How can we build community and organize in the midst of sustainability crises? What are the most promising alternatives to the dominant sustainability transition discourses, and how can we create a deeper understanding of how these discourses are put into practice? What are the areas or fields where radical change is needed? What are your visions of possible post-fossil and post-capitalist futures or alternative sustainabilities? What makes the change possible? How do we build a strategic network and mobilize others? You can participate by preparing a presentation of up to ten minutes to share your ideas, joining open space workshops to connect with other interested people, or simply attending for fun! We welcome academics, artists, NGOs, social movements, and anyone interested in participating in discussions about critical sustainabilities.
Tipping Point 2025 – Critical Sustainabilities
What? Open, free- of- charge unconference and workshop to discuss critical sustainabilities and find new connections and even alliances for action.
When? Tue 30.9.2025 at 9:30 – 16:30 + after party!
Where? Tekstin talo (House of text), Permantosali (entrance via Bar Typo), Lintulahdenkatu 3, Sörnäinen, Helsinki
Price: 0 € (coffee and lunch included)
How? Register for the event here! Do it sooner than later: maximum capacity of the venue is 90 people. You will receive a confirmation well before the event.
Tentative programme (TBC)
9.30 Coffee served at the location
First part of the day: The plural-conceptual critical sustainability
10.00: Opening of the event — setting agenda and workshop rules
10.15: Introductory keynotes (TBC)
10.45: Critical Town Square: register to have a presentation
12.30: Lunch (paid for)
Second part of the day: The practical-collective critical sustainability
13.30: Introductory keynotes (TBC)
14.00: Open space workshop
15.45: Breakout delivery and open discussion
16.15: Closing the Tipping Point event — and setting up the next
17.00-> After party starts at Bar Typo (Lintulahdenkatu 3) with dj Kolektiv and friends
PARTICIPATE BY PRESENTING AT THE CRITICAL TOWN SQUARE (10:45–12:30)
Please register in advance to have a a 5-10 minutes presentation (powerpoint, or any other format, e.g. speech, performance, something visual…)!
To get inspired, think about the following questions:
- What are the areas or fields where radical change is needed? (You may think e.g. production, consumption, education, politics…)
- What makes the change possible? How do we build a strategic network and mobilize others?
- What is the kind or type or form of critical in the term ‘critical sustainability (science)’ that would interest you?
- What do you think are the areas/fields/processes/systems etc. where critical sustainability needs to get practiced in?
- What would you suggest that this meeting (and hopefully emerging network) would do to generate concrete change(s)?
Suggested themes:
(Some suggested themes are below, but they are not exclusive, and we welcome other thematic contributions that do not fit any of the below)
- Critical sustainabilities
- Alternative sustainabilities: what and how and when and by whom?
- Tipping points of various kinds
- Setting the agenda of critical sustainabilities, and finding the actors to enact them
- Research and activism, e.g. Free Palestine, Climate action or other urgent topics
- Sharing ideas and practices and plans, sharing / aligning activities / creating co-agency
- New ways to transfer society through “real utopias” or “nowtopias”
- Post-fossil / post-capitalist futures / degrowing academia
- New alliances between research, activism and arts
- Post-sustainability: what is it?
Participate in the Open space workshop (13:30–16:15)
“Open Space” is a technique for running meetings where the participants create and manage the agenda themselves. Participants agree on the areas of discussion that have importance for them and then take responsibility for facilitating the sessions. In the beginning of the workshop anyone can suggest the areas or fields where radical change is needed. Please think about a topic beforehand or get inspired by the critical town square presentations.
Join the after party (17:00–)
DJ Kolektiv is a group of djs from Finland and Africa. Created in 2023, we have performed in private and public events in Lapland and Southern Finland. We bring to you a blend of African music, pop, old timers, and good vibes for the autumn.
