BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Green European Foundation - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://gef.eu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Green European Foundation REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Brussels BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20170326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20171029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20180325T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20181028T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20190331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20191027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210827T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210827T233000 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20210707T141418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210826T101733Z UID:10001960-1630051200-1630107000@gef.eu SUMMARY:EGAT Czech Republic Akumulátor (“The Accumulator”) DESCRIPTION:About the event\nYou will participate in a three-weekend training session taking place in different corners of the Czech Republic and in an international study tour to Brussels. The program starts on the first weekend of October 2021\, and will closure in March 2022 as we meet in Brussels with young people from Finland\, Hungary\, Spain\, Poland\, Greece\, and Croatia\, who are undergoing similar training courses. \nWhat can you learn? \nHow to step into the public space and make an impact. We will explore different fields in politics with activists\, journalists\, academics\, experts\, and politicians\, who will be our guests as part of the training. \nWe will awake your sense of initiative and support your skills in the field of activism\, teamwork\, campaigning\, or work with the media. Together we will go through a whole range of approaches and tools that can change the world around. It is important for us to connect theory and practice. \nIn addition to practical skills\, we will focus on important cross-cutting themes such as climate change\, education\, feminism and more. \n\nProgram\nThe training program consists of 2 national trainings\, the online course EU for Beginners and the study tour in Brussels with a short preparatory meeting beforehand. \n1st meeting:   October 1st – 3rd\, Fara Skramníky \, CZ \nWelcome to the Akumulátor and EGAT\, get engaged! \n2nd meeting: December 17th – 19st\, Toulcův dvůr (Praha area)\, CZ \nFeminism\, gender and intersectionality + practical workshop about fundraising \n3rd meeting:  January  29th\, online \n“Czechia + EU = ?” Towards the common Europe critically\, preparation for Brussels study tour\, not financed by GEF \nBrussels study tour: February 2022 \nPlease note: Due to the particular circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic\, all activities could potentially be subjected to changes depending on the epidemiological data and any restrictive measures and guidelines at that time. Some parts of the program involving travel may take place online. \n\nPRACTICALITIES\nThe training course is open for the participants between age 15 and 23. You don’t need to have any experiences with any kind of activism or politics\, it is your motivation to make a change and impact that matters! \nThe sliding fee for the whole training is 5000 CZK (circa 200€). Sliding fee means\, that while writing your application\, you can choose how much of the real costs you can afford to pay. Institute of active citizenship will cover the remaining sum. We don’t want anyone to be excluded because of the money and the amount of your contribution doesn’t play any role in the selection of the participants! \nApply through this application form until August 27th\, the decisions will be informed by September 6rd. Altogether 15 participants will be selected for the course. \nFor more information in Czech click here. \n\nThis EGAT programme is organised by Green European Foundation with the support of Institute of Active Citizenship and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. \n  URL:https://gef.eu/event/egat-czech-republic-akumulator-the-accumulator/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants,Study trip,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Aku-logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210621T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210731T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20210622T082606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210715T081030Z UID:10001955-1624262400-1627750800@gef.eu SUMMARY:European Green Activist Training - Greece DESCRIPTION:About EGAT GREECE\nEGAT Greece involves a series of training meetings in the context of the transnational European Green Activist Training programme. \nDuring EGAT Greece\, 20 participants aged 16-25 will have the chance to get informed about green values and to deepen their knowledge and understanding of issues related to democracy\, ecology\, sustainable agriculture and food activism. They will share space with politicians\, activists\, scientists and specialists working in the front line trying to effect positive change\, and of course\, meet with their peers who share\nthe same preoccupation about the future and ideas of a better world. Also\, through interactive activities\, they will learn more about political decision-making processes at the national and European level and develop useful skills as active citizens who will promote participatory democracy and the sustainability of our societies in the future. \n\nThe programme consists of online trainings on the Green Academy platform\, 2 (two) two-day training workshops in Athens and a week-long educational visit to Brussels\, where\, along with other young activists from other countries EGAT trainings (Finland\, Croatia\, Poland\, Hungary\, Spain\, Czech Republic)\, participants will have a first-hand experience of European institutions. \n\nProgramme\nMore information about the EGAT training programmes can be found here. \nDetails of the programme will be finalised soon. Please check again here. \n1st Training Workshop\nAthens\, Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 September 2021\, 9:00-18:00 \n\nSustainable Agriculture\, Food and Activism\n\n2nd Training Workshop\nAthens\, Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 November 2021\, 9:00-18:00 \n\nEU and Green Values: Participatory Democracy and Active Citizenship\n\nBrussels Educational Visit \nWinter 2022 (exact details TBA) \n  \nParticipation\nYou can submit your application by filling out this online application form. \nWe would like to encourage young people aged 16-25 from every part of Greece to submit an application. We would particularly like to encourage participation from young people who belong to groups with marginal political representation\, such as People with Disabilities\, Roma Greeks\, second generation immigrants and members of the LGBTQI+ community. \nKnowledge and experience of the above issues is not a prerequisite. The selectioncriteria are a positive attitude\, team-work\, motivation for participation\, consistency andthe desire to become and stay active in public affairs. For the Brussels visit\, a good levelof English (B2) is important. \nFinal deadline for submissions: 31 July 2021 \n\n  \nAdditional Information\n\nDue to the particular circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic\, all activities could potentially be subjected to changes depending on the epidemiological data and any restrictive measures and guidelines at that time. Some parts of the programme involving travel could happen online.\nParticipation on EGAT Greece is free. All training materials\, flights to and accommodation in Brussels are covered by funds deriving from the European Parliament\, on condition that a participant has successfully completed the training programme in Greece.\nUnfortunately\, we cannot cover transport and accommodation costs from other parts of Greece to Athens for attending the training workshops. If you really want to participate but are unable to cover these costs\, please contact us so\nthat we can see what solutions might be available.\nAdditional Information\n\nPlease do not hesitate to contact us: \nFB: GreenInstituteGreece\nIG: greeninstitute_gr \n  \n\nThis initiative is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Greek Green Institute and 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.   URL:https://gef.eu/event/european-green-activist-training-greece/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Picture1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210610 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210612 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20210527T092407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210531T132114Z UID:10001951-1623294000-1623380399@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for participants: Training ‘Cities for all-How?’ DESCRIPTION:About the Event \nThe training will take place between the 25th and 31st of July in Serbia. Participants will arrive on the 24th of July and depart on the 1st of August.  \nObjectives:\n· To develop the participants’ skills to design creative and efficient campaigns that reach the wider public; \n· Exploring new tools and strategies for lobbying the demands of women and young LGBT+ individuals to different stakeholders; \n· Equipping participants with appropriate skills to work with local communities and organising outreach activities at a local level. Encourage young people’s active mobilisation around the topic of Cities for all. \nThe programme will be based on the principles of non-formal education and intercultural learning. We strive for an active and inclusive environment for direct communication and sharing of knowledge. The sessions will be balanced between theoretical inputs\, work in small groups\, workshops\, discussions\, training\, and other interactive methods of non-formal learning. \nWho should apply?\nWe are looking for participants up to 30 y/o from Albania\, Armenia\, Azerbaijan\, Belarus\, Bosnia\, and Herzegovina\, Bulgaria\, Croatia\, Cyprus\, Czech Republic\, Estonia\, Georgia\, Greece\, Kosovo*\, Latvia\, Lithuania\, Hungary\, Moldova\, Montenegro\, North Macedonia\, Poland\, Romania\, Russia\, Slovenia\, Slovakia\, Serbia\, Turkey and Ukraine interested in looking for different urban approaches and questioning the existing urban planning status quo that neglects inclusivity\, human rights\, and needs of the city dwellers\, would like to contribute to the discussions with their local perspective and are willing to reproduce the gained knowledge on the local level.  \nPracticalities: \nLanguage: This activity will take place in English. However\, not being comfortable interacting in English should not prevent you from applying. CDN strives to create an inclusive atmosphere at the events\, where participants are encouraged to express themselves and ask for clarifications or translations of terms from peers that speak the same language. \nCosts: The cost of travel (80% or 90%)\, PCR tests\, visa\, lodging (accommodation in multi-bed rooms\, vegan food\, and refreshments)\, and working materials during the event will be covered by the organisers. In exchange\, we ask for a participation fee of 20 EUR from participants coming from non-EU countries and 50 EUR from participants coming from EU countries. Applicants for whom paying this fee is an obstacle for participation\, should still apply and mention this in their application (no selection criteria). CDN will try to find a solution together with the applicant after the selection is finalised. \nCDN will reimburse 90% of the travel costs for the participants from the non-EU countries and 80% of travel costs for the participants coming from the EU countries\, within reasonable limits and within Europe\, with the condition of combining the most economic and environmentally friendly means of travel (lowest price + travel time + CO2 emissions). \nDEADLINE for submitting online applications: 10th of June 2021 at 23:59 CEST.  \nYou will be informed about the results of the selection within two weeks after the deadline. Please add project.coordinator@cdnee.org to your contacts\, so that you do not receive our reply in spam folder. \n*All references to Kosovo\, whether to the territory\, institutions\, or population\, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo. \n  \nApply Here \n\nThis project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe\, with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation and supported by the European Youth Foundation of Council of Europe. URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-participants-training-cities-for-all-how/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ignore-or-delete-A-glimpse-into-the-world-of-online-content-moderation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210622 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20210528T114045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210607T114704Z UID:10001952-1622084400-1624244399@gef.eu SUMMARY:Open call: Be Brave Decentralised Summer Camps DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nThis call is an invitation for FYEG Member Organisations (MOs) to submit applications to hold Decentralised Summer Camp on democracy and youth participation during August to October 2021.  \nThe decentralised activities will respond to the following objectives: \n\nExplore the struggles with active participation for youth-led organisations\, movements and informal groups in different parts of Europe;\nPromote and develop skills of community organising;\nExchange successful online and offline tools to expand and improve youth participation in political decision-making\, as well as increase participation in their organisation; and\nDevelop young people’s skills to organise activities and/or campaigns in their local contexts.\n\n  \nAbout the decentralised summer camps: \nEligibility and selection: The call is open for candidates and full MOs\, as well as groups that are either part of FYEG network or have previously worked with FYEG. Based on the feasibility of the action plan as well as a realistic assessment of the budget\, the project’s Coordination Team in consultation with FYEG Executive Committee will select the four best activity proposals among the received applications. \nThe activity: The summer camp must be 5 days long (6 nights)\, gather between 20 and 40 young participants and can be either a national or regional activity. \n– A national activity shall be organised by one Member Organisation and gather mainly participants from one country (possibility to invite a few international participants). \n– A regional activity shall be organised by two or more Member Organisation based in neighbouring countries and can gather participants from these countries. Only one application should be submitted by the Host Organisation and should indicate the other participating Member Organisations. \nExpected timeframe for project implementation: August 15th to October 10th 2021 with reporting to be finalised within one month after concluding the activity (i.e. at the latest by November 10th 2021) \nSummer Camp Programme: To make sure we all have coordinated actions that are recognised as a joint effort of Young Greens all over Europe\, we created a template programme to be implemented. Session outlines will be provided to local prep teams\, describing methods to facilitate most sessions\, while some slots are left free for the organisation of personalised sessions (i.e. invite local speakers and/or trainers\, discuss local context and more). Ideas on the content for the customised sessions should be shared as part of the application. \nPartners visibility: This granting programme is organised in collaboration with the FYEG\, Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament\, GEF\, EYF and CoE. Therefore\, their logos should be visible on all the outcomes\, materials and the venue. Live presence or virtual intervention of the Green European Foundation OR of a member of the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament should be ensured. FYEG will support reaching out to these partners and coordination with them. \nTraining opportunity for organisers and Member Organisations: The local prep teams and participants of each decentralised summer camp will receive a fully-customised training held by professional national or international trainers to follow-up and implement the plans and strategies identified during the activity. \n  \n  \nAbout the application and reporting: \nBudget: Applicants can find a budget template HERE and should submit an updated version recalculated based on local prices\, envisioned number of participants and other activity needs. \nThe activity’s budget should include the following costs: \n\nPreparation: one live Prep Team meeting for 3 or 4 people including 2 nights accommodation\, meals for 2 days\, national travel and working space rental)\nImplementation: one live national or regional summer camp for 20 to 40 participants\, including the 3/4 members of the local Prep-team + 2 international participants (for FYEG’s coordination-team live presence) for a 5-day long activity (accommodation 6 nights\, meals 5 days\, travel)\, 5 days venue rental\, 2 local speakers (all covered expenses + fees)\, material and visibility expenses\nFollow-up: service providers’ fees to finalise activity (graphics\, layoutting\, designing etc.)\n\nThe total budget allocated to each activity/summer camp will take local costs and prices into account and will thus be decided upon on a case-by-case basis. Nonetheless\, the total grant per project will be maximum EUR 15\,000 and can of course include additional co-funding. Shifts in budget that are considered to add value to the activity can be accepted if justified in the application. The Coordination Team may come back with follow-up questions if the budget lines are not clear in the application. \nBe mindful that\, as any other source of income\, this grant will also be considered as income for the calculation of the member organisation membership fee to FYEG. \nNarrative and financial reporting: It is the responsibility of the applying organisation to collect and submit a full financial report listing all the costs (together with the corresponding proofs) within a month after the end of the activity. FYEG will process payments directly (for venue rental\, accommodation\, catering\, trainer fees\, to service providers etc.) whenever possible and will reimburse all other expenses within the activity’s approved budget upon the submission of the financial report and eligible proofs. Direct transfers of part of the grant might be possible where necessary and will be agreed upon on a project-by-project case. \n\nPracticalities:\nDeadline for application: June 20th\, 2021 at Midnight CEST (successful applicants will be notified by June 31st at the latest). \nHow to apply: Open the APPLICATION FORM and the BUDGET and duplicate them: go to File / Make a Copy. Fill these application documents and forward them to project.manager@fyeg.org by the deadline June 20th\, 2021 at Midnight CEST with Decentralised Summer Camp proposal in the subject. Organisations that have less experience with grant applications and reporting can be supported by FYEG Office in this process if necessary. \nIn case of any further questions\, do not hesitate to contact project.manager@fyeg.org. \n  \n\nThis summer camp is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of the FYEG and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. URL:https://gef.eu/event/open-call-be-brave-decentralised-summer-camps/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants,Summer Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Call_Festival-Host_IG-01.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210406T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210412T235900 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20210408T053720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210408T111107Z UID:10001939-1617696000-1618271940@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for participants: Online Course ‘Cities for all: Why?' DESCRIPTION:About this course\nThe upcoming online course: “Cities for all: Inclusive urban planning and decision making in Eastern European cities” will take place on the Green European Foundation‘s  online learning platform Green Academy during May 2021. Aside from interactive educational content on the platform\, learners will have the opportunity to acquire new knowledge\, have fun and meet new people on weekly meetings\, webinars with experts and workshops. \nThe course attendants will be encouraged to continue their learning in the scope of the project during the second phase which will take place in Croatia in July 2021 (subject to  COVID19 restrictions). The involvement in both events is a precondition for applying for Local Actions sub-grants that will take place in September 2021. \nThe Online Course “Cities for all: why?”  will aim to understand how patriarchy shapes our cities\, urban infrastructure and lives of urban youth and has the following objectives: \n\nProvide the participants with the theoretical knowledge on how cities are affecting the lives of young people of different genders and sexualities.\nCreate an inter-cultural safe space for young women and LGBT+ people to share their struggles and stimulate the discussion on the values\, principles and the directions about the future of inclusive cities.\nEmpower the participants with the tools and analytical skills for identifying local challenges of their communities in regards of gender inclusive city planning.\n\nThe course will be based on the principles of non-formal education and intercultural learning. We strive for an active\, safe and inclusive environment for direct communication and sharing of knowledge. The online course will be balanced between theoretical inputs\, work in groups\, discussions\, and other interactive methods of non-formal learning. \n  \nWho should apply?\nWe are looking for young people: \n\nMaximum 30 years old;\nFrom Albania\, Armenia\, Azerbaijan\, Belarus\, Bosnia and Herzegovina\, Bulgaria\, Croatia\, Cyprus\, Czech Republic\, Estonia\, Georgia\, Greece\, Kosovo*\, Latvia\, Lithuania\, Hungary\, Moldova\, Montenegro\, North Macedonia\, Poland\, Romania\, Russia\, Slovenia\, Slovakia\, Serbia\, Turkey and Ukraine;\nInterested in observing cities trough gender inclusion lens and a deep intersectional approach;\nWho would like to contribute to the discussions with their local perspective;\nAre willing to share the gained knowledge on the local level.\n\nParticipants who have experience in urbanism\, activism\, gender and politics or have high motivation to learn about the topic are highly encouraged to apply. People with less experience on the topics are welcome to apply and get to know more about these topics. \nPracticalities:\n  \nLanguage: The main language of the course will be English.\nCosts: The course is free for all participants.\nTechnical requirements: Internet connection and PC or/and phone. \nDEADLINE for submitting online applications: 12.04.2021 at 23:59 CEST \n  \nYou will be informed about the results of the selection within two weeks after the deadline. Please add project.coordinator@cdnee.org to your contacts\, so that you do not receive our reply in spam folder. \n  \nTo apply click on the link here <<< \n  \n——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– \nThis project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe\, with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation and supported by the European Youth Foundation of Council of Europe. URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-participants-online-course-cities-for-all-why/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Untitled-design-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201016T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201104T233000 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20201016T144638Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201016T144638Z UID:10001877-1602835200-1604532600@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for participants - Feminist Climate Ambassadors DESCRIPTION:Do you have what it takes?\n\nYou are passionate about making change\nYou are involved in a local project to promote sustainability\, with a gender equality lens\nYou wish to learn about advocacy\, networking and campaigning\nYou want to raise awareness to your cause\nYou want to meet other feminists working on similar projects in their regions\nYou are ready to attend two webinars (Sat 21.11 and Sat 12.12.2020)\, spend monthly about 6-10 hours to online working with other participants and independent working.\n\nAmbassadors will receive:\n\nTraining by international experts\, facilitators and political leaders\nThe possibility to promote their projects at a high-level meeting with industry leaders\, politicians and NGO leaders\nA toolkit to support work on your own project locally\nThe right to use the title of #FeministClimateAmbassador\n\nSelection:\nSelected ambassadors will be contacted by November 6th. Training will start Mid November in an online working space where you will meet other ambassadors and trainers virtually. Two webinars will also be held in this online working space. \nTo apply\, fill out this short questionnaire. \n  URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-participants-feminist-climate-ambassadors/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/feminists-climate-ambassadors-insta1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200918 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200930 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20200806T110953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200904T092347Z UID:10001849-1600398000-1601348399@gef.eu SUMMARY:Online Facilitation for Green Minded Trainers DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nThe Green European Foundation in cooperation with horizontal school\, with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation\, is organising the “Online Facilitation for Green Minded Trainers” on 18\, 23\, 25 and 28 September 2020. \n  \nContext:\nOnline trainings and online events have been gaining popularity in the recent years due to their relative accessibility\, convenience\, sustainability\, and easier admission to a variety of expertise from all over the world. With teleworking becoming the new norm\, many event and training organisers find themselves in the position of having to transfer their working methods online thereby shedding light on the new opportunities for digital and hybrid collaborations. \nThese opportunities also enable us\, green organisations\, to reach further\, to strengthen our collaboration across countries\, and to solidify our work once an event has ended. For sustainability-driven organisations\, being compelled to invest in digital infrastructures has also opened up the space for less polluting\, resource-consuming work. \nIn this context\, the Green European Foundation in cooperation with horizontal school\, is organising this training for facilitators and event moderators working on green topics . \n  \nPracticalities:\nWhen: from 14h-17h CET on the following days: \n\nFriday 18.09\nWednesday 23.09\nFriday 25.09\nMonday 28.09\n\nWhere: Online platform to be decided \nLanguage: English \nWHAT WE COVER:\n\nan orientation to online learning\nhow to design and facilitate inclusive and participatory online workshops\nhow to deal with technical elements\, background and obstacles\nhow to avoid online fatigue & passiveness\nhow to reflect and evaluate on the sustainabillity of online events\na toolbox of profound online tools  and methods\npeer-to-peer exchange\nnetworking with other green-minded facilitators\n\nTRAINERS\nSEBASTIAN WEHRSIG\, a trainer of horizontal school\, is passionate about socio-ecological transformation\, people and nature. He works on-site and online as a facilitator on education for sustainable development\, international co-creation and citizenship education. Currently\, he fosters sustainable development\, climate actions and socio-ecological transformation at Villa Fohrde\, an educational house in Brandenburg\, Germany. \nMARISCHA WEISER\, a co-creator and trainer at horizontal school\, is passionate about building communities\, enabling co-creation\, developing and applying methods to create social change in our societies. She is a coordinator\, community builder and facilitator at MitOst\,  working in the field of culture and citizenship education. Currently\, she focuses on program design\, methods for capacity building of civil society actors as well as discovering the potential of online learning. \nFor questions and more information\, please contact mariana.batista@gef.eu and/or horizontalschool@mitost.org \n**This training course is brought to you by the Green European Foundation and horizontal school\, with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.\n  URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-participants-online-facilitation-for-green-minded-trainers/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Horizontal-School-square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200903T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200913T233000 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20200903T125356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200903T125356Z UID:10001860-1599120000-1600039800@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for participants: EGAT Hungary DESCRIPTION:About European Green Activist Training\nEGAT is a training programme for young people interested in European and national public and civil-green thinking. \nThe EGAT program is an educational\, organisational and community development training course. First and foremost\, we are looking for young people from 18 to 26 years of age who speak English and who are interested in European affairs\, but their way of thinking is close to sustainability and green politics. \nParticipants will take part in a 3-day training session on the weekend of 16-18th October and a later specified training on a Saturday in January 2021. After successfully completing the two occasions\, they can take part in a study trip to Brussels in March 2021 – all for free! \nCandidates will be eligible if they complete the application form\, and receive a written confirmation after the deadline for applications. \nIn case of overbooking\, the candidates will be pre-screened\, and we will only provide the best 15 candidates for the training. \nPlanned dates for the trainings: \n\nOctober 16-18\, 2020 on countryside\nJanuary 2021 (later specificed training day on Saturday) 10:00 – 16:00 in Budapest\n\nBrussels study visit: \nParticipants in the trainings will also be invited to a joint Brussels study visit\, which will take place in of March 2020. \nPracticalities:\nThe Hungarian and Brussels programs are completely free of charge. \nWe provide transfer for 3-day training from and to Budapest. \nTraveling to Budapest and traveling to the airport is paid by the applicant himself. \nInternational team: \nThe training takes place within the framework of the European Green Activist Training program of the Green European Foundation (GEF) in Brussels\, with the participation of other European organisations as co-organizers. The European Parliament is the financial supporter of GEF and the international program. \nPROGRAMME:\nThrough trainings with professionals\, green speakers\, politicians and NGO representatives\, participants will learn about the history\, principles\, concepts\, strategies and dilemmas of the green movement and eco-politics in Hungary and the European Union. \nConcerning specific case studies\, we will examine the political map and the actors of the Green\, the social\, economic and political system in which they are located. \nFrom a practical point of view\, we will examine what personal\, organizational and communication tasks we need in order to gain more space for eco-politics in the 21st century. \nWe are focusing heavily on Europe\, the EU institutions\, actors\, history and current affairs\, reflecting on the European Parliament elections in May 2019 and the political composition of the new European Parliament and the functioning and strategy of the new European Commission. \nIn addition to training\, however\, it is at least as important for the participants to get to know each other\, collect and share their experiences. \nApplication:\nApply through this form by September 13\, 2020 midnight. URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-participants-egat-hungary/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Egat-Croatia.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200902T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200928T233000 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20200902T075849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200902T075849Z UID:10001858-1599033600-1601335800@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for Participants: EGAT Finland DESCRIPTION:About the event\nIf you are eager to learn about green politics and changemaking\, this course is made for you! Prior experience or membership of the Young Greens is not needed – on the contrary\, we want to get participants who could learn the most out of this course! We are looking for applicants from diverse backgrounds – youth aged 15-25 from all across Finland – and the most important thing we are looking for is motivation. \nDuring the European Green Activist Training\, you will be introduced to green values and activity from the local level to the national\, EU and international level. As a course participant\, you will hear from politicians and other professionals of the field\, discover how politics is made\, get a backstage pass to civil society organisations\, and discuss changemaking from an individual’s perspective. This course will give you the knowledge\, skills and support network you need to become a changemaker. You will find your own way to be an activist\, gain new friends and valuable experience. \nTentative programme\n1st meeting\, 10.-11.10.2020: Welcome to the training! \nDuring the first meeting we will get to know each other and have an introduction to the Green Party and Young Greens. The meeting is organised in cooperation with the Green European Foundation and we will discuss green politics and activism at various levels – including local\, national\, and international levels. \n2nd meeting\, 210\, 31.10.-1.11.2020: Local level politics \nLocal elections are coming up in Finland! Therefore it is useful to find out how local level politics works – in Finland and abroad. We will learn about local activism and how municipalities work. This training is organised in cooperation with the Green European Foundation. \n3rd meeting\, 25.11\, 28.-29.11. 2020: Civil society and NGOs \nCivil society organisations are a key player seeking to create change in the world\, be it environmental or climate justice or humanitarian crises. We will find out more about different NGOs and their work in different fields and different countries. This training is organised in cooperation with the Green European Foundation. \n4th meeting\, 16th–17th January 2021: National level (Helsinki TBC) \nWe will focus on the national level of politics\, including the tasks of Parliament and Ministries\, how government and opposition roles differ\, as well as learning more about other social and political actors. \n5th meeting\, 20th–21st February 2021: International level (Helsinki TBC) \nWe will learn more about the European Union\, how it functions and how to seek change in the EU. We will also take a more global perspective on politics and find out what are our challenges and objectives in Europe and globally. \nThis autumn’s trainings will be organised online\, and they will be free of charge. Provided that the epidemic situation allows it\, we will organise the January and February meetings physically in Helsinki\, in which case participants who came to these meetings will be charged 25 euros per meeting. This fee will cover one meal and travel and accommodation for those coming from outside the Helsinki area. In case you are not able to attend the physical meeting\, you can participate online free of charge. \nIn addition\, we are trying to organise the traditional Brussels Study Tour at the end of the course in Spring or at the latest autumn 2021\, but the specific dates and provisions will depend on the development of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study trip will cost 120 euros per participant\, which will cover all travel and accommodation expenses. \nHow to apply\nThe application period ends on Sunday 13th September at midnight EEST. Altogether 25 participants will be selected. All applicants will be informed whether their application was successful by Monday 28th September at the latest. Fill out the application here. \nThe course is organized by the Young Greens of Finland together with the Green Cultural Association Visio\, MEP Heidi Hautala and the Green European Foundation with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. \nIn case of questions or any further information please contact: \nElla Rouhe\nInternational Projects Officer\, Young Greens of Finland\nella.rouhe@vihreatnuoret.fi\n+358542113577 URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-participants-egat-finland/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Egat-Finland-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200901T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200920T233000 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20200903T122922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200903T122922Z UID:10001859-1598947200-1600644600@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for participants: EGAT Croatia DESCRIPTION:About European Green Activist Training\nThis EGAT programme is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Sustainable Development Forum Green Window and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. \nDuring the EGAT course\, you will learn about Green values\, meet politicians and experts working at the frontline of fighting for positive change\, and of course connect with plenty of other like-minded young people! \nThe course will give you insights into the political decision-making processes on the national and European levels\, develop your skills as an activist to enact societal change\, and explore how Green values promote more equal and sustainable societies. \nThe training course will be comprised of three training sessions in Croatia\, an online course on Green Learning \, and then culminating with a one-week study trip to Brussels to visit the European Institutions alongside EGAT participants from other countries. \nWe encourage people from across Croatia and from all backgrounds to apply to take part. \nFind out more about EGAT on the EGAT project page. \nProgramme\nFirst Meeting   \n\n16-18 October 2020\nSljeme (Red Cross mountain lodge)\n\nSecond Meeting \n\nMid-November (exact date TBC)\nVaraždin\n\nThird Meeting \n\n11-13 December 2020\nSljeme (Red Cross mountain lodge)\n\nBrussels Study Trip \n\nEarly March 2020 (exact dates TBC)\n\nPracticalities\nThe participation fee is 450 HRK (60 EUR). \nAccommodation and food costs for the national training sessions\, as well as the costs for the Brussels study trip will be covered by the organisers. \nFor participants outside of Zagreb and Varaždin\, travel expenses for attending the national training sessions are also covered. \nDue to the pandemic of COVID-19 caused by coronavirus\, all activities will be handled in accordance with the situation\, epidemiological measures and recommendations. Some parts of the project might be carried out online or in a hybrid form. \nFor those unable to cover the cost of the participation fee themselves\, we invite you to apply and contact the organisers at info@zeleniprozor.hr to inform us of your situation. If possible\, please provide documentation.  \nHow to Apply\nThe EGAT course is open to Croatian citizens aged 18-25 years old. \nWe encourage those without experience in the topics covered by the course to apply. \nPlease apply via this application form. \nApplication deadline: 20 September 2020 URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-participants-egat-croatia/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Egat-Malta.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200827T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200904T233000 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20200827T121946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200829T092408Z UID:10001853-1598515200-1599262200@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for participants - EGAT Poland DESCRIPTION:The European Green Activist Training (EGAT) is an international training program for young people (16-26 years old) culminating in a study visit to the European Parliament. The EGAT lasts between October 2020 and March 2021. During this time\, participants will take part in 3 e-learnings and 3 offline meetings\, during which they will learn how the European Parliament works and learn how to implement their own social projects. Finally\, they will receive microgrants and mentoring support to implement their own initiatives. \nWho is the EGAT for?\n\nPersons aged 16-26\, both those who already have activist experience as well as those are taking their first steps in activism\,\nMembers of school climate strikes\, youth city councils\, youth organizations and associations or young people active in informal youth groups\,\nFor people who believe in values such as: respect for the natural environment and planetary boundaries\, human rights\, democracy and openness to others\, respect for people and animals\, regardless of their origin\, religion\, gender\, sexual orientation or social status.\nPeople who want to grow and make a change to the world around them.\n\nWhat awaits the participants of EGAT?\n1. Three online e-learning courses\, 2. Three offline meetings in various places in Poland (or online in the event of the second wave of the pandemic)\, 3. Small grants and support from mentors in the implementation of their own campaigns or local actions\, 4. Participation in a study visit to the European Parliament (might be postponed\, depending on the pandemic situation). \nEGAT schedule\n• October-November 2020 – e-learning and three offline meetings During the meetings participants will get to know each other\, establish new contacts and learn to plan actions and activities together. During e-learning\, they will learn about the structure and functioning of the European Parliament and deepen their knowledge on green topics.\n• December-February 2021 – implementation of own projects \nEnriched with new knowledge\, participants of EGAT will be able to start implementing their own ideas for action. In small teams (4-5 people) they will implement their projects of local activities or activities online. They will receive the support of mentors and mentors as well as microgrants to finance their ideas. Project implementation is not a mandatory element of the program. \n• March 2020 – a visit to the European Parliament Participants who complete all stages of the EGAT will take part in a visit to the European Parliament together with a hundred people from other countries where similar training takes place (Finland\, Czech Republic\, Croatia\, Hungary\, Spain). During 3 days\, they will visit the Parliament\, meet MEPs and take part in joint workshops with young activists from other countries. Participation in the study visit is not obligatory. \nParticipation costs\nThe Foundation covers the costs of participation in three offline meetings (including travel\, accommodation and meals)\, costs of local actions as well as the cost of participation in a study visit to the European Parliament (travel\, accommodation and meals). Thanks to funding from the European Parliament\, participants have to bear only 10% of the cost of participation in the training\, i.e. PLN 200. \nIn case of a difficult financial situation\, please contact us. We want everyone to be able to participate in the program\, regardless of their financial situation\, in accordance with green values\, therefore\, it is possible to cover this cost from the solidarity fund for people in difficult financial situation. \nSelection\nPlease fill in the recruitment form no later than September 4th\, 2020\, 24:00. Persons qualified for the second stage of the recruitment process will receive a short recruitment assignment to complete. All persons qualified to participate in the project will be informed about the recruitment results by September 14th. \nThis EGAT programme is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Fundacja Strefa Zieleni and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-participants-egat-poland/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Egat-Finland-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200827T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200904T233000 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20200827T073749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200910T094325Z UID:10001852-1598515200-1599262200@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for participants: EGAT Czech Republic DESCRIPTION:About the event\nChange begins by imagining this world differently. Can you? Are you interested in activism\, politics and public affairs in general? Become one of the 15 young active people and sign up! Participate in three-weekend training sessions in different corners of the Czech Republic and take an international study tour to Brussels. Starting with the first weekend in October\, in March 2020 we meet in Brussels with young people from Finland\, Hungary\, Spain\, Poland and Croatia\, who are undergoing similar training courses. \nWhat can you learn?\nHow to step into public space. We will discuss the various fields of politics together with activists\, journalists\, academics\, experts\, and politicians\, who come to the training. \nWe will awaken your sense of initiative and support your skills in the field of activism\, teamwork\, campaigning\, or work with the media. Together we will go through a whole range of approaches and tools that can change the world around. It is important for us to connect theory and practice. \nIn addition to practical skills\, we will focus on important cross-cutting themes such as climate change\, education\, feminism\, migration and more. \nProgramme\nThe training programme consists of 3 national trainings\, online course Impact Europe and the study tour in Brussels with a short preparatory meeting before. \n1st meeting:   Toulcův dvůr (Praha area)\, CZ \nWelcome to the Akumulátor and EGAT\, get engaged! \n2nd meeting: November 20th – 21st\, Oucmanice (Pardubice area)\, CZ \nFeminism\, gender and social justice in Czechia and in Europe \n3rd meeting: February 19th – 22nd\, Brno\, CZ \n“Czechia + EU = ?” Towards the common Europe critically\, preparation for Brussels study tour \nBrussels study tour: March 2019 \nPracticalities\nThe training course is open for participants between age 15 and 23. You don’t need to have any experiences with any kind of activism or politics\, it is your motivation to make a change and impact that matters! \nThe sliding fee for the whole training is 5000 CZK (circa 200€). Sliding fee means\, that while writing your application\, you can choose how much of the real costs you can afford to pay. Institute of active citizenship will cover the remaining sum. We don’t want anyone to be excluded because of the money and the amount of your contribution doesn’t play any role in the selection of the participants! \nApply through this application form until September 4th\, the decisions will be informed by September 14th. Altogether 15 participants will be selected for the course. \nFor more information in Czech click here. \nThis EGAT programme is organised by Green European Foundation with the support of the Institute of Active Citizenship and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-participants-egat-czech-republic/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Egat-Czech-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200802T233000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200802T233000 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20200729T090400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200801T072441Z UID:10001848-1596411000-1596411000@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for Participants: Art for the Young\, the Queer\, the Feminists of Eastern Europe (Online Course) DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nThis online course will be taking place on the online learning platform of the Green European Foundation from September to October 2020. \nBy providing the platform to discuss the shared experiences and counteracting strategies\, we would like to contribute to the creation of inclusive and sensitive European political environment by understanding power dynamics in a patriarchal society and by empowering young women\, LGBT+ youth\, transgender\, non-binary\, agender\, genderqueer and intersex people\, broaden safe space and claim more private and political space through art. \nThrough this online course\, we would like to: \n\nCreate an online safe space for young activists of various genders and sexualities to share their experience and struggle;\nIdentify Women’s and queer community’s contemporary needs\, expectations and challenges and exchange good practices;\nBuild capacities of young people to challenge power relations and provide creative tools to stand up in their political struggle;\nEmpower young activists to stand up against prejudice\, discrimination and violence across Europe;\nInspire young people for influencing gender-sensitive politics through art.\n\nThis course will be based on the principles of non-formal education and intercultural learning. We strive for an active\, inclusive environment for direct communication and sharing of knowledge. The sessions will be balanced between theoretical inputs\, work in groups\, discussions\, and other interactive methods of non-formal learning that the online platform provides. \nThe course will be divided into 3 modules\, in which participants will cover topics of Feminism\, LGBT+ rights\, learn about activism and political art\, as well as basics of project management\, advocacy and project writing that will serve as a starting point for the implementation of Local Actions. \nWho Should Apply?\nWe are looking for young (till 30) women\, lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, pansexual\, transgender\, genderqueer\, intersex\, non-binary and agender people from Albania\, Armenia\, Azerbaijan\, Belarus\, Bosnia and Herzegovina\, Bulgaria\, Croatia\, Cyprus\, Czech Republic\, Estonia\, Georgia\, Greece\, Kosovo*\, Latvia\, Lithuania\, Hungary\, Moldova\, Montenegro\, North Macedonia\, Poland\, Romania\, Russia\, Slovenia\, Slovakia\, Serbia\, Turkey and Ukraine interested in looking for different usage for forms of art in confronting and questioning the existing power relations in the society that stress the importance of art\, inclusivity and human rights\, would like to contribute to the discussions with the local perspective and are willing to reproduce the gained knowledge on the local level. \nParticipants who have experience in artivism\, activism\, gender and politics or have high motivation to learn about the topic are highly encouraged to apply. People with less experience on the topic are welcome to apply and get to know more about these topics. \nCourse attendance is a precondition for applying for Local Actions subgrant funding. More about the Local Actions here. \n*All references to Kosovo\, whether to the territory\, institutions or population\, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo  \nPracticalities:\nLanguage: The main language of the course will be English. \nCosts: The course will be free for all participants. \nTechnical requirements: Basic internet connection and PC or/and phone. \nDEADLINE for submitting online applications: 02.08.2020 at 23:59 CEST. \nPlease apply HERE. \nYou will be informed about the results of the selection within two weeks after the deadline. Please add project.coordinator@cdnee.org to your contacts\, so that you do not receive our reply in the spam folder.  \n\nThis project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of CDNEE and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-participants-art-for-the-young-the-queer-the-feminists-of-eastern-europe-online-course/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Queer-feminists.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200414T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200430T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20200414T151517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200414T151517Z UID:10001531-1586851200-1588266000@gef.eu SUMMARY:European Green Activist Training (Barcelona) DESCRIPTION:About this course\nDuring the European Green Activist Training Barcelona course\, you will learn about Green values\, meet politicians and experts working at the front line of fighting for positive change\, and of course connect with plenty of other like-minded young people! \nThe course will give you insights into the political decision-making processes on the national and European levels\, develop your skills as an activist to enact social change\, and explore how Green values promote more equal and sustainable societies. \nMore specifically\, the training course consists of two intense training weekends\, and additional online training. The first one will take place in May\, in an online modality\, and the second one will happen in November in Barcelona. In between\, an online course on Green Learning will take place. The program will culminate in a one-week study trip to Brussels to visit the European Institutions alongside EGAT participants from other countries (Croatia\, Poland\, Finland\, Hungary and Czechia). \nWe encourage people from across Spain\, and particularly Catalonia\, and from all backgrounds to apply to take part! \nFind out more about EGAT on the EGAT project page. \nProgramme\nThe exact details of the programme are to be confirmed\, please check back later for more information. \nFirst Seminar (online) \n\n29 – 31 May\, 2020\nSessions are planned in blocs of 2 hours\nWe work in plenary sessions\, small groups\, lectures with experts\nInclusive and interactive\n\nGreen Learning (online) \n\nJune 2020\nBased on 3 recommended courses\, to pick at least one.\nOnline follow-up meetings: 10 July 2020 and 18 September 2020\n\nSecond Seminar (El Prat de Llobregat\, Barcelona) \n\n13 – 15 November\, 2020\n\nOnline follow-up meeting: \n\n22 January\, 2021\n\nBrussels Study Trip \n\nMarch 2021 (exact dates will be confirmed)\n\nPracticalities\nThe European Green Activist Training Barcelona course is free of charge\, and all travel and accommodation expenses in Spain will be covered by the Nous Horitzons Foundation. \nAll materials\, travel (including flights) and accommodation costs in Brussels are covered by the Green European Foundation\, on the assumption that the participant has successfully completed the national training sessions in Spain. \n How to Apply\nApplicants must be 18-26 years old. Previous experience in Green organisations is not required. \nWe are looking for passionate young people with a strong motivation to learn and make a difference! \nApply via the form found here. \nAPPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday 30 April 2020 \nThe course is organised by Green European Foundation with the support of Nous Horitzons Fundació and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. URL:https://gef.eu/event/european-green-activist-training-barcelona/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Egat-Croatia.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200217T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200303T233000 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20200217T172427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200227T115106Z UID:10001816-1581926400-1583278200@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for Participants: Art as Shelter (Tirana) DESCRIPTION:About the event:\nGEF together with CDN is announcing a call for Participants for the international seminar ‘Art as Shelter’. The seminar will take place between 7th – 11th April in Tirana\, Albania. \nWe would like empower the participants with tools to broaden safe space and claim more private and political space through non-formal education and art. In particular\, we would like to: \n\nbuild understanding of patriarchy as a dominant power that operates in the society and feminism as a theory and strategy to challenge dominant power relations;\ncreate an intercultural safe space for young women\, transgender\, non-binary\, genderqueer\, agender and intersex people to share their private and political struggles and to explore tools to counteract them;\nuse art to empower young women\, transgender\, non-binary\, genderqueer\, agender and intersex people to stand up against patriarchy and broaden the safe space by giving visibility to women* through art.\n\nThe programme will be based on the principles of non-formal education and intercultural learning. The project is the first phase of our annual work plan “Art for the Young\, the Queer\, the Feminists of Eastern Europe” . \n  \nPracticalities: \nCosts: The full cost of travel\, visa\, lodging (accommodation in multi-bed rooms\, vegetarian and vegan food\, and refreshments) will be covered. In exchange\, we ask for a participation fee of 20 EUR for participants coming from non-EU countries and 50 EUR for participants coming from EU countries. Applicants for whom paying this fee is an obstacle for participation\, should still apply and mention this in their application (not a selection criteria). \nCDN will reimburse 90% of the travel costs for the participants from the non-EU countries and 80% of travel costs for the participants coming from the EU countries\, within reasonable limits and within Europe\, with the condition to combine the most economic and environmentally friendly way (lowest price + travel time + CO2 emissions). \nDEADLINE for submitting online applications: 3rd of March 2020 at Midnight CET.  \n Apply here! \n  \n\nThis project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe\, with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation\, and supported by the European Youth Foundation of Council of Europe. \nSubscribe to our monthly newsletter and make sure that you don’t miss other great opportunities! \n  URL:https://gef.eu/event/art-as-shelter/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Arts.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190830 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190928 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20190830T123329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190830T123329Z UID:10001503-1567134000-1569553199@gef.eu SUMMARY:European Green Activist Training (Czech Republic) DESCRIPTION:About European Green Activist Training (EGAT)\nDuring the EGAT course\, you will learn about Green values\, meet politicians and experts working at the frontline of fighting for positive change\, and of course connect with plenty of other like-minded young people! \nThe course will give you insights into the political decision-making processes on the national and European levels\, develop your skills as an activist to enact societal change\, and explore how Green values promote more equal and sustainable societies. \nThe aim of EGAT is to familiarise trainees with the institutions of the European Union\, green topics\, green policies\, and sustainable development policies\, and through various activities and discussions with representatives of international organizations and representatives of the European Union\, to explore opportunities for active and professional involvement in building a greener and more just society. \nThe training course will be comprised of two weekend training sessions in the Czech Republic\, an online course on Green Learning \, a preparation session for the Brussels trip and then culminating with a one-week study trip to Brussels to visit the European Institutions alongside EGAT participants from other countries. \nWe encourage people from across the Czech Republic and from all backgrounds to apply to take part. \nFind out more about EGAT on the EGAT project page.  \nProgramme\nFirst Meeting   \n\nAkumulátor\, 18- 20 October 2019\, Ecocentre PALETA Oucmanice (near Ústí nad Orlicí)\nDuring the first weekend we will first get acquainted and set up how we want to work together throughout the project. Cities in time of climate change and local politics will be our main themes!\n\nSecond Meeting \n\nEuropean Akumulátor\, 29 November – 01 December 2019\, Chaloupky Kněžice (near Jihlava)\nThe main topic of the third weekend will be the European Union. We will also focus on topics of feminism\, gender equality\, LGBTQ+ and migration.\n\nThird Meeting \n\nPreparation for a study stay in Brussels\, 21 – 22 February 2020\, Prague or Brno\nAt this two-day meeting we will share practical information on the upcoming study trip to Brussels. At the same time\, we will open up some of the topics that European experts\, MEPs and activists will address in Brussels at European level.\n\nBrussels Study Trip \n\nEarly March 2020 (exact dates TBC)\n\nWith participants from Croatia\, Hungary\, Finland and Czech Republic. \nPRACTICALITIES  \nThe project is open to all young people. If there is any obstacle (such as financial\, health or language) that might prevent you from participating in the project\, write to us and we will customize the program and conditions so that you can fully participate. \n– You do not need a CV full of experience\, but a desire to be proactive and active. \n– age 17 – 23 years \n– You live in the Czech Republic (but you do not have to have a permanent residence or Czech citizenship in the Czech Republic) \n– You have to take part in all training phases – two weekend training sessions in the Czech Republic and a week-long excursion to Brussels and a two-day preparation for it. EGAT also includes Impact Europe e-learning course on EU policies. \nOur goal is that everyone can participate in EGAT\, regardless of the financial possibilities. Please consider\, then\, what your personal possibilities of financially contributing to EGAT are and provide us this information when filing in the application. However\, the amount of you contribution has no influence on whether we will select you for EGAT. \nHow to Apply\nFill out the application form: HERE! \nApplication deadline: September 26\, 2019 (Thursday) \nRecommended age for participants is between 17 and 23. If you are not within this range but still feel like the training is for you\, write us your motivation into the application. \nBy September 30\, we will let you know if we are a one of the selected participants. We make pre-selection of early applications already in mid-September\, so do not hesitate and apply as soon as possible! \nMore information on the Institute for Active Citizenship website here! \n\nThe course is organised by Green European Foundation with the support of Institute for Active Citizenship  and with the financial support of the European Parliament to Green European Foundation. URL:https://gef.eu/event/european-green-activist-training-czech-republic/ LOCATION:Czech Republic CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Egat-Czech-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190826 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190913 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20190826T081207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190827T092901Z UID:10001501-1566788400-1568257199@gef.eu SUMMARY:European Green Activist Training (Finland) DESCRIPTION:About European Green Activist Training (EGAT)\nDuring the EGAT course\, you will learn about Green values\, meet politicians and experts working at the frontline of fighting for positive change\, and of course connect with plenty of other like-minded young people! \nThe course will give you insights into the political decision-making processes on the national and European levels\, develop your skills as an activist to enact societal change\, and explore how Green values promote more equal and sustainable societies. \nThe training will consist of four training weekends in Finland and a one-week study trip to Brussels together with young activists from other European countries. \nFind out more about EGAT on the EGAT project page.  \nProgramme\nFirst Meeting \n\n11-13 October 2019 – Helsinki\, Finland: Welcome to the training!\nDuring the first meeting\, we will get to know each other and have an introduction to the Green Party and the Youn Greens.\nWe will discuss Green politics and activism at the local\, national and international levels.\n\nSecond Meeting \n\n22-24 November 2019 – TBC\, Finland: Europe\, EU and the Greens\nThe second training will discuss European and global politics. We will learn about decision-making and politics in the EU and the Green movement at the European level\, in preparation for the Brussels study trip.\n\nThird Meeting \n\n1 January – 2 February 2020 – Helsinki\, Finland: Climate and the Environment\nWe will discuss environmental and climate issues\, and the politics related to these issues. We shall consider what sustainability requires of society and familiarise ourselves with NGOs and grassroots organisations working in these fields.\n\nBrussels Study Trip \n\nEarly March 2020 (Exact dates TBC) – Brussels\, Belgium\nWe will travel to Brussels via bus and ferry. The whole trip will last a little more than one week in total. In Brussels\, we will meet MEPs\, connect with young Green activists from other European countries and learn about changemaking in an international context.\n\nFourth Meeting \n\n17-19 April 2020 – Helsinki\, Finland: Human Rights\, Equality and the Media\nIn this final meeting\, we will discuss human rights\, equality and how we can promote them. We will also explore the role of the media in our society. We will reflect on what has been learnt during the course and each participant will receive a diploma.\n\nPracticalities\nParticipation in all of the meetings is necessary to take part in the Brussels study trip. \nThe training costs €220 in total and includes travel and accomodation costs for the training sessions in Finland\, all materials\, and travel and accomodation costs in Brussels. \nHow to Apply\nApplicants must be 15-25 years old. \nWe encourage those who may not have previous experience with Green-related movements; membership of the Green party or other movements is not necessary to apply. \nWe are looking for young people with a strong will to learn and make and impact; motivation is the most important factor! \nWe encourage people from across Finland from all backgrounds to apply! \nPlease apply via this application form.  \nApplication deadline: Wednesday 11 September 23:59 \nThere are 25 places for the course. All applicants will be informed as to whether their application has been successful by Friday 27 September at the latest. \nThe course fee must be settled before the first meeting and any special arrangements must be discussed in advance. \nInformation on the training course in Finnish can be found here.  \n\nThe course is organised by Green European Foundation with the support of Visio and Young Greens of Finland and with the financial support of the European Parliament to Green European Foundation. URL:https://gef.eu/event/european-green-activist-training-finland-2/ LOCATION:Finland\, Finland CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Egat-Finland-1.png GEO:61.92411;25.7481511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190823 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190925 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20190819T093015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190826T104645Z UID:10001495-1566529200-1569293999@gef.eu SUMMARY:European Green Activist Training (Croatia) DESCRIPTION:About European Green Activist Training (EGAT)\nDuring the EGAT course\, you will learn about Green values\, meet politicians and experts working at the frontline of fighting for positive change\, and of course connect with plenty of other like-minded young people! \nThe course will give you insights into the political decision-making processes on the national and European levels\, develop your skills as an activist to enact societal change\, and explore how Green values promote more equal and sustainable societies. \nThe training course will be comprised of three training sessions in Croatia\, an online course on Green Learning \, and then culminating with a one-week study trip to Brussels to visit the European Institutions alongside EGAT participants from other countries. \nWe encourage people from across Croatia and from all backgrounds to apply to take part. \nFind out more about EGAT on the EGAT project page.  \nProgramme\nFirst Meeting   \n\n18-20 Octoboer 2019\nSljeme (Red Cross mountain lodge)\n\nSecond Meeting \n\nEarly November (exact date TBC)\nRijeka\n\nThird Meeting \n\n13-15 December 2019\nSljeme (Red Cross mountain lodge)\n\nBrussels Study Trip \n\nEarly March 2020 (exact dates TBC)\n\nPracticalities\nThe participation fee is 370 HRK (50 EU).\nAccomodation and food costs for the national training sessions\, as well as the costs for the Brussels study trip will be covered by the organisers. \nFor participants outside of Zagreb and Rijeka\, there is also the possibility of the organisers covering travel expenses for attending the national training sessions. \nFor those unable to cover the cost of the participation fee themselves\, we invite you to apply and contact the organisers at info@zeleniprozor.hr to inform us of your situation.  \nHow to Apply\nThe EGAT course is open to Croatian citizens aged 18-25 years old.\nWe encourage those without experience in the topics covered by the course to apply. \nPlease apply via this application form.  \nApplication deadline: 23 September 2019 \n\nThe course is organised by Green European Foundation with the support of Sustainable Development Forum Green Window and Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe and with the financial support of the European Parliament to Green European Foundation. URL:https://gef.eu/event/european-green-activist-training-croatia/ LOCATION:Croatia\, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska) CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Egat-Croatia.png GEO:45.1;15.2000001 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190717 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190827 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20190717T103939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190819T093223Z UID:10001782-1563332400-1566788399@gef.eu SUMMARY:European Green Activist Training (Hungary) DESCRIPTION:About European Green Activist Training (EGAT)\nDuring the EGAT course\, you will learn about Green values\, meet politicians and experts working at the frontline of fighting for positive change\, and of course connect with plenty of other like-minded young people! \nThe course will give you insights into the political decision-making processes on the national and European levels\, develop your skills as an activist to enact societal change\, and explore how Green values promote more equal and sustainable societies. \nMore specifically\, the training course is comprised of two intense training weekends taking place in Hungary\, an online course on Green Learning \, and culminating in a one-week study trip to Brussels to visit the European Institutions alongside EGAT participants from other countries. \nWe encourage people from across Hungary and from all backgrounds to apply to take part. \nFind out more about EGAT on the EGAT project page.  \nProgramme\nThe exact details of the programme are to be confirmed\, please check back later for more information. \nFirst Meeting   \n\n21 September 2019\n10:00 – 18:00\,  in Budapest\n\nSecond Meeting \n\n25 – 27 October  2019\n\nBrussels Study Trip \n\nEarly March 2020 (exact dates TBC)\n\nPracticalities \nThe EGAT course is free of charge\, excluding travel to Budapest and to the airport. \nAll materials\, travel (including flights) and accomodation costs in Brussels are covered by the Green European Foundation\, on the assumption that the participant has successfully completed the national training sessions in Hungary. \nHow to Apply\nApplicants must be 18-26 years old. Previous experience in Green organisations is not required. \nWe are looking for passionate young people with a strong motivation to learn and make a difference! \nApply via the form found here.  \nAPPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday 25 August 2019  \n\nThe course is organised by Green European Foundation with the support of Ecopolis Foundation and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.  URL:https://gef.eu/event/european-green-activist-training-hungary/ LOCATION:Hungary CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Egat-Malta.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190711 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190716 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20190611T144948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190704T143338Z UID:10001778-1562814000-1563159599@gef.eu SUMMARY:Green Summer Academy - Closer to Europe (Ośno Lubuskie) DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nThe fifth Green Summer Academy in Poland will take place 20km from the Odra River\, a  natural border between Poland and Germany\, near the two towns on the both sides of the river: Słubice in Poland and Frankfurt / Oder in Germany. \nThe Academy is set against the new political reality following the European Parliament elections\, in which the Greens became the fourth largest force in the Parliament. At the same time\, right-wing and conservative\, authoritarian forces were highly successful in Poland and Hungary. \nIn Poland\, pro-democracy and European opposition are preparing for national parliamentary elections in October. On a global context\, we are facing crises in the form of climate change\, biodiversity extinction\, natural resource depletion\, pollution\, growing inequalities and rising nationalism. \nOn the other end of the spectrum\, we are seeing citizens mobilising across the world\, with initiatives at every level rising to meet these crises. Now more than ever Poland and the rest of Europe needs a strong\, coordinated Green movement. \nThis Academy will bring together activists\, experts and politicians to exchange and discuss these pivotal issues and how to empower those wanting to enact change. \nProgramme\nThe details of the following programme are still to be confirmed. Please check back later for more information. \nInformation on the event in Polish can be found here.  \n\n11th of July 2019 – Thursday \n14:00 PM- 16:00 – Arrival of participants and allocation in rooms or setting up tents \n17:00 – 19:00 – Green Ośno Lubuskie\, presentation of the Circle of the Greens and the specificity of the transborder city and region\, including a meeting with Michael Kurzwelly\, founder of the association and „city” Słubfurt and of Polish-German “state” New America  (Zespół Szkół Ekonomicznych\, Rzepińska 8) \n16:30 – 18:30 – meeting of young people from climate movements and young Greens from Ostra Zieleń association with the international youth camp of the Association of Friends of Korczakowo (transfer by cars or by bu\,  departure at 16:15) \n20:00 – diner of integration and presentation of the program and participating organizations (Zespół Szkół Ekonomicznych\, ul. Rzepińska 8) \nPossibility in the afternoon: nature expeditions: Owczary ecological station by the Club of Naturalists. \n\n12th of July 2019 – Friday   /plenary debates and lecture/ \n5:30 – 8:30 AM – Nature expeditions: Owczary ecological station by the Club of Naturalists. \n8:00 – 9:00 – Breakfast \n\n\n\n9:00 – 9:30\nOfficial Oppening of the Green Summer Academy – Ewa Sufin-Jacquemart (GEF / Strefa Zieleni ) and Irene Hahn-Fuhr (HBS Warsaw)\n\n\nPART I\nTHE FUTURE OF EUROPE \n\n\n9:30 – 11:30\n“Does the Green Wave in the European Parliament give hope for facing a climate crisis\, reduce inequalities and improve democracy in the EU?” – debate \n[As part of the seminar “Towards Europe\, democracy\, ecology” in partnership with the Heinrich Boell Foundation in Warsaw]\nParticipants: Małgorzata Tracz (Partia Zieloni)\, Sergey Lagodinsky (MEP)\, Zuzana Pavelková (FYEG)\, Miriam Kennet (Green Economics Institute)\, Jamie Kendrick (Green European Journal). \nModeration: Maciej Słobodzian and Miłosława Stępień (Partia Zieloni) \nParticipants that did not confirmed yet: Edwin Bendyk (Collegium Civitas)\, Alena Karaschinski (90/Grunen in Frankfurt/Oder\, Christine Chemnitz (HBS).\n\n\n11:30 – 11:45\nCoffee Break\n\n\nPART II\nCLIMATE CRISIS AND ENERGY TRANSITION\n\n\n11:45 – 13:30\n“Saving the climate: energy transition necessary but not sufficient”- debate. \nParticipants: Krystyna Boczkowska (ex-CEO Bosch Polska\, Partia Zieloni)\, Radosław Gawlik (Eko-Unia\, Partia Zieloni)\, Tomasz Wojciechowski (IGOZ\, Partia Zieloni)\,  Maciej Wereszczyński (Extinction Rebellion). \nModeration: Piotr Trzaskowski (HBS Warsaw) and Urszula Zielińska (Partia Zieloni) \nParticipants that did not confirmed yet: Michael Cramer (ex-MEP)\, Stefan Schönfelder (HBS Dresden)\, prof. Jan Popczyk (Silesian University of Technology) \, Monika Sadkowska (RT-ON)\n\n\n13:30 – 14:30\nLunch\n\n\nPART III\nBIODIVERSITY AND POLITICS\n\n\n14:30 – 16:15\n“6. Great Extinction – can Europe prevent it?” – debate \nIntroduction: “Political protection of biodiversity in the world and in the EU” \nParticipants: prof. Piotr Skubała (Silesian University)\, Radosław Ślusarczyk (Association Workshop for All Beings)\, Marcin Kostrzyński (journalist\, naturalist)\, Iwona Krępic (Oder Delta Safaris/ Save Rivers Coalition)\, Artur Furdyna ( TPRIiG Association/ Save Rivers Coalition)\, prof. Grzegorz Gabryś (Univ. of Zielona Góra) \nModeration: Marta Jermaczek-Sitak and Krzysztof Wychowałek \nParticipant that did not confirmed yet: Zenon Kruczyński (Niech Żyją!)\n\n\n16:15 – 16:30\nCoffee break\n\n\nPART IV\nFAIR AND HEALTHY FOOD\n\n\n16:30 – 18:15\n“From the Common Agricultural Policy to the Common Food Policy” – debate \n[debate within the international GEF project “Fair and Healthy Food”] \nIntroduction: Olivier de Schutter \nParticipants: Andrzej Nowakowski (expert GGEP)\, Katarzyna Jagiełło (Greenpeace)\, Ewa Jakubowska-Lorenz (HBS Warsaw)\, Dorota Metera (IFOAM/ Forum of Organic Farming)\, Francesco Ajena (IPES-Food\, Skype]\, Agnieszka Makowska (Living Earth Coalition and Nyeleni)\, Aleksandar Gjorgijevski (Sunrise\, Macedonia). \nModeration: Ewa Sufin-Jacquemart \n\n\n18:15– 19:30\nDiner\n\n\n20:00 – 21:30\n„Passive and ecological architecture” – lecture of Jarosław Malicki\, Green architect\n\n\n20:00 – 21:30 \n(salka debat)\n„Delta of the Odra River\, threteaned natural tresure” – lecture of Iwona Krępic [partnership: Save Rivers Coalition]\n\n\n\n16:30 – 18:00 – Marta Jermaczek-Sitak – ecological workshop for children and families (in Owczary nature station) \n19:00 – 22:00 PM – Nature expeditions: Owczary ecological station by the Club of Naturalists \n22:00 PM – Film or documentary screening (Afrikamera\, Przemysław Stępień) + „Human Energy” ENG \nPossibility of ad-hoc exchanges of knowledge and experiences in groups during the day. \n\n13th of July 2019 – Saturday  /parallel workshops/trainings/round-tables/debates/ \n6:00 – 9:00 – Nature expeditions: Owczary ecological station by the Club of Naturalists \n7:45  – 9:00 – Breakfast \n\n\n\nAuditorium\nLanguages room\nWorkshops room\nDebates room\n\n\n9:00 – 9:45 \nOdra and the World Bank – press conf.\n9:30 – 11:00 \nPlatform of e-learning GEF – training\n9:30 – 11:00 \nEkofeminism – roundtable\n9:30 – 11:00 \nCitizens’ Panel – lecture\n\n\n9:45 – 11:00 \nThe Greens in the EU – Q/A\n\n\n11:15 – 13:00 \nNuclear Energy – lecture \n \n11:15 – 13:00 \nHunting – roundtable\n11:15 – 13:00 \nE-learning for climate movements – workshop\n11:15 – 13:00 \nMobilty inside the UE – witnesses\n\n\n14:00 – 15:45 \nEkonomy of sustainable development – panel\n14:00 – 15:45 \nEducation – panel \n \n14:00 – 15:45 \nElectoral campaigning- training\n14:00 – 15:45 \nWater in a city  – lectures/workshops\n\n\n16:00 – 17:45 \nGreen city – roundtable \n \n16:00 – 17:45 \nPlatforms and coalitions – roundtable\n16:00 – 17:45 \nYoung climatic and green activism  –workshop\n16:00 – 17:45 \nSecurity policy -panel\n\n\n\n\n[Biodiversity] roundtable “Is hunting necessary and / or acceptable in times of the 6th Great Extinction?”  – Niech Żyją! Coalition and Living Earth Coalition\n[Climate] workshop „Who are the new climate movements\, how can the Greens support them? – [the concept of GEF e-learning for climate movements as incentive for green activists]\, led by Urszula Sadłowska\, GEF\n[Water\, rivers\, wetlands]: Save the Rivers Coalition: “River in the city” – Roman Konieczny and arch. Anna Januchta-Szostak PhD. Eng. (Faculty of Architecture at the Poznan University of Technology). Led by: Izabela Zygmunt\n[Rivers] „The Oder River and the of World Bank to protect Kotlina Kłodzka from floods”(press conference\, Save the Rivers Coalition) – Radek Gawlik\, Ewa Leś\, Sascha Maier/BUND\n[Gender] “Will ecofeminism change the world?” – workshop – led by Magdalena Galkiewicz (Partia Zieloni/Gals4Gals) and Aleksandra Kołeczek (Partia Zieloni/Ostra Zieleń)\n\n[As part of the seminar “Towards Europe\, democracy\, ecology” in partnership with the Heinrich Boell Foundation in Warsaw] \n\n[Economy] “What does classic economics not include and how to compensate for sustainable development?” – debate\n\nDr Ewa Rumińska-Zimny (the Warsaw School of Economics / Congress of Women)\,                 dr Ewa Jastrzębska (SGH)\,  Jamie Kendrick (Green European Journal)\, prof)\, prof. Bożena Ryszawska (University of Economy\, Wrocław) \nModeration: Justyna Szambelan \nTo read: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/from-global-tax-dodging-to-worldwide-wellbeing/ \n\n[Green city] “How to develop Green cities in a conservative-nationalist region / country?” – workshop\, led by: Paweł Pomian (Partia Zieloni Wrocław) and Aleksandra Zienkiewicz (miastoDrzew\, Wrocław).\n[Civil democracy] “How to organize effective coalitions\, platforms and movements? How to make them cooperate for achieving common goals?”- with representatives of the Coalition Living Earth (KŻZ) – Maria Staniszewska\, Justyna Zwolińska\, Save the Rivers Coalition – Izabela Zygmunt\, Ewa Leś\, coalition Niech Żyją! – Tomasz Zdrojewski\, Krzysztof Wychowałek\, young climate movements. Led by Ewa Sufin-Jacquemart\n\n[As part of the seminar “Towards Europe\, democracy\, ecology” in partnership with the Heinrich Boell Foundation in Warsaw] \n\n[Climate/ young in politics] “How to attract young people to Green activism?” – workshop with Ostra Zieleń –Joanna Górska\, Igor Skórzybut\, and participants from young climate movements (Alina Pogoda and Maciej Wereszczyński from Extinction Rebellion and others). Led by: Artur Wieczorek and Aleksandra Kołeczek (Partia Zieloni)\n[security] “What should be Europe’s and Poland’s security policy in today’s unstable world?” – panel\n\nParticipants: Tadeusz Nowak (Partia Zieloni)\, Piotr Niemczyk\, Weronika Grzebalska (Polish Academy of Science). Led by: Maciej Józefowicz (Partia Zieloni) \n\n[education ] “How to educate people in rapidly changing times full of challenges?” – panel\n\nPiotr Działak (Center for education Tvind\, Danmark)\, Krystyna Boczkowska (Partia Zieloni)\, Urszula Sadłowska (GEF). Led by Aleksandra Kretkowska (Partia Zieloni) \n\n[mobility in EU] „How to move to another country in the EU and actively participate in public life?” – panel : Joanna Kamińska\, Ecolo\, Brussels and Anna Czechowska\, Agit-Polska\, Berlin\, led by: Urszula Zielińska (Partia Zieloni)\n\nExpert lectures / training sessions: \n\n[civil democracy] “European citizens’ panel – utopia or the necessary evolution of direct democracy?” – Marcin Gerwin\n[Energy] “Why the Greens don’t see nuclear power as a climatic hope?” – Marcin Harembski (SMA) and video of experts of the GGEP: Yan Dupas\, David Drui\, Michel Raquet.\n[Green methods] „Green electoral campaign”– Maciej Słobodzian\n[Green tools] We get to know the green e-learning platform https://www.mygreenlearning.eu/ – GEF\n[Green family] Questions and answers on the European Parliament and the European Greens – Benedetta de Marte\, political councillor in the Greens/EFA group in the EP.\n\n11:15 – 13:00 – Marcin Kostrzyński – Meeting with nature (for children and families) (tbc.) \n18:00 – 19:00  – Marcin Kostrzyński – Meetings with nature (for the participants of the GSA) (tbc.) \n19:00  – Dinner \n19:30 – 22:30 PM – Nature expeditions: Odra river and/or National Parc Dolina Ujście Warty \nPossibility of ad-hoc exchanges of knowledge and experiences in groups during the day. \n22:00 PM – Film or documentary screening (Afrikamera\, Przemysław Stępień) + „Human Energy” \n\n14th of July 2019 – Sunday \n6:00 – 9:00 AM – Nature trip \n9:00  – 10:00 – breakfast \n10:00  – departure of the bus to Warsaw\, on the way : River happaning „Big Jump” (International Day of Action) \n\nPracticalities\nAccommodation:\nAccommodation partly subsidised (reduction included in the participation fee):\n• Double and triple rooms: Hotel Dolina Leśnna\, ul. Dolina Leśna 1\, Ośno Lubuskie (for 70 people)\n• Single and double rooms: Hotel Malinowy Dworek\, ul. Gronowska 6a (for 14 people)\n• 4-bed rooms with bunk beds: dormitory of Zespół Szkół Ekonomicznych ul. Rzepińska 8 (10 rooms for 40 people\, each room shares the bathroom with residents of one tent)\n• Space for 10 tents: the green area of Zespół Szkół Ekonomicznych ul. Rzepińska 8 \nPlease note that the deadline for securing subsidised accomodation is 7th July. \nOther possibilities:\nOther options of accommodation in Ośno Lubuskie: camping\, agrotourism\, hotels.\nThere are more accommodation options in Frankfurt (Oder). \nParticipation Fees: \nThe full fee of PLN 500 should be paid by bank transfer to the account of Fundacja Strefa Zieleni. Transport to and from the event from Warsaw is also available for an extra PLN 100. \n66 1020 1097 0000 7602 0237 0450\, title: ‘Green Summer Academy participation fee’\n(from abroad: IBAN: PL66 1020 1097 0000 7602 0237 0450\, Swift/BIC: BPKOPLPW) \nTo make the event accessible to everyone\, a lower participation fee is possible in certain circumstances. To enquire about this possibility\, please contact Ewa Sufin-Jacquemart: +48-664673700 ewa.sufin@strefazieleni.org \nFood:\nVegetarian and vegan meals (partly subsidized\, reduction included in the participation fee): in the dining room of Zespół Szkół Ekonomicznych\, ul. Rzepińska 8\nIn hostels there is a possibility to buy breakfast on your own (PLN 20). \nTransport:\nCollective transfer by autocar from Warsaw (departure on Thursday\, 11.07 at 9:30 AM from the Palace of Culture and Science\, return on Sunday\, 14.07 at approx. 4:00 PM at Palace of Culture and Science)\, price: 50 PLN / person for one direction. \nTrain: The nearest railway stations: Rzepin 14 km (we will organize a transfer)\, Frankfurt (Oder) 30 km (we will organize a transfer)\, but there is also a possibility of travel by bus through Słubice. \nPlane: Berlin airports\, then by train to Rzepin or Frankfurt / Oder\nFrom other cities in Poland\, we will cross-link people who will arrive by car with people who are looking for transport.\nPeople with accommodation in hotels: bikes would be useful (we recommend to get by train to Rzepin and then by bicycle to Ośno Lubuskie; a few bikes could be probably transported from Warsaw; some bikes will be made available to participants by local participants). \nRegistration\nPlease register for this event via the form found here (in Polish).\nTo register your interest in taking part in this event in English\, please contact: \nGEF project coordinator Urszula Sadlowska +32 (0)2 234 65 70  urszula.sadlowska@gef.eu \nEvent partner Ewa Sufin-Jacquemart +48-664673700 ewa.sufin@strefazieleni.org \n\nThe Green Summer Academy “Closer to Europe” is organized by the Green European Foundation with the support of the Fundacja Strefa Zieleni\, with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.\nThe seminar “Towards Europe\, democracy\, ecology” is organized in cooperation and with the finantial support of the Heinrich Boell Foundation in Warsaw.\nDebate on transition of cities towards the Commons is organized as a part of international project “Creating Socio-Ecological Societies through Urban Commons Transition” by the Green European Foundation with the support of the Fundacja Strefa Zieleni\, with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-summer-academy-closer-to-europe/ LOCATION:Zespół Szkół Ekonomicznych\, Rzepińska str. 8\, Ośno Lubuskie\, Poland CATEGORIES:Call for participants,Summer university ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Polish-Summer.jpg GEO:52.446829;14.88103 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Zespół Szkół Ekonomicznych Rzepińska str. 8 Ośno Lubuskie Poland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Rzepińska str. 8:geo:14.88103,52.446829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190611 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20190603T154547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190607T080807Z UID:10001776-1559530800-1560135599@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for Participants: Summer School - Youth and the City: Young People for Fair and Green Cities (Prague) DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nGreen European Foudnation partner Cooperation and Development Network Eastern\, alongside Alternative Urbanisation Working Group\, are announcing a call for Participants for the summer school “Youth and the City: Young People for Fair and Green Cities”. \nThe Summer School aims to conceptualise and promote the model of sustainable and democratic cities among active young people in the Central and Eastern Europe and provide them with tools for reclaiming their cities. \nThe aims and objectives of the project are: \n\nTo create a space for youth to discuss the concept and role of Alternative Urbanisation in shaping the future of the cities;\nTo empower young people to use the city as a platform for doing local\, Green and alternative politics;\nTo create a toolkit of positive practices and methods of influencing politics on a very local level.\n\nWho should apply?\nWe are looking for 20 young people aged 16-35\, residing in Central and Eastern Europe (Albania\, Armenia\, Azerbaijan\, Belarus\, Bosnia and Herzegovina\, Bulgaria\, Croatia\, Czech Republic\, Cyprus\, Estonia\, Georgia\, Greece\, Hungary\, Kosovo*\, Latvia\, Lithuania\, Moldova\, Montenegro\, North Macedonia\, Poland\, Russia\, Serbia\, Slovakia\, Slovenia\, Turkey\, Ukraine). \nWe encourage applications reflecting diversity in all forms; therefore we welcome applications from those who identify as women\, LGBTQIA+\, POC\, migration background\, or with a different ability. \nParticipants who have activism experience in working on the rights for the city and/or urban planning and policy making and with relevant knowledge or high motivation to learn about the topic are highly encouraged to apply. \nPracticalities\nThe event will take place from 5th to 9th of August in Prague ( 4th and 10th are travel dates to and from Prague.) \nLanguage: The main language of this activity will be English. But not being comfortable interacting in English should not prevent you from applying\, the majority at the event will be non-native speakers and the group will be able to help out if there is some term you might not know! \nCosts: The full cost of working materials\, visa and lodging (accommodation in multi-bed rooms\, vegetarian food\, and refreshments) during the event will be covered by the organizers. In exchange\, we ask for a participation fee of 20 EUR for participants coming from non-EU countries and 30 EUR for participants coming from EU countries. \nAccommodation\, food\, working space\, travel and visa costs for participants will be fully covered. For selection of travel means we encourage participants to combine the most economic and environmentally friendly way (lowest price + travel time + CO2 emissions). \nDEADLINE for submitting online applications: 9th of June 2019 at Midnight CET. You will be informed about the results of the selection within two weeks after the deadline. \nAPPLY HERE. \n\n*All references to Kosovo\, whether to the territory\, institutions or population\, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo. URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-participants-summer-school-youth-and-the-city-young-people-for-fair-and-green-cities/ LOCATION:Prague\, Prague\, Czech Republic CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/bridges-3337124_1920-1.jpg GEO:50.0755381;14.4378005 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190507 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190531 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20190507T101227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190521T133646Z UID:10001767-1557198000-1559185199@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for Participants: Summer Camp: “Our Social Rights - Our Future!” DESCRIPTION:Summer Camp & GEF Hackathon\nGreen European Foundation partner Federation of Young European Greens is announcing an open call for participants in the Summer Camp “Our Social Rights – Our Future!” that will take place from 22 – 28 July 2019 in Serbia. GEF will support the Summer Camp and organise a hackathon that will take place on 25 and 26 July.  \nThe summer camp will consist of five full days exploring different tools and platforms Young Greens can use to campaign and advocate for social rights. Participants will leave the summer camp with practical skills to use and share in their local contexts and on European level. \nThe aims of the summer camp are: \n\nTo understand how social rights apply to specific topics – including regional specificities\, a just transition towards a sustainable society\, and gender aspects.\nTo determine which tools to use for a campaign/advocacy depending on the cause and context\, and how to apply these tools with limited resources.\nTo equip participants with the skills needed to carry out hackathons in their local regions.\n\nProgramme\nThe five days will be divided into three parts: \n\nOpening of the event; sharing and building upon the conclusions from “Social Europe Now!’’ – a seminar that identified the struggles young people from various regions of Europe face today in relation to housing\, education and healthcare as well as having fostered development of a common vision for the future of work.\nHackathon – an intense\, sprint-like\, goal-oriented\, small teamwork-based activity. Hackathon is a period of 36h when participants can plan\, design and carry out their own mini-projects in small teams. The teams will be composed of young people – participants and guests – with different skills and backgrounds: activists\, young advocates\, lawyers\, and programmers.\nCreating a Toolkit for a Hackathon on Social Rights: based on our common experience of running and taking a part in a social rights hackathon\, we will create a toolkit for those who are going to organise one back home in the autumn 2019\n\nThe summer camp will be a fast pace\, interactive experience of Young Greens creating campaigns together to make social rights a reality for all. Participants will also learn how to create their own FYEG-supported hackathons in their local regions in autumn 2019. \nThe programme will be based on the principles of non-formal education and intercultural learning. We strive for an active\, inclusive environment for direct communication and sharing of knowledge. The summer camp will balance the dynamism of the hackathon with interactive discussions and reflections for participants to develop their practical and theoretical knowledge of social rights in an supportive and informal environment. \nApplications\nApplications are open to all young people inspired by fighting for social rights and green ideology. FYEG encourages applications reflecting diversity in all forms; therefore we welcome applications from those who identify as women*\, LGBTQIA+\, people of colour\, or with a disability or other health impairment. \nThe “Our Social Rights – Our Future!” Summer Camp is the second activity of FYEG’s Reclaim Your Social Rights! project\, supported by the European Youth Foundation of Council of Europe. The hackathon that will take place on 25 and 26 July and is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of the FYEG and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the GEF. \nPracticalities:\nParticipants: FYEG is looking for 50 young people aged between 16-35\, residing in one of the Council of Europe member states\, Belarus or Kosovo*. \nLanguage: The main language of this activity will be English. But not being comfortable in interacting in English should not prevent you from applying\, as FYEG will look into translation options for the event. \nCosts: The full cost of working materials\, visa and lodging (accommodation in multi-bed rooms\, vegetarian food\, and refreshments) during the event will be covered by the organisers. In exchange\, FYEG asks for a participation fee of 40 EUR for participants coming from non-EU countries and 60 EUR for participants coming from EU countries\, Norway\, Switzerland\, and Iceland. Applicants for whom paying this fee is an obstacle for participation\, should still apply and mention this in their application. FYEG will try to find a solution together with the applicant after the selection is finalised. \nFYEG will reimburse 70% of travel costs for the participants coming from the EU countries\, Iceland\, Norway and Switzerland and 90% for the participants from the non-EU Eastern European countries within reasonable limits and within Europe\, with the condition to combine the most economic and environmentally friendly way (lowest price + travel time + CO2 emissions). \nDEADLINE for submitting online applications: 29 May 2019 at Midnight CET. You will be informed about the results of the selection by 5 June. \nAPPLY HERE! \n\n*All references to Kosovo\, whether to the territory\, institutions or population\, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo. URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-participants-summer-camp-our-social-rights-our-future/ LOCATION:Serbia\, Serbia CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Call-Summer-Camp-Pax.png GEO:44.016521;21.005859 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190515 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20190424T081305Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190513T080529Z UID:10001762-1555124400-1557802799@gef.eu SUMMARY:Green Learning: 10+ New Courses! DESCRIPTION:Green Learning – 10+ New Courses!\nFor all keen and green learners who want to supercharge their knowledge on the hot topics in Europe today\, Green Learning has over 10 brand new courses for you to get stuck into! \nDive into the pivotal issues facing the European Union today\, including: \n\nHow Can We Fight Climate Change?\nFood & Agriculture\nHow Can We Achieve a Social European Union\nHow Can We Realise Tax Justice?\nEmpower the Youth!\nBrexit\nTowards a Transparent EU\nTowards Sustainable Transport & Mobility\nFighting Terrorism and Ensuring Security\nTowards Human Migration & Asylum Policies\nHow Can We Protect Our Fundamental Rights?\nCombatting Hate Speech\nHate Speech Widersprechen (DE)\n\nThe courses will guide learners through these often-complicated topics with fun and dynamic content that break down the key information\, facts and figures to give insights into the important issues at play. Then\, learners will also explore the potential solutions to these problems to discover how to enact change for the better! \nhttps://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Green-Learning_New-Courses-Promo.mp4\n\nHow to Start Learning\nCreate your account for free at www.mygreenlearning.eu and start learning now! \nTo start learning\, create your account\, click on “My Account” and find the desired course under “Library”. \nThese courses are part of the Green Learning platform of the Green European Foundation\, which provides free online courses for learners to build their knowledge and develop their skills. Discover all the courses on offer at www.mygreenlearning.eu/about \n \n\nPromotion\nIf you would like to promote the new Green Learning courses on your own website and/or social media\, you can use the promotion pack found here. \nA pack specific to courses relevant to the youth climate movements can be found here.  \nA pack for the course Fast track: Green Issues from A to Z can be found here. \nThe promotion packs features text & visuals for you to use and share among your networks and beyond! URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-learning-new-courses/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Green-Learning-FastTrack_Visual.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20190403T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20190421T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20190403T080203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190403T080239Z UID:10001760-1554278400-1555866000@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for Ideas DESCRIPTION:EN\nAre you between 16-24 years old? \nDo you have a cool idea which will make your neighborhood or a local community more open\, democratic\, inclusive\, and ultimately European? Maybe a concert for a good cause\, a football match that brings together people who don’t normally meet\, a clean-up action for the local park with a creative twist\, a podcast\, an exhibition or something completely different? \nThen this challenge is for you! You can win 500 Euro\, along with a lot of help in the implementation process\, to turn your idea into reality and make sure as many people as possible hear about it. \nHow to apply? It’s easy! Come up with an idea before 21 April\, explain it to us in your native language or in English; in written\, short video recording\, sketch or any other form. Send it to applications@gef.eu together with your contact information. \nIdeas will be implemented by you during May and June. Join us in creating the communities we want to live in! \n  \nHR\nImaš li između 16 i 24 godine? \nImaš li fora ideju koja će tvoj kvart ili lokalnu zajednicu učiniti otvorenijom\, demokratičnijom i\, naposljetku\, europskom? Možda organizacija koncerta u dobrotvorne svrhe\, nogometni turnir koji okuplja skupine ljudi koje se normalno ne susreću\, akcija čišćenja lokalnog parka sa kreativnim pristupom\, pokretanje podcasta\, organizacija izložbe ili nešto potpuno drugačije? \nOnda je ovaj izazov upravo za tebe! Možeš osvojiti 500 eura\, zajedno sa mentorstvom oko implementacije i provedbe svoje ideje\, kako bi ona postala stvarnost. Uz to\, pomoći ćemo ti da što više ljudi čuje za tvoju ideju. \nKako se prijaviti? Jednostavno je! Osmisli ideju do 21. travnja 2019. godine i pošalji nam opis svoje ideje na hrvatskom ili engleskom jeziku. Ideja može biti opisana tekstualno\, kroz kratki video\, crtež ili na bilo koji drugi način. Svoju ideju pošalji na applications@gef.eu\, zajedno sa vlastitim podacima (ime\, prezime\, datum rođenja\, e-mail). \nIdeje će biti odabrane i realizirane tijekom svibnja i lipnja. Pridruži nam se u stvaranju zajednica u kojima želimo živjeti! \nZa više informacija\, kontaktiraj kaja.pavlinic@tinja.eu. \n  \nCZ\nJe ti 16 až 24 let? \nMáš skvělý nápad\, který udělá tvé okolí nebo místní komunitu atraktivnější\, demokratičtější\, otevřenější\, inkluzivnější\, a celkově evropštější? Možná koncert na podporu dobré věci\, fotbalový zápas\, který dá dohromady lidi\, kteří se běžně nepotkávají\, úklid místního parku\, podcast\, výstavu\, anebo něco úplně jiného? \nPokud ano\, pak je tato výzva přesně pro tebe! Můžeš vyhrát 500 Euro\, navíc ti pomůžeme při implementaci tvého nápadu a postaráme se o to\, aby o něm slyšelo co nejvíce lidí. \nJak se přihlásit? Je to snadné! Přijď s vlastním nápadem do 21. dubna. Vysvětli nám jej ve svém rodném jazyce nebo v angličtině\, v psané formě\, v krátkém videu\, nákresu nebo jakkoliv jinak. A pošli ho na applications@gef.eu spolu s tvými kontaktními údaji. \nNápady budou realizovány během května a června. Připoj se k nám při vytváření komunit\, ve kterých chceme žít! \nPro více informací kontaktuj Jonas.Hager@seznam.cz \n  \nPT\nSe tens entre 16 e 24 anos\, este desafio é para ti! \nTens uma boa ideia que tornará o teu bairro ou comunidade local mais aberta\, democrática\, inclusiva e\, se possível\, europeia? Talvez um concerto que reverta a favor de uma causa\, um jogo de futebol que reúna pessoas que não se encontram há muito tempo\, uma ação de limpeza\, uma iniciativa com um toque criativo\, um podcast\, uma exposição ou algo completamente diferente? \nEntão este desafio é para ti! \nPodes ganhar 500 euros\, além de muita ajuda no processo de implementação\, para transformares a tua ideia em realidade e garantir que o máximo de pessoas irão ouvir falar sobre ela. \nO que deves fazer? É fácil! Envia-nos uma breve descrição em português ou inglês; até 21 de abril\, em suporte vídeo ou texto\, para out applications@gef.eu\, juntamente com os teus contactos. \nAs ideias serão implementadas por ti durante maio e junho. Junta-te a nós na criação de comunidades em que queremos viver!   \nPara mais informações\, contacta celia_vilasboas@hotmail.com. URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-ideas/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/idea-challenge-vis.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190401 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190607 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20190214T100731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190510T101631Z UID:10001471-1554087600-1559789999@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for Participants: Green School - Europe\, Environment and I (Lisbon) DESCRIPTION:Event Background\nThe Green European Foundation\, with its new partner Quercus\, is launching the first ever Spring School in Portugal under the European Green Activists Training programme\, taking place in Lisbon. \nAbout the Event\nThis two-day training session will dive into environmental policies\, helping participants understand the inner-workings of the European Union institutions and how environmental policies can be influenced. The session will also offer alternative tools for activism\, such as using cartoons and video formats. \nPracticalities\nThis event is for participants aged between 18 – 26 years old.\nThe event will be mainly held in Portuguese\, with some parts in English.\nThe course fee is 10 euro\, which includes all meals mentioned in the programme.\nTravel and accomodation costs of the participants are not covered by the organisers. \nProgramme\n14th June – Day 1: EU and the Environment – Official Institutions and Civil Society Organizations\n09:00 – Reception of participants\n09:30 – Opening by a Quercus and Aurelié Marechal\, director of Green European Foundation\n10:00 – The European institutions and GEF; Aurelié Marechal\, director of Green European Foundation\n10:30 – The EU Parliament: roles\, activities and challenges\nPedro Valente da Silva\, head of Cabinet of the EP Rep. in Portugal (TBC)\n11:00 – Coffee-break\n11:20 – Influencing the EU Environmental legislation and policies – the role and action of NGOs\nby Paula Lopes da Silva\, Quercus\n11:40 – Agriculture\, nature and the environment. The EU Agriculture Policy by Domingos Leitão\, Executive Director at SPEA\, C6 member\n12:30 – Lunch\n14:00 – Biodiversity\, green citizenship and the EU – A training experience in Brussels by Sandra Pereira\, Biologist and Environmental Education Officer\, Quercus\n14:20 – E-learning with the Green European Foundation by Aurélie Marechal\, GEF\n15:00 – Sustainable food and public policies by Cecília Delgado\, Researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences of Lisbon Nova University\n15:30 – The project “Make Europe Sustainable for All” and the Sustainable Development Goals by Telma Costa\, project manager at CPADA\, Portuguese Confederation of Environmental NGOs\n16:30 – Coffee-break\n18:00 – Acting now! Volunteer activity at Re-Food nearby centres\, helping others and fighting against food waste\n20:00 – Dinner at Restaurant Jardim dos Sentidos (Vegetarian)\n——\n15th June – Day 2: EU and the Environment – Policies\, Legislation and Challenges Ahead\n09:30 – Introduction with a video: “Story of stuff – Microfibers”\n09:40 – Circular economy and European waste policy by Larissa Copello\, Zero Waste Europe\n10:00 – Citizens and waste: Short presentation of Quercus WasteApp\nCoffee-break\n11:00 – Idea Challenge\, a GEF project by Célia Vilas Boas\, facilitator in Portugal\n11:30 -Environmental online activism: campaigning in the internet by Lopo de Almeida\, IT consultant\n11:50 – Introduction to the workshops\, split of the groups and initial brainstorm\n12:45 – Lunch\n14:00 – Practical Workshops: Communicating sustainability/environment\nWorkshop A: One minute with the Environment – Producing short videos\, facilitated by João Luis Azevedo\, from Quercus Green Minute team\nWorkshop B: Environmental Cartoon – Intervening through humor\, facilitated by Vasco Gargalo\, Cartoonist\n17:00 – Presentation of workshop’s outputs by each group\n17:30 – Evaluation of the event\, final remarks and closing \nRegistraton\nPlease register via the form found here. \nDeadline: 05th June \n\n  URL:https://gef.eu/event/europe-environment-and-i-spring-school-lisbon/ LOCATION:Lisbon\, Lisbon\, Portugal CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/quercus-2.jpg GEO:38.7222524;-9.1393366 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190224 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20190129T163245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190220T112836Z UID:10001459-1548730800-1550890799@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for Testers: an Online Course on Hate Speech (in German) DESCRIPTION:Context:\nWe are looking for testers for the final test phase of the online course „Hate Speech Widersprechen“. \nYour feedback is invaluable: we will use the information you give in the evaluation at the end of the course to refine and improve the content accordingly\, with the final version to be launched on 15th February 2019. \nThe course is available in German and takes less than 1.5 hours to complete. \nAbout the Event:\nThis course offers you knowledge on hate speech\, how it affects communities\, national and European legal framework\, as well as equipping you with the tools for countering hate speech on social networks. \nTogether with other learners\, you can exchange ideas\, network and improve your own ability to counter hate speech. This will help you to change social networks and become active against discrimination. \nSign up:\nwww.mygreenlearning.eu/courses/hate-speech-widersprechen \nAcknowledgements: \nThe course was created in cooperation with Green Campus and the Heinrich Boll Stiftung. \n  URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-testers-an-online-course-on-hate-speech-in-german/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Social-media.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190201 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20171102T113538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181011T131523Z UID:10001600-1541041200-1548903599@gef.eu SUMMARY:Impact Europe: Online Course for Green Activists DESCRIPTION:Within the framework of the Capacity Building programme\, the Green European Foundation\, together with the Green Group in the European Parliament\, developed an online educational platform\, which is currently hosting the Impact Europe module – an online course\, primarily for young\, green-minded citizens\, who want to influence the decisions made at European level and shape their own future. Throughout this course\, we analyse the past\, present and future of the EU\, the battles Greens carry continuously at European level and why they matter\, as well as ways in which you can become engaged in order to shape the future of Europe – the Europe you want to live in. \nWHAT IS THE COURSE ABOUT?\nBased on unique content\, this course serves as a stimulating learning environment which provides a critical understanding of the EU and the functioning of its institutions. Impact Europe addresses some of the most pressing issues in Europe: the Future of the European Union\, Trade\, Environment and Food Safety\, Migration etc. as well as giving insights into Green political movement and an opportunity to discover ways to be part of a European network of activists. You can watch our campaign video below. \n \nWHO CAN TAKE PART?\nThe course is free and open to everyone. All participants who complete the course will be rewarded with a certificate co-signed by the Green European Foundation and the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament. Furthermore\, they will get a chance to become a part of the Alumni Network with access to other exciting opportunities\, such as internships\, traineeships and vacancies. \nTeaming up with the European Green Party to make the course more accessible\, Impact Europe is available in English\, French\, Spanish\, and Polish. \nHOW TO SIGN UP?\nIt’s easy – sign up on this page: www.gef-learning.eu! In case you have any questions\, feel free to get in touch with us at learning@gef.eu. URL:https://gef.eu/event/impact-europe-online-course-green-activists/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/22894307_1545512165527603_6229683052933979873_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180907T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180917T233000 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20180907T141649Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180907T141649Z UID:10001450-1536307200-1537227000@gef.eu SUMMARY:European Green Activists training (Malta) DESCRIPTION:CONTEXT\nThe call for participants for our EGAT Training – Ready\, Steady Politics! Gear Up II\, is now open! The EGAT Training is part of a transnational project. The European Greens Activists Training is a training session for young green activists. The project is split over two phases: the first phase is a National Training and European Session; and the second phase\, which is a briefing session and a trip to Brussels to complement the education and to meet other activists from Europe.  \nThis training course provides the opportunity for local participants to learn more about domestic and international politics\, institutions and mechanisms.  \n PROGRAMME  \nThe National Training will be held on Saturday October 20\, 2018 and the European Session will be held on Saturday November 17\, 2018.   \nThe briefing session will take place in January and the Brussels Study Visit will take place in March.\n \nPRACTICALITIES   \nParticipants must apply by submitting an online application through this link\, by Monday September 17\, 2018. \nThere is a €25.00 participation fee which includes two training days. This fee includes lunch on both days and is payable via bank transfer or PayPal.  \nIf you have questions\, please send an email to: ceratonia@alternattiva.org.mt URL:https://gef.eu/event/european-green-activists-training-malta/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Egat-Malta.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180817T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180930T233000 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20180817T082755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T090703Z UID:10001449-1534492800-1538350200@gef.eu SUMMARY:European Green Activists Training (Croatia) DESCRIPTION:Context\nThe training is a part of our transnational project ‘European Green Activists Training’\, which this year consists of training sessions for young Green activists from Croatia\, Finland\, Hungary\, Czech Republic and Malta. The participants will take part in national trainings about green politics\, as well as European politics and institutions. In addition\, there will be a study visit to Brussels in the beginning of March 2019\, during which participants will complement their training by experiencing the European political dimension first-hand.  \nAbout the event\nThis 3-day training in Croatia is  taking place from October 19 – 21\, 2018 at the Red Cross House in the Nature Park Medvednica\, and is organised by The Green European Foundation together with Green Window and Cooperation Development Network of Eastern Europe.  \nParticipants will engage in activities with the representatives of international organizations\, local authorities and the representatives of the European Union to learn about the possibilities of building a greener and more just society.  \nPracticalities\nThe participation fee for the training is 50€\, while the accommodation and food expenses\, along with the Brussels Study Tour expenses\, are covered by the organisers.  \nWe invite young people (from 19 to 26 years of age) living in Croatia to apply for this unique opportunity until September 30\, 2018 by filling out this form. Please note that applications from participants who have no prior experience in the subjects of this training are particularly encouraged.  \nFor any additional questions\, you can contact info@zeleniprozor.hr . \nThe training is organised by the GEF – Green European Foundation with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.  URL:https://gef.eu/event/european-green-activists-training-croatia/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Egat-Croatia.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180806T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180910T233000 DTSTAMP:20260429T092054 CREATED:20180806T115236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180808T125459Z UID:10001443-1533542400-1536622200@gef.eu SUMMARY:European Green Activists Training (Czech Republic)   DESCRIPTION:  \nCONTEXT \nDuring the course you will meet politicians\, experts from organizations\, media and corporations and\, of course likeminded young people. The course will support your skills in the field of activism\, teamwork\, campaigning\, and media. Together we will go through a whole range of approaches and tools that can change the world around. The training connects theory and practice.  \nThe training consists of five training weekends in Czech Republic and a one-week study tour to Brussels together with young activists from other European countries.   \n  \nPROGRAMME  \n 1st meeting  September 28 – 30\, 2018: Kaprálův mlýn\, Czech Republic: Welcome to the training  \n2nd meeting November 2 – 4\, 2018: Oucmanice\, Czech Republic: From direct actions to the communal politics  \n 3rd meeting  December 14 – 16\, 2018: Sluňáko\, Czech Republic: Towards the common Europe critically  \n4th meeting January 11 – 13\, 2019: Švýcárna\, Czech Republic: Open Space training and alumni network meeting  \nPreparation for the Brussels study tour February 22 – 23\, 2019: Praha or Brno\, Czech Republic   \nBrussels study tour  March 3 – 8\, 2019: Together with young people from Finland\, Hungary\, Malta\, and Croatia  \n5th meeting April 5 – 7\, 2019\, Czech Republic: Training organized by participants.  \n \nPRACTICALITIES   \nThe training course is open for the participants between age 15 and 23. You don’t need to have any experiences with any kind of activism or politics\, what matters\, is motivation. The participation fee for the whole training is 7000 CZK (circa 270).  \nApply through this application form until September 10th\, the decisions will be informed by September 15th. Altogether 20 participants will be selected for the course.   \nFor more information in Czech click here.  URL:https://gef.eu/event/egatczechrepublic/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Egat-Czech-1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR