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The Slow Movement: Finding Balance Amidst Rapid Change and Economic Recession

In an era where fast-paced living dominates, the Slow Movement advocates for recapturing life's essence through slowing down. This presentation explores the various impacts of recession on our lifestyles, revealing a collective yearning to return to traditional values, community, and balance. From slow cities and sustainable lifestyles to mindful consumption and social connections, we delve into how slowing down can benefit our emotional, physical, and environmental well-being. Embrace change at the right speed and rediscover the joy of living fully.

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The Slow Movement: Finding Balance Amidst Rapid Change and Economic Recession

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  1. What’s the Rush? The Recession, Fast Movements and the Way Forward

  2. Recession • Different Degrees of a Recession

  3. The Fast Movement • What aspects of life have become too fast? • “Read your mail just twice a day. Recapture your lifes time and relearn to dream. Join the slow email movement.” A senior executive at IBM.

  4. The Slow Movement • Slowing down • Global effects

  5. The Slow Lifestyle • Slow Cities • Slow Homes • Slow Travel • Slow Food

  6. Traditional Lifestyles • Old ways • United society - politics

  7. Community • “giant communal soup” The Times (London, England) (Oct 9, 2008): p31 • Capital growth project

  8. Traditional ways of life • “multimillion-pound investors hurriedly moving their wealth out of stocks and shares and into farmland”The Times (London, England) (Feb 1, 2008): p12

  9. Fashion • “affordable, stylish clothing that will last more than a single season doesn’t come from a shop” The Independent on Sunday (London, England) (Nov 2, 2008): p30

  10. Benefits • Will we benefit from traditional values? • Or from slowing down? • Environmental • Physical • Emotional

  11. Conclusion • “The secret is balance. Instead of doing everything faster, do everything at the right speed. Sometimes fast. Sometimes slow. Sometimes somewhere in between”. CarlHonoré

  12. This presentation was by: • Alana Bracaglia • Amna Talat • Jennifer Hope • Joanna Courage • Laura Thomas • Michael John Bolton-Heaton • Talia Rodney

  13. appendix • PHOTOGRAPHS, in order of use: • http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/images/recession.gif • http://traxus4420.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/unemployment_line-749345.jpg • http://farm1.static.flickr.com/42/123631804_0e305820a4_m.jpg • http://www.massamarittima.info/eventi/citta_slowuk.htm • http://baby.lovetoknow.com/wiki/images/Baby/thumb/1/1a/Newborn_sleep.jpg/300px-Newborn_sleep.jpg • http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2304/2230087295_80a1743147.jpg • http://www.urbanseed.org/journal/mt/mc/archives/slow%20food.jpg • http://fineartsheritagesociety.com/images/121_v2.jpg • http://www.vernoncottage.co.uk/images/files/Home%20made%20soup.jpg • http://aavaas.com/wp-content/uploads/homegrown.jpg • http://www.mass.gov/agr/markets/images/HighLawnFarm.jpg • http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/10/03/anastasiaspillane_wideweb__470x407,0.jpg • http://www.gutenberg-e.org/gordon/images/cover_04.jpg • http://www.cityfarmer.info/mayor-launches-capital-growth-to-boost-locally-grown-food-in-londonproject-set-to-create-2012-new-food-growing-spaces-for-london-by-2012/ • http://fennerschool.anu.edu.au/studying/postgrad/environment/fenner_clouds.jpg • VIDEO CLIPS TAKEN FROM YOU TUBE, in order of use: • http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EwJ2AR2G8w0 • http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QFzeDExYPbw • http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UnySyl0uh3g • http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ0W18Z_TZM

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