The Cost of Growth + Q&A Panel Discussion (12A)

The Cost of Growth challenges Europe’s growth story by exposing the extractive systems it relies on and the communities that pay the price. With an international cast, the film (90 minutes) connects struggles in Serbia, Italy, and Sápmi to wider fights for justice — showing how communities resist extraction, build solidarities, and expose the violence behind Europe’s economy. Join us for a post-Film Q&A and Panel discussion with Lena Hartog (producer – joining the discussion online), Kate Rawles, Mike Berners-Lee and local environmental groups.More panelists to be announced.. Dr Kate RawlesA former university lecturer, Kate uses adventurous journeys to help raise awareness and inspire action on urgent environmental challenges. Her latest journey and book, The Life Cycle, explored biodiversity loss and extractivism in South America – a vivid encounter with the very real ‘costs of growth’.