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Green Political Activists Training (Balatonfenyves)
Join us in Hungary for this year’s Green Political Activists Training and get inspired by green experts and like-minded individuals.
About the event
Are you interested in the environmental challenges faced in Hungary and in Europe? This summer camp will explore how to mobilise citizens and get organized to overcome these issues in an interactive way, and with the support of various experts.
As part of the training, participants will also have the opportunity to reflect on individual responsibilities, engage in green workshops and receive inputs and advice from EU actors especially tailored to them.
And last but not least, participants will also have time to network and meet other like-minded young green activists.
Project background
This event is part of the Green European Foundation’s Green Political Activist Training Project for which we put together a series of training courses and seminars aiming to help participants understand the concepts of political ecology and apply them to both local and European-level politics.
In this summer university, we will examine policies in place and policy proposals on various levels, such as local currents or the European Green Deal. Our goal is to prepare participants for both assessing and advocating policies in line with progressive green values.
The ultimate purpose of the training is to offer young green activists new tools and knowledge and an opportunity to network and get in contact with political actors and experts on multiple levels to come together as a political community. It is essential for us to help like-minded movements and actors connect to make the political ecosystem flourish.
Programme and Speakers
Thursday 8 June – Welcome to the summer school!
12.00 Arrival
13.00 – 13.30 Opening of the Green Summer University: Welcoming words by GEF and partners (online)
14.00-15.30 Workshops on green policies, getting to know each other
16.00 – 17.00 Sustainable Food production, food and self-sufficiency (hosts: Ferenc Tóth, Lili Forján)
Participants of the discussion: István Németh (organic farmer, cheese producer)
17.30-18.30 Food sovereignty in Europe Dr. Ágnes Kőváriné Bartha
19.00 Dinner
21.00 – 22.00 Campfire, Film Screening – A Just Transition
Friday 9 June – Living sustainable in a Europe under transition
8.00 Breakfast
09.00 – 10.30 Our Living Waters (host: Rita Csillag)
The state of Hungary’s and Europe’s wetlands: a brief historical overview, what is the present and what will the future hold. Participants of the discussion: environmental policy expert Dalma Dedák (WWF), landscape researcher Levente Viszló (ProVértes Public Foundation)
11.00-12.30 GET ORGANISED! Advocacy board game from and with the School of Public Life
13.00 Lunch
14.00-15.00 Workshops on green policies and netwroking
15.00 – 18.00 Sustainable Lifestyle (Host: Menta Móra)
The discussions will cover urban living and its social dimension, as well as the energy and waste aspects of the issue.
- Part 2: How can we ensure a sustainable food supply and grow our own food?
Guests:
Pártha das (Krishna Valley) Gábor Nagy (Waldorf)
- Section 2: How can we afford housing and living well with the environment?
Guests:
Zsolt Szegfalvi (Habitat for Humanity), Martin Takács (My Grandfather’s House)
18.00-19.00 Workshops on green policies, networking
19.00 Dinner
21.00 – 22.00 European Green “pub quiz” with Rita Csillag
Saturday 10 June – How to become a green activist
8.00 Breakfast
09.30 – 11.00 Political activism (host: Lili Forján)
Round table discussion on political activism. Our common successes, our common failures. Learning together. Participants of the discussion : Ádám Fischer (Vice-Mayor of Ercsi), Mihály Csernai (FreeSZFE, former President of the SZFE Student Union), a member of the Tanítanék Movement, Bence Járdány (green activist, photographer of GREENPEACE)
11.00-12.30 How can we promote European and Green Unity: Developing an Action plan
13.00 Lunch
14.00-15.30 workshops on green policies and networking
16.00 – 18.30 Have your say! EU Debate Theatre with Jakab Tóth (Partizan)
Who is responsible for the green switchover? Individual responsibility or the responsibility of decision-makers to set our future on a green path? Debate and play with all the camp participants.
19.00 Dinner
20.00 – 22.00 Networking
Sunday 11 June
8.00 Breakfast
09.00 – 10.30 Camp closing
Green Workshops running during the camp:
Making a compost toilet with Martoni Szabó (Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Action planning (Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Solar lighting making with Szilagyi Laszlo (Friday, Saturday)
Crafts – reusables with Forján Lili (Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Children’s programmes with Krisztina Tóth (Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Everyone is welcome! The discussions will be non-scientific, all participants are free to join in! We count on your social activity in the GREEN SPACE and in the discussions!
Practicalities
This event will be held in person. We have limited places, the registration follows a first come-first-served basis.
Date: 08-11 June 2023
Location: Balatonfenyvesi tábor
Language: The event will be held in Hungarian.
Registration: Please register in advance here
This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Progressive Hungary Foundation and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event.