# Degrowth Netherlands
> networking facilities
- ~~https://talky.io/degrowth.netherlands~~
- https://jitsi.riot.im/degrowthnetherlands
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# 22.03.2019
## Subjects
## introductions Olga / Jon
## update on progress Ontgroei
- website up & running
- 1st article online
- social media up & running
- twitter & facebook
- regarding website running into limits of capabilities
## contact / help for website development
- who can help us?
- weho.st
- disroot.org
## Website wish list
- multi-language support
- forum -> agora
- contact form linked to our email
- Drop down menu / TOC per page?
- Comments under articles/posts
- Hosting files (Degrowth books/publications)
- Fold out /collapsible questions for FAQ
- Increase menu size (make bold/make a bit larger)
- Team / author page (like Nubia - Aspire themes)
- Tags page for posts (like Nubia - Aspire themes)
- http://nubia.aspirethemes.com/authors/
- http://nubia.aspirethemes.com/tags/
## view on social media
## open source event registration (Ana)
# 22.02.2019
## subjects
- degrowth.net
- ontgroei.degrowth.net
- Website content
- Website pages
- Social media
- Website technical issues
- Other questions
## Site generation
- Damn simple
- Theming rather in the code than WYSIWIG site builder
## Objective
Reach a broad audience to introduce the Dutch society
Create a community to get people involved
Being informative for people to get to know the topic
- in-depth introduction
- simplified presentation
- a calendar + things that people can do themselves
## Examples
- https://neweconomics.org
overall site structure
- https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com
static website
- https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/power.html
- https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/about.html
- https://degrowth.se/
Squarespace
- https://www.degrowth.info/
Portal site with blog, media library
## Functional requirements
- be self reliant
e.g. Squarespace, Weebly
- Video introduction
- Blog with articles in different categories
- Summarise scientific literature in accessible language
- Degrowth practices, how to implement, and what initiatives there are
- FAQ
- Calendar
- Contact form
## Technical requirements
- Magazine theme
- Media library
- Portal site
## Next up
- [ ] `ghost-cli`
- [ ] Teaming up
- Editorial
- ICT
- mid- to long-term: Dutch coders
- weho.st
- disroot.org
- [ ] Video production
- [ ] long-term site maintenance
- funds / donation through the foundation
- Netherlands 2021
- workshops
- [ ] alternatives to Ghost and WordPress
easy to use interface, meets technical requirements
- grav
- lektor
- Hugo + CI/CD + Netlify-CMS
- [ ] Design
- frontpage similar to neweconomics
- menu
- video
- few blog articles (conversations)
- contact information
- legal
- [ ] sketch target *audiences*
- public
- academics
- ...
- [ ] legal requirements towards the website?
- Proposal for next meeting after 27th meeting of editorial group
# 05.02.2019
## Introduction and attendance
- Ana
- Ties
- Jon
- Laurens
## Questions
1. What is Ecobytes, and how is it related to the Degrowth Movement?
2. How can a web presence for the dutch degrowth society/network come about?
3. How can we use the degrowth cloud?
## Attempts to answer
### 1
*storytelling*
### 2
#### defining the problem space
- in dutch
- address?
- research and things to read
- "facilitate movement"
- calender for events
- forum to discuss so that people can talk to each other, to avoid too many emails coming in
#### approach the solution space
- WordPress?
- Ghost instead?
https://blog.ghost.org/2-0/
- it also has themes!
- e.g.
- https://housing.degrowth.net/
- https://candecreix.degrowth.net/
- a new, blank one looks like https://arts.degrowth.net/
- ontgroei.nl
- mijndomein
- [ ] create example blog at ontgroei.degrowth.net to have a look at the admin interface
https://lab.allmende.io/degrowth/degrowth.net/issues/31
- escrow via Ecobytes possible :smile:
- use agora for calendar and discussion, and only display them
- content structure is elaborated on 06.02.2019 and following
### 3 Using the cloud
The cloud is based on Nextcloud.
- https://cloud.degrowth.net/
#### Adding new users
Group administration for *Netherlands* should be possible at:
- https://cloud.degrowth.net/settings/users
Username | Email
- | -
Laurens | laurensvanderwal@gmail.com
Ties | ties@posteo.nl
#### Desktop and mobile clients
https://nextcloud.com/clients/
#### Other cloud services
Additionally there are other services possible:
- https://agora.degrowth.net/
- https://chat.degrowth.net/#/room/#welcome:degrowth.net
- based on about.riot.im
- https://pad.degrowth.net/
# Donations
They can go to:
- https://ecobytes.net/donate