business Center, 19 rue de l’industrie L-6089 Bertrange
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