# Futurs imPossibles ## Campaign Overview - **Participatory futures initiative** focused on ecosocial transition in Catalonia - **Led by**: XES (Xarxa d'Economia Solidària - Social and Solidarity Economy Network) - **Supporting partners**: Multiple collaborating organizations - **Website**: https://futursimpossibles.org/ ## Mission and Approach Futurs imPossibles creates participatory processes to envision Catalonia's future in 2045, focusing specifically on: - Confronting environmental challenges including the climate crisis and resource depletion - Developing democratic and just pathways for ecological transition - Promoting the Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS) as a key mechanism for achieving social and ecological justice - Building resilient and sovereign territories aligned with bioregional principles ## Core Elements The initiative is structured around several interconnected components: 1. **Four Future Scenarios for 2045**: - Authoritarian protection of the privileged - Corporate elite domination with deep inequalities - Green-sensitive welfare state - Sovereign, democratic, just and ecological territories (presented as the desired scenario) 2. **Participatory Methods**: - Future scenario workshops - Card games and other engagement tools - "Create your 2045 newspaper headline" activities - Materials for community engagement 3. **ESS Transition Guide**: A comprehensive resource for organizations in the social economy ## Bioregional Significance Within Catalonia's bioregional ecosystem, Futurs imPossibles contributes through: - **Territorial sovereignty**: Promoting local democratic control of resources - **Futures thinking**: Applying long-term ecological perspective to regional planning - **Participatory governance**: Engaging communities in shaping their bioregional future - **Cross-scale connection**: Linking local initiatives to regional transition - **Ecosocial Forum**: Organizing the 2023 Forum for Ecosocial Transition that brought together various bioregional actors ## Recent Developments - Sharing methodologies for participatory scenario building at European level - Developing gamification resources to engage broader audiences - Expanding workshops to various Catalan municipalities - Participating in the FESC (Festival of the Solidarity Economy of Catalonia) - Launching the "Imagining Climate Just Futures" European consortium with Oxfam Intermón [Sources: https://futursimpossibles.org/ and Bioregionalisme a Catalunya documentation]