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SUMMARY:Ecopolis 2025: Fair(er) Futures Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join us in Brussels on 28-29 November 2025 for Ecopolis 2025\, where imagination meets action. Discover a day of inspiring talks\, artistic performances and conversations about how to build fairer and more sustainable futures together. \n\nAbout the Event\nEcopolis is the perfect annual day to meet people who care about a sustainable future. Because ecological challenges knows no national or linguistic borders\, Ecopolis is diverse\, international and interactive. \nEcopolis invites Belgian and international authors to debate the transition towards a socio-ecological society. Inspiring books\, documentaries and debates between writers\, academics and civil society thinkers about ecology\, economy and society are at the heart of Ecopolis. \nThe 2025 edition of Ecopolis presents a vibrant programme of discussions\, interviews\, and interactive formats at the crossroads of ecology\, culture\, and social justice. Four central guests form the heart of the festival\, surrounded by writers\, artists\, thinkers\, and activists who challenge us to imagine and build fairer futures together. Take part in a writing workshop\, contribute ideas for a constitution for the world\, or discuss what fair artificial intelligence could look like. Themes such as climate justice\, queer ecology\, and the power of imagination run throughout the programme\, connecting personal reflection with collective action. \nSpeakers\nThe 2025 edition\, themed “Fair(er) Futures”\, will feature four keynote speakers addressing the intersections of justice\, imagination\, and change: \n\nJoyeeta Gupta\, on building a global constitution for social justice\, ecological sustainability\, and solidarity\nJens Meijen\, on the promises and perils of artificial intelligence.\nKes Otter Lieffe\, on queer forms of resistance and belonging.\nJonas Staal\, on the power of imagination in collective climate action.\n\nProgramme\n28/11 \n\n18:00 – 21:30 : (Climate) Propaganda Training (workshop)\, Jonas Staal\n19:00 : Writing from the Margins (workshop)\, Joyeeta Gupta\n\n29/11 \n\n10:30 – 12:30 : Ecological justice and active hope (panel discussion) Joyeeta Gupta\, Jonas Staal\, Kes Otter Lieffe\, Jens Meijen\n\nParallel sessions \n\n13:30 – 15:00 : Global Constitution Project (workshop) Joyeeta Gupta\n13:30 – 15:00 : Towards comradeship between earth workers Jonas Staal\, Laura Herman\n13:30 – 15:00 : Queer Resistance/Building a Home Together in Times of Crisis Kes Otter Lieffe\n13:30 – 15:00 : AI: time for a wake-up call (Fishbowl talk) Jens Meijen\n13:30 – 15:00 : Lobby Tour (walk)\n13:30 – 15:00 : Sonoreille (walk) Forsiti’A\n\nParallel sessions \n\n15:30 – 17:00 : Climate justice and fair planetary boundaries (talk) Joyeeta Gupta\, David Van Reybrouck\n15:30 – 17:00 : Beyond Attenborough: Who narrates our planet’s future? (talk+film) Jonas Staal\n15:30 – 17:00 : We are not a book club (reading group) Kes Otter Lieffe\, Deno Vogelaers\n15:30 – 17:00 : Can literature save the world? The power of fiction in times of climate change (panel discussion\, in Dutch) Jens Meijen\, Gry Ulstein\, Emma Zuiderveen\, Fiep van Bodegom (moderator)\n15:30 – 17:00 : Lobby Tour (walk)\n15:30 – 17:00 : Sonoreille (walk) Forsiti’A\n17:30 – 18:30 : Closing moment (comedy) Cass J Hebron\n\nPracticalities \nDate: 28-29 November 2025Location: Brussels (venues include De Markten\, Muntpunt\, Kaaistudios\, and De Munt)Languages: Sessions will take place in English and DutchRegistration: you may purchase your ticket to this link  \n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is organised in collaboration with the Green European Foundation\, with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/ecopolis-2025-fairer-future-festival/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Panel discussion,Round Table,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Boosting Citizen Participation in the EU Energy Transition
DESCRIPTION:The EU is making significant progress in its energy transition. Yet many citizens still struggle with their energy bills. How can households better benefit from renewables roll out and energy savings? \nAbout the event\nOver the past 18 months\, the Green European Foundation and Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung EU | Global Dialogue have worked with experts in energy and social policy to identify key areas where the EU could act to ensure that citizens and households are able to fully experience the benefits of the energy transition\, in their homes\, communities and pockets.   \nA Knowledge Community of experts from EU institutions\, local government\, industry\, consumer organisations\, trade unions and think tanks have examined several existing and new tools in EU legislation to facilitate citizens’ engagement in the energy transition. This work has focused on three actionable areas: affordable and energy efficient housing; benefit sharing of renewable energy projects; and fair allocation of network costs.   \nThis launch event will serve as a platform to discuss the main findings with policymakers from the European Parliament and the European Commission\, as well as experts in energy and social policy\, and give the floor to testimonials from energy transition practitioners sharing on-the-ground experience.  \nRegister here \nAgenda \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n09:30 \nWelcome\, introduction to the event and to the project  \n\nPhilippa Nuttall\, Financial Times\, moderator  \n\n\nLaurent Standaert\, Director\, Green European Foundation \n\n\nRoderick Kefferpütz\, Director\, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung EU | Global Dialogue\n\n\n\n\n09:35\n \nKey note: Promoting citizens’ access to the energy transition\nAnne Katherina Weidenbach\, Member of Cabinet of EU Commissioner for Energy & Housing\n\n\n09:45\n \nA Citizens Energy Package: What energy transition practitioners need\nLocal voices on concrete needs and expectations\n\n\n09:55 \nPanel 1: Fair network tariffs: How can we fund grid build-out while incentivising innovation and protecting vulnerable households?  \n\nCarmen Gimeno\, Secretary General\, GEODE Europe \n\n\nRaphael Hanoteaux\, Deputy Secretary General\, Council of European Energy Regulators \n\n\nTom Lewis\, Climate Action Network Europe\, author ‘Fair network tariffs’ \n\n\nBruno Tobback\, MEP\, S&D\, Committee on Industry\, Research and Energy \n\n\n\n\n10:40 \nPanel 2: Benefit sharing: Is sharing renewable energy profits with host communities a win-win?  \n\nMichael Bloss\, MEP\, Greens/EFA\, Committee on Industry\, Research and Energy\n\n\nEtienne Charbit\, Réseau Cler\, author ‘Improving benefit sharing of renewable energy projects’  \n\n\nVera Kissler (Policy Officer working on renewables and energy system integration\, DG ENER)\n\n\nBarbara Nicoloso (Director of Virage Énergie) \n\n\n\n\n11:25\n \nCoffee break\n\n\n11:40 \nPanel 3: Affordable and energy efficient homes: How do we make homes warm in winter\, cool in summer and financially accessible?  \n\nAda Ámon\, Budapest Climate Agency\n\n\nEmily Bankert\, Buildings Performance Institute Europe\, author Affordable energy efficient homes\n\n\nMariangiola Fabbri\, Member of Affordable Housing Task Force\, European Commission\n\n\nMauricio Yrivarren\, Climate Strategy & Partners \n\n\n\n\n12:30 \nClosing remarks \n\n\n12:40 \nLunch \n\n\n\nPracticalities\nDate: Wednesday 12th November\, 9:30 – 12:40 \nLanguage: English \nRegister here \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Heinrich Böll Stiftung and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/boosting-citizen-participation-in-the-eu-energy-transition/
LOCATION:Townhall Europe\, Square de Meeûs 5\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
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SUMMARY:Crisis Cascades: Green Responses to Europe’s Polycrisis (Vilnius)
DESCRIPTION:About the event:\nThe term polycrisis has become a central feature of the European public debate. From pandemic and supply chain disruptions to war\, cost-of-living\, and climate breakdown\, today’s compounding crises feed insecurity\, instability\, and distrust\, with significant repercussions for EU integration and democracy. This is felt particularly acutely on Europe’s Eastern flank. \nBy discussing and connecting (in)security in all its facets – including social\, ecological\, and geopolitical – this event aims to confront the crisis cascades with equally multiplying solutions. What are the (green) tools and visions that can bolster security and resilience? What does crisis preparedness look like in practice\, at local\, national\, and European level? And what lessons do the Baltic states hold for the rest of Europe in this regard? \nWe are gathering civil society\, academics\, activists and others from Lithuania and beyond to exchange on these questions and ideas in a series of lectures\, panel debates\, and discussion moments. Join us in Vilnius or online to contribute to this effort! \n\nProject background:\nSince 2022\, GEF has used its unique connector position within and beyond the green movement to feed and define conversations on peace and security in Europe\, and to bring diverse and multifaceted angles to the (geopolitical) discussion table. This conference continues those efforts\, seeking to develop future-proof politics and policies for a more just\, sustainable\, and resilient Europe. \n\nProgramme and speakers:\nMonday\, November 11th \n10:00 – 10:30    Welcome and opening remarks \nwith Laurent Standaert (GEF) and Eglė Radišauskienė (Institute of Democracy) \n10:30 – 10:45     (Social) Security and Crisis Response: The EU’s Role and Responsibilities \nwith Julie Pascoet (European Network Against Racism) \n10:45 – 11:15       Keynote lecture with Q&A: Putting the “Social” Back in Security \nwith Prof. Boguslavas Gruževskis (Vilnius University) \n11:15 – 12:30     Panel debate: Social Safety in Times of Crisis – Lessons and Impact of the Pandemic and War in Ukraine \nwith Prof. Boguslavas Gruževskis (Vilnius University)\, Aistė Adomavičienė (National Network of Poverty Reduction Organizations)\, Jekaterina Rojaka (DSVL)\, moderated by Linas Kukuraitis (DSVL)  \n12:30 – 14:00     Lunch and networking \n14:00 – 14:30    Keynote lecture with Q&A: Balancing Security and Freedom – The Role of Democracy in Crisis Response \nwith Vytautas Valentinavičius (Kaunas University of Technology) \n14:30 – 16:00    Regional panorama: Geopolitical Greens? Providing Credible yet Critical Responses in Times of Security Crisis \nwith Elina Pinto (Progresīvie)\, Klaudia Jachira (Zieloni)\, Lukas Savickas (DSVL)\, Michelle Haas (UGent)\, Indre Vareikyte (communications and gender equality expert\, previously at EESC)\, moderated by Laurent Standaert (GEF) \n16:00 – 20:00   Break \n20:00 – 21:00   Building Resilience: Tomas Tomilinas and Elina Pinto on Green Lessons from the Baltics \nTuesday\, November 12th \n10:00 – 10:30    Keynote lecture with Q&A: Geopolitics of a Post-Growth Europe \nwith Richard Wouters (Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks) \n10:30 – 12:00    Panel debate: Security and the Climate Crisis – Common Agendas or Clashing Priorities? \nwith Karolina Eklow (climate and security expert)\, Yuliia Melnyk (Ekoltava)\, Dominika Lasota (climate justice activist)\, Richard Wouters (Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks)\, moderated by Tomas Tomilinas (DSVL)\, \n12:00 – 13:30     Break \n13:30 – 16:30    Optional cultural programme: Gediminas castle visit \n\nPracticalities:\nDate: 11-12 November\, 2024 \nLocation: National Library of Lithuania – Gedimino pr. 51\, Vilnius\, Lithuania. Please arrive on time! \nLanguage: The main language of the conference will be English\, but some sessions or interventions may be in Lithuanian as well. In that case\, simultaneous translation will be provided.    \nParticipation: This is a hybrid event\, so participation is possible both in person and online. Please register in advance via this link. If you have any questions\, please email sien.hasker@gef.eu. \n_______________________________________ \nThis conference is organised by the Green European Foundation\, with the support of the Institute of Democracy and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/crisis-cascades-green-responses-to-europes-polycrisis-vilnius/
LOCATION:National Library of Lithuania – Gedimino pr. 51\, Vilnius\, Lithuania\, Gedimino Prospektas\, Vilnius\, 01109\, Lithuania
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SUMMARY:Ecopolis: Hope Needs Action (Brussels)
DESCRIPTION:About the event:\nWith a mix of panels\, workshops\, performances\, and more\, Ecopolis fosters cross-border and multi-lingual dialogues on the ecological challenges of our time. The 2024 edition is entitled “Hope Needs Action” and seeks to turn climate concerns into commitment. Featuring a wide range of authors\, scientists\, academics\, practitioners\, activists\, artists\, and policymakers\, this event will answer to the simultaneous need for deep reflection and collective action to ensure a truly just transition in Europe and the world. \nTo this end\, Ecopolis aims specifically to bring together different movements and thereby contribute to a flourishing and diverse European public space – fostering connections between the ecological movement\, fights for social justice\, decolonisation and anti-racism initiatives\, feminist activism\, and more. This year\, GEF will contribute by hosting a stream of sessions touching on some of our core interests\, including energy security\, a post-growth Europe\, and democratic participation. \n\nProject background:\nEcopolis is an annual meeting point for anyone concerned about a fair and sustainable future. Because ecological challenges know no borders\, this event is international\, diverse\, and interactive. For GEF\, it is a key moment to connect and inspire green-minded citizens\, activists\, NGOs\, and other stakeholders and to provide them with the tools\, concepts\, and energy to fight for a better Europe and world. \n\nProgramme:\nGEF will be hosting a dedicated stream of sessions as part of this event at different locations . \n10h45-12h15\, European Quarter – Lobby Tour \nA walk organised and guided by the Corporate Europe Observatory. The tour guide will be Hans van Scharen. \n\n13h-14h30\, De Markten\, zolder – Workshop : Climate Citizen Assembly (FR)\n\n\nMerlijn de Rijcke (coordinator climate citizen panel Brussels)\nElze Vermaas (Oikos staff member)\n\n\n\n15h-16h30\, De Markten\, zolder – Workshop : Climate Citizen Assembly (NL)\n\n\nMerlijn de Rijcke (coordinator climate citizen panel Brussels)\nElze Vermaas (Oikos staff member)\n\n\n\n15h-16h30\, De Markten\, spiegel room – Is the energy transition a smokescreen?\n\nJean-Baptiste Fressoz (science\, technology and environmental historian)\nJorrit Smit (researcher)\nChloé Mikolajczak (activist)\n\nModerator: Alice Hubbard (GEF’s Strategy Manager) \n\n17h-18h30\, De Markten\, spiegelzaal – No climate solution without democratic innovations\n\n\nSophie Howe (first commissioner for future generations)\nEva Rovers (founder of Bureau Burgerberaad)\ntwo participants of the Brussels Climate Citizens Panel.\n\nModerator: Tine Hens (historian\, author and journalist) \n\n\n\n\n\n13h-14h30\, Muntpunt\, Literair Salon – How to keep democracy alive?\n\n\nErica Benner (political philosopher and author)\nHans van Scharen (Corporate Europe Observatory)\n\nModerator: Elze Vermaas (Oikos contributor and author) \n15h-16h30\, Muntpunt\, Literair Salon – Book presentation : Enough\n\nLara Ferrante (Oikos employee and co-author of Enough)\nDirk Holemans (Oikos coordinator and co-author of Enough)\n\n\n\n\n\nThese are solely the session hosted by GEF\, but there are many more ! You may find the complete program on the partner’s website. \n  \nPracticalities:\nDate: November 9th \nLocation: Brussels\, Belgium \nLanguage: English\, Dutch\, and French \nTickets and registration: (closed) \n\n\nThis event is co-organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Oikos 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/ecopolis-hope-needs-action-brussels/
LOCATION:Literair Salon\, Muntpunt Library\, Place de la Monnaie 6\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
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SUMMARY:Tbilisi Security Conference
DESCRIPTION:About the event:\nDespite the ideals and efforts of several generations to bring lasting peace to Europe and the world\, armed conflict and escalation remain a daily presence in the lives of many young Europeans – whether in their direct lived experience\, their fears for the future\, or their contacts and solidarity with peers elsewhere. This includes not just Russia’s invasion of Ukraine\, but also violence in the South Caucasus and Gaza\, among others. While the Green movement is rooted in non-violence and pacifism\, these terms are at times vaguely defined and understood within and outside the Green movement. They are also easier to defend in times of peace. \nThis one-day conference in Tbilisi will spotlight and dive deeper into GEF’s ongoing work on geopolitics\, peace\, and security\, combining expert inputs with non-formal education on topics ranging from peacebuilding in practice\, to environment and security\, to green practice and proposals on European defence. With a particular focus on enlargement as well as youth perspectives\, the conference aims to be a space for learning and reflection\, and to highlight green visions for a safer Europe and world. \n  \nProject background:\nThis project connects directly to GEF’s thematic priority Geopolitics\, Peace\, and Security\, as well as the transversal focus on youth. It also supports our strategic focus on bringing the green wave to Southern and Eastern Europe\, and provides an important opportunity to spotlight and discuss GEF’s most recent peace and security publications. \n\nProgramme:\n9:30-10:15       –        Opening  \n10:15-11:45       –       Plenary panel: Paradigm shifts and non-violence today \nWith Laurent Standaert (Director of the Green European Foundation)\, Giorgi Ptskialadze (Former Secretary General of CDN)\, Yevheniia Bryhinets (CDN Executive Committee)\, Joanna Kaminska (Policy Advisor and mediation expert at the European Parliament – online) . Moderation: Igor Skórzybót (CDN Sec-Gen) \n11:45-12:00       –      Coffee break \n12:00-13:30     –       Green perspectives on European Security – visions and testimonies \nYou can read the featured articles and testimonies via this link. \nWith Tatia Ishkneli (“Queer security in Georgia”)\, Serdar Şengezer (“Securitization of Migration in Europe: Processes\, Influences\, and Paths to De-Securitization”)\, Natalia Volyk (“The security of Europe through the experience of the Russian-Ukrainian war”)\, Nijat Guliyev (“Navigating Challenges: Queer Security Dynamics in the South Caucasus and EU”)\, and Kateryna Andrieieva (Study Session and Security Toolkit). Moderation: Filip Janković (CDN EC) \n13:30-15:00     –      Lunch \n15:00-16:30     –       Parallel sessions: Peacebuilding and reconciliation \nWith Joanna Kaminska (Policy Advisor and mediation expert at the European Parliament – online)\, Maria Khachatrian (Frontline Youth Network)\, Nikola Kožul (Human Rights Lawyer at Serb National Council\, Vice President of Sustainable Development Forum – Green Window). Moderation: Cemre Nayir (CDN EC) \n15:00-16:30     –       Parallel sessions: Environment and security \nWith Yevheniia Zasiadko (Climate Policy Expert\, Razom we Stand)\, Mariam Yeghiazaryan (CSN Lab)\, Aliaksei Auchynnikau (Ukraine War Environmental Consequences Work Group). Moderation: Lena Anna Kuklińska (FYEG\,  Anonymous for the Voiceless) \n17:00-18:30     –        Interview: Green defence policy in practice \nWith Progresīvie (Latvia) \n18:30-18:40     –       Closing  \n  \nPracticalities:\nDate and Time: 11th of August\, 9:30AM-6:30PM CEST \nLocation: Fabrika Hostel\, 8 Egnate Ninoshvili Street\, Tbilisi\, Georgia \nLanguage: English \nRegistration: This one-day conference is open to all interested participants. However\, you must register in advance via THIS LINK. \nContact: Please email anthony.msika@gef.eu if you have any further questions or concerns\, or if you would like GEF to cover your travel or accommodation to this event (support available on a limited basis). \n\n  \n\nThis one-day event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of the Cooperation and Development Network in Eastern Europe (CDNEE) and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/tbilisi-security-conference/
LOCATION:Fabrika Hostel\, 8 Egnate Ninoshvili Street\, T'bilisi\, 0102\, Georgia
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SUMMARY:Green European Horizons Academy: Good for All (Belgrade)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nGEF’s Green European Horizons Academy aims to expand the imaginarium of the green movement towards an alternative livable future equally across Europe and beyond. After the first two successful Academies\, (1) The Good Story (focused on green narratives) and (2) The Good Collective (dealt with structures for resilient green organisations)\, with this Green European Horizons Academy: Good for All\, the organisers wish to address raising extractivist and neocolonial practices being enacted inside the territory of the EU\, in member and candidate EU countries\, and outside the borders of the EU\, especially in the light of the green energy transition and the ambitious goals of carbon neutrality. \n\n\nWhat to expect \n\n\n\nUnder the noble goal of climate change mitigation\, the mainstream decarbonisation agenda demands not just cuts in the use of old materials but also the exponential growth of demand for new ones. Thus far\, it is blatantly evident that exploiting natural resources does not mean good for everyone. Neither profit nor pollution is evenly distributed worldwide and locally. With the desire to find answers to the questions of who earns and who pays with health\, dependency\, and poverty and how to achieve well-being for all while avoiding extractivist practices\, we hope to contribute to both the domestic and the international networks of green actors by forging new ties and alliances and setting the basis for further discussion on EU’s policies regarding renewable energy. \nIn this Academy\, we aim to disseminate both academic insights and activist perspectives on extractivism. Our discussions will span its historical roots\, present-day practices\, role in the global economy\, and impact on international politics. We will delve into the conceptual framework of extractivism\, exploring its potential and constraints\, and examining its intersections with neocolonialism and exploitation. However\, our primary emphasis will be on the escalating prevalence of contemporary extractivism\, highlighting the environmental risks and harm it poses\, as well as the grassroots efforts and local struggles against its detrimental effects. \n\nContext \n\n\n\nPositioned as an attractive prospect for foreign multinational companies and trade ministries\, the Western Balkan countries are often marketed as a region with “low earnings and low environmental standards.” Unfortunately\, this portrayal puts at risk the remaining protected nature areas\, drinking water resources\, and the potential for sustainable and organic agriculture. The looming threat comes from an escalating “mining frenzy” and unsustainable hydropower projects\, poised to compromise various locations. Concurrently\, a robust grassroots movement has emerged over the past decade\, opposing extractivism in its various forms. Your presence and expertise could significantly benefit this movement. Our goal is to strengthen both domestic and international networks of green actors by fostering new connections and coalitions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\nIskra Krstić – Polekol\nDiego Marin –  European Environmental Bureau\nJan Moril –  Earthworks\nShanai Matteson –  Tamarack Water Alliance\nJohnny Barber –  Honor the Earth\nAllen Richardson – Honor the Earth\nAnishinaabe elder Ricky DeFoe – Fond du Lac Band of Minnesota Chippewa\nLynda Sullivan – Yes to Life\, No to Mining\nMarijana Petkovic – Alliance of Environmental Organizations of Serbia – Gornje Nedeljice Village\nFrancisco Venes – Unidos em Defesa de Covas do Barroso (UCDB)\nMajda Ibraković –  Eko forum Zenica\n\nProgramme\n\nFebruary 15th Thursday  \n14:30 – 15:00 Registration\n15:00 – 15:30 Setting the scene – presentation of the program and expectations\n15:30 – 17:00 From global to local: getting to know each other and share different perspectives on green transition and extractivism – first part\n17:00 – 17:30 Pause\n17:30 – 19:00 From global to local: getting to know each other and share various perspectives on green transition and extractivism – second part \nFebruary 16th Friday  \n10:00 – 10:30 Opening and welcome\n10:30 – 12:00 Lecture and discussion: What do we mean when we say extractivism – Iskra Krstić\, Polekol\n12:00 – 12:30 Pause\n12:30 – 13:30 Lecture and discussion: EU Critical Raw Material Act and Green New Deal – Diego Marin\, European Environmental Bureau\n13:30 – 15:00 Lunch\n15:00 – 16:30 Lecture and discussion: Right to Say No \n\nwith Jan Moril\, Earthworks\, Shanai Matteson\, Tamarack Water Alliance\, Johnny Barber\, Honor the Earth\, Allen Richardson\, Honor the Earth\n\n16:30 – 17:00 Pause\n17:00 – 19:00 Panel discussion: Moving from Extraction to Regeneration \n\nwith Anishinaabe elder Ricky DeFoe\, Fond du Lac Band of Minnesota Chippewa\, Lynda Sullivan\, Yes to Life\, No to Mining\, Marijana Petkovic\, Alliance of Environmental Organizations of Serbia – Gornje Nedeljice Village\, Francisco Venes\, Unidos em Defesa de Covas do Barroso (UCDB)\, Majda Ibraković\, Eko forum Zenica\n\n20:00 Dinner \nPracticalities\nDate : 15-17 February \nLocation:  Belgrade\, Miljenko Dereta Space\, Dobračina 55\, Belgrade\nRegistration: If you are interested in participating\, please send an email to: organizacija.polekol@gmail.com \n  \n\nThe event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of PolEkol and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-horizons-academy-24/
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SUMMARY:Peace and Security in Europe – A Green Way? (Zagreb)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThis in-person event\, hosted by the Green European Foundation with the support of Sustainable Development Forum Green Window\, will delve into critical discussions surrounding the future of EU defence\, alternative models to NATO\, the intersections of political ecology and (post)pacifism during times of conflict\, and the pivotal role of civil protection in peacebuilding. Through engaging panel discussions featuring expert insights\, we aim to collectively shape the Green perspective of peace and security in Europe.   \nProject background\nThis event is a part of Green European Foundation’s Green Visions on European Security project\, which aims to explore how the Greens could adopt the necessary tools to understand contemporary conflicts and develop mechanisms to anticipate\, respond\, and terminate them. By facilitating a frank discussion on key tension points and vacuums\, across historical\, geographical\, and national sensitivities\, and with political ecology values at its core\, GEF and its partners contribute to the green movement’s reflections and anchoring of an updated vision on security and defence.  \nProgramme\n09:30 – 10:00 Registracije\, kava / Registrations\, coffee 10:00 – 10:30 Uvod i otvorenje konferencije / Introductions and opening 10:30 – 10:50 Prezentacija GRIP preliminarnog izvještaja / Presentation of a preliminary report by GRIP  10:50 – 12:00 Panel rasprava #1: Budućnost EU obrane – NATO ili alternativni modeli? / Panel discussion #1: Future of the EU defense – NATO or alternative models?  12:00 – 12:15 Pauza za kavu / Coffee break 12:15 – 13:45 Panel rasprava #2: Politička ekologija i (post)pacifizam u vrijeme konflikta / Panel discussion #2: Political ecology and (post)pacifism in times of conflict 13:45 – 15:00 Ručak\, pauza za kavu / Lunch\, coffee break 15:00 – 16:30 Panel rasprava #3: Civilna zaštita I izgradnja mira / Panel discussion #3: Civil protection and peacebuilding  \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: February 3\, 09:30am-04:30pm CET \nLocation: Faust Vrančić conference room\, Algebra Spark Event Space\, Gradišćanska 24\, 10 000 Zagreb \nLanguage:  The main languages of the event will be Croatian and English. \nRegistration: Please register in advance here . \n   \n\nThis conference  is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of  Forum Green Window and the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/peace-and-security-green-way/
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SUMMARY:Energy Security: Green & Just (Ljubljana)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThis conference aims to spark a genuine and inclusive public debate about the future of the energy transition in Slovenia-which must prioritise safety\, environmental sustainability and social equity. Presently\, this debate is significantly influenced by the interests of Slovene energy companies which constrain the narrative in favour of fossil fuel and nuclear energy. In this context\, the conference will explore the pivotal dimensions of energy security and other related energy concerns\, to  envision a Slovenian energy sector that will serve its citizens’ needs and expectations. \n  \nSpeakers\n\nBas Eickhout\, MEP\, Vice-Chair ENVI Committee\, Vice-Chair of Group of the Greens / European Free Alliance in European Parliament\nBenoit Monange\,  Green European Foundation\nDr. Vladimir Prebilič\, Defence Research Centre of Univery of Ljubljana\, Mayor of the Municipality of Kočevje\nKyriaki Metaxa\, Msc\, Coordinator of the Ecology Programme\, Heinrich Böll Stiftung\nPatricia Lorenz\, Global 2000 – Friends of the Earth Austria\nJure Vetršek\, Msc\, Institute for Innovation and Development of University of Ljubljana\nDušan Plut\, PhD\, Geographer and Environmentalist\nUrša Zgojznik\, Co-president of Vesna – Green Party\nZoran Kus\, MSc\, Geographer and Sociologist\n\n  \nProgramme\n9.30 – 10.00 Registration and welcome coffee \n10.00 – 10.15 Welcome and opening remarks \nKLEMEN BELHAR\, Institute of Social Ecology \n10.15 – 11.15     Keynote session \n10.15 – 10.30 Safety and defense of energy infrastructure\, \nDr. VLADIMIR PREBILIČ\, Defence Research Centre of Univery of Ljubljana\, Mayor of the Municipality of Kočevje \n10.30 – 10.45 Energy poverty and energy democracy \nKYRIAKI METAXA\, MSc\, Coordinator of the Ecology Programme\, Heinrich Böll Stiftung \n10.45 – 11.00 Ensuring greater energy security tailored to people and the environment \nJURE VETRŠEK\, MSc\, Institute for Innovation and Development of University of Ljubljana \n11.00 – 11.15 Myths about nuclear energy and renewable energy \nBENOIT MONANGE\,  Green European Foundation \n11.30- 11:45  Break \n11:45-12:45 Strategic approaches to ensuring national energy security \nBAS EICKHOUT\, MEP\, Vice-Chair ENVI Committee\, Vice-Chair of Group of the Greens / European Free Alliance in European Parliament \nHINKO ŠOLINC\, MSc\, Director General of the Directorate for Energy\, Ministry of the Environment\, Climate and Energy \n12.45 – 13.15 Coffee and climate-conscious snack break \n13.15-14.15: PANEL DISCUSSION – Europe’s Energy Future \nBAS EICKHOUT\, MEP\, Vice-Chair of Group of the Greens / European Free Alliance in European Parliament \nROBERT GODINA\, Political advisor on EU Budget control\, Greens / EFA Group in the European Parliament \nPATRICIA LORENZ\, Global 2000 – Friends of the Earth Austria \n14.15-15.30 PANEL DISCUSSION – New nuclear project JEK2 vs. lighting candles – or what are Slovenia’s energy possibilities and opportunities? \nLIDIJA ŽIVČIČ\, PhD\, Focus – Association for Sustainable Development \nURŠA ZGOJZNIK\, Co-president of Vesna – Green Party \nJURE VETRŠEK\, MSc\, Institute for Innovation and Development of the University of Ljubljana \nDUŠAN PLUT\, PhD\, Geographer and Environmentalist \nZORAN KUS\, MSc\, Climate and sustainability crisis expert \n15.30 Closing remarks \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 30th November 2023\, 9:30-16:00 \nLocation: Conference Hall M1\, Cankarjev dom\, Ljubljana (Slovenia) \nLanguage:  The conference will be held in Slovene and English languages. Simultaneous translations to English and Slovenian will be provided for certain panels. \nRegistration: Free entry. No registration needed. \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Inštitut za družbeno ekologijo and the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/energy-security-green-just/
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SUMMARY:Ecopolis: Fair(er) Futures Festival (Brussels)
DESCRIPTION:Context:\nHope is something you need to deserve\,” writes Greta Thunberg in The Climate Book. That’s why ECOPOLIS 2023 takes on the challenge of igniting hopeful activism. How do you turn concern or anxiety about the climate crisis into commitment? How to find a middle ground between naiveté and defeatism? \n\nAbout the event:\n\n\nEcopolis is the day to meet people who care about a sustainable future. Because ecological challenges know no national or linguistic borders\, Ecopolis is diverse\, international and interactive. Ecopolis invites Belgian and international authors to debate the transition towards a socio-ecological society. Inspiring books\, documentaries and debates between writers\, academics and civil society thinkers about ecology\, economy and society are at the heart of Ecopolis \n\n\nThis year the festival brings together different actors from the political\, cultural and social environment to discuss this years focus topic\, cooperation for a fair – fairer future as core value. This means tackling the conflicts rooted by competition as basic organisational principle on the individual and economic level. Cooperation is understood as cooperation between movements and allyships\, the cooperation between countries and the Global South and Global North\, as well as the development of commons\, such as housing and energy cooperatives. \nSpeakers\n\nKim Stanley Robinson\, novelist\nStephanie Collingwoode Williams\, activist in climate justice and anti-racist movements\nGeert Buelens\, poet\nJessica den Outer\, author and activists for the Rights of Nature\nPeter Bosmans\n\n\nProgramme:\nThe festival runs from 10:30 to 21:00\, offering different parallel activities\, such as panel discussions\, workshops or thematic walks around the city. This years programme highlights three different themes\, each shedding light on the ecological crisis in a different way. \nThe first one is Facts and/or fiction. Does knowing more about climate help us make the right decisions? Where can we gain this knowledge from? Can politics and our personal lives also play a role?  How can fiction help bring about our hope and a sense of responsibility? Are these questions on your mind too? In this programme item\, you will take part in conversations\, a walk and performances with a host of scientists and readers (you\, for instance) and share inspiration. \nIn the series of activities under the umbrella of How to\, you will get your hands dirty: come screen printing\, pimp your clothes and cycle around in the city visiting places full of hope. Engage with real doers on energy sharing\, fair fashion and housing cooperatives. Discover how to transform your own commitment into collective action in your daily life. The debate is open! \nIn the third theme named The Power of Change you will learn how history shows that a better society does not happen by itself and learn in different workshops wat are the deep conflicts and challenges we are facing today.  It comes from sustained action by committed people. It took decades of social struggles to bring about the welfare state. Today\, many are pushing for a quality society for all. \nLearn more about the schedule of the programme and speakers. \n\nPracticalities:\nDate and Time: 18 November\, 10:30 – 21:00 \nLocation: Muntpunt\, Pl. de la Monnaie 6\, 1000 Bruxelles (some events\, such as walks\, happen at different locations\, you can find them indicated in the programm) \nLanguage:  The main languages of the event will be Dutch\, English and French\, with simultaneous interpretation provided EN<>NL<>FR for some sessions \nGet your tickets here!  \n  \n  \n\n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Oikos and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. \n\n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/ecopolis-2023/
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SUMMARY:European Green Academy 2023
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nClick here  to access the information about the event in polish or check our Facebook event. \nKlliknij tutaj\, aby zobaczyć więcej informacji po polsku lub sprawdź nasze wydarzenie na Facebooku. \nAfter a successful first edition\, the European Green Academy opens its doors for the second time this autumn! From 17-18 November 2023\, the Green European Foundation together with Heinrich Böll Stiftung Warsaw\, Strefa Zieleni\, and Ostra Zielen will invite diverse green actors\, activists\, politicians\, and academics from all over Europe to explore salient green issues and build bridges between national and European-level debates.  \nIn the context of the current polycrisis and looking ahead to 2024 as a pivotal year for Europe\, this year the Academy will address three key themes:  Democratic Resilience\, Peace & Security and the Social Dimension of the Green Deal.   \nVia a diverse range of formats\, including workshops\, training\, plenary debates\, and networking activities\, the European Green Academy seeks to equip participants with knowledge and skills\, the ability to link national green ideas and debates to the European sphere\, and to make new connections to further their involvement in the green movement.  \nRead about last year’s edition here. \n  \nKey Themes\n  Peace & Security \n  Democratic Resilience \n Social dimension of the Green Deal \n◉Livestreamed sessions \n  \nProgramme\nRooms: Bruskela\, Berlin\, Rzym\, Lizbona\,  Madryt\, Paryż \n  \nFriday 17 November\n  \n\n\n\n\n14:00-14:10   \n\n\nOPENING\nFoyer \n\n\n\n\n14:00-15:00 \n\n\n⊷CONNECT (EN & PL)\nFoyer \n\n\n\n\n15:00-15:30  \n\n\n◉ OPENING KEYNOTE (EN & PL)\nBruksela + Berlin + Rzym  \n\n\n\n\n15:30-17:00  \n\n\n◉ PLENARY (EN & PL)\nDemocracy and Security: Avoiding a Tale of Two Europes (EN & PL) \nBruksela + Berlin + Rzym  \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n●～●～●～● \n\n\n\n\n 17:15-18:45  \n\n\nPARALLEL SESSIONS\n\n\n\n\nGreen Visions on Peace and Security (EN & PL) \n  \nBruksela \n Strategic Planning in Social Activism (EN) \n  \nBerlin\nImplementation of the Doughnut Economics  in cities (EN) \nRzym\n How to Build and Strengthen Civil Society (EN) \n  \nLizbona + Madryt\n\n\n\n19:00– 21:00  \n\n\nNETWORKING DINNER\nFoyer  \n\n\n\n\n  \nSaturday 18 November\n  \n\n\n\n\n09:00-09:30 \n\n\n⊷  CONNECT \nBruksela + Berlin + Rzym \n\n\n\n09:30 – 11:00 \n\n\n◉PLENARY (EN)\nSecurity and Democratic Resilience (Central and Eastern Europe) \nBruksela + Berlin + Rzym  \n\n\n\n\n11:00-11:30 \n\n\nBREAK\n\n\n\n\n11:30 – 13:00 \n\n\nPARALLEL SESSIONS\n\n\n\n\nDigital Organising – to Win and Grow (EN) \nRzym\n◉Pathways to Peace in Times of Crisis  (EN & PL) \nBruksela \n\nThe Gender Dimension of the Energy Transition (EN) \nLizbona + Madryt \n\n\n\n\n13:00-14:30 \n\n\nLUNCH \n\n\n\n  \n14:30 – 15:30 \n\n\nPublic Speaking Training (PL) \nRzym\n\n◉ Insider Perspectives on the Polish Elections  (EN & PL) \nBruksela + Berlin \n\n\n\n\n15:45 – 17:15 \n\n\nPARALLEL SESSIONS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ◉A Different Politics: Green Leadership and the 2024 EU Elections (EN) \nBruksela + Berlin \n\n Migration Challenges : Current and Future Pathways for Policies and Practice (EN)  \n  \nLizbona + Madryt \n\nYouth Visions on a Just Transition of European Labour Markets (EN) \n Rzym \n\n\n\n17:30 – 18:30\n\n◉CLOSING (EN & PL)\nBruksela + Berlin + Rzym  \n\n\n\n\n  \nPracticalities\nDate: 17-18 November 2023 \nLocation: Centrum Konferencyjne West Gate (Warsaw\, Poland) \nLanguage: English and Polish.  \nRegistration deadline: Please  note: Registrations are now closed. For any late registration requests\, please contact alina.zmuda@gef.eu. \nFor questions or more information\, contact alice.hubbard@gef.eu. \n  \nSolidarity Fee\nHelp us get activists from underrepresented backgrounds to the European Green Academy! \nAs not everyone can afford to attend the academy\, we’ve put in place an optional solidarity fee for participants who have the means to contribute in solidarity with others. By paying the solidarity fee (30 EUR – 120 EUR)\, you’re supporting young activists from underrepresented backgrounds or those who can’t afford to travel to Warsaw for the Academy. Please note\, if GEF sponsors your accommodation and/or travel\, this fee is obligatory. Click here to pay a solidarity fee (please note that the previous link is not the official registration page; registrations at the bottom of this page). \n\nMeet our key speakers\nOPENING KEYNOTE: \n\nYamina Saheb\, IPCC author\, campaigner against the Energy Charter Treaty\, and advocate of decolonising global governance\nHanna Machińska\, Former Commissioner for Human Rights\nJoanna Talewicz- President\, the W Stronę Dialogu Foundation\n Melanie Vogel\, Co-Chair\, European Green Party  \n\nPLENARY I \n\nGwendoline Delbos Corfield\, MEP Greens/EFA\nSofia Oliynyk\,Program Coordinator\, Democracy Support and Human Security Program\, Heinrich Böll Stiftung Kyiv\nMichael Keating\, Executive Director\, European Institute of Peace\nLuiza Bialasiewicz\, Professor of European governance\, University of Amsterdam\nChristina Kessler\, Executive Committee Member\, Federation of Young European Greens\nLaurent Standaert\, Political Director of the Green European Foundation (moderator)\n\nPLENARY II \n\nNicolae Ștefănuță\, MEP Greens/EFA\nSenada Šelo Šabić\, Senior Research Fellow\, Institute for Development and International Relations\nMałgorzata Tracz\,Member of Sejm\,  Partia Zieloni\nAgnieszka Bryc\, Assistant Professor\, Nicolaus Copernicus University\nYevheniia Bryhinets\, Executive Committee Member\, Cooperation and Development Network\nAdam Reichardt\, Director of New Eastern Europe (moderator)\n\nCLOSING KEYNOTE \n\nJúlia Boada-Danés\, Member of Spanish Parliament (Sumar)\nAlice Stollmeyer\, Executive Director\, Defend Democracy \nAgata Meysner\, President\, Generation Climate Europe\n\nLearn more about them here. \n  \nAcknowledgments\nThe following organisations sponsored the attendance of participants to the European Green Academy: European Green Party\, International Bureau of Groenlinks\, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Kyiv\, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Warsaw\, Westminster Foundation for Democracy. \n  \n\n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of the Fundacja Strefa Zieleni\, Heinrich Böll Stiftung Warsaw and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.  \n  \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/european-green-academy-2023-2/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Networking event
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SUMMARY:GEF at the European Forum (Madrid)
DESCRIPTION:  \nAbout the event\nThe European Forum is a unique space for the left\, greens and progressives to come together. This event allows like-minded political foundations to organise debates and discussions on key social and green topics. Within this context and in collaboration with Transform! Europe and FEPS\, GEF is organising two workshops on 11 November. \nGEF’s role in the European Forum will draw from our Knowledge Community: the Future of the EU’s Energy Project and our work on Post- and Degrowth. \n  \nProgramme\n9:30-11:30 The Role of the State   \nForging a socio-ecological welfare state defined by wellbeing within planetary boundaries could be the chance to face the polycrisis. Indeed\, our welfare states should ensure universal access to high-quality essential services such as clean\, affordable and energy-efficient housing and mobility\, as well as strengthened social protection systems that mitigate the devastating consequences of climate change and environmental degradation. A new socio-ecological state would have a responsibility in enabling policy frameworks so citizens everywhere can take into their stride the new challenges brought about by digital breakthroughs and the climate crisis. By implementing social policies that tackle socio-economic inequalities\, reduce our carbon emissions and limit our environmental impact\, socio-ecological welfare states stand the chance to improve people’s quality of life and strengthen their resilience to shocks.  \n  \n12:00-14:00 The Climate Dimension of the Future of the EU’s Energy Project \nThe current EU energy framework showed its weaknesses over the past couple of years – amidst crises. These uncovered problems with fossil fuel resource dependency\, as well as with dependences on single countries as such. They showed the missing links between EU energy policy and security/geopolitics. The polycrisis also showed the lack of social safeguards and consideration in the EU and MS energy policy\, it showed that the democracy dimension has been too much underlit\, and above all – it clearly showed that\, if the EU had doubled down on its clean energy transition a decade earlier\, it would have been much more resilient to what it is experiencing today.  Mitigating and adapting to climate change is in other words not solely extremely important in terms of avoiding climate damage and emergency\, but also has positive spillover effects on energy security\, and if done rightly on the social and democratic dimension of energy. So why isn’t it going faster? Panelists will be asked how to speed up the EU’s clean transition\, zooming in as well on the existing stumbling blocks and cross-cutting policy areas.  \n  \nSpeakers\nThe Role of the State   \n\n (Moderated by Kevin Le Merle\, FEPS) \nDiego Lopez Garrido\, Former Secretary of State for the European Union in the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation \nCornelia Hildebrandt\, co-president Transform ! Europe \nLéa Das Neves Bicho\, Political adviser to MEP Lamberts \nAjda Pistotnik\, Co-founder and Director\, Policy Lab (Slovenia) \nMarta Iglesias Lopéz\, International Action Director\, Movimiento Por La Paz \n\n The Climate Dimension of the Future of the EU’s Energy Project \n\n(Moderated by Taube Van Melkebeke\, GEF) \nDavide Panzeri\, ECCO\, Italian think tank on climate change \nEva García Sempere\, Environmental activists\, former MP and energy transition expert \nKevin Le Merle\, Analyst at the Foundation for European Progressive Studies\, FEPS \nSean Currie\, Co-spokesperson Federation of Young European Greens \n\n  \n  \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 11th November \nLocation: Madrid \nLanguage:  The main languages of the event will be English\, Spanish and French. \nYou can read the full programme here. For more info\, get in touch with Taube Van Melkebeke \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of with Transform! Europe \, FEPS 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-forum-23/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231019T080000
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SUMMARY:Congress of Young Europeans 2023
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nDuring this Congress\, selected participants from all over Europe will have a chance to come together in Thessaloniki\, a vibrant and culturally rich city to work together\, voice their concerns and put forward their own solutions for a more just Europe\, ahead of the 2024 European elections. \nThe main theme of this year’s Congress of Young Europeans is independent living a defining struggle and battle of this generation that ranges from chasing for basic care and mental health to affordable housing\, from gender rights and to good working conditions\, from equality all the way to political underrepresentation. A young person has the right to all of these things\, to afford building a life for themselves\, independently. \nThe Congress\, entitled “Independence Days”\, will focus on the role of youth in shaping their future in Europe. Selected participants will reflect on widespread reality for young people all over Europe\, explore the interlinking challenges across different regions\, and propose forward-thinking solutions that reflect young European’s needs in the political debate. \nParticipants will take part in hands-on workshops with high-level speakers discussing topics such as the cost of living\, youth mobilization and resilience. Beyond the topical sessions\, participants are invited to use this event as a platform to facilitate their own session\, by presenting their own initiatives related to the topics. \n  \nPracticalities\nDate: 19 -22 October 2023 \nLocation: Thessaloniki\, Greece. \nLanguage:  English \nFormat: In-person event \nPlease note that applications for this event are now closed. \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Heinrich Böll Foundation – Thessaloniki Office\, Young European Greens (FYEG) and the Green European Foundation (GEF) with the financial support of the European Parliament to Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/congress-of-young-europeans-23/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231012T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231015T180000
DTSTAMP:20260518T024036
CREATED:20230510T093740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T140921Z
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SUMMARY:Political Ecology Days (Brussels)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThis edition of the Politicla Ecology Days will be particularly focusing on the question of the reversal of inequalities and the innvational ideas on how to take care better of our world and society. We will therefore discuss how to repair and transform the earth\, how to mend inequalities\, investigate the relations between humans and non-humans and discuss  our visions of the economy\, the world or justice. Repair can be conceived here as both “acknowledging”\, “doing justice” or “taking care”. Transform as a movement which\, starting among other things from what there is to repair\, modifies the coordinates of the world-system. \nDuring 4 days\, you can discover more about green politics in 8 lectures\, 12 workshops\, Greens Talks and 1 documentary screening. \n  \nSome highlights of the pogramme:\n12th October 2023 \n20:00-21:30: Une économie centrée sur le soin with Emmanuel Petit\, Christine Bauhardt and Géraldine Thiry\, moderated by  Dirk Holemans (Co-President Green European Foundation) (FR<>EN) \n13 October 2023 \n9:30: La sobriété ou l’essentiel au quotidien with Geneviève Pruvost\, Catherine Larrère\, Nadia Leila Aissaoui\, moderated by Claudine Drion (FR<>EN) \n11:30: Justice restaurative environnementale & écologie judiciaire with Marine Calmet\, Olivier de Schutter\, moderated by Sophie Wustefeld (FR<>EN) \n20:00: Une écologie des corps par-delà nature et culture with Myriam Bahaffou\, Catriona Sandilands\, Cy Lecerf Maulpoix\, moderated by Julien Didier (FR<>EN) \n 14 October 2023 \n14:00: Le Green Talk – 8 nanos-conferences with François Ost\, Catherine Larrère\, Erica Lippert and many more (FR) \n18:30: Artistic performance: Désorceler la finance \n15th October 2023  \n10:30 – 15:30: School of love – processus artistique (artistic performance) \n10:30 – 13:00: De la résilience intérieure (workshop\, FR) \n14:00 – 16:30: Créer des “mèmes” (internet) écologiques (workshop\, FR) \nYou can find more details for the individual events and many more highlights and the complete programme on this website. \n  \nSpeakers\n\nCatherine Larrère\, French philosopher\nGeneviève Pruvost\, sociologist of work and gender\nEmmanuel Petit\, professor of economics\nMyriam Bahaffou\, decolonial ecofeminist activist\nGéraldine Thiry\, professor of economics\nOlivier De Schutter\, former special rapporteur for the UN Human Rights Council\n\nand many more! \nLearn more about the schedule of the programme and speakers.\n  \nPracticalities:\nDate and Time: 12-15 October\, 9am – 6pm \nLocation: Tour et Taxis\, Avenue du Port 86c/3002\, Brussels \nLanguage:  The main languages of the event will be French and English\, with simultaneous interpretation provided for some sessions. \nRegistration: Please sign up here \n  \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Etopia and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/political-ecology-days-2023/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231011T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231012T170000
DTSTAMP:20260518T024036
CREATED:20231005T104625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T171355Z
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SUMMARY:GEF at the Budapest Forum
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThe Budapest forum is an annual event organised by the Municipality of Budapest\, Political Capital\, and CEU Democracy Institute to push forward the ‘Building [of] Sustainable Democracies’. You can find more information on the programme and speakers here. \nThe European Energy Governance is a critical component for building and sustaining democratic systems in the EU. The way we envisage our energy systems impacts the very fabric of our societies and\, therefore\, our common future as Europeans. The war of aggression in Ukraine and the numerous turbulences in the global economic and geopolitical landscape have stressed more than ever the consequences the European energy policy implementation. The wide-ranging impacts extend beyond energy procurement and security\, encompassing democracy\, environmental sustainability\, and social justice. \nThe current EU energy framework showed its weaknesses over the past couple of years amidst the polycrisis. These uncovered issues\, ranging from fossil fuel resource dependency to dependences on single countries. It thereby showed the missing links between EU energy policy and security. The polycrisis also showed the lack of social safeguards and consideration in the EU and energy policy. It showed that the democracy dimension has been severely neglected. And above all\, it showed that if the EU had doubled down on its clean energy transition at least a decade earlier\, it would have been much more resilient than it is today. \nGEF will tackle the future of the EU’s energy project as part of the Budapest Forum with a panel entitled Tomorrow’s Europe – replacing energy at the centre of the European political and democratic project\, building on GEF’s Knowledge Community: the Future of the EU’s Energy Project. \n  \nSpeakers\n\nJesse Scott- Research Fellow at the German Institute for Economic Research.\nStéphane Bourgeois-Leader of Collaborative Low Energy Vision for the European Region and European Relations and Policy Manager at NégaWatt Association.\nRosa Martínez Rodríguez-  Board member of the Green European Journal\, member of the political ecology think tank Ecopolítica\, and Former Green member of the Spanish Parliament.\nEero Yrjö-Koskinen-\, executive Director of the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP).\nBenjamin Denis- Senior Policy advisor and Head of industrial policy coordination at industriAll Europe.\n\nModerated by Taube Van Melkebeke- Policy Mnaager (Green European Foundation) \n  \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 11th – 12th October \nLocation: online and CEU\, Nador 15\, Budapest \nLanguage:  The main languages of the event will be English. \nRegistration: Please find the link to online and on site registration here You can read the full programme here. \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of City of Budapest\, Political Capital Institute\, CEU Democracy 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/save-the-date-budapest-forum-building-sustainable-democracies-23/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230923T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230923T170000
DTSTAMP:20260518T024036
CREATED:20230510T111724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230921T155416Z
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SUMMARY:Vienna Feminist Climate Conference / Feministische Klimakonferenz
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nWomen are taking a strong and successful stand to curb the climate crisis. In many countries\, the climate movement has female faces. However\, neither the causes and impacts nor the efforts to find solutions are equally distributed among women and men. A recent analysis by the aid organization CARE with data from more than 100 countries shows that 150 million more women are affected by the hunger crisis than men – due to impacts of climate change and the biodiversity crisis\, the Corona pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Food security declines as gender inequality grows. Globally\, inequality has risen (again) in the past three years. \nBased on these findings\, it is high time for a second Feminist Climate Conference – in order to raise awareness of the range and interconnections of the effects outlined above and to continue working on the development of long-term solution models. All crises are causally or impactfully interconnected. Holistic approaches to solutions are therefore a top priority. In the framework of the conference\, the Green European Foundation is organising the evening event From Grassroots to City Halls. Talk with feminist and ecological urban visionaries\,  giving space to female thinkers\, creators and activists from different European towns to share their experience. \nSpeakers & Programme\n9:00 Arrival (day programme organised by Grünen Bildungswerkstatt Wien) \n9:30 Welcome words by organisers \n\nJudith Pühringer (Stadträtin\, Parteivorsitzende Grüne Wien)\nElisabeth Kittl (Bundesrätin\, Obfrau Grüne Bildungswerkstatt Wien)\nMeri Disoski (Nationalrätin\, Grüne Frauensprecherin)\nJulia Schriffl (stellv. Obfrau FREDA)\nViktoria Spielmann (Wr. Gemeinderätin\, Grüne Frauensprecherin Wien)\nDagmar Tutschek (Co-President GEF)\n\n9:45 Opening speeches by Leonore Gewessler (Austrian Minister of Environment) and Alma Zadić (Austrian Minister of Justice) \n10:30 Internationale Herausforderungen (Volkshalle) \n\nMonika Vana (Europ. Parlament)\nJudith Bauder (Uni Wien)\nAnke Schaffartzik (CEU)\nModeration: Pia Nagl (Klubobfrau Die Grünen Josefstadt)\n\n10:30 International Challenges (Nord-Vestibül) \n\nPhilsan Osman (Uni Gent)\nJennifer Pitter-Lopez (Licht für die Welt)\nModeration: Dagmar Tutschek (GEF)\n\n12:00 Lösungsansätze (Volkshalle) \n\nTina Wirnsberger (FIAN\, Vorsitzende Umweltausschuss Neubau)\nMeike Spitzner (Wuppertal Institut für Klima\, Umwelt\, Energie)\nGisa Ruland (Freiraum)\nModeration: Katharina Wegan (Die Grünen Frauen Wien\, Bezirksrätin Hernals)\n\n12:00 Approaches to Solutions ((Nord-Vestibül) \n\nMarie-Monique Franssen (Environmental anthropologist and writer)\nHalliki Kreinin (Universität Münster)\nSilvia Jura da Silva (Klimabündnis Österreich)\nModeration: Ewa Sufin-Jacquemart (Boardmember GEF)\n\n13:30 Lunch break \n14:20  Keynote: Wie können wir Stadt feministisch und sozial gerecht denken?\nJudith Pühringer (Stadträtin\, Parteivorsitzende Grüne Wien) \n14:45 Klima und Rechts-\, Finanz-\, Menschenrechtsfragen (Volkshalle) \n\nMartina Neuwirth (VIDC)\nIrmgard Ehrenberger (IFOR Austria)\,\nModeration: Julia Schriffl (stv. Obfrau FREDA)\n\n14:45 Climate and Lega\, Financial\, Human Rights Issues (Nord-Vestibül) \n\nHarriet Clayton (Advisor for Greens/EFA in the European Parliament)\,\nOksana Aliieva (Women’s Energy Club of Ukraine)\,\nModeration: Anne-Sophie Bauer (Landtagsabgeordnete Grüne OÖ)\n\n14:45 Coffee Break \n16:15 Austrian Climate Ambassadors: Fearless for a good Climate! Inside Brussels – Austria – Vienna. \n\nMonika Vana (Europ. Parlament)\nElisabeth Kittl (Bundesrat)\nMeri Disoski (Nationalrat)\nViktoria Spielmann (Wr. Landtag und Gemeinderat)\nHeidi Sequenz (Wr. Landtag und Gemeinderat)\nModeration: Dagmar Tutschek (GEF)\n\n17:30 Wild@heart\, strong in action: Female Young Rebels. Podiumsdiskussion der jungen Klima-Rebellinnen \n\nLena Schilling (Fridays for Future)\n Marie Muthspiel (Österr. Klimavolksbegehren)\nMarina Hagen-Carnaval (Letzte Generation)\nAmina Guggenbichler (Erde brennt)\nModeration: Sofia Palzer-Khomenko (Klubobfrau Die Grünen Simmering)\n\n18:30: Opening of evening event From Grassroots to City Halls. Talk with feminist and ecological urban visionaries (organised by the Green European Foundation with support of Grüne Bildungswerkstatt Wien)  \n19:30 From Grassroots to City Halls. Talk with feminist and ecological urban visionaries \n\nEva de Bruijn (Eindhoven\, NL)\nDonna Cooney (Dublin\, IR)\nJanine Bex (Innsbruck\, AT)\nAlexandra Würz-Stalder (Graz\, AT)\nModeration: Dagmar Tutschek (Co-President GEF)\n\n\nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 23 September 2023\, 9 AM – 9 PM \nLocation: Volkshalle\, Rathaus Wien\, Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 1\, 1010 Wien \nLanguage:  The main languages of the event during the day will be German and English. The parallel morning  panels are happening in parallel in German (Volkshalle) & English (Nord-Vestibül). The afternoon events are taking place in German with simultanous translation DE<>EN.  The evening event is taking place in English with simultanous translation EN<>DE.  \nMore information and programme of complete conference here \n\n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Grüne Bildungswerkstatt Wien and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/feminist-climate-conference-viene/
LOCATION:Volkshalle\, Rathaus Wien\, Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 1\, 1010 Wien
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230609T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230609T190000
DTSTAMP:20260518T024036
CREATED:20230523T084906Z
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SUMMARY:Tomorrow’s Europe – replacing energy at the centre of the European political\, security and democratic project
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThe conference will bring together around 60 intellectuals\, policy makers\, entrepreneurs\, journalists\, economists\, political scientists\, activists and students\, and is an important opportunity for us to join the conversation in collaboration with other European political foundations and families. The GEF plenary will take place on 9 June\, from 17:45-18:45\, and will focus on the need to rethink the European Energy project. \nContext\nEnergy was the cornerstone of the European economic and political project after the second World War. The way we envisage our energy systems impacts the very fabric of our societies and therefore our common future as Europeans. The war of aggression in Ukraine and the numerous turbulences in the global economic and geopolitical landscape have stressed more than ever that the way the European Union designs and implements its energy policy has far reaching consequences on security\, democracy\, environmental sustainability and social justice. Based on a framing paper initially authored by Benedek Javor for the Green European Foundation\, the keynote speaker and the panelists will present their take and political ideas on how the European energy architecture and system could be more fair\, democratic\, resilient and secure. \nSpeakers\nIntroduction : Laurent Standaert (Political Director at GEF) \nDiscussants: \n\nJesse Scott (Visiting Research Fellow\, German Institute for Economic Research\, Berlin)\nRosa Martinez (Green European Journal – editorial board and former Spanish MEP)\nShahin Vallée (German Council on Foreign Relations\, France-Germany)\nStéphane Bourgeois (leader of the Collaborative Low Energy Vision for the European Region (CLEVER) research project and European relations and policy manager at NEGAWATT\, France)\nModerated by Seden Anlar (Climate Communicator & Journalist Podcast Producer & Trainer)\n\nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 9 June\, from 17:45-18:4 \nPlace: Certosa di Pontignano 5\, località Pontignano\, 53019 Castelnuovo Berardenga\, Siena \nLanguage: The main language of this event will be English \nContact: To receive more information and to participate please contact Giorgia Caianiello (giorgia.caianiello@visionandvalue.com). \n  \n\nThis event is organised in collaboration with the Green European Foundation \, with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/tomorrows-europe-replacing-energy-at-the-centre-of-the-european-political-security-and-democratic-project/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230325T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230325T180000
DTSTAMP:20260518T024036
CREATED:20230313T160059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T111409Z
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SUMMARY:(Eco)Democracy - Challenges and perspectives
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThis conference\, organised by Green European Foundation with the support of Sustainable Development Forum Green Window\, aims to explore how (eco)democracy can be applied to improve lives and communities in Eastern Europe\, and as analyse potential challenges. In the scope of the conference\, we are hosting three panel discussions: \n\nSustainable cities – transformation of urban spaces for a greener future\nVoice of youth for environmental justice\nImpact of environmental and democratic values in Eastern Europe\n\nSpeakers\n\nNiklas Nienaß\, MEP of Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament (online)\nCDNEE representative (online)\nFYEG representative (online)\nGEF representative (online)\nLidija Pavić-Rogošić\, ODRAZ (Sustainable community development)\nVladimir Halgota Perica Štefan\, Cleaning Bears / Greenpeace\nLucija Rešetar\, Sustainable Development Forum Green Window\nPetra Boić Petrač\, WWF\nAdria Leonarda Šmigmator\, Fridays for Future\n Katarina Pavlović\, European Green Party (over video)\nDražen Šimleša\, Ivo Pilar Institute\nMirela Holy\, VERN University and former Croatian Minister of Environmental Protection\n\nProgramme\n09:30-10:00 Arrivals and registrations\, coffee\n10:00-10:30 Introductions and opening \nOnline:\n– Niklas Nienaß\, MEP of Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament\n– CDNEE representative\n– FYEG representative\n– GEF representative \nIn-person:\n– Kaja Pavlinić\, president of Sustainable Development Forum Green Window \n10:30-12:00 Panel discussion: Sustainable Cities – transformation of urban spaces for greener future (Moderator: Kaja Pavlinić)\n – Lidija Pavić-Rogošić\, ODRAZ (Sustainable community development)\n– Vladimir Halgota\n– Perica Štefan\, Cleaning Bears / Greenpeace \n12:00-12:15 Break \n12:15-13:45 Panel discussion: Voices of youth for environmental justice (Moderator: Kaja Pavlinić)\n– Lucija Rešetar\, Sustainable Development Forum Green Window\n– Petra Boić Petrač\, WWF Adria\n– Leonarda Šmigmator\, Fridays for Future \n13:45-15:15 Lunch \n15:15-16:45 Panel discussion: Relationship and the impact of environmental and democratic values on Eastern Europe (Moderator: Marko Popović)\n– Katarina Pavlović\, European Green Party (Zoom keynote)\n– Dražen Šimleša\, Ivo Pilar Institute\n– Mirela Holy\, VERN University and former Croatian Minister of Environmental Protection \n16:45-17:15 Closing and presentation of the video campaign\n17:15-18:00 Networking \n  \n\nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 25 March\, 09:30am-6:00pm CET \nLocation: Conference room “Faust Vrančić”\, Algebra Spark Event Space (Algebra campus\, Gradišćanska 24\, 10 000 Zagreb\, Croatia) \nLanguage:  The main language of the event will be Croatian \nRegistration: This event is at full capacity \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Sustainable Development Forum Green Window and the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/ecodemocracy-challenges-and-perspectives/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230225T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230225T174500
DTSTAMP:20260518T024036
CREATED:20230216T160100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230223T155430Z
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SUMMARY:Debate series: Security and Peace Forum (Zagreb)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThe Conference represents the final event of the Peace and Security Debate Series project in Croatia. It aims to focus on the role of politics\, civil society and the Green movement in securing peace and security as well as human and women rights as the main victim in establishing peace and security. We will also highlight the how disinformation and fake news influence the public image in the times of political conflict. We will have three panel discussions\, followed by a networking reception. We invite all politically interested citizens to join us. \nProject background\nThis conference represents a final event in the scope of the Peace and Security Debate Series project. The main objective is to explore different perspectives of peace and security on the level of the European Union. In the scope of the project\, we have organized three online events\, and this conference represents a final activity that will push the discourse on the topic even further. \nProgramme and speakers\n09:30 – 10:00 Arrivals and registration \n10:00 – 10:15 Opening of the conference \n\nKaja Pavlinić\, president of Sustainable Development Forum Green Window\nVedran Horvat\, Board of Directors of Green European Foundation\nGwendoline Delbos-Corfield\, Member of the European Parliament\, Greens/EFA\n\n10:15-11:45 The role of politics\, civil society and the Green movement in securing peace and security \n\nModerator: Marko Popović\nIntroductory keynote: Christina Kessler\, Federation of Young European Greens – introductory keynote\n\nPanel speakers \n\nVedran Horvat\, Institute for Political Ecology\nMarta Zorko\, Faculty of Political Sciences\, University of Zagreb\nRepresentative of Croatian Parliament from Možemo! coalition (tbc)\nIgor Vidačak\, Faculty of Political Sciences\, University of Zagreb\n\n11:45 – 12:00 Coffee break \n12:00 – 13:30 Human and women rights as the main victim in establishing peace and security \n\nModerator: Kaja Pavlinić\, president of Sustainable Development Forum Green Window\n Introductory keynote: Mélanie Vogel\, European Green Party\n\nPanel speakers \n\nAna Gvozdić\, Youth Initiative for Human Rights\nSanja Sarnavka\, Solidarna\nLucija Azinović Rebić\, Are You Syrious\nRepresentative from B.a.B.e (TBC)\n\n13:30 – 15:00 Lunch \n15:00 – 16:30 Disinformation and fake news in the times of political conflict \n\nModerator: Kaja Pavlinić\, president of Sustainable Development Forum Green Window\nIntroductory keynote: Konrad Bleyer-Simon\, Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom\n\nPanel speakers \n\n Ivana Dragičević\, N1\nHrvoje Krešić\, N1\nRadoslav Dejanović\, Anthropos Metron and the author of the Guide for Media Literacy16\n\n16:30 – 16:45 Closing \n16:45 – 17:45 Networking with refreshments \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: February 25 from 09:30 to 17:45 \nLocation: conference hall of the Timeout Heritage hotel in Zagreb (Ilica 16\, 10 000 Zagreb).  \nLanguage: Working language of the conference is Croatian\, with the exception of some speakers who will join the event in hybrid format and will speak in English. \nRegistration:  \n\nRegistration is open until February 23. You can register on the following link. \nFor all additional questions\, you can contact the organizing team via info@zeleniprozor.hr \nSince we have very limited capacity (maximum of 25 participants)\, registration is obligatory\, and all participants will receive a final confirmation of participation 24 hours after registering. In case you are not able to attend\, please reach out to us so we can give this spot to someone else.\n\nAdditional information: Lunch and refreshments are covered for all participants\, and we will additionally send certificates of participation. \n\nThis conference  is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of  Forum Green Window and the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/debate-series-on-peace-and-security-towards-a-peaceful-and-secure-future-in-europe/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230125T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230125T213000
DTSTAMP:20260518T024036
CREATED:20230810T155830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T160008Z
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SUMMARY:Ontgroei\, Coöperaties En De Stad (UTRECHT)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nPost-growth is about much more than just greening economies. It is a new way of understanding society\, also understood as an ambitious\, science-based\, values-driven\, social and realistic way of thinking. Post-growth is about shifting the focus from quantitative growth (consumption and GDP growth) to qualitative growth (quality of life growth). \nIn his book\, Paul Schenderling highlights the importance of cooperatives in the transition to post-growth and he describes what is possible at the local level. After a short lecture by Schenderling\, we will further explore the link between de-growth and cooperatives in a panel discussion. We will focus on the city\, in particular Utrecht. Cooperatives will participate in the panel discussion to contribute to the discussion from their practical experience. Besides Paul Schenderling\, Laura van Oers (Ontgroei Nederland)\, Joost Brinkman (energy cooperative Rijne Energie) and Maud van den Bercken (BuurtWerkKamerCoöperatie) will take part in the panel. \n  \nSpeakers\n\nPaul Schenderling\, author of Er is leven na de groei\nLaura van Oers (Ontgroei [Degrowth] Netherlands)\nJoost Brinkman (energy cooperative Rijne Energie)\nMaud van den Bercken (social cooperative BuurtWerkKamerCoöperatie)\n\nModerator: Hans Rodeburg\, Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks. \n  \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 25th January 2023\, 8PM – 9:30PM \nLocation: De Kargadoor\, Oudegracht 36\, Utrecht\, The Netherlands. \nLanguage:  The main languages of the event will be in Dutch. \nRegistration: The event is public and free of charge. \n  \n\nThis project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks 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/ontgroei-cooperaties-utrecht/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20221203T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20221203T170000
DTSTAMP:20260518T024036
CREATED:20221110T132256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221130T153350Z
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SUMMARY:Ecocide Conference (Istanbul)
DESCRIPTION:About\nThis conference will aim to revise and share the knowledge\, experiences\, and collective memory gathered so far through previous projects such as the ‘Ecological Constitution Initiative’ and ‘Nature Has Rights’. The ‘Ecocide and Rights of Nature’ conference will draw attention to the rights of nature\, and will contribute to strengthen environmental protection monitoring and advocacy actions\, with the intention to reinforce political discourse in nature conservation movements. The “Ecocide and Rights of Nature” conference will gather nature rights defenders\, activists\, academics\, lawyers\, and green actors fighting against ecocide from Turkey and Europe. \n  \nProgramme\n \n  \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: Saturday\, 3 December 2022  from 09:30-17:00 CEST \nLocation: Bahçeşehir University\, Beşiktaş. \nLanguage: This conference will be in Turkish with  simultaneous translation to English. \nRegistration: Please register here. \n  \n\nThis project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of  Green Thought Association 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/ecodice-conference-istanbul/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:Mobility in Rural Areas: An Unresolved Issue
DESCRIPTION:Context\nRural depopulation is a challenge for Europe as it affects large areas of its territory\, and Spain is no exception. This process has intensified in the last two decades. In Spain there are 6\,827 municipalities with no more than 5\,000 inhabitants\, accounting for 12% of the total population. In the last decade\, eight out of ten municipalities have lost their inhabitants\, a total of 410\,000 people. Ageing population\, lack of basic services such as health\, education\, culture or transport\, unemployment\, and the shortage of housing are among the main challenges for staying or settling in a village. \nOne of the key factors in this situation\, as we have already mentioned\, is mobility. The absence of public transport means that dependence on the private car or on the solidarity of neighbours is fundamental. Going to the doctor\, shopping\, going to the bank or taking children to school can be a chore if you do not have a private car or are not able to use one. This is particularly serious for women and the elderly. \nThe bad situation of public transport in Spain\, far from being reversed\, has worsened in recent years. The conventional train\, the least polluting transport system\, has been progressively abandoned while large high-speed train lines have been promoted – after China we are the country with the most extensive high-speed train network in the world – a type of transport that is a minority\, expensive\, unprofitable\, and inefficient\, thus widening the inequality gap between geographies. \nThe search for realistic long-term solutions\, adapted to each region and each community\, which improve mobility in rural areas\, is a social and environmental obligation and a lever to reverse the depopulation process by revitalising economic activity. \nWe are on the verge of a transition towards a low-carbon model of society\, so it is urgent to work on strategies that make it compatible with the improvement of transport in the rural world. \nAbout the event\nWe will hold this conference on rural mobility in El Burgo de Osma\, a village in the province of Soria – the least densely populated province in Spain – to learn first-hand about the demands and proposals of its inhabitants on this issue. We will have examples of good practices and we will know what policies are being implemented in Spain and in the EU. We will be joined by the following speakers: \n\nJuantxo López de Uralde\, Member of the Spanish Parliament and Chair of the Committee on Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge\nMarc Giménez\, advisor on transport and tourism to the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament\nRaquel Ramírez\, El Colletero Association (Nalda – La Rioja)\nPatxi Miranda\, CEO of KUDEA Services\nModerator: Rosa M. Tristán\, journalist\n\n  \nPracticalities\nThis is an in-person event taking place in El Burgo de Osma\, Soria\, Spain. It is open and free of charge\, no prior registration is required. \nThe event will take place in Spanish. An event recording with subtitles in English will be made available following the event. \n\nAudiovisual material\nThe event relates to the European Mobility Atlas\, corresponding Spanish translation\, and associated booklet\, Present and Future of Mobility in Spain. \n  \n\nThis project is organised by the Green European Foundation and Heinrich Böll Stiftung with the support of Transición Verde and El Hueco\, and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/mobility-in-rural-areas-an-unresolved-issue/
LOCATION:El Hueco Oxma C/ Juan Yagüe 3\, 42300 El Burgo de Osma\, Soria
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20221118T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20221120T140000
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SUMMARY:Green Horizons Academy: The Good Collective (Belgrade)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThroughout Europe\, activists face numerous external pressures every day that threaten to stop their fight. To these pressures\, we add a trap into which we as activists often unwittingly fall. We have all witnessed or experienced (self)exploitation\, a productivity race to the bottom\, unequal distribution of work tasks and power\, various forms of discrimination\, and even burnout and giving up the fight. That is why GEF\, with the support of PolEkol\, decided to discuss and work on building a good collective at the Green Horizon Academy! During the three days of the Academy\, a series of lectures\, workshops and panels will be organised\, where we will try to answer some of the following questions:  \n\nWhat are good activist collectives? \nWhat do sustainable structures look like? \nHow to care for the mental health of activists and prevent burnout? \n\nOn the path to a good collective\, we have at our disposal knowledge and skills from the sphere of politics\, psychology\, sociology\, and other social sciences. Within the growing green movement\, they can help us apply the ideas we advocate for in public policies: the internal values and management of our organizations so that they are as humane and democratic as possible\, the working environment as stimulating and supportive as possible\, and collectives open to diversity. What does politics of care truly mean? \nProgramme\nFriday\, 18 November: Public Programme at Cultural Center GRAD  \n17:00 – 17:45 – Lecture “Tell me about happiness”  \n\nWith Branko Anćić\, Institute for Political Ecology\, Zagreb \n\n17:45 – 19:00 – Panel discussion “Are we good?”  \n\nWith Brajan Brković (civil activist)\, Isidora Petrović (Ne Davimo Belgrade)\, Maja Stojanović (Civic Initiative)\, and Dragan Srećković (organizational development consultant) \n\n  \nSaturday\, 19 November: Closed Training at Arka Barka  \n8:00 – 9:30 – Breakfast  \n10:00 – 11:00 – Welcome and introduction of participants  \n11:00 – 13:00 – Workshop: Structures for a Good Collective  \n\nWith Marina Škrabalo\, Solidarna.HR \n\n13:00 – 14:30 – Lunch  \n14:30 – 16:00 – Workshop: Put out the fire and save the flame – burnout prevention  \n\nWith Doris Rafajlovski\, psychotherapist \n\n16:00 – 16:30 – Coffee break  \n16:30 – 18:00 – Fishbowl discussion: Personal and political – feminization of the work of organizations  \n\nWith Lidija Vasiljević and Jelena Memet \n\n19:30 – Dinner  \n  \nSunday\, 20 November: Closed Training at Arka Barka  \n10:00 – 11:00 – Let’s take a deep breath – yoga\, breathing\, anti-stress workshop  \n\nWith Nada Milosević \n\n11:15-13:00 – Workshop – Sustainable collective: communication\, conflicts and support  \n\nWith Aleksandra Živković\, environmental activist\, professional coach and trainer \n\n13:00 – 14:00 – Impressions and conclusions  \n14:00 – Lunch  \n\nPracticalities\nThe Good Horizons Academy consists of two parts: a public programme and a private\, invite-only training. All activities will take place in Serbo-Croat-Bosnian\, with informal translation provided on the spot where needed.  \nPublic Programme  \nDate and time: Friday\, 18 November from 17:00 – 19:00  \nLocation: Cultural center GRAD\, Braće Krsmanović 4\, Belgrade  \nRegistration: No prior registration needed. You can also follow the event online via Facebook.  \nInvite-Only Training  \nThe two-day training will take place after the public programme\, with workshops\, lectures\, and experience-sharing sessions. Due to the nature of the topic and limited spots available\, a selection of activists and NGO representatives have been invited. Please contact sien.hasker@gef.eu with questions or for more information.  \n\nThe event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of PolEkol and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-horizons-academy-belgrade/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Hybrid event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20221111T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20221111T200000
DTSTAMP:20260518T024036
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SUMMARY:The Future of the City: What do Donuts have to do with it? (Zagreb)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nOur international speakers will give an introduction to doughnut economics\, explain the concept of degrowth doughnut\, and show why more and more European cities are adopting it. \nThis event is part of the Cities As Places of Hope project\, organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Oikos\, the Institute for Political Ecology\, Transición Verde\, Nous Horitzons Fundacio\, Sunrise\, Green Thought Association and Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks\, and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The project\, launched in 2019\, has aimed at fostering progressive city networks to achieve a fairer\, greener Europe. Its theme in 2022 is “Resilient cities”. \n  \nSpeakers\n–Dirk Holemans (Oikos\, GEF Co-President) –Ajda Pistotnik (Policy Lab\, Ljubljana)–Mladen Domazet (Institut za političku ekologiju\, Zagreb)–Clara Dallaire-Fortier (PhD student\, Lund University) – via Zoom–Tomislav Cik (Institut za društvena istraživanja\, Zagreb) \n  \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 11th November\, 18:00PM CET. \nLocation: MAMA Zagreb\, Preradovićeva 18 10000 Zagreb\, Croatia \nRegistration: Not required. \nLanguage: This event will be in English language. \n  \n\nThis event is organized by the Green European Foundation with the support of Insitute for Political Ecology and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/the-future-of-the-city-what-do-donuts-have-to-do-with-it/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20221026T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20221026T173000
DTSTAMP:20260518T024036
CREATED:20220912T083100Z
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SUMMARY:Rethinking Demand: Realities and Opportunities (Dublin/online)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThe Green European Foundations is bringing together Green House Think Tank (UK)\, Etopia (Belgium) and Green Foundation Ireland at an event hosted with the Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy. This event will launch our Rethinking Demand Framing Paper and explore the complexity of the actions needed to reduce our demand for energy as well as the politics involved in doing so.   \nAs the urgency of the need to limit emissions to prevent further climate harm grows\, and the all-encompassing nature of achieving this dawns\, the pivotal role of rethinking how our societies deliver wellbeing for all has become ever more critical. During this conference\, sessions will explore how social and business practices\, infrastructure\, and our governance structures can be transformed to reduce the collective demand for energy and unlock a future without fossil fuels. \nContext\nThis event is part of the GEF transnational project Climate Emergency Economy: Rethinking Demand. Building on several years of work exploring what it means to create an economy fit for the climate emergency\, GEF and its partners are this year focusing on the crucial question of how to reduce demand for energy and materials. With the support of Green House Think Tank\, Etopia\, and Green Foundation Ireland\, we will explore how to frame rethinking demand politically\, and articulate clear plans for demand reduction so green narratives are better grounded in reality and a shared vision of hope.  \nProgramme\nPlease note that all times are indicated in IST/BST. For participants joining online from a CEST time zone\, everything will be one hour later. \nOur FULL PROGRAMME OF EVENTS is available here. Please see below a short overview: \n  \n14:00 Address by Dublin’s Lord Mayor Caroline Conroy. \nPresentation and discussion of Green House Think Tank’s framing paper “Rethinking Energy Demand” by two of its authors\, Jonathan Essex and Peter Sims. \nPanel discussion facilitated by Michael Smith (Editor of The Village magazine) with keynote speaker John Gibbons (Environmental journalist and commentator) and Claire Downey (Rediscovery Centre)\, Davie Philip (Cultivate) and Rosalind Skillen (Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful). \n“Circular Economy and Demand Reduction” with Minister Ossian Smyth. \n17:00 Closing reflections and drinks reception. \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: Wednesday\, October 26th from 14:00 – 17:30 IST (15:00 – 18:30 CEST)  \nLocation: In person at the Mansion House in Dublin\, Ireland. Please note that you can also follow this event online\, via Zoom.  \nAudience: Open to all registered participants. The event will be in English.  \nRegistration: Whether you are joining in person or online\, please register in advance via THIS LINK. Spots for in person attendees are limited\, so if they fill up you may be placed on a waiting list. With any questions regarding registration\, please contact info@greenfoundationireland.ie.    \nRelated reading\nFor Energy Independence\, the EU Must Think Bigger than Power \nEnergy Crisis: Keeping the Cost of Living Down While Protecting the Climate \nAffordable\, Sustainable Housing Can Bring the Green Deal Home \nThe Devil’s in the Data: How the Energy Crisis Could Reshape Ireland’s Economy \nAlexander Langer’s Case for an Ecological Conversion \n\n\n\n\nDegrowth Is About Global Justice \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBeyond the Growth Imperative \n\n\n\n\nIs Degrowth the Future? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHooked on Growth: Rewiring Institutions for Wellbeing \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestioning Our Limits to Leave Scarcity Behind \n\n\n\n\n\nBeyond the Choke Hold of Growth: Post-growth or Radical Degrowth? \nDoughnut Economics for a Thriving 21st Century \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Green Foundation Ireland\, Etopia\, and Green House Think Tank and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/rethinking-demand-reality-and-opportunity/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20221015T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20221015T220000
DTSTAMP:20260518T024036
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SUMMARY:ECOPOLIS 2022: Multiple (Hi)stories\, Multiple Future (Brussels)
DESCRIPTION:Context\n“Thinking out of the box is exactly how the box thinks. We are the boxes we strive to out-think\,” writes philosopher Bayo Akomolafe\, speaker at the eighth edition of Ecopolis where artists\, thinkers and doers break open our frames. Social\, ecological\, and economic crises force us to think about a radically different way of living. Can unheard stories help us change today’s reality? And not any stories\, but the ones that link different generations\, geographical areas that are far apart\, or ancient knowledge and technology. Can activism as a form of love take us further than doomsday thinking? “The world is not about to end; we are already living with a different world\,” Akomolafe continues. Ecopolis brings stories that depict an inclusive and sustainable future for this new world. \nAbout the event\nEcopolis is the perfect occasion to meet people who care about a sustainable future. Because ecological challenges know no national or linguistic borders\, Ecopolis is diverse\, international and interactive space to learn\, discuss and connect with like-minded individuals.  \nThe conference welcomes Belgian and international authors to debate the transition towards a socio-ecological society. Inspiring books\, documentaries and debates between writers\, academics and civil society thinkers about ecology\, economy and society are at the heart of this event.  \nProgramme\n\n\n\n\nTimes\n\n\nSessions\n\n\n\n\n13:30 – 15:30 \n\nMinority walk with Omar Fassi Fehri (EN/FR) \nThe Minority Walk is a tour of the Brussels city-centre to discover the public space of the capital\, told through the lens of how the oppression of minority groups is still taking place in different ways.\n\n\n\n13:30 – 15:45 \n\nThe Brussels of witches: feminist guided walk (EN/FR) \nIn the 14th century\, as we move out of the ‘dark’ Middle Ages and into the Modern Age and the Renaissance\, women are plunged into darkness – or rather into the flames of the stake. What does our urban public space reveal about that time… and about witches today? \n\n\n\n14:00 – 15:30\n\nWorkshop ‘Limits to Growth’ (NL/EN) \nTo keep our planet livable\, we urgently need to rethink our way of living. In this workshop we will encounter inspiring voices from Latin America who show that another way of life is possible. A life in which ‘well-being’ is central instead of ‘growth. \n\n\n\n\nPanel discussions and performance\n\n\n\n\n16:00 – 18:00 \n\nColonisation as exploitation of people and nature \nIn this panel discussion\, writers and artists from various backgrounds will talk about decolonisation and explore  the many narratives that survived colonialism while offering alternatives.\n\n\n\n18:00 – 20:00 \n\nDifferent jobs\, one planet. Stories of strong commitment \nWhatever your studies\, whatever your job\, there are always plenty of opportunities for strong commitment to creating a better world.\n\n\n\n21:00 – 22:00 \n\nThe environmental impact of war \nWar’s impact on humans as well as on nature and biodiversity is dramatic. Ecopolis will feature playwrights and performers Enkidu Khaled and Joachim Robbrecht in the premiere of their play on the impact of war on the environment. Their stories  point out the importance of peace for all forms of life on this planet.\n\n\n\nLearn more here about the programme and speakers.  \nPracticalities\nWhen: Saturday\, October 15th (16:00 – 22:00). There are several connected events taking place before the core programme. More details to follow.  \nWhere: Ancienne Belgique – Bd Anspach 110\, 1000 Brussels\, Belgium  \nLanguage: The primary language of this event will be English\, with simultaneous translation to French and Dutch.  \nTickets: Ecopolis employs a “pay as you can” principle\, please purchase your tickets in advance via this link.  The “Walks & Workshops” are included in the Ecopolis ticket\, but you must reserve your spot in advance by registering here.   \nRelated Events\nThis year\, Ecopolis goes beyond one date and one location! To find out more about the other events in Brussels and Kortrijk\, please check the event website.   \n  \nReading material\nDegrowth Is About Global Justice \n \nBeyond the Growth Imperative \n \nIs Degrowth the Future? \n \nTransforming Work\, Reimagining Education \n \nHooked on Growth: Rewiring Institutions for Wellbeing \n \nQuestioning Our Limits to Leave Scarcity Behind \n \nBeyond the Choke Hold of Growth: Post-growth or Radical Degrowth? \n \nThe Long Fight for Environmental Justice in the Caribbean \n \nThe “White Saviour” Deal for Nature \n \nPolitics for Change: Black Lives Matter in Europe \n \nThe Politics of Representation in the Climate Movement \n \nWhy We Need a Decolonial Ecology \n \nRussia’s Invasion of Ukraine \n \nThe Environmental Cost of the War in Ukraine \n \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation and Oikos\, with the support of various partners and with financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.  \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/ecopolis-2022-2/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20221015T140000
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SUMMARY:Resilient Cities as Places of Hope (Mollet del Vallés)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nIn 2022\, the Cities as Places of Hope project aims to bring together progressive and transformative trans-local city networks\, connect them and facilitate their exchanges\, ultimately contributing to a positive narrative for the future of Europe. This year the project will continue with an inspiring public event in each partner country with the title ‘Resilient Cities’ bringing together the broader green family of activists\, civil society\, new urban actors and citizens. \n\nProgramme\n09.30–10.00 Introduction of the event and the GEF’s Transnational Project Cities as Places of hope. \n\nSergi Alegre (FNH)\n\n10.00–11.00 The challenge of air pollution. \n\nRepresentative from Mollet del Vallés (tbc)\n\n11.00–11.30 Coffee break. \n11.30–12.30 The social challenge of energy. \n\nIsmael Morales\, Fundación Renovables\nEncarni García\, Councillor Viladecans\n\n12.30–13.30 The challenge of the food system. \n\nJoaquim Bartolomé\, Councillor El Prat\nCatalina Parpal\, Fundació Catalana de l’Esplai\n\n13.30 – 14.00 Final remarks. \n\nSergi Alegre (FNH)\n\n\nPracticalities\nDate and time: 15th October\, 9:30-14:00 PM CET \nLanguage: Catalan/ English \nLocation: Mollet del Vallés \nRegistrations: Registrations will be open shortly << \n\nThis project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Fundació Nous Horitzons 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/resilient-cities-as-places-of-hope/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20221008T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20221008T140000
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SUMMARY:Tourism in Times of Climate and Social Crisis (Barcelona)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nFrom the COVID-19 pandemic to the war in Ukraine\, inflation to the energy crisis – the tourism sector has been dealt many blows in the past few years. At the same time\, mass tourism is itself implicated in several of our biggest challenges today: carbon emissions\, housing shortages\, crumbling infrastructure\, poor working conditions\, and the list goes on. As we look to transforming our economies and societies\, the green and just transition of tourism is a crucial element.     \nIn this half-day conference\, we will tackle the question of tourism around three dimensions: mobility and infrastructure\, labour and public services\, and climate and environment. With experts\, academics\, trade unionists and politicians\, we look forward to lively and thought-provoking exchanges.    \n\n  \nContext\nThis event is part of GEF’s Fair and Carbon Free Tourism project\, which aims to identify and create conditions for collective action against detrimental social and environmental impacts of tourism. By engaging stakeholders in partner countries and developing a European transnational discussion on these challenges\, we seek to build a community interested to transform this sector in the direction of low or zero carbon intensity and with a specific focus on social and economic justice.  \n\n  \nSpeakers\nAurora Pedro Bueno – Director of the New Green Transition in Tourism department\, University of Valencia  \nDeborah Pérez – trade unionist at MagmaCultura  \nJavier Pacheco – General Secretary of CCOO Catalunya  \nJosé Antonio Donaire – Tourism research institute of the University of Girona  \nPau Noy – President of the Foundation for Sustainable and Safe Mobility  \nSergi Alegre – Fundacio Nous Horitzons  \nTilly Metz – Greens/EFA MEP and member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism [tbc]   \nVictor Català – former Blanes City councillor   \n\n  \nProgramme\n10:00 Welcome and Introduction – with Javier Pacheco and Sergi Alegre  \n10:30 Tourism\, Mobility\, and Territorial Balance – with José Antonio Donaire and Pau Noy  \n11:30 Break  \n12:00 Tourism\, Public Services\, and Working Conditions – with Deborah Pérez and Victor Català  \n13:00 Tourism in a Climate Crisis Context – with Aurora Pedro Bueno and Tilly Metz  \n  \nPracticalities\nDate and time: Saturday\, October 8th (9:30 – 14:00 CEST)  \nLocation: CCOO de Catalunya Assembly Space – Via Laietana 16\, Barcelona   \nLanguage: Catalan  \nRegistration: Pre-registration is not required\, but please arrive on time.   \n  \nRelated reading\nThe Case for Not Flying \n \nAnthropogenic Venice: Surviving Life in a Lagoon \n \nSteering Tourism to a Greener Course in Belgrade \n \nSeeing Mobility in a New Light \n \n  \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Fundacio Nous Horitzons and the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/tourism-in-times-of-crisis/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20220607T180000
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SUMMARY:The Future of Eastern Europe Conference (Riga)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nWe are pleased to announce the Conference on the Future of Eastern Europe organized on 6-7 June in Riga\, Latvia. The conference will be organised by GEF with the support of Cooperation Development Networks Eastern Europe (CDNEE)\, Green Thought Association (Turkey)\, Sustainable Development Forum Green Window (Croatia)\, Green Institute (Greece) and Ecopolis Foundation (Hungary). The Conference aims to unite the voices of young green activists from Eastern Europe to talk about the future of the region\, and the challenges and opportunities for an ecological and progressive turnaround. \nContext\nThis is the first event as part of our 2022 Transnational Project The Future of Eastern Europe and Ecodemocracy. Democracy in Eastern Europe is hanging by a thread. Authoritarianism is growing and nationalist narratives are reopening old conflicts. The Pandemic has exposed governments’ inefficiencies to react to any sort of crisis and contributed to heighten polarisation in an already polarised society. On the other side\, hope is on the horizon as progressive movements are taking over power at the local level\, as well as at the rapidly growing mobilisation of public around environmental issues. How could we leverage these small steps and use them to strengthen the Green movement in the region? \n\nProgramme\n\nDAY 1 – (6th June) Monday\n10:00-10:15 Opening of the conference (Live Stream)\n\n\n\n\n10:15-12:00 Eastern Europe as a region – a story of turbulent transformation (Live Stream)\n\nDescription:  For more than thirty years Eastern Europe is a region of independent nation-states. During this period there was the promise that after a long struggle democracy and well-being would be achieved. Looking at it today\, it is clear that most Eastern European countries are far from democracy and the well-being of citizens.\nIn this session\, we will try to analyse and reflect on the last decades of Eastern Europe\, mainly focusing to find the roots of current problems and possible solutions by looking back at the recent history – what shaped the region\, how the democratisation and transition took place.\n\n\n\nSpeakers: \nSonja Schiffers\, Director of Heinrich-Boell Foundation\, South Caucasus Office\nAnastasiya Dorofeeva\, Belarusian Green party\, Belarusian anti-nuclear campaign\, hub “Green foundations”\n\n\n\nModerator: Luka Gudek\, Green European Foundation\n\n\n\n12:00-13:30 Influence of Global Powers: Eastern Europe at the crossroads between democracy and autocracy (Live Stream)\n\nDescription: Discussing political dynamics and transformation of Eastern Europe cannot take place without paying attention to global powers and their involvement in the region. \nWith this session we aim to map global powers: EU – China\, Russia and US – and their interests; What role do they play in supporting democracy and progressive agenda or the opposite – encouraging and financing anti-democratic\, right-wing and authoritarian forces. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\nAnton Cherepenko\, the Free Hong Kong Center in Kyiv\nZarina Burkadze\,  Associate Proffessor of Political Science\, Ilia State University \nRaluca Besliu\, Fundraising Manager\, Green European Foundation and contributor of the Green European Journal focusing on Eastern European affairs\nTeo Comet\, TILT Coordinator at European Greens\, Board Member at Green European Foundation \n\n\n\n\nModerator: Giorgi Ptskialadze\, Network Coordinator of CDN\n\n\n\n15:30-17:00 War in Ukraine: Context\, Present and the Effect on the region (Live Stream) \n\nDescription: Russian aggression against Ukraine is continuing. Every day we are witnessing atrocities\, war crimes and violations of international law from the Russian side\, at the same time Ukraine is bravely defending its people\, sovereignty\, democracy and even Europe as a whole.\nIn this session\, we will take a look at a few different aspects of the conflict: the context of the war\, the historical roots of Russian aggression\, the current events\, as well as what greens should do to help Ukraine\, and how the ongoing war affects countries in the region.\n\n\n\nFacilitator: Katya Andrieieva\, Executive Committee Member of CDN\n\n\n\n17:30-19:00 Energy – a veto point and/or a chance for democracy? (Live Stream)\n\nDescription: The energy we choose reflects the systems we support. In this session\, we will discuss energy as the core factor for sustaining authoritarian regimes and the way the energy sector influences political dynamics. As well as we are going to focus on the possibility of democratisation through energy – decentralisation\, renewables and the prospect of energy cooperatives in Eastern Europe. \n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\nManana Kochladze\, Bankwatch Strategic Area Leader – Democratization and Human Rights\n \nYevheniia Zasiadko\, Head of climate and transport department at Ecoaction – Centre for Environmental Initiatives\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop: Sandy-Kyriaki Fameliari\, ElectaEnergy Cooperative\n\n\n\n\nModerator: Lusine Kosakyn\, Executive Committee Member of CDN\n\n\n\n\nDAY 2 – (7th June) Tuesday\n\n\n10:00-11:30 Eco-Democracy as a new paradigm for Eastern Europe\n\nDescription: The Workshop aims to add a philosophical\, ethical and institutional dimension to the conversations on the Future of Eastern Europe happening at the Conference. It hopes to bring together the different voices and ideas from the wealth of participants and facilitate a meaningful discussion on how to put Ecology at the Centre of Democracy.\n\nHow can we make democracy more ecological? What kind of changes do we need to apply to our thinking about participation\, institutions and decision-making to put ecology and the environment at the forefront of our political systems? \n\nThese are some of the questions that we’ll be asking and trying to answer at our Ecodemocracy Workshop!                              \n\n\n\nFacilitators: Anna Maniadi and Dimitris Papageorgiou\, Green Institute Greece            \n\n\n\n12:00-13:30  Conflicts in Eastern Europe: the theory and beyond\n\nDescription: \nThe session aims to provide participants with the basis of conflict theory and conflict resolution and analyze the conflicts in EE through case studies.  The session encompasses theoretical and practical parts that will be conducted through non-formal education methods. The objectives of the session are 1)to understand the concept of conflict (origin\, causes\, consequences)\, 2) to discuss the mechanisms of handling conflict\, particularly\, conflict resolution\, and 3) to explore the conflicts that happened in EE in recent years\, their consequences and current state.\n\n\n\n15:30-17:00 Open Mic\n\n\n\n17:30-19:30 Movements into politics: Green Wave in Eastern Europe (Live Stream)\n\n\nDescription: For the last decades\, if you checked the electoral map of Europe intending to see how Green parties have been performing\, you would see a clear pattern: Greens in the west and north do well – they get elected in national and regional parliaments\, city councils\, win mayorships and even participate in governing coalitions; while in the east – you would see a grey colour representing either absence of Green parties from the political landscape or lack of support and therefore relevance. However\, in recent years the pattern is dissolving and becoming a blur\, the Green wave spreading to the East. \n\nDuring the panel\, we will discuss the ongoing Green wave with newly established Green political parties across Eastern Europe with the aim to analyse current success\, find the patterns and similarities\, understand the importance of grassroots movements and civil society\, map challenges\, envision the future and their influence on the political landscape.\n\n\n\nSpeakers:\nJustine Pantelejeva\, Progresīvie\, Latvia\nPredrag Momčilović\, Ne davimo Beograd\, Serbia\nSopo Shubitidze\, Mtsvaneebi\, Georgia\nMozemo Croatia TBC\nStefan Vukmanovic\, Ura Montenegro\nVesna TBC\nKoray Doğan Urbarlı\, Green Party Turkey\n\nPracticalities\nDate: 6-7th June \nTime Zone: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) / Coordinated Universal\nTime (UTC) + 3 \nLocation: Rija VEF Hotel\, Brīvības 199c\, Riga\, Latvija\, LV-1039  \nFormat: Hybrid format (some sessions will be Livestreamed) \nLanguage: The main language of this activity will be English. But not being comfortable with interacting in English should not prevent you from applying. GEF & CDN strives to create an inclusive atmosphere at the events\, where participants are encouraged to express themselves and ask for clarifications or translations from peers that speak the same language. \nCosts: Anyone is welcome to take part in the conference with their own expenses. There is no participation fee. \nIn addition\, CDN can cover the participation of a limited number of applications of young greens and activists from Eastern Europe (with a maximum age of 30). Meaning the cost of travel\, and lodging (accommodation in multi-bed rooms\, vegetarian/vegan food and refreshments). \nIn any case\, take into consideration choosing the most economic and environmentally friendly means of travel (lowest price + travel time + CO2 emissions) and in case the trip would take less than 15 hours only travelling by land (train+bus) is reimbursed (IRPs §9.1). \nDeadline: 20th of May (if applying for CDN to cover your participation.)\n \nYou will be informed by e-mail approximately 1 week after the deadline. Please add office@cdnee.org to your contacts\, so that you do not receive our reply in the spam folder. \nIf you have any questions\, do not hesitate to write us at office@cdnee.org \nRegistration: Registrations are now open!  \n\n\nAdditional Reading\nBulgaria’s Greens: From Street Protests to Government \nHow Green Independents Broke Through in North Macedonia \nExtraction and Energy Transition in Serbia \nCan Protests Steer Serbia Back Towards Democracy? \nThe War in Ukraine is Part of the Soviet Empire’s Unravelling \nThe Unfinished Business of Building Bosnia-Herzegovina \nThe Romanian Protest Wave: A Path to a New Political Era?\nBelarus’s Struggle for Democracy \n\nThis event 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. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event
URL:https://gef.eu/event/the-future-of-eastern-europe-conference/
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SUMMARY:Women* in Power
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nThis international conference brings together speakers from all over Turkey and Europe to highlight commonalities and explore the solidarity and struggles of gender studies in green policy. It is the second edition of the conference\, and just like last year\, we aim to bring together activists\, politicians\, and academics to share their thoughts and build a stronger movement for gender and environmental justice. \nContext: \nIn October\, Turkey finally ratified the Paris Climate Agreement\, asserting its claim to be an important part of the global climate struggle. However\, in July its government left the Istanbul Convention against violence against women\, despite being one of the first signatories and in defiance of countless protests\, actions\, and calls throughout the year.\nThe usurpation of the rights of nature on one hand and gender-based violence\, discrimination\, and inequality on the other are crimes that occur every day in Turkey. But faced with worsening conditions\, the climate\, ecology\, women’s and LGBTQI+ movements have also started to grow. We witness their developing and spreading resistance against male domination\, which imposes itself as the only reality\, sees nature and people as resources and exploits them.\nGreen thought emphasizes the importance of combining climate and ecological struggles\, women and LGBTQI+ struggles\, for a better and liveable world where the rights of all people\, living things and nature are protected. We believe in the need to emerge and the globality of solidarity – issues with which this conference seeks to engage. The international conference forms the closing of a year-long project on centralising gender equality and feminist perspectives in green policies.  \n\nProgramme and Speakers\n13:00 – 13:10 Opening  \n\nModeration: Bahar Topçu Board of Green Thought Association & Climate Activist \n\nSession 1: International Solidarity  \n\n13:15-13:30 Faika El-Nagashi – Austrian Greens Member of Parliament \n\n\n13:30-13:45 Anuna De Wever – Belgian climate activist  \n13:45-13:55 Q&A \n\nSession 2: Debates on Gender and Climate Justice  \n\n14:00-14:20 V’cenza Cirefice – Activist / Researcher\, Environmental Justice Network Ireland \n14:20-14:40 Özge Doruk Activist /Researcher – Report Presentation On the Issue of Climate Justice: Field Notes from Bozkurt\n14:40-15:00 Kristen Biehl & Özlem Aslan Researchers (Sabancı University SuGender) \n15:00-15:15 Q&A \n\n\nPracticalities: \nAudience: This conference will take place online and is open to the general public.  \nDate: Saturday\, 11 December (exact times to be announced)  \nLanguage: Turkish and English\, with simultaneous translation  \nRegistration: Please register in advance via this link.   \n  \n\nThis online conference is organised by the Green European Foundation\, with the support of Green Thought Association and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.  \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/women-in-power-2/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Disaster and risk management in an age of Climate and Ecological Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Context\nThis event is Part of the ‘Cities as Places of Hope’ series; a project launched in 2019 focusing on progressive city networks that are a key factor in the development of a positive narrative on the future of Europe. The project brings together partners from Spain (Fundación Transición Verde)\, Catalonia (Nous Horitzons)\, Croatia (The Institute for Political Ecology-IPE) \, Belgium (Oikos)\, North Macedonia (Sunrise)\, Wetenschappelijk Buereau GroenLinks (Netherlands) and Green Thought Association (Turkey). This 2021 project aims to bring together progressive and transformative trans-local city networks\, to connect them and facilitate their exchanges\, ultimately contributing to a positive narrative for the future of Europe. \n  \nProgramme\nFIRST SESSION – Disaster Management\, and Green Politics \nModerator: Dr. Barış Gençer Baykan \n11.00 – 11.05 – Opening Speech by GTA \n11.05 – 11.30 – Erdem Ergin (Disaster Risk Management Specialist) – Crisis Management \n11.30 – 11.55 – Prof. Dr. Ali Osman Karababa – Health Policies \n11.55 – 12.15 – Question & Answer \n  \n12.15 – 12.25 BREAK \n  \nSECOND SESSION – Forest Fires\, Droughts\, Floods and Climate Adaptation Policies in Cities  \nModerator: Gökhan Ersoy \n12.25 – 12.30 – Opening \n12.30 – 12.50 –  Dr. Akgün İlhan (Boğaziçi University) – Two sides of the coin: Drought and Floods \n12.50 – 13.10 – Prof. Dr. Nesibe Köse (İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Forest Faculty – Forest Botany Department) – Forest Ecosystems and Climate Change \n13.10 – 13.30 – Dr. Emrah Çoraman – Biodiversity \n13.30 – 14.00 – Question & Answer \n\nModerators and Speakers:\nDr. Barış Gençer BaykanGökhan ErsoyErdem Ergin (Disaster Risk Management Specialist) – Crisis ManagementDr. Akgün İlhan (Boğaziçi University) – Two sides of the coin: Droughts and FloodsProf. Dr. Nesibe Köse (Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Forestry – Department of Forest Botany) – Forest Ecosystems and Climate ChangeDr. Emrah Çoraman – Biodiversity \n\nPracticalities\nDate and time: Thursday\, 18th November from 11:00 to 14:00 CET. \nAudience: This webinar will take place in Turkish and is open to the general public \nRegistrations: are now open here  \nThis event will be organised through the ZOOM platform. \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation\, with the support of Green Thought Association and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/disaster-and-risk-management-in-an-age-of-climate-and-ecological-crisis/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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