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EGAT Study Trip 2024
The 9th edition of the European Green Activists Training’s Brussels Study Trip will kick off on March 5th. The event will gather 130 young greens from Croatia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Catalonia, Czech Republic, and Finland that will explore the European political sphere first-hand.
About the event
During this three-day study trip, participants will have the chance to explore various topics such as political ecology, lobbying and just transition in Brussels through engaging with professionals, politicians, NGOs and other activists operating in and around the European institutions, as well as with each other.
With a range of formal and non-formal training methods, including interactive workshops, the trip will be a valuable learning experience for young activists brought together by Green values and a motivation to enact change.
Project background
The European Green Activists Training (EGAT) consists of training sessions for young Green activists in various phases. These include the completion of the online course EU for Beginners, the participation in national training sessions in their respective countries on domestic politics, as well as on European politics and institutions. The final stage is the study trip, which brings all the participants from across Europe together in Brussels.
The EGAT project aims to Europeanise existing training programmes for Green activists in several European countries by incorporating more pan-European content and to make these programmes more cooperative by enabling young activists to meet and network.
Programme
Tuesday March 5 –Kick off!
- Registration and welcome
- Getting to know each other and team building activities
- Political Ecology in Europe: From theory to national cases
- Activist toolkit: Public Speaking and Roleplaying with ‘The Bridge’ Theatre group
- Get inspired from each other: Participants have opportunity to present to others the initiatives they have joined or organized in their countries
Wednesday March 6
- Visit to the House of European History
- Official visits to the European Parliament with MEPs Heidi Hautala, Alexandra Geese, Sara Mathieu, Saskia Bricmont, Margrete Auken, Gwendoline Delbos–Corfield, and Kim Van Sparrentak
- Human Library: Participants meet and talk to young professionals, NGO and institutional workers coming from different backgrounds
Thursday March 7
- Topical session : Steps to deliver a Socially fair Energy Transformation
- Advocacy as a means to enact change: Experiences and Lessons from Brussels professionals
- Activist toolkit: Creating Change through Storytelling with Sean Currie
- Evaluation and feedback
- Closing Dinner
This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event.