Degrowth goes on tour on its own rhythm. 4 days to enjoy the trip between Montemor-o-Novo and Lisbon, walking in the company of donkeys, biking, travelling by train and boat, passing through villages and small towns, until arriving to the final destination.

This tour happens right after the Degrowth Course which will occur in Montemor-o-Novo between July 7 and 12, and the caravan is to celebrate the end of the first cycle of GROWL courses that have been happening between February 2014 and July 2015 throughout Europe.

This Degrowth Caravan is open to everybody, and it is expected to involve researchers and activists of different parts of the world that are working within degrowth premises, or people that are simply interested in knowing more and debating on these topics, so that ideas and practices can be exchanged. Additionally, there will also be strong interactions with the local populations that are going to be visited during the tour, to understand the challenges that they are facing, and debate how degrowth approach can be an interesting tool to address them.

The final event of this caravan is taking place at the Belém tower, a symbolic place from where the Portuguese expansionary and colonization processes started, being referential to the biggest contribution that the State of Portugal gave to growth-based society in the West. There will be speeches by degrowth thinkers, critics of colonial and neo-colonial structures, and a concert.