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EGAT Finland
2020
2021
About the event
During the European Green Activist Training, selected participants are introduced to green values and activity from the local level to the national, EU and international level. As a course participant, they hear from politicians and other professionals of the field, discover how politics is made, get a backstage pass to civil society organisations, and discuss change-making from an individual’s perspective. This course gives them the knowledge, skills and support network they need to become a changemaker themselves. Participants find their own way to be an activist, gain new friends and valuable experience.
- First national training
Finland- Green Cultural Association- Educational Centre and Think Tank Visio- October 9,10
Programme: introduce EGAT programme, explore personal reflections and aims for the course, presentation of green politics and values, discussion with Panel of Young Greens
2. Second national training
Finland- Green Cultural Association- Educational Centre and Think Tank Visio- October 27, 31, and November 1st
Programme: Panel discussions on local politics with presentation from Vilma Virolainen, Green candidate for Lempäälä city council to discuss what it’s like to be running for city council as a young person.
3. Third national training
Finland- Green Cultural Association- Educational Centre and Think Tank Visio- November 25, 28, 29
Programme: focus on the themes of NGOs and civil society. The programme includes introductions to different non-governmental organisations and movements and the ways they create change, from non-violent civil disobedience and demonstrations to lobbying. The programme will also include plenty of discussions as well as workshops on effective social media communication and lobbying.
4. Fourth national training
Finland- Green Cultural Association- Educational Centre and Think Tank Visio- January 16-17