Community Outreach, Event Planning, Data Gathering, Reporting

Want to volunteer with ChiDEC? Currently our main activities are Engagement and Data/Reporting. Doughnut Economics has lots in common with: circular economy, new economy, degrowth, Green Deal 2.0, Wellbeing economy. To get started, email us at info@chidec.org, and join us at one of our regularly scheduled meetings. See the ChiDEC meeting calendar near the bottom of the chidec.org home page.

We are working towards change with regard to both social dimensions and ecological dimensions of the Chicago Donut:

Social Dimensions: Food, Health, Education, Income & Work, Peace & Justice, Political Voice, Social Cohesion, Equality (equity),Housing, Connectivity & Transportation (connectivity), Energy, Water

Ecological Dimensions: Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Chemical Pollution, Air Pollution, Freshwater Use (freshwater disruption), Land Use (land conversion), Biodiversity, Ozone Depletion, Nitrogen & Phosphorus (nutrient pollution)

Join us in learning about social shortfalls and ecological overshoots, or bring your expertise and help identify policy recommendations, and more.