BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Green European Foundation - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Green European Foundation
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://gef.eu
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Green European Foundation
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/Brussels
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20190331T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20191027T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20200329T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20201025T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20210328T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20211031T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20220327T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20221030T010000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210119T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210119T193000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20210111T140359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210118T092942Z
UID:10001624-1611079200-1611084600@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Green Academy: Getting smart about waste / Innovations in waste management
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nWhat is the new EU action plan for the circular economy? What opportunities does the new national waste legislation bring to municipalities? How to reduce the total amount of waste and deal sustainably with biodegradable waste in cities? \nIn the new webinar from the Green Academy series\, we will look at the latest trends in waste management: \n\nPiotr Barczak (presentation in English) – waste expert of the European Environment Agency (EEB). In his presentation\, he will introduce new European legislation and trends in waste management. He will also touch upon the coming new Circular Economy Action Plan by the European Commission.\nTomáš Hlavenka – founder of ASHPA\, the company which helps municipalities and companies to implement a circular economy system. He studied waste management at Mendel University in Brno. From 2009 to 2015\, he worked as the director of a company providing waste collection and management in the Mikulov region\, where he introduced an innovative system for the collection of separated waste based on the principles of circular economy.\nJan Machančík – waste manager of Jihlava\, the city awarded in 2020 the Waste Oscar for exceptional achievement in reducing the production of mixed municipal waste. In his presentation\, he will focus on way how the city can support its citizens in minimizing waste generation and motivate them to reduce the amount of mixed municipal waste.\n\nPracticalities\nThe event is taking place on Zoom platform – you will receive access details by e-mail after registering here: https://forms.gle/9hy8go4sRVHUaW7J7 \nWe most cordially invite all those who are actively involved in promoting green policies at the local and regional level\, and anyone else interested in sustainable living topics. \nFor further details visit the website of the Institute of Active Citizenship https://www.aktivniobcanstvi.cz/zelena-akademie \nThe Green Academy is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of the Institute of Active Citizenship and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-academy-getting-smart-about-waste-innovations-in-waste-management/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/bas-emmen-EXpa6pyXkHA-unsplash-scaled.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201222T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201222T183000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201215T144518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201221T140141Z
UID:10001912-1608656400-1608661800@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Green-Red Dialogues: For a Green and Social European Recovery Plan
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nThe economic impact of COVID-19\, on top of health and social dimensions\, has been particularly challenging for economies such as Spain\, with a dependent and weak industrial fabric\, and heavily dependent on foreign production. \nWe want to explore the European recovery fund as an opportunity to propose a new industrial model\, based on a true Green Deal that offers a powerful alternative to what we have today. A model that places ecology\, sustainability\, and the transition towards clean industries at the very centre of what is to be achieved\, while promoting social and territorial cohesion and encouraging greater cross-European solidarity. \nWe will approach this third dialogue from different perspectives\, learning first-hand what the proposals are from the trade union world from the voice of its top representative\, Javier Pacheco. We will also hear from German Green MEP Henrike Hahn on what is happening at the European level. Finally\, we get a local view from Laura Campos\, Mayor of Montcada i Reixac\, one of the territories where industry is the economic base of the municipality and therefore highly affected by this pandemic. \nWith them\, we will debate and make proposals to tackle a real transformation. \nContext:\nThis event is part of the Green Red Dialogues. The main purpose of this series of talks is to reflect on current issues from a green and social perspective. At a time when we have to face the global challenges as a result of COVID-19\, it is important to reflect on a green way out of the crisis. The current capitalist system has demonstrated that it promotes social inequality and that it attacks the planet\, and therefore\, all the inhabitants of the earth. We must urgently reverse the effects of the climate crisis and promote socially just and environmentally friendly models. We need to ensure that these proposals reach citizens\, and explain that it is compatible with the economy\, progress\, and development. \nThe first dialogue dealt with green responses to the health and climate crisis\, and the second explored Universal Basic Income as a possible solution in addressing our current COVID-19 crisis and others to come. \nSpeakers:\n\nJavier Pacheco – General Secretary of CCOO Catalonia\nHenrike Hahn – MEP Greens/EFA\, Committee on Industry\, Research\, and Energy\nLaura Campos – Mayor of Montcada i Reixac\n\nWelcome by: Susanne Rieger – co-president of the Green European Foundation \nModerator: Marc Rius \nPracticalities:\nDate: December 22nd (17:00 – 18:30 CET) \nThis event will take place in Spanish and English\, with simultaneous translation provided via Zoom. \nYou can register for and join the Zoom call directly via this link.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-red-dialogues-for-a-green-and-social-european-recovery-plan/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/visual_english_corrected.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201217T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201217T210000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201216T091847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201216T091847Z
UID:10001618-1608233400-1608238800@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Between Extractivism and Decolonization: The European Hunger for Resources
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nIn this event\, we invite everyone to join our conversation about natural resources\, extractivism and deep-sea mining. Our aim is both to inform and discuss with European and international citizens. \nContext:\nOpening up new mines is diametrically opposed to curbing our ecological greed and threatens mankind and the planet. Free trade leads to increased deforestation\, land grabbing and violations of human rights\, such as violence against indigenous communities. Deep-sea mining leads to ecological destruction in those few places on earth that have not yet been plundered by the growing economy. \nIf the EU focuses unilaterally on access to precious resources\, there is a threat that a colonial exploitation logic will continue. The alternative is a real just transition\, one that emphasizes on human rights and the provision of a good life for all within the boundaries of the planet. \n  \nSpeakers:\nWies Willems\, Broederlijk Delen \nAn Lambrechts\, Greenpeace Belgium \nSarah Vanden Eede\, WWF Belgium \nModerator: Dirk Holemans\, Oikos \n  \nProgramme:\nIntroduction by Wies Willems (20 min) \n– An Lambrechts and Sarah Vanden Eede will then dive deeper into deep-sea mining (30 min) \n– Q&A (30 min) \n  \nPracticalities:\nRegister your participation via info@oikos.be \nThis webinar will be held in Dutch. \nCall for Action: More info on our Facebook event and website \n—— \nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Oikos Think Tank and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/between-extractivism-and-decolonization-the-european-hunger-for-resources/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/mining-scaled-e1608110310548.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201217T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201217T193000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201207T173644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201216T171615Z
UID:10001906-1608228000-1608233400@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Transformation Towards Energy Democracy
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nIn this event we will underline the need for a more democratic and inclusive society by addressing the state of democracy within the EU and its candidate countries. As well as looking to economic alternatives and the urgency of climate change. \n\nContext:\nThe Green European Foundation and Sunrise have in the previous three year period been pioneers on the topic of Energy Democracy in North Macedonia; with this 2020 event we will continue with the elaboration on the European experiences in the energy sector and stimulating positive changes in North Macedonia and the region. In this open Webinar we will discuss energy transformation and set a path to a participatory\, inclusive and decentralised green economy through promotion of the Energy Democracy concept. Together we will contribute to the debates and practices on the EU level with experiences and challenges from the Balkans. \nSpeakers:\n\nAleksandar Gjorgjievski\, Sunrise – North Macedonia\nDirk Holemans\, Co-President of Green European Foundation\, Oikos Think Tank\nMaja Morachanin\, green MP from the Macedonian Parliament\nStefan Bouzarovski \, Professor of Human Geography at the University of Manchester\,\nMelani Furlan\, Green Energy Cooperative in Zagreb\, Croatia\nErvin Redjepagjikj El.Eng. – Energy expert\n\n  \nProgramme:\n18:00-18:10 Introduction \n\nAleksandar Gjorgjievski\, moderator and National Coordinator\n\n18:10-18:20 Citizen Energy: Making Energy Democracy Happen publication \n\nDirk Holemans\, Co-President of Green European Foundation\, Oikos Think Tank\n\n Introduction of Citizens Energy: Making Energy Democracy Happen Publication\n\n18:20-18:30 \n\nMaja Morachanin green MP from the Macedonian Parliament\n\n18:20-19:00 Session with speaker’s presentations on Energy Democracy \n  \n\nPRESENTATIONS: \n\n\n\nStefan Bouzarovski – Professor of Human Geography at the University of Manchester\, where he directs the People and Energy Programme within the Manchester Urban Institute\n\nTopic: Energy poverty in Southeastern Europe \n\n\n\nMelani Furlan MSc El.Eng. – from the Green Energy Cooperative in Zagreb\, Croatia\n\n\n\nTopic: Community-led solarization for clean energy transition \n\n\n\nErvin Redjepagjikj El.Eng. – Energy expert\n\n\n\nTopic: Opportunities and Challenges in Renewables in the region \n\n19:00-19:30 Panel discussion and Q&A \n  \nPracticalities\nRegistrations are open: https://survey.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_38xXJJ4o46T3FYN  \nThe primary language will be Macedonian but simultaneous translation in English will be provided. \nAcknowledgements:\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Sunrise and with the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation
URL:https://gef.eu/event/transformation-towards-energy-democracy/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Untitled-1.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201216T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201216T183000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201215T130816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201215T130816Z
UID:10001911-1608138000-1608143400@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Just Transition to Degrowth Society
DESCRIPTION:About the Event: \nThis webinar will offer space for debate among representatives of various organisations from the North and South and from both sides of Atlantic. They’ll discuss how just transition in Europe can be shaped through futureproof policies\, for the benefit of decent working conditions and the well being of all\, both in the EU and at global level. Join this webinar to learn more about Just Transition.  \n  \nContext: \nJUST TRANSITION as a transnational project aims to tackle the challenge of transforming from an extractive to a regenerative economy in a just and equitable way to find the necessary support among the population. It seeks to show that the green family\, including GEF in its specific role\, is a leading actor in the development of futureproof politics and policies\, developed in a sensitive way that keeps in mind local specificities.  Project partners are working together in conducting research on the Just Transition and drafting a paper on its different dimensions.   \nIn a world characterised by multi-level governance\, just transition initiatives are needed at the different levels: from companies and sectors\, over cities and regions\, to nations and the European Union. At all these levels\, specific challenges\, groups of stakeholders and power relations make clear that there is not a ‘one size fits all’ model of just transition. This also shows the need to document cases at the different levels\, in different regions.  \nWe are confronted now with both a crisis and employment emergency at the same time\, because millions of jobs are at risk. In order to achieve a carbon neutral Europe we have to be doing much more then we are doing at the moment. Climate policy has to be much more ambitious\, more investment in\, for example \,green and efficient energy is necessary. Just transition is about fair sharing of all the costs and burdens that come with this very ambitious transformation. Outcomes of this transitions should be (green) jobs that follow the pillars of decent work in a society that is carbon neutral and nobody is left behind\, while at the same time taking into consideration solidarity with other parts of the world and the future generations.  \n  \nSpeakers: \nMaruška Mileta\, FoE Croatia  \nOxana Lopatina\, independent researcher\, energy analyst\, Moscow  \nClara Dellaire Fortier\, doctoral candidate\, Lund University  \nMladen Domazet\, Institute for Political Ecology  \n  \nModerated by:  \nVedran Horvat\, Institute for Political Ecology  \n  \nProgramme:  \n17:00 – 17.10 Introduction: Vedran Horvat\, IPE  \n17:10 – 17.25 Maruška Mileta\, programme coordinator\, FoE Croatia  \n17:25 – 17:40 Oxana Lopatina\, energy analyst  \n17:40 – 17.55 Clara Dellaire Fortier\, doctoral candidate\, Lund University  \n17.55 – 18.10 Mladen Domazet\, Institute for Political Ecology \n18:10 – 18.30 Discussion  \n  \nPracticalities: \nWednesday\, 16th December\, 5:00 PM  \nThis is an online event\, please join via zoom link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89384973759  \nEvent will take place in English.  \n  \n——\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Institute for Political Ecology and with the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/just-transition-to-degrowth-society/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Just-transition.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201215T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201215T193000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201209T155324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T155324Z
UID:10001907-1608051600-1608060600@gef.eu
SUMMARY:In Search of a Green City
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nWhat makes a city “green”? Planning\, Mobility\, Architecture\, Climate and Energy\, Waste\, \nGreen Spaces\, Biodiversity\, Food System … Initiatives and commitments are multiplying\, such as the Pact of Mayors for Energy and Climate\, the Milan Pact\, Circular Cities\, Cities Without Pesticides\, Green Cities Agreement\, Declaration of Glasgow\, among many others that can be voluntarily assumed by cities and municipalities to be more sustainable or ecological … \nDo these commitments reach the public? How do they articulate with Spatial Planning? Are they transparent to the citizen? How do you know that such commitments have an effect? \nIn this webinar\, the Green European Foundation and its partner Quercus will review some of these initiatives and discuss the ways that can safely take us towards greener cities. We will also go into two relatively recent approaches\, that of local food policies and action plans for the biodiversity. \nProgramme\n17:00 Welcome by Paula Lopes da Silva – Project Coordinator at Quercus \n17:30 Raúl Gómez – Director of Fundacíon Transicíon Verde and member of Green European Foundation \n18:00 Cecília Delgado – Architect\, researcher and coordinator of the Food Network Cities Sustainable \n18:30 Mário Carmo – Biologist\, Specialist in Action Plans and Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystems \n19:00 pm Meet and Greet with speakers \nRegistration\nParticipants can register via this link: EM BUSCA DA CIDADE VERDE \nThe event will be in Portuguese and Spanish. \n—— \nThis event is organized by the Green European Foundation with the support of Quercus and with the support of the European Parliament’s financial contribution to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/in-search-of-a-green-city-quercus/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chuttersnap-IfmqOuOkaOA-unsplash-scaled.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201212T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201212T160000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201211T175010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201211T175214Z
UID:10001909-1607767200-1607788800@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Time for Change – Feminist Climate Ambassadors Online Training
DESCRIPTION:About this Event:\nOn Saturday\, December 12th\, the second webinar of this Feminist Climate Ambassadors online training will once again gather together the participants to the training and top experts from around the world. \nWhereas in the first webinar the focus was on introducing the subject as well as the current media- and political environment on the intersections of climate crisis and gender equality\, this week the ambassadors will gain concrete tools for carrying out their own activism\, with a particular emphasis on different opportunities on social media. \nThe second training day will end with a roundtable discussion\, where experts from different fields will get together to discuss how the feminist approach should influence the climate policy. \nContext:\nOur aim is to build bridges across Europe for feminist climate change advocates and activists. This 9-week training will equip selected Feminist Climate Ambassadors with the tools needed to get their message through in their own region and media. This will support sustainable and feminist community-level impact across the region. In addition\, the training provides space for more political level conversation on the intersections of gender and climate change. \nProgramme:\nSaturday\, December 11th: 10am – 4pm (CET) \n10.00 Introduction to the day \n10.15–11.00 Parallel workshops on outreach strategies \n\n\n\n\n\nFrom an idea into a podcast – planning\, production and building an audience.\n\n\n\n\n\nRebecca Armstrong is a podcast producer\, running her own podcast #2050 since 2017\, and an advocate for local sustainable development. \n2. Community management: How to get started? \nKatriina Penttilä is an expert on social media and online community building through her day job as a community manager for game communities of millions of players across the world\, work as a Women in Games ambassador and volunteering at one of the biggest Finnish feminist activist collectives @cvltcvnth. \n11.00-11.45 Making the change: how to promote feminist and climate issues through campaigning and social media influencing? How to act if you face harassment in social media? \n11.45-12.45 Lunch break \n13.00 Workshops: Feminist Climate Ambassadors as change makers \nWorking in small groups\, reflecting on the lessons so far and planning the joint outreach. \n14.15 Round table conversation: How feminist approach should and could influence the climate policy? \nHost: Zahra Karimy \nPanelists: Ville Niinistö (Member of European Parliament\, Finland); Sara Nyman (Climate Activist and former delegate for Finnish young in UN); Sarah Parry (Senior Lecturer\, Science Technology and Innovation Studies\, School of Social and Political Science\, University of Edinburgh); Oury Traore (African feminist activist and an international consultant on Peace & Security); Atti Worku (founder and CEO\, Seeds of Africa) \n15.30 Conclusion and next steps \nPracticalities:\nThis is a closed event. \nThis webinar is only for participants of the Feminist Climate Ambassadors training. If you are not in the training\, but are interested to learn more about this topic\, you can watch the recording from our Feminists in the Climate Movement Conference which was held in May 2020.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/time-for-change-feminist-climate-ambassadors-online-training-2/
CATEGORIES:Training,Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/feminist-climate-ambassadors-square-scaled.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201211T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201211T190000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201127T104110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201211T132923Z
UID:10001899-1607706000-1607713200@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Evergreen: Restoring Europe’s Forests
DESCRIPTION:Context:\nDestruction of primary and old growth forests is an issue not just in tropical forests but also on the European continent. The question of how to stop illegal logging and protect the remaining forests on national but also European levels calls for decisive and orchestrated action – as ecosystem loss and the climate crisis are closely interconnected and their worsening impacts are not blocked by any national boarder. \nAbout the Event:\nThis is the launch of the Green European Foundation’s Deforestation Project\, featuring stakeholders from all over Europe with a focus on Romania. We’ll be looking at solutions for saving our European forests\, with breakout rooms and group discussions to tackle the issue together. Our goal is to use our collective knowledge and problem solving to face down the challenges. \nUpcoming opinion pieces to feed into the conversation: \n\nThe natural forests of Europe are vanishing: focal point Romania\nThe EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030: Ecological change in the forest sector?\nSolutions for – forest protection and restoration \n\nSpeakers:\n\n\nThomas Waitz\, MEP\, European Parliament\nMatthias Schickhofer\, Conservationist\, book author\, photographer\nIoana Banach\, Managing Director\, Green European Foundation\nAlexander von Bismarck\, Executive Director\, Environmental Investigation Agency\nCatalina Radulescu\, lawyer\nEwelina Tylec-Bakalarz\, Client Earth\nLuke Chamberlain\, EuroNatur\, Agent Green & EU Policy Director PFPI\nGabriel Paun\, President of Agent Green\nSusanne Winter\, WWF Germany\n\nProgramme: \n16:30 – 17:00 Arrivals and technical check-in \n17:00 – 17:15  Event Opening \nModerator: Ioana Banach (Managing Director\, Green European Foundation) \nDagmar Tutschek (FREDA) \n  \n17:15 – 18:00  Part I: Losing paradise – destroying Europe’s Forests \n\nWhat is the state of today’s forests in Europe?\n\nSpeaker: Matthias Schickhofer\, Conservationist\, book author\, photographer \n  \n2.  Where is the problem? \n\n\n\nWho is driving illegal logging in old growth/ primary forests? Who are the beneficiaries? \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Alexander von Bismarck\, Executive Director\, Environmental Investigation Agency \n        2. What legal options are there and where are the   difficulties to enforce / strengthen legal protection of old growth forests? \nSpeaker: Catalina Radulescu\, lawyer \n        3. What is the role of forest management in the current “forest crisis”? How can ecologically destructive forest management and forest   protection be improved? \nSpeaker:  Gabriel Paun\, President of Agent Green \n  \n 3. What is already being done to save the forests and where are the shortcomings? \n\nEU Legislations\n\nSpeaker: Thomas Waitz\, MEP\, European Parliament \n  \n  \n18:00 – 18:10  Break \n18:10 – 18:45  Part II: Restoring Europe’s Forests \nBreakout sessions split into 3 working groups – In this session we will deep-dive into solutions-oriented discussions. \nOur three speakers will give a short intro to each parallel session\, focusing on: \n\nWhat can be done on a European and local level?\n\nSpeaker: Ewelina Tylec-Bakalarz\, Client Earth & Matthias Schickhofer\, \nVisual Facilitator: Alejandro Gil  \n  \n2. Best-practice of forest management and restoration \nSpeaker: Susanne Winter\, WWF Germany \nVisual Facilitator: Anita Berner \n  \n3. The role of civil society in tackling the issue. \nSpeaker: Luke Chamberlain\, EuroNatur\, Agent Green & EU Policy Director PFPI \nVisual Facilitator: Coline Robin \n  \n\nEach parallel session will include a Visual Facilitator\n\n18:45 – 19:00  Plenary reporting – Session host and Visual recorders \n19:00 – 19:05 Next steps and closing \nPracticalities: \nRegistrations are now closed.  \nWe will use the Zoom video conferencing platform. It is recommended to join the webinar via a PC. You do not need to install additional software. However\, for the best user experience and full participation features\, you can install the free Zoom Desktop App. \n  \nLanguage: the main language is English with simultaneous translation to German \nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of FREDA – Die Grüne Zukunftsakademie and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nSpatial statistics of European harvested forest area \nSource: Ceccherini\, G.\, Duveiller\, G.\, Grassi\, G. et al. Abrupt increase in harvested forest area over Europe after 2015. Nature 583\, 72–77 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2438-y 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/evergreen-restoring-europes-forests/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/pexels-aleksey-kuprikov-3493777-scaled.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201211T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201211T153000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201202T212759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201202T212759Z
UID:10001904-1607695200-1607700600@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Don’t Just Look in the Mirror\, Look at the System
DESCRIPTION:Context:\nThe Just Transition project has as its aim to inspire and inform citizens about the implications of a just transition to a highly sustainable economy\, which involves more than technical measures. We need a new economic system that cares for people and the planet\, in which all costs and benefits are fairly distributed. How do we sustainably transform our labour market? How do we make sure the transition to renewables is inclusive and equitable? These are some of the questions we try to answer. \nAbout the Event:\nIn the last decades growing affluence has led to increased resource use and pollutant emissions. This puts a specific responsibility on the shoulder of affluent citizens. A global Just Transition is only possible if we say farewell to ecological gluttony. At the same time\, it would wrong to translate this insight in the first place into individual responsibility. Just as you can’t eat healthy in a candy shop\, our economies and cultures incite overconsumption and inhibit sustainable lifestyles. How to get rid of your car when there’s no good public transport\, why would you change your diet when governments promote eating meat? \nWithout denying individual responsibility\, the solution is found in collectives answers\, structural changes of life provisioning systems that enable a good life for all within planetary boundaries. \nSpeakers:\n– Julia Steinberger\, Professor of Societal Challenges of Climate Change at the University of Lausanne. She studies the relationships between the use of resources and performance of societies\, researching how human well-begin can be realized within planetary boundaries. She is a Lead Author of the IPCC report. \n– Jaap Tielbeke\, environmental editor of the Dutch progressive magazine De Groene Amsterdammer. He is also the author of the recent book ‘The Myth of the Green Consumer’ (in Dutch). \nPracticalities:\nRegister your participation by emailing at info@oikos.be \n—- \nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Oikos Think Tank and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/dont-just-look-in-the-mirror-look-at-the-system/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/pexels-ready-made-3850512-scaled-e1606944456674.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201208T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201208T193000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201204T121841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201204T134724Z
UID:10001905-1607450400-1607455800@gef.eu
SUMMARY:What can cities and regions do to tackle climate change?
DESCRIPTION:Context:\nIn November\, GEF is launching the Green Academy with the support of Institute for Active Citizenship. \nThe Academy will offer those interested in enforcing climate and other green policies\, especially on the local and regional level\, the opportunity to learn more about respective topics and practical solutions\, discuss ideas and network across regions in Czechia. \nGEF will implement a series of regular\, maximum 90 minutes long\, online participatory workshops and webinars with content devoted to one particular topic for each session. \n3 dimensions of the topic will always be explored: the European\, national and local one. \n2 speakers will be invited to each of the workshops; presenting current developments in the topic at the European level (EP)\, explaining links to the Czech state politics and legislation and specific local projects that would serve as inspiration for specific activities at the local level. The seminars will take place every 4-6 weeks. Currently\, four instalments until end-March are planned. \nThematically\, the workshops will focus on climate-related policies\, such as energy\, waste management\, Blue-green infrastructure\, mobility\, CC adaptation\, degrowth etc. \nAbout the event:\nIn the first webinar of the Green Academy series\, we will look at reducing carbon emissions and promoting renewable energy sources from the perspective of local and regional authorities. We will focus on practical steps that cities or regions can take towards carbon neutrality and greater energy self-sufficiency. \nSpeakers:\n\nJana Drápalová – mayor of the Brno – Nový Lískovec district awarded this year the Josef Vavroušek Prize for the transformation of a panel housing estate into an energy-passive district\nMiroslava Knotková – director of the Energy Agency of the Zlín Region\, which has long been dedicated to the support of municipal projects focused on the use of renewable energy sources in municipalities\n\nRegistration:\nThe event is taking place on Zoom platform – you will receive access data by e-mail after registration here: https://forms.gle/qkB6eJurkQPomyS5A \nThe Green Academy is organised by the GEF – Green European Foundation with the support of Institute of Active Citizenship with the financial support of the European Parliament for the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/what-can-cities-and-regions-do-to-tackle-climate-change/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/pexels-daria-shevtsova-2053892-scaled-e1607084305182.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201204T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201204T163000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201210T090047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210108T161043Z
UID:10001908-1607076000-1607099400@gef.eu
SUMMARY:‘Gaming Europe’ Online transnational workshop
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nWith the “Gaming Europe” project looking at video games\, the Green European Foundation aims to engage its audience directly in workshops on the use of video games by European teenagers aged 12 to 14. Based on the results of these workshops\, we aim to assess with experts from both the education sector and the video games world whether video games can be used as a medium to address the topic of Europe in an engaging\, fun\, and non-patronising fashion for this target group and\, if the answer is yes\, develop a game concept. The ultimate\, long-term goal of the project is to transfer this game concept into a game accessible to youth across Europe. \nThis transnational workshop brings together national workshops’ participants with representatives from the video gaming world and non-profit organisations working on education on Europe. Based on the discussions and outcomes of their national sessions in Belgium and Portugal\, it aims to highlight key findings\, striving to harvest common lessons and ideas\, and brainstorm on video game ideas that render the EU more graspable to young Europeans (12 – 14 year olds). \nPracticalities\nThe language of the workshop is English and will be moderated by an external moderator. \nThis is a closed event. \nThe event is organised by the Green European Foundation\, with the financial support of the Bosch Alumni Network \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/gaming-europe-workshop-3/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Gaming-EU-1-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201130T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201130T183000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201128T082854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201130T085059Z
UID:10001903-1606755600-1606761000@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Just Transition: Futureproof policies for work
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nThe webinar will offer a space for debate among representatives of various organisations from both North and South on both sides of the Atlantic to discuss how just transition in Europe can be shaped through futureproof policies\, for the benefit of decent working conditions and well being of all\, both in the EU and at global level. Join this webinar to learn more about Just Transition. \nContext:\nJUST TRANSITION as transnational project aims to tackle the challenge of transforming from an extractive to a regenerative economy in a just and equitable way to find the necessary support among the population. It seeks to show that the green family\, including Green European Foundation in its specific role\, is a leading actor in the development of futureproof politics and policies\, developed in a sensitive way that keeps in mind local specificities.  Project partners are working together in conducting research on the Just Transition and currently drafting a paper on its different dimensions. \nIn a world characterized by multi-level governance\, just transition initiatives are needed at different levels: from companies and sectors\, over cities and regions\, to nations and the European Union. At all these levels\, specific challenges\, groups of stakeholders and power relations make clear that there is not a ‘one fits all’ model of just transition. This also shows the need to document cases at different levels\, in different regions. \nThis webinar opens a series of three online events on JUST TRANSITION which will take place in November and December 2020. \nSpeakers:\n\nSean Sweney\, CUNY School of Labour and Urban Studies\nLiam McClelland\, Federation of Young European Greens\nAxelle van Wynsberghe\, DiEM 25\nLyda Fernanda\, Colombian economist\, ex-TNI staff member\n\nModerated by: Vedran Horvat\, Institute for Political Ecology \nProgramme: \n17:00 – 17.10 Introduction: Vedran Horvat\, IPE \n17:10 – 17.25 Sean Sweney\, CUNY School of Labour and Urban Studies \n17:25 – 17:40 Liam McClelland\, Federation of Young European Greens \n17:40 – 17.55 Lyda Fernanda\, Colombian economist\, ex-TNI staff member \n17.55 – 18.10 Axelle van Qynsberghe\, DiEM 25 \n18:10 – 18.30 Discussion \nPracticalities:\nMonday\, 30 November\, 17:00-18:30 \nThis is an online event\, please join via the zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89384973759 \nLanguage: English will be the main language of the event \n—- \nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Institute for Political Ecology and with the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation
URL:https://gef.eu/event/just-transition-futureproof-policies-for-work/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Migration.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201124T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201124T193500
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201029T143720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201118T181858Z
UID:10001597-1606240800-1606246500@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Green Cities Dealing with COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nIn this event we’ll be looking at how Green policies can be implemented at local level\, to help face the challenges of Covid-19. We will also hear reflections from Green politicians on the ground\, discovering how day to day governance is being disrupted. \nContext:\nThis webinar is part of the GEF transnational project Cities as Places of Hope\, which explores the power of cities to defy populist narratives and right-wing forces at the national level\, and instead pursue progressive\, transformative\, and future-oriented policies across the continent. \nSpeakers:\n\nSusanne Rieger\, Co-President\, Green European Foundation\nJanet Sanz\, Deputy-Mayor Barcelona\nClaire Roumet\, Executive Director\, Energy Cities\nAndy Deacon\, Director of Operations and Strategy at Global Covenant of Mayors\nSergi Campillo\, Vice-Mayor of Valencia\n\nThe event will be moderated by Sergi Alegre\, Fundació Nous Horitzons \nProgramme: \n18:00 – 18:10 Presentation of the webinar\, Fundació Nous Horitzons\, and GEF Cities as Places of Hope project (Sergi Alegre and Susanne Rieger\, GEF Co-President) \n18:10 – 18:20 Speaker 1: Janet Sanz\, Deputy-mayor of Barcelona \n18:20 – 18:30 Speaker 2: Claire Roumet\, Executive Director\, Energy Cities \n18:30 – 18:40 Speaker 3: Andy Deacon\, Director of Operations and Strategy at Global Covenant of Mayors \n18:40 – 18:50 Speaker 4: Sergi Campillo\, Vice-mayor of Valencia \n18:50 – 19:30 Q&A via chat \n19:30  –  19:35 Closing remarks \nPracticalities:\nWe will use the Zoom video conferencing platform. It is recommended to join the webinar via a PC. You do not need to install additional software. However\, for the best user experience and full participation features\, you can install the free Zoom Desktop App. \nRegistration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L9Dk1V0sSHi_muBJ66krVQ  \nSimultaneous translation will be provided (Spanish-English) \n—— \nThis event 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.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-cities-dealing-with-covid19/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/franck-v-1JePildXM7g-unsplash-scaled-e1592551452220.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201119T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201119T200000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201107T121028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201112T105619Z
UID:10001884-1605810600-1605816000@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Just Transition - Let No One Be Left Behind
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nThe overflow of natural systems\, the extremely rapid loss of global biodiversity or the impacts of climate change are not only a threat to some ecosystems\, but to the global balance of the planet and\, therefore\, to ourselves as a species. Faced with this challenge\, we cannot dissociate the search for natural balance from issues such as the future of employment or inequality which\, while necessary to try to ensure that the necessary transition is fair\, will require a broad social dialogue\, as is already happening\, for example\, with coal mining basins. \nIn order to approach questions on a just transition\, the Green European Foundation and Green Transition together with La Casa Encendidais bringing you thus webinar featuring Laura Martín Murillo\, director of the Institute for the Just Transition (Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge)\, and Joaquín Nieto\, director of the International Labour Organization in Spain; in which we will be able to learn about the current situation\, the future perspectives and the most urgent issues both nationally and internationally in relation to the just transition. The moderation will be led by political analyst Cristina Monge and we will be welcomed by Dirk Holemans\, Co-President of the Green European Foundation. \nContext:\nThis webinar is part of the Green European Foundation’s Just Transition transnational project. The project looks into the question of transforming from an extractive to a regenerative economy in a just and equitable way to find the necessary support among the population. It seeks to show that the green family\, including GEF in its specific role\, is a leading actor in the development of future-proof politics and policies\, developed in a sensitive way that keeps in mind local specificities. \nSpeakers:\n\nDirk Holemans\, Co-President\, Green European Foundation\nJoaquín Nieto\, Director of ILO (International Labour Organization) in Spain\nLaura Martín Murillo\, Director of the Just Transition Institute (Ministry for Ecological Transition)\n\nModerator: Cristina Monge\, Political scientist\, professor at the University of Zaragoza \nPracticalities:\nWhen: 19th November 2020 18:30 – 20:00 CET \nLanguage: Spanish (simultaneous translation to English) \nRegister: https://transicionverde.es/encuentro-online-como-podemos-hacer-una-transicion-justa/ \n—- \nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Transición Verde and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation
URL:https://gef.eu/event/just-transition-let-no-one-be-left-behind/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/TJ_motivo_gráfico_aislado.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201118T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201118T204500
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201107T120531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201116T154033Z
UID:10001883-1605726000-1605732300@gef.eu
SUMMARY:European Positions on Unconditional Basic Income
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nBarbara Prainsack’s new book on an Unconditional Basic Income “Vom Wert des Menschen” has received a lot of attention in recent weeks. At a time when many people have lost their jobs and the economic outlook is uncertain\, an unconditional basic income (UBI) sounds tempting. The Green European Foundation\, with the support of its Austria partner FREDA\, has invited Barbara Prainsack to discuss her thoughts and basic theses with us. \nIn order to delve even deeper into the topic\, we want to bring further perspectives to the table: Sabine Jungwirth (Federal Spokesperson Green Economy) brings her economic expertise and Barbara Huemer (Green Spokesperson for Women\, Work\, Employment\, Human Resources\, Science\, Research & Development) shares her experiences. \nEuropean perspectives will be provided by Antje Schrupp from Germany\, who has been dealing with the feminist aspects of a UBI for years\, and by Francois Denuit\, researcher and staff member of the European Parliament with a focus on an EU-wide UBI. \nContext:\nAfter gathering comprehensive expertise and setting up transnational networks through a three-year long project on universal basic income\, GEF and its partners continue building on the outputs and successes of this work on the topic. \nThe transnational project ‘Change of Mindset – UBI\, Climate and Social Change’ seeks to spark a stronger civil society dialogue to bring about the change of mindset needed to raise acceptance of universal basic income among the public and to deepen the debate on our conceptions of productivity and work. Together\, we dive \ninto the exploration of UBI as a tool of the urgently needed ecological transition and part of social security in a (post-)pandemic\, climate change world. \nSpeakers:\n\nBarbara Prainsack – author of “Vom Wert des Menschen” (Austria)\nSabine Jungwirth – Federal Spokesperson Green Economy (Austria)\nBarbara Huemer – Green Spokesperson for Women\, Work\, Employment\, Human Resources\, Science\, Research & Development (Austria)\nAntje Schrupp – journalist and political scientist (Germany)\nFrancois Denuit – researcher and staff member at the European Parliament (Belgium)\n\nModeration by Carlotta Weber (Strategy Manager at the Green European Foundation) \nProgramme:\n19:00 – 19:10 Onboarding & Welcome (00:10) \n19:10 – 19:20 Reading/Presentation by Barbara Prainsack (00:10) \n19:20 – 20:10 Panel discussion \n20:10 – 20:20 Input by Francois Denuit \n20:20 – 20:30 Panel discussion \n20:30 – 20:45 Audience Q&A (optional) \nPracticalities:\nThis event will take place primarily in German. \nThe event will be streamed live on YouTube\, please tune in here.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/european-positions-on-unconditional-basic-income/
CATEGORIES:Launch event,Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/change-of-mindset_square.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201112T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201112T190000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201029T143255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201104T084605Z
UID:10001595-1605200400-1605207600@gef.eu
SUMMARY:What is a Green City?
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nOur speakers will be exploring what it means to be a Green city. What are the aspects\, actions and procedures that a city needs to follow before it can proudly call itself Green? After short presentations we’ll open the floor and give you the chance to share ideas\, questions and comments. \nContext:\nThis webinar is part of the GEF transnational project Cities as Places of Hope\, which explores the power of cities to defy populist narratives and right-wing forces at the national level\, and instead pursue progressive\, transformative\, and future-oriented policies across the continent. \nWith greens getting stronger and stronger at local level and even boasting a presence in parts of Europe where they underperform nationally\, GEF and its partners are working to further explore and exchange on these progressive cities and networks – documenting their successes and fostering connections. \nSpeakers:\n\nSusanne Rieger\, Co-President\, Green European Foundation\nLidia Munoz\, Mayor of Sant Feliu\nAlba Bou\, Vice-Mayor of El Prat\nDirk Holemans\, Co-President\, Green European Foundation\, former councilor of Gent\n\nThe event will be moderated by Sergi Alegre\, Fundació Nous Horitzons \nProgramme:\n  \n17:00 – 17:05 Presentation of the webinar\, Fundació Nous Horitzons\, and GEF Cities as Places   of Hope project (Sergi Alegre\, FNH) \n17:05 – 17:10 Presentation of GEF and transnational projects (Susanne Rieger\, GEF Co-President) \n17:10 – 17:25 Speaker 1: Lidia Muñoz (Mayor of S. Feliu) \n17:25 – 17:40 Speaker 2: Alba Bou (Vice mayor of El Prat) \n17:40 – 17:55 Speaker 3: Dirk Holemans (GEF Co-President and former councilor of Gent) \n17:55 – 18:25 Q&A \n18:25 – 18:30 Closing remarks \nPracticalities:\nWe will use the Zoom video conferencing platform. It is recommended to join the webinar via a PC. You do not need to install additional software. However\, for the best user experience and full participation features\, you can install the free Zoom Desktop App. \nRegister here.  \nSimultaneous translation will be provided (Spanish-English) \n—- \nThis event 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.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/what-is-a-green-city/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/frankfurt-76666_1280.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201111T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201111T123000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201107T120118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201110T102339Z
UID:10001882-1605092400-1605097800@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Exploring Fair and Carbon Free Tourism
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nThis international seminar will offer insight into the research conducted by 7 organizations across Europe on the sustainability of tourism and the influences the Corona pandemic had on this sector. This will be an opportunity to share experiences and be inspired by the practices of others. \nThe impacts of tourism-induced economic activities are often underestimated\, and while social impacts are increasingly being considered in some of the tourist hubs of the project partners’ countries\, for instance in Barcelona\, Dubrovnik\, Salzburg\, or Ohrid\, environmental impacts in particular are often not (yet) addressed. \nContext:\nThis event is part of the Green European Foundation’s Fair and Carbon Free Tourism transnational project. This project aims to identify and create conditions for collective action against the detrimental social and environmental impacts of tourism. In many countries\, tourism is a generator of GDP and fully employed in a growth oriented consumerist economy. However\, there is an underestimated environmental and social impact of tourism. \nSpeakers:\n\nMaja Morachanin\, MP and Leader of the Macedonian Green Party (DOM)\nAleksandar Gjorgjievski\, ASSED Sunrise – North Macedonia\nVedran Horvat\, Institute for Political Ecology – Croatia\nSergi Alegre\, Fundacio Nous Horizons\, Barcelona – Spain\nZaklina Zivkovic\, Networked – Serbia\nClaus Mersch\, FREDA – Austria\nAna Petrovska\, ASSED Sunrise – North Macedonia\n\nProgramme: \n11:00 – 11:10      Introduction of the event and participants; opening remarks by Maja Morachanin \n11:10 – 11:25       Vedran Horvat – Project Leader of the GEF “Fair and Carbon Free Tourism” – IPE Croatia \n11:25 – 11:35      Sergi Alegre – Sand and Sun Tourism in Catalonia: An Overview \n11:35 – 11:45      Zaklina Zivkovic – Serbian Tourism Overview \n11:45 – 11:55      Claus Mersch – Austrian Tourism Overview \n11:55 – 12:05     Ana Petrovska – Responsible Tourism in Ohrid \n12:05 – 12:30    Discussion and conclusions \nPracticalities:\nThis online event is open to the general public. It will be taking place in English and Macedonian\, with simultaneous translation. \nPlease register and join the Zoom webinar via this link. \n—- \nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of ASSED Sunrise and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation
URL:https://gef.eu/event/exploring-fair-and-carbon-free-tourism/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tourism_3.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201106T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201106T103000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201023T154006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201103T231833Z
UID:10001587-1604653200-1604658600@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Smart Cities and Citizen Science
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nThis international webinar will offer local government representatives\, politicians\, municipal officials\, as well as academic experts and practitioners from Czech and Slovak cities the opportunity to share their experiences and be inspired by the practices of other cities. \nWe will discuss how to strengthen the environmental qualities of cities through citizens’ participation. For example\, through presenting various examples of using citizens as motivated amateur scientists\, equipping them with modern technologies for direct data collection. \nContext:\nThis project is a part of the GEF transnational project “A Charter for the Smart City II”. \nAll over Europe\, so-called ‘smart cities’ are the testing grounds for new technologies that affect how we live\, how we organise our societies and what our ethical foundation is. Given the opportunities that new technologies offer for reducing the ecological footprint of cities and creating new urban commons\, but also the potential threats they pose to civil liberties and social justice\, GEF aims to stimulate the debate on smart cities. \nTo this end\, GEF has developed\, with the support of its partners\, a Charter for the Smart City\, consisting of guiding principles that will make it easier for green European politicians and activists to assess and steer technological innovations in their cities. Throughout 2019\, ideas were solicited digitally and through events across Europe\, including best practices from NGOs\, experts\, and local green politicians\, as well as from GEF partner foundations and other Green European actors. These resulted in the published Charter for the Smart City. \nSpeakers:\n\nRichard Wouters (Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks\, Utrecht) – author of “A Charter for the Smart City” will show how modern technologies often present us with new dilemmas and how to approach them in order to strengthen the fundamental values of a democratic society.\nAlena Bartoňová (Norwegian Institute for Air Research\, Oslo) – Director of Air Quality Research in Oslo\, Norway\, will highlight concrete examples from European cities of how easier access to monitoring technologies increases people’s interest in the cleanliness of the air they breathe and enables research institutions and municipalities to involve the general public in tackling air pollution.\nThomas van Oppens (City Councilor\, Leuven) – the city councilor of the Belgian city of Leuven will present inspiring examples of the use of “citizen science” for independent traffic monitoring. You will learn how the city uses this data.\nDana Mareková (lawyer\, civic activist\, Bratislava) – combines law and environmental campaigns and shares her experience from Slovakia regarding the Bratislava air quality measurements carried out before the international Clean Air Forum 2019. She will explain what the situation looked like\, what they were trying to achieve\, how city and state representatives reacted\, and lessons for the future from such campaigns.\nMichal Šindelář (Partnership Foundation\, Brno) – an expert on bicycle transport will reveal how the data collected by city cyclists can be used by local governments to create better conditions for cycling.\n\nProgramme: \n9:00-9:05 Welcome \n9:05-9:15 Richard Wouters (NL) \n9:15-9:35 Alena Bartoňová (NOR) \n9:35-9:50 Thomas Van Oppens (BE) \n9:50-10:05 Dana Mareková (SK) \n10:05-10:20 Michal Šindelář (CZ) \n10:20-10:30 Discussion and conclusions. \nPracticalities:\nThe conference will take place via videoconferencing platform Zoom in Slovak\, Czech and English. Simultaneous English-Slovak interpretation will be provided \nParticipation in the online conference is free\, only electronic registration is required here: https://forms.gle/7CNYS8krsHGToAEs5 \n—— \nThis conference is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Institute for Active Citizenship and Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks with the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation
URL:https://gef.eu/event/smart-cities-and-citizen-science/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Smart-cities-workshopv-scaled.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201105T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201105T200000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201021T093914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201103T150135Z
UID:10001584-1604599200-1604606400@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Citizen Scoring
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nCouncils all over Europe are now using services to apply algorithms to public data in order to segment and “score” citizens and population groups according to their social group or “risk profile”. We will talk about citizen data scoring and what should be taken in consideration when building up a truly smart city. \nThis workshop focuses on the different aspects (social\, environmental\, economic\, democratic) of this topic with a specific lens on Central and Eastern Europe. We hope to empower participants to influence public debate and local decision-making on technological innovations and their implementation in the cities of the region. \nLearnings from this process will be used to create a manifesto on principles of new technologies’ implementation in Eastern European cities. \nContext:\nThis project is a part of the GEF transnational project “A Charter for the Smart City II”. \nAll over Europe\, so-called ‘smart cities’ are the testing grounds for new technologies that affect how we live\, how we organise our societies and what our ethical foundation is. Given the opportunities that new technologies offer for reducing the ecological footprint of cities and creating new urban commons\, as well as the potential threats they pose to civil liberties and social justice\, GEF aims to stimulate the debate on smart cities. To this end\, GEF has developed\, with the support of its partners\, a Charter for the Smart City\, consisting of guiding principles that will make it easier for green European politicians and activists to assess and steer technological innovations in their cities. Throughout 2019\, ideas were solicited digitally and through events across Europe\, including best practices from NGOs\, experts and local green politicians\, as well as from GEF partner foundations and other Green European actors. \nSpeakers: \nMichiel Filippart – Regional councilor for GroenLinks in the Netherlands and an adviser to the GroenLinks group in the Dutch senate. A contributor to the Charter for the Smart City; he will talk about Citizen Scoring and the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in it. \nJulian Hauser – PhD student in philosophy of mind and cognitive science at the University of Edinburgh. He researches the self and how it is changed by modern digital technologies\, focusing in particular on the constitution of its boundaries. He will talk about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its ethical aspects. \nPracticalities:\nThis event will be streamed live on Facebook and YouTube. \nYou can listen to our podcast now at https://soundcloud.com/user-881417568/smart-cities \nLanguage: The main language of this event will be English. \nAcknowledgements: \nThis project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of CDNEE and Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/citizen-scoring/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumbnail_image004.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201104T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201118T170000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201030T154144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201115T184210Z
UID:10001879-1604476800-1605718800@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Webinar Series: For the Young\, the Queer\, the Feminists
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nThe Green European Foundation\, with the support of CDNEE\, has brought together young green activists from across Europe to explore artivism and its use for gender activism\, working together towards anti-discrimination and equal opportunities for men and women in the Eastern European context. \nSelected participants are completing an extensive online training programme that tackles feminist and queer theory and its links to Green ideology and politics\, as well as skill development and creation of impactful artistic outputs. This webinar series forms part of that training\, and is also open to viewers from the general public. \nThe ultimate objective of the project is to support young green activists and politicians to gain new knowledge\, increase their own visibility and be empowered to deliver their messages. \nProgramme:\nNovember 4th (17:00) – Females in Politics \n\nWith Dr. Sylwia Spurek (lawyer and MEP\, Greens/EFA) and Justine Pantelejeva (urban planner and Riga city councillor\, Progresivie)\n\nNovember 9th (18:00) – EU and EC Gender Policies \n\nWith Vesna Jusup (European Green Party)\n\nNovember 11th (18:00) – CoE gender policies \n\nWith Mari Kurtanidze (Advisory Council on Youth\, Council of Europe)\n\nNovember 18th (18:00) – Public speaking for Female and Queer people \n\n With Zuzana Pavelkova (Mladi Zeleni\, former FYEG co-spokesperson)\n\nPracticalities\nAll webinars will be in English\, and will be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube. \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/webinar-series-for-the-young-the-queer-the-feminists/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumbnail_image002-1.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201103T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201103T181000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201027T083945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201029T145708Z
UID:10001593-1604422800-1604427000@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Just Transition of the Economy
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nJoin us exploring the transition to an economy of the future. We will bring together speakers from the EU and the Western Balkans on the topic with their experiences and solutions to promote the importance of this transition all over Europe. \nWe have to rethink production and consumption from the perspective of a social circular economy. Only if the transformation is planned and executed in a just and equitable way\, it will find the timely and necessary support among the population. With this project we are researching the different dimensions of Just Transition and what are the politics and policies we should develop to make the change in our economic realities. \nContext:\nThis seminar is part of the Green European Foundation’s Just Transition transnational project. The project looks into the question of transforming from an extractive to a regenerative economy in a just and equitable way to find the necessary support among the population. It seeks to show that the green family\, including GEF in its specific role\, is a leading actor in the development of future-proof politics and policies\, developed in a sensitive way that keeps in mind local specificities. \nSpeakers:\n\nDirk Holemans\, Green European Foundation\, Co-President\, Oikos – Belgium\nAleksandar Gjorgjievski\, Sunrise – North Macedonia\nMaja Morachanin\, MP in the Macedonian Parliament\nAna Petrovska\, Head of State Environmental Inspectorate of North Macedonia\n\nProgramme: \n17:00 Participants join the call \n17:00-17:10 Introduction \n\nAleksandar Gjorgjievski\, moderator and GEF National Coordinator\n\n17:10-17:50 Session to explore Just Transition with speaker’s presentations \n\nDirk Holemans\, GEF – Just Transition project\nMaja Morachanin\, Struggle against mining in North Macedonia\nAna Petrovska\, Enforcement – a tool for just transition\n\n17:50-18:10 Panel discussion and Q&A \nThe primary language is Macedonian but simultaneous translation in English will be provided \nPracticalities:\nWhen: from17:00 – 18:10 CET: \n\nTuesday\, 3rd November\n\nWhere: Online platform – ZOOM \nLanguage: Macedonian with simultaneous English translation \nRegistrations are open: https://survey.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_djrYAunLjXKNq9D \n— \nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Sunrise and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/just-transition-of-the-economy/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/activist-blue-blurred-background-2559749-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201028T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201028T200000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20201021T094536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201021T160952Z
UID:10001585-1603908000-1603915200@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Inclusion and Citizens’ Rights
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nWhen building “digital cities\,” how do we ensure inclusivity of new spaces and opportunities? \nThis workshop focuses on the different aspects (social\, environmental\, economic\, democratic) of this topic with a specific lens on Central and Eastern Europe. We hope to empower participants to influence public debate and local decision-making on technological innovations and their implementation in the cities of the region. \nLearnings from this process will be used to create a manifesto on principles of new technologies’ implementation in Eastern European cities. \nContext:\nThis project is a part of the GEF transnational project “A Charter for the Smart City II”. \nAll over Europe\, so-called ‘smart cities’ are the testing grounds for new technologies that affect how we live\, how we organise our societies and what our ethical foundation is. Given the opportunities that new technologies offer for reducing the ecological footprint of cities and creating new urban commons\, as well as the potential threats they pose to civil liberties and social justice\, GEF aims to stimulate the debate on smart cities. To this end\, GEF has developed\, with the support of its partners\, a Charter for the Smart City\, consisting of guiding principles that will make it easier for green European politicians and activists to assess and steer technological innovations in their cities. Throughout 2019\, ideas were solicited digitally and through events across Europe\, including best practices from NGOs\, experts and local green politicians\, as well as from GEF partner foundations and other Green European actors. \nProgramme: \nSpeakers and programme to be announced shortly. \nPracticalities:\nThis event will be taking place online. Please register in advance via this link. \nYou can listen to our podcast now at https://soundcloud.com/user-881417568/smart-cities \nLanguage: The main language of this event will be English. \nThis project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of CDNEE and Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/inclusion-and-citizens-rights/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Citizens-rights.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201024T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201024T170000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20200916T083529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201023T082225Z
UID:10001865-1603526400-1603558800@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Masculinity Studies
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nGEF together with the Green Thought Association is launching a year-long project on gender equality and green politics. Selected participants take part in monthly expert and activist workshops\, building knowledge and creating video content on selected topics for wider dissemination. \nThis workshop will be held online on the 24th of October\, featuring as speaker Murat Göç-Bilgin. The topic that will be covered is Masculinity Studies. \nContext:\nWorkshops are open to selected applicants only and are held in Turkish\, but will culminate in a larger conference in October that includes the participation of international speakers as well. \nSpeaker:\nDr. Murat Göç-Bilgin holds a doctorate degree from Ege University\, Department of American Culture and Literature. He is currently teaching at the English Language and Literature Department at Celal Bayar University. He seeks to specialize in Cultural Studies\, Contemporary American Literature and Gender Studies\, particularly Critical Studies of Masculinity. \nPracticalities:\nParticipation in this seminar is closed\, and participants have already been selected. \nThe webinar is organised in partnership with Green Thought Association
URL:https://gef.eu/event/masculinity-studies/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Queer-feminists.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201020T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201020T163000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20200930T154518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201012T073432Z
UID:10001872-1603206000-1603211400@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Cities as Places of Hope Roundtable I
DESCRIPTION:Context:\nPart of the ‘Cities as Places of Hope’ series; a project launched in 2019 focussing on progressive city networks that are a key factor in the development of a positive narrative on the future of Europe. \nAbout the Event:\nThe pandemic has had a massive impact on life in cities; during the lockdowns all around the world\, we have once again been shown importance of liveable cities. \nIn this process\, green areas that are accessible\, comfortable and planned for everyone; cities accessible by bicycle and on foot; comfortable\, climate-friendly and clean public transportation vehicles\, a city management demonstrating the existence of social support and solidarity opportunities became prominent needs for green cities. \nIn many cities\, even if some of these opportunities are provided\, they cannot be placed in a governance plan within a sustainable and standard framework. Therefore\, in this event as part of a series of two\, participants will evaluate the indicator standards for green cities and the capacities of city administrations with experts. In the second event the focus will be on concrete policy recommendations. \nParticipants from:\n\nIMM Istanbul Planning Agency\, Vision 2050 and Institute Istanbul\, Istanbul Statistics Office\, IMM Urban Planning Department\, IMM Parks and Gardens Directorate\, IMM Directorate of Transportation\, IMM Department of Environment\nThe Foresters’ Association of Turkey\, Streets Belong to Us Association\, Center for Spatial Justice\, Right to Clean Air Platform\, Istanbul City Council Working Group on Climate and Environment\, Sustainable Cities Network\, 350.org Turkey\n\nProgramme: \nFirst Session: Analysis of the state of play \n\nEvaluation of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s non-state climate actors network (NAZCA) goals\nCovenant of Mayors and targets within the scope of C40 and assessment of IMM’s position\nIMM policy and practice analysis\n\nSecond Session: Indicator analysis \n\nEvaluation of IMM’s present resources and targets for Green Municipalism indicators and tracking standards (methodology\, existing data\, mapping and modeling\, transparency and traceability of targets\, tracking and visibility)\n\nThird Session: Assessment of needs and expectations \nThis is a closed event \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/cities-as-places-of-hope-roundtable/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-10-12-at-09.28.08.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200926T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200926T160000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20200916T081218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200916T081218Z
UID:10001864-1601128800-1601136000@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Queer Politics
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nGEF together with the Green Thought Association is launching a year-long project on gender equality and green politics. Selected participants take part in monthly expert and activist workshops\, building knowledge and creating video content on selected topics for wider dissemination. \nThe next workshop will be held online on the 26th of September\, featuring as speakers Sema Semih and Nil Mutluer. The topic that will be covered is Queer Politics. \nContext:\nWorkshops are open to selected applicants only and are held in Turkish\, but will culminate in a larger conference in October that includes the participation of international speakers as well. \nSpeakers:\n\nSema Semih – genderqueer activist; Sabancı University Center of Excellence for Gender and Women’s Studies (Istanbul)\nNil Mutluer – Einstein Foundation Senior Scholar at the Diversity and Social Conflict Department at the Humboldt University of Berlin; has published extensively in the areas of diversity (gender\, ethnic and religious)\, nationalism\, migration\, memory studies and Turkish politics.\n\nPracticalities:\nParticipation in this seminar is closed\, and participants have already been selected. \n——— \nThe webinar is organised in partnership with Green Thought Association.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/queer-politics/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Queer-feminists.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200926T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200926T194500
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20200824T144957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200924T183000Z
UID:10001851-1601112600-1601149500@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Climate Networking Conference
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nWith COP26 postponed but the need for immediate climate action stronger than ever\, we are bringing together actors from civil society\, politics\, activism\, and academia to determine what climate leadership looks like in 2020 and what strategies\, messages\, and objectives will propel us forward. \nThis conference will act as a green networking event – with exchanges across a variety of different thinkers\, topics\, and backgrounds\, in order to provide everyone with resources and connections in the run up to the Bonn Climate Change Conference\, COP26\, and further climate negotiations. \nSpeakers:\n\nTilly Metz – Member of the European Parliament\, Greens/EFA\nNatalie Bennett – Member of the House of Lords for the Green Party of England and Wales\nDjana Bejko – Director of Shkodra Lake Forum and former Deputy Minister of Environment in Albania\nSir Brian Hoskins – Founding Director of Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment\nMark Ruskell – Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Scottish Green Party\nProf. Maria Madi – University of Campinas\, green economics\nDoug Parr – Greenpeace UK Chief Scientist\nJean Lambert\, former MEP for the Green Party of England and Wales\nAlice Hubbard – International Coordinator of the Green Party\, European Union Institute policy leader fellow\n\nAnd many more. \nProgramme: \nPlease find the schedule below. All times are in CEST. \n9:30 – 9:45 Welcome: Leadership in the Age of Climate Challenge \n9:45 – 10:15 Setting the contemporary climate scene – ft. virtual site visits highlighting climate impacts around the world. \n10:15 – 10:30 Break \n10:30 – 11:30 Opening Plenary: What does climate leadership look like? \n11:30 – 11:45 Break \n11:45 – 12:00 Climate Science and Climate Narratives: Keynote by Sir Brian Hoskins \n12:00 – 12:15 Climate Science and Climate Narratives: Keynote by Kaya Axelsson \n12:15 – 12:45 Breakout sessions and Ice Breaker: discussing climate leadership across different networks \n12:45 – 13:15 Climate Science and Climate Narratives: Short presentations \n13:15 – 13:20 Break \n13:20 – 13:45 Climate Science and Climate Narratives: Panel discussion \n13:45 – 14:30 Lunch break\, with virtual site visits and exhibition stands \n14:30 – 14:50 Master Class in Climate Finance and Science \n14:50 – 14:55 Break \n14:55 – 15:15 Master Class in Climate Law\, Governance\, and Treaty Design \n15:15 – 15:30 Break \n15:30 – 16:15 Climate Change and Health and Social Issues \n16:15 – 16:30 Break \n16:30 – 17:30 Politics and Policymaking: The European Green Deal and EU actors \n17:30 – 17:45 Break \n17:45 – 18:30 Contemporary challenges across different countries’ political and media realities\, campaigning for a Green Recovery and next steps. \n18:30 – 18:45 Break \n18:45 – 19:45 Contemporary challenges across different countries’ political and media realities\, looking towards COP26 Glasgow. \nRegistration:\nThis event will be taking place online via the Zoom videoconferencing platform and is open to all registered participants. For access to full participation features\, please download the free desktop version. \nPlease register for your ticket here. \nThis event is open to the general public and aims to be accessible to all\, so ticket prices are based on a solidarity fee between 0 and 15 EUR. \nThe conference is a great networking opportunity\, so should you be interested in running a virtual exhibition stand during the lunch break from 13:45 – 14:30\, then please apply for a slot here. You will be contacted shortly after to confirm details. \nThis conference is organised with the support of the Green Economics Institute.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/climate-hub-conference/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/bob-blob-1442742-unsplash-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200917T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200917T191500
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20200617T082334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200915T104701Z
UID:10001551-1600365600-1600370100@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Green-Red Dialogues: Minimum Living Income – A Step Towards UBI?
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nCOVID-19 has once again put on the table the need for a change of model\, based on solidarity and equity for all European citizens. If we apply the same instruments that we have used up to now\, we are in danger of leaving many people behind\, creating a socially and economically unequal Europe. What model of Europe do we want? How can we ensure that people can live with dignity? How can we contribute to the creation of a social security system that works for all? How can we make it possible for people to live with dignity from their work without having to accept multiple jobs or over-exploitation? \nThe second Green-Red Dialogue will address the topic of Basic Income. The Green European Foundation has worked with experts on this topic for the past three years\, formulating “European Green Perspectives on Basic Income” together with several partner foundations including Fundacio Nous Horitzons. \nNow is a good time to present the conclusions of that research and put back on the agenda an issue that in the current crisis situation is more relevant than ever. The effects of the coronavirus have left much of the population excluded and the outlook for the coming years is not very encouraging. Current welfare and subsidy models have been shown to fall short both in protecting groups at risk of exclusion and encouraging economic development in Europe. \nAccording to experts in the field\, basic income could: improve the situation of people with a low purchasing power; prevent overexploitation\, job insecurity\, and illegal work; prevent fraud by companies against their employees; allow higher taxes to be levied on high incomes; and enable economic development through empowering groups at risk of exclusion by dignifying them and thus contributing to a fairer and more egalitarian society. \nThese and other questions will be addressed in this second discussion on Basic Income – featuring Pepe Fernández Albertos\, Aina Vidal\, and Philippe Van Parijs. \nContext:\nThis event is part of the Green Red Dialogues. The main purpose of this series of talks is to reflect on current issues from a green and social perspective. At a time when we have to face the global challenges as a result of COVID-19\, it is important to reflect on a green way out of the crisis. The current capitalist system has demonstrated that it promotes social inequality and that it attacks the planet\, and therefore\, all the inhabitants of the earth. We must urgently reverse the effects of the climate crisis and promote socially just and environmentally friendly models. We need to ensure that these proposals reach citizens\, and explain that it is compatible with the economy\, progress and development. \nThe first dialogue dealt with green responses to the health and climate crisis. \nSpeakers:\nPhilippe Van Parijs\, professor of philosophy and key promoter of basic income. \nPepe Fernández Albertos\, doctor in political science from Harvard University and researcher at the Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. \nAina Vidal\, deputy at the Congress of Deputies of En Comú-Podem. \nModerator: Marc Rius \nPracticalities:\nDate: September 17th (18:00 – 19:15 CEST) \nThis event will take place in Spanish and English\, with simultaneous translation provided via Zoom. \nYou can join the Zoom call directly here. The webinar will also be livestreamed on the YouTube channel of Fundació Nous Horitzons. \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation\, with the support of Fundació Nous Horitzons and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/minimum-living-income-a-step-towards-ubi/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/banner-facebook-1200-x-1200.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200808T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200808T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20200722T090941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200801T073607Z
UID:10001846-1596888000-1596895200@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Ecofeminism (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nGEF\, together with the Green Thought Association is launching a year-long project on gender equality and green politics. Selected participants take part in monthly expert and activist workshops\, building knowledge and creating video content on selected topics for wider dissemination. \nThe next workshop will be held online on the 8th of August\, featuring as speaker Emet Değirmenci. The topic that will be covered is Ecofeminism. \nContext:\nWorkshops are open to selected applicants only and are held in Turkish\, but will culminate in a larger conference in October that includes the participation of international speakers as well. \nSpeakers:\nThis seminar is led by Emet Değirmenci who has been working on Ecology and Women based studies for more than 20 years. As a geophysical engineer\, who has worked as a seismologist for the Technical University of Istanbul for 14 years\, she decided in 1997 to invest her studies and efforts around social-ecological transformation. In 2019 she published a book titled ‘Kadinlar Ekolojik Dönüşümde (Ecological Transformation Through Women’s  Eye). \nPracticalities:\nParticipation in this seminar is closed\, and participants have already been selected. \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-politics-webinar-part-ii/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/yesilpkadın_Çalışma-Yüzeyi-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200731T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200731T193000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20200727T123254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T103656Z
UID:10001847-1596218400-1596223800@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Polish Views on Unconditional Basic Income (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nAfter earlier webinars introducing the general concept of UBI\, the European UBI\, and the achievements of the GEF in promoting this debate\, we discussed UBI pilots in Europe and elsewhere. \nThis time\, in partnership with the Polish Basic Income Network\, we will present UBI and similar concepts that are discussed in Poland and the prospects for implementing them in the country. \nContext:\nThe Green European Foundation has been working and researching the topic of UBI for a few years as part of a transnational project involving many countries. This year\, the project is entitled “CHANGE OF MINDSET. Civil society dialogue around UBI\, social justice and climate impact”. The Polish Green Foundation “Strefa Zieleni” joined the project\, recognising that it was time to start a public debate on this in Poland as well – not only on UBI itself but as part of a broader conversation: what social security system is best adapted to the needs and expectations of Polish society in times of great instability and turmoil? \nOn May 26th\, the webinar “With UBI we would be less afraid of coronavirus” opened a series of four online meetings on this topic\, organised by GEF with the support of Strefa Zieleni. Participants of the first webinar chose the topics of subsequent meetings\, the third of which is an overview of the Polish perspectives on UBI and prospects for implementation. \nSpeakers:\n\nDr hab. Ryszard Szarfenberg – Political scientist\, professor at the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Warsaw. Leader of the Polish Basic Income Network and active populariser of the concept of Unconditional Basic Income in Poland.\nDr Jacek Warda – Political scientist\, an expert in public management in local governments and author of the first Polish scientific article on the UBI: “Potential consequences of the implementation of a negative tax for the state’s social system” (2008). Member of the Polish Basic Income Network.\nDr Maciej Szlinder – doctor of humanities in the field of philosophy\, sociologist\, economist. Member of the Polish Basic Income Network\, Basic Income Earth Network\, Red Renta Básica. Author of the book “Unconditional basic income. A revolutionary reform of the society of the 21st century” (PWN\, 2018).\n\nModeration and comments by Ewa Sufin-Jacquemart and Wojciech Kłosowski. \nWe regret that the guest speakers of this particular webinar are all men\, as unfortunately\, the Polish Basic Income Network is an entirely male initiative. GEF and Strefa Zieleni are committed to hosting diverse and balanced events and have ensured that the next webinar in this series will be dominated by excellent female speakers.  \nProgramme: \nThe webinar will start at 18:00 CEST with a short video produced by the UBI transnational project partners. \nPracticalities:\nThis webinar will take place in Polish for a Polish audience. It is open to anyone\, but please register using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ecc1VTOBS0WdsayiiuGCag \nWe will use the Zoom video conferencing platform. It is recommended to join the webinar via a PC. You do not need to install additional software. However\, for the best user experience and full participation features\, we recommend installing the Zoom Desktop App\, which is free.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/polish-views-on-unconditional-basic-income-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/change-of-mindset_square.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200626T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200626T193000
DTSTAMP:20260518T074155
CREATED:20200611T155905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200626T130929Z
UID:10001843-1593194400-1593199800@gef.eu
SUMMARY:Between Theory and Practice – Experiments of Basic Income (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nReflections and specific experiments have been ongoing for many years in the search for systemic solutions to provide people with the opportunity to meet basic life needs in times of instability\, exacerbated amid junk contracts\, rapid climate change and structural inequalities. Unconditional basic income is one such form\, tested by certain public authorities\, but also by non-governmental and research organisations\, both in so-called developed countries as well as some countries of the global South. \nThis webinar focuses on the experiences of basic income in several countries – their goals and results\, but also the political context of each case. A more general academic comparative view will complete a political and activist approach. We invited a European university researcher examining UBI experiments\, their political and social context and overtones\, but also a Kenyan Green politician from a so-called developing country where innovative social policies have been pursued both by the authorities and through the experiments of social aid and research organisations. \nContext:\nThe Green European Foundation has been working and conducting research on the topic of UBI for a few years as part of a transnational project involving many countries. This year\, the project is entitled “CHANGE OF MINDSET. Civil society dialogue around UBI\, social justice and climate impact”. \nOn May 26th\, the webinar “With UBI we would be less afraid of coronavirus” opened a series of four meetings on this topic\, organised by GEF and with the support of Strefa Zieleni. Participants of the first webinar chose the topics of subsequent meetings\, the first of which is an exploration of unconditional basic income experiments and derived social policy solutions in various countries. \nSpeakers:\n\nJurgen De Wispelaere – policy fellow at the Institute for Policy Research (University of Bath) and a visiting scholar at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga.\nMartin Ogindo – Party leader of the Green Congress of Kenya.\nModeration and comments by Ewa Sufin-Jacquemart and Wojciech Kłosowski.\n\nPracticalities:\nThis is an open event accessible to an international audience. English-Polish translation will be provided. \nWe will use the Zoom video conferencing platform. It is recommended to join the webinar via a PC. You don’t need to install additional software. However\, for the best user experience and full participation features\, we recommend to install the Zoom Desktop App\, which is free. \nPlease register and join the webinar via this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rM7YcboBRNmUC3brggoaAg
URL:https://gef.eu/event/between-theory-and-practice-experiments-of-basic-income-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/change-of-mindset-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR