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Prior to working at REI, Laurence was co-founder of the Greater Manchester Tenants Union, a housing rights union to support tenants to organise around their housing issues. Laurence is also an organisational strategy consultant and has spent much of the last 10 years involved in movement politics and supporting organisations through periods of rapid growth. He is very passionate about democratic organisations and Liverpool Football Club.

Ross began as Head of Local Communications and Events in May 2018. His previous work focused on city-region devolution and he continues to work in housing activism. Ross believes addressing the issues of structural inequality and environmental degradation needs to start with a better understanding of economics in the classroom and society at large. Ross leads on outreach at Rethinking Economics International and provides support to local RE groups’ events and campaigns.

Janet studied Development Studies as an undergraduate, and had some critiques of the mainstream economics modules. She learned more about the global financial system by working in a small country transitioning to independence, East Timor, than she did in her degree. In 2012, she co-founded and subsequently co-directed The Restart Project, an organisation promoting a post-consumerist economy. She brings years of experience in fundraising, and advising social movements.

Before joining Rethinking Economics as Membership Lead, Adua worked for Positive Money Europe, advocating for a greener and fairer economic system. It was in this milieu that she came face to face with how the limitations of mainstream economic thinking in institutions can translate into inadequate policies that perpetuate the status quo. She strongly believes in connecting people and working together to make a difference and bring about change. You can find her in Brussels, jumping at any chance to play improv theatre or randomly starting a new dance class.

Sara is a degrowth and climate researcher, political ecologist and activist. In her work she deploys fresh narratives and research, mixing natural and social sciences, getting audiences to join the dots between politics, economics, climate change, race, inequality, and social justice. In recent years, Sara went back to school for a Masters degree in Anthropology, Environmental and Development. Prior to moving to the UK, Sara spent a decade as a conservationist in India. Sara is also researching degrowth pathways to mitigating inequality and social injustice at Autonomous University of Barcelona.

Based in Germany, Taïs joined Rethinking Economics International in 2021. Thrown into economics by a desire to understand the austerity measures of the Euro crisis, she found much support and motivation in the RE local groups of Glasgow and Göttingen, in which she participated during her Erasmus Masters in Global Markets and Local Creativities. Now Educate Lead in the RE team, she gets to deploy and practice her passion for critical pedagogy in the realm of economic thinking. You’ll find her most of the time keen to chat about bell hooks, cats, feminist sci-fi, techniques to make groups thrive and the subtle dangers of neoliberal discourse.