Transformative justice | Degrowth policies

Justice systems should repair harm, not perpetuate it. This policy ensures marginalised communities receive redress and power over decisions affecting them.

Policy Objective - Dismantling systemic injustice

Justice systems should repair harm, not perpetuate it. This policy ensures marginalised communities receive redress and power over decisions affecting them.

Inequality Policy Instruments 👇

Remember: Policy instruments are the means by which governments can achieve the degrowth goals/objectives we urgently need!

1 - Legal and policy reforms – dismantling institutional discrimination 📜

💡 Translation: No more racist, sexist, or classist laws keeping people down.

⚖ Reform laws to guarantee equal opportunities in education, jobs, and politics.

🏛 End legal frameworks that uphold discrimination and exclusion.

📢 Ensure fair representation in decision-making bodies.

2 - Community empowerment – shifting power to the people 💪🏿

💡 Translation: Justice means giving people real control over their futures.

🏡 Support community-led decision-making.

👥 Ensure marginalised groups have direct influence over policies that affect them.

🌱 Fund grassroots initiatives that build autonomy and resilience.

3 - Restorative practices – repair, don’t (only) penalise 🛠️

💡 Translation: Justice should heal, not punish.

🤝 Use restorative justice to address harms and conflicts.

🏚 Invest in trauma-informed support systems instead of criminalisation.

🏛 Ensure affected communities shape policies on accountability and healing.

💥 Justice means addressing past harms and creating conditions for real equality.