Despite the ideals and the efforts of several generations to stop wars, the reality is that armed conflicts are still ravaging societies worldwide. Besides the most brutal war affecting the youth in Europe, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, armed conflicts continue to rise in South Caucasus, Turkey, and the Balkans. While the Green movement is rooted in non-violence and pacifism, it’s also vaguely defined and understood within and outside the Green movement. These principles are also easier to defend in peaceful times. However, these conflicts and the aspects of life (such as energy, infrastructure, food, housing) once again remind us that we need to have a better definition of non-violence, pacifism, peace, security, and stability. During this Study Session, the green youth of Europe will consider these issues and discuss them with the experts directly working on and around the impacts of these conflicts on energy security, digital security, propaganda, media, freedom of speech, and civil society activities.
This event is a part of Green European Foundation’s Green Visions on European Security project, which aims to explore how the Greens could adopt the necessary tools to understand contemporary conflicts and develop mechanisms to anticipate, respond, and terminate them. By facilitating a frank discussion on key tension points and vacuums, across historical, geographical, and national sensitivities, and with political ecology values at its core, GEF and its partners contribute to the green movement’s reflections and anchoring of an updated vision on security and defence.
10:00 – 11:30 Session on Energy Security
12:00 – 13:30 Session on Democracy & Civil Society in Ensuring Security
15:00 – 16:30 Workshop on Media Security & Propaganda
17:00 – 18:30 Session on Digital Security
20:30 – 22:00 Forum on Sharing Experiences
Date and Time: 27th October (10:00-22:00)
Location: European Youth Center Budapest
Language: The main language of the event will be English.
Registration: Registration is now closed, but links will be provided for the streams of some sessions.
This event is organised by the Green European Foundation, with the support of Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe, as well as the Federation of Young European Greens and the European Youth Centre Budapest. It is organised with the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation.
The Green European Foundation (GEF) is a European political foundation, part of the Green European family, funded by the European Parliament.