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SUMMARY:Climate Emergency Seminar (Barcelona)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nThis seminar will tackle the issue of the climate emergency to stimulate a more lively public debate on the subject in Southern Europe. Throughout the day\, representatives from academia\, politics\, and civil society will look at the different aspects of the climate emergency with a specific focus on the EU level as well as the situation in Spain and Catalonia. \nProgramme\n10:10 WELCOME AND PRESENTATION OF THE DAY\nErnest Urtasun – MEP Green Group/EFA European Parliament\nSusanne Rieger – Co-President Green European Foundation \n10:20 PANEL: CLIMATE CHALLENGES\, SPANISH AND CATALAN PERSPECTIVE\nDavid Cid – Member of the Catalan Parliament\, group Catalunya En Comú-Podem\nJanet Sanz – 2nd Vice mayor of Barcelona for Environment\, Urbanism\, Infrastructures and Mobility\nKoro López de Uralde – Climate activist\nAndreu Escrivá – Environmentalist\, adviser in Sustainability \n11:45 COFFEE BREAK \n12:15 PANEL II: CLIMATE CHALLENGES\, EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE\nErnest Urtasun – MEP Green Group/EFA European Parliament\nOriol Costa – Professor of International Relations at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona\nMar García – Secretary General of the European Green Party \n13:45 CLOSING OF THE PLENARY AND PRESENTATION OF THE PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS IN THE AFTERNOON \n14:00-16:00 LUNCH \n16:00 PARALLEL WORKSHOPS \nEnergetical Challenges in Research and Development\nLourdes Berdié – Speaker of Network of Energetical Sovereignty \nFood and Climate Change\nMarta López Cifuentes – University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences\, Vienna (BOKU) (Austria) \nMobility and Health\nPau Noy – President of the Foundation for Sustainable and Safe Mobility \nPracticalities\nThe seminar will take place in English and Spanish\, with simultaneous interpretation available. \nAttendance at this seminar is free\, but registration is required.\nPlease register your interest in attending by contacting fundacio@noushoritzons.cat \n\nDetails of this event are to be confirmed. Please check back later for more information. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/climate-emergency-seminar-barcelona/
LOCATION:: Centre Cívic Pati Llimona\, Carrer del Regomir 3\, Barcelona\, 08002\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191129
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SUMMARY:EGAT Session on EU Politics and Gender (Czech Republic)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\n“European Accumulator” is the second meeting of a series of training sessions in the Czech Republic\, part of our transnational project European Green Activists Training organized by the Green European Foundation together with the Institute of Active Citizenship. \nDuring the weekend training\, 20 participants will discover more about the topics of EU and gender equality. Guests from various levels of politics and activism will offer complementary perspectives on interconnections between the national and European affairs. Program is based on non-formal education methods\, and debates will be accompanied by practical workshops. \nProgramme\nFriday 29th November \n19.00 – Dinner \n19.30 – Introduction to the weekend \n19.45 – František Kopřiva – MP for Pirate Party\, Equal marriage bill submitter\, member of European Affairs Committee – Czech and European politics\, Equal marriage bill case study; discussion \n21.15 – End of the day \nSaturday 30th November \n08.00 – Breakfast \n09.00 – Wake-up activities\, detailed introduction to the program \n09.30 – Introduction to gender and feminist politics – round of 3 stages; workshop \n11.45 – Break \n12.00 – Petra Jelínková – environmental and feminist activist\, coordinator of gender equality programs in the NGO sector – Feminism in politics\, feminism as politics; discussion \n13.00 – Lunch \n15.00 – Fractions in the European Parliament – who is who?; workshop \n16.30 – Break \n17.00 – Věnek Bonuš – Advocacy group analytic (“Rekonstrukce státu”)\, EGAT alumni – Current state of EU\, experience from Brussels; discussion \n\n– Reflection groups\n\n19.00 – Dinner \n20.00 – Voluntary evening program \nSunday 1st December \n08.00 – Breakfast \n09.00 – Voxpot reporters – Foreign Affairs reporters\, audio-visual channel Voxpot – EU foreign policy – immigration deal with Turkey; discussion \n10.00 – Break \n10.15 – Voxpot reporters – Who owns our media? Czech and EU media scene; workshop \n11.15 – Personal visions of EU and discussion on Brussels Study Trip program \n12.30 – Reflection round and closing \n13.00 – Lunch \n\nApplication Process Closed\nThe call for applications has closed. Stay tuned for similar opportunities to participate in the European Green Activist Training next year! Be sure to follow us on social media and subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to hear about all our latest opportunities!
URL:https://gef.eu/event/egat-session-on-eu-politics-and-gender-czech-republic/
LOCATION:Chaloupky o.p.s.\, školská zařízení pro zájmové a další vzdělávání\, Kněžice\, 675 21\, Czech Republic
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SUMMARY:Food Policies in the European Union (Lisbon)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nRecent reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy may lead to progress in the building of sustainable food systems in Europe\, but other actors are also driving this progress. Initiatives lead by civil society\, non-governmental\, local and private organisations are coordinating action on the ground and responding to increased demands for more sustainable food\, reduced food waste\, and local and fair production that respects both the environment and animal wellbeing. \nEurope urgently needs food policies that reflect these demands. This conference will bring together key actors in the transition to a fair and sustainable food and agriculture system to discuss the way forward. \nSpeakers: \n\nMaria José Ilhéu (Alimentar Cidades Sustentáveis)\nAlexandra Azevedo (Quercus)\nCecília Delgado (Alimentar\, Cidades Sustentáveis\, CICS.NOVA – NOVA FCSH)\nAndré Antunes (Chão Rico)\nDenis Hickel (Quinta do Alecrim)\n\nProgramme\n14.00 – Welcome tea and registration \n14.20 – Introduction of the program and participants \n14.50 – The Common Agricultural Policy: origins\, limits and current challenges \nDiscussion and video presentation followed by discussion in groups \nPresentation of the results \n16.00 – Local responses to the challenges of sustainable food \nLocal solutions and products \n16.30 – Innovation and challenges of food systems: examples from international experiences \nDiscussion and video presentation followed by discussion in groups \nPresentation of the results \n17.40 – 18.00 – “Wrap-up” and conclusions \nRegistration\nAttendance to this event is free\, please register your place via the form found here. \nPlease find the Facebook event page (in Portuguese) for this event here. \nThe language of this conference will be Portuguese. \n\n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/food-policies-in-the-european-union-lisbon/
LOCATION:Universidade Nova de Lisboa\, Sala 306\, 3º piso\, Campus de Campolide\, Colégio Almada Negreiros\, Lisbon\, Portugal
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191125
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SUMMARY:Vacancy: Call for bilingual EN/FR Assistant to Director
DESCRIPTION:About the Vacancy\nThe Green European Foundation (GEF) is a Brussels-based European level political foundation funded by the European Parliament and affiliated to the European Green Party and Green Group in the European Parliament. Our mission is to encourage European citizens to participate in European political discussions. As a forum for cooperation at European level\, we work closely with our national member foundations and thereby aim to strenghten the Green network in Europe. \nOur annual work programme focuses on three main areas: \n\nStudy & Debate: we invest in research\, debates and seminars on a variety of European topics\, highlighting innovative Green approaches. The results are disseminated through both printed publications and online articles\, raising awareness among citizens about Green solutions to the challenges Europe faces.\nCapacity-building: we promote political education and training and provide opportunities for building capacity amongst Green-minded stakeholders across Europe. Our aim is to enhance the ability of young activists and Green actors to work on issues with a European dimension.\nNetworking: we act as a framework for cooperation between Green actors at the European level and encourage collaborations in a transnational manner.\n\nWe are currently looking for an experienced Assistant to Director to work with the Deputy Director and reinforce the office overall in a period of maternity leave.  The role of the Assistant to Director is to execute a variety of administrative\, logistics and secretarial tasks to support  under the supervision of the Deputy Director and in close cooperation with the rest of the team. \nMain responsibilities include \n\nScheduling and setting up practical arrangements for events\, meetings and travels (meeting room\, catering\, hotel booking\, sending material\, etc.); invitation to and follow-up with participants.\nDrafting emails\, letters\, agendas\, briefings\, minutes\, contracts\, etc.\nFollowing-up administrative procedures with external providers and stakeholders\, and researching solutions when questions or issues arise\, including with social secretariat\, lawyers\, bank\, European Parliament\, etc.\nOrganising and archiving online and paper files related to the general administration of the office.\nProviding support in the processing of invoices\, reimbursment forms and project reports.\nProviding assistance to projects implementation.\n\nQualities and experience sought \n\nMinimum 3 years of experience in a relevant position (g. assistant to director\, secretariat\, administration\, etc.) ideally in a non-profit or political organisation and/or in an international or multicultural environment.\nFull working proficiency both in English and in French (written and oral skills). Other European languages are an asset.\nService-oriented mindset\, versatility and willingness to learn\nResistance to stress and strong capacity to adapt to changing needs and priorities\nExperience and judgment working both collaboratively and independently\nGood relational and communicational skills\, ability to act with discretion and diplomacy.\nKnowledge of Belgian social and/or fiscal legislation is an asset\nKnowledge or experience with legal matters\, ideally in relation to European or transnational procedures and framework is an asset.\nInterest for current Green issues and debates\, and commitment to GEF’s mission and team values (solidarity\, respect\, openness\, sustainability and autonomy).\nAvailability to travel occasionally and work outside regular office hours.\n\nThe Green European Foundation offers:  \n\nA full-time (38h) position of around 6 months\, starting in the second half of February until the end of August\nA competitive salary to be discussed based on experience (approx. 2300-2800 EUR gross monthly\, subject to Belgian tax and social security systems)\nExtra salarial advantages such as meal vouchers\, eco vouchers and full public transport reimbursement\, as well as flexible hours\, teleworking and training options\nAn open\, positive and engaging working atmosphere in an international environment.\n\n  \nStarting date: Second half of February 2020 \nOffice location: Brussels\, Belgium \nHow to apply: \n\nInterested candidates are requested to submit their application by attachment to an e-mail to applications@gef.eu until 15 December 2019\, midnight CET\, attention of Aurélie Maréchal\, Director of GEF.\nThe application must include a cover letter and a CV outlining the motivation for this position at GEF\, both comprised in a single pdf document which includes the first and last name of the candidate as document name. The email title must mention the position applied for.\nThe interviews and practical assignments for the position will take place in Brussels or online mid-January 2020. Candidate will be notified before Christmas whether their application is successful for this round. In case of questions\, please do not hesitate to send an e-mail to applications@gef.eu.\n\n\nGEF strives to be an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination for all applicants. We value diversity regardless of gender\, race\, religious beliefs\, nationality\, ethnic/national origin\, sexual orientation\, age\, marital status or disability.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/vacancy-call-for-bilingual-en-fr-assistant-to-director/
CATEGORIES:Call for applications
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191126
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SUMMARY:Second EGAT Session in Croatia
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nThis is the second meeting of a series of training sessions\, part of our transnational project European Green Activists Training organized by the Green European Foundation together with  Sustainable Development Forum Green Window and Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe \nIn the city of Rijeka\, European Capital of Culture in 2020\, the EGAT participants will meet for the second time and engage with the topics of media literacy and sustainable development. In the 2-day program\, they will meet with representatives from various organizations and journalists. The 20 activists will also learn more about citizens’ initiatives and the EU StratCom task force. \nProgramme\nSaturday 23rd November \n09:00 – 10:00     Arrivals \n11:30 – 12:00     Introduction to the weekend \n12:00 – 13:00     Iva Lulić\, Development and Strategic Partnerships Associate: “Rijeka 2020\, Green Wave and citizens’ initiatives (Council of the Citizens)” \n13:00 – 14:00     Lunch \n14:00 – 15:30     Branko Mijić\, journalist at Novi list: “Media and media literacy” \n15:30 – 16:00     Coffee break \n16:00 – 17:30     Workshop on media literacy – EU StratCom Task Force \n17:30 – 18:00     Coffee break \n18:00 – 19:30     Zoran Grozdanov: founder of “Network of Food” – nominated for the European Citizen’s Prize 2018 \n19:30 – 20:00     Reflection groups \n20:00 – 21:00     Dinner \nSunday 24th November \n09:00 – 10:00 Breakfast \n10:00 – 12:00 Field activities – visit to NGO Terra (Rijeka) \n12:00 – 13:00  Lunch \n13:00 – 15:30   Vjeran Piršić\, President of NGO Eko Kvarner: “How sustainable development started on my island” \n15:30 – 16:00   Reflection groups \n16:00    Departures \n\nApplication Process Closed \nThe call for applications has closed. Stay tuned for similar opportunities to participate in the European Green Activist Training next year! Be sure to follow us on social media and subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to hear about all our latest opportunities!
URL:https://gef.eu/event/second-egat-session-in-croatia/
LOCATION:Rijeka\, Rijeka\, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191126
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SUMMARY:Second EGAT Session in Finland
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nThis is the second meeting of a series of training sessions\, part of our transnational project European Green Activists Training organized by the Green European Foundation together with the Young Greens of Finland and the Green Cultural Association Visio. \nFrom the 22nd to the 24th November\, the 25 participants will engage in an exciting programme in the city of Seinäjoki. During the three days\, they will have the chance to engage with local councilors\, MEPs and members of the Federation of Young European Greens. Apart from different workshops and plenary sessions\, the group will also attend the Finnish Young Greens’ General Assembly and engage with other young people part of the Green movement. \nProgramme\nFriday 22nd November \n15.00    Welcome to the second training! \n15.45    Tour of Seinäjoki with local Green councillor Henna Rantasaari \n17.00    Alviina Alametsä\, Finnish “Brexit MEP”\, 1st vice MEP \n18.00    Practical info about attending Young Greens’ General Assembly \n18.10    Dinner break \n19.00    Young Greens’ General Assembly \nSaturday 23rd November \n09.00       Breakfast \n09.30       Young Greens’ General Assembly \n10.30    Facilitated reflection and analysis of the political discussion \n11.30    Break \n12.00    Iida Laurila\, Vice President of JEF Finland \nWorkshop “Effective communication and writing effective statements and opinion pieces” \n13.30    Lunch \n14.30    Introduction – Federation of Young European Greens \n15.00    Antoine Tifine – Executive Committee Member of Federation of Young European Greens \n15.40    Break \n16.00    Workshop on EU and international changemaking \n17.00    Break \n17.30    Young Greens’ General Assembly \n19.00    Reception by the city of Seinäjoki \nSunday 24th November \n09.00       Breakfast \n09.30       Young Greens’ General Assembly \n10.15    Workshop on EU and international politics \n11.45    Lunch break \n12.30    End of training: reflections and feedback \n\nApplication Process Closed \nThe call for applications has closed. Stay tuned for similar opportunities to participate in the European Green Activist Training next year! Be sure to follow us on social media and subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to hear about all our latest opportunities!
URL:https://gef.eu/event/second-egat-session-in-finland/
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20191120T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20191120T190000
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SUMMARY:Cities as Places of Hope (Brussels)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nIf we look at the European Union today\, many things do not appear so bright: rising far right nationalism\, Brexit\, member States resisting alignment on policies concerning climate change or migration. \nHowever\, there is another\, more optimistic perspective of Europe: one that sees how hopeful movements are unfolding and where progressive cities\, together with their citizens\, are succeeding in developing future-orientated answers. \nCities are the social laboratories where new answers are designed\, tested and implemented. Think of local food policies\, cities full of bikes and public transport\, renewable energy systems. Those iniatives are embedded in cross-border networks\, sharing knowledge and experience\, aiming for a sustainable society that respects social and ecological boundaries. \nWe will welcome speakers at the forefront of these inspiring movements in cities\, to discuss and exchange on their experiences and best practices! \nProgramme\n16:00 Welcome \n16:10 Cities as places of hope in the EU: presentation of the GEF paper – Merlijn De Rijcke\, Oikos Think Tank + Q & A \n16:35 How a bold and progressive local mobility policy improved the living conditions of the residents of Ghent – Filip Watteeuw – Alderman of Mobility of the city of Ghent + Q & A \n17:05 Coffee break \n17:25 Agathe Cavicchioli\, Interim Head of City Diplomacy at C40 \n17:55 Municipal power – Vedran Horvat – Director of Institute for Political Ecology (Croatia) and GEF Board member + Q & A \n18:25 BEES Coop (TBC) – Brussels’ first participative supermarket + Q & A \n19:00 Networking drinks \nRegistration\nAttendance to this event is free\, please register your place via the form found here. \n\n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/cities-as-places-of-hope/
LOCATION:BIP\, Rue Royale 2-4\, Bruxelles\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20191116T180000
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SUMMARY:Basic Income as a Tool Towards the Ecological Transition (Córdoba)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nIn a society threatened by different and converging environmental and social crises\, Universal Basic Income has more and more support as an instrument to mitigate the great social inequalities that the economic system\, based on the infinite economic growth\, cannot solve. \nOn the contrary\, neoliberal capitalism is not only opening a widening gap between rich and poor countries\, but it is accentuating it within the countries themselves\, creating large pockets of poverty. Much has been written about UBI in relation to work\, freedom\, inequality\, gender\, but the ecological dimension has hardly been taken into account. For this reason we want to focus on the UBI-socio-environmental sustainability relationship. \nWould the implementation of a basic income have positive effects on the protection of the Planet? What would be its relationship with economic growth / degrowth? How would it affect consumption patterns? How should it be financed so that it can be an effective instrument for ecological transition? In this session we will try to answer these and many other questions and contribute to the debate on this forgotten but necessary and urgent aspect of Basic Income. \nThis event is part of the Basic Income – European Public Debate project and will take place at the Univerde: Capitalism in Front of the Mirror – the Socio-Environmental Response to a Predatory System\, \nSpeakers\n– Lucía Baratech – economist specialized in Ecological and Social Economics from the Vienna University of Economics. Member of the Basic Income Network. Consultant for Public Administration \n– Jorge Pinto – research associate at the Centre for Ethics\, Politics and Society University of Minho\, Portugal and co-founder of the Portuguese party LIVRE \n– Julen Bollain – economist and researcher\, member of the Basic Income Network and of the BIEN (Basic Income Earth Network). Member of the Basque Parliament by Elkarrekin Podemos \n\n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/basic-income-as-a-tool-towards-the-ecological-transition/
LOCATION:Córdoba\, Córdoba\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Univerde: Capitalism in Front of the Mirror - the Socio-Environmental Response to a Predatory System (Córdoba)
DESCRIPTION:Event Background\nThe capitalist model of the 21st centuray has generated serious socio-evironmental crise\, chiefly those of climate change and the degradation of biodiversity. \nIn the face of these challenges and the worryingly low levels of concern and action on the social and political levels\, society must reflect on our future path to reverse the deterioration of the planet’s vital systems. The European Union needs to be a leader in the shifts to a more equitable and sustainable model. \nAbout the Event\nThe 11th edition of the Green University in Spain\, Univerde: Capitalism in Front of the Mirror – the Socio-Environmental Response to a Predatory System\, will focus on the political and societal changes necessary to transition to a just and sustainable model. It will also explore the role of Europe as a leader in driving this change. \nThere will be particular focus on the topics of climate change\, environmental refugees\, geopolitics\, conflicts over natural resources and Green policies versus the rise of the extreme right. \nThis event will allow for a political debate on the existing socio-economic model and the path forward\, providing a space for exchange on good practices and real alternatives for a fairer\, more equitable and respectful system for the planet. \nProgramme\nFRIDAY 15\n17:00 Welcome ceremony \n17:30 Opening speech “Collapsing systems. Biophysical triggers of political situation”\n• Nafeez Ahmed Mosadeqq\, investigative journalist\, author and academic \n18:30 Break \n19:00 Plenary Session “Understanding the system to change it”\nIt is increasingly clear that the capitalist system has ceased to increase the welfare of the majority\nand is pushing environmental degradation to the limit. If we do not change course and overcome the\ncurrent social and economic model\, the future will be seriously compromised. But to launch the\nchange we need to reflect on the system itself from different fields: political\, educational\, economic\,\nsocial …\nSpeakers:\n• Antonio Campillo\, philosopher and sociologist\, professor of Philosophy at the University\nof Murcia and former president of the Spanish Network of Philosophy\n• Julio Anguita\, teacher\, politician and writer\n• Lourdes Lucía\, lawyer\, editor\, activist and co-founder of ATTAC Spain\nModerator: Manuel Bermúdez\, Doctor of Philosophy\, Professor in the Faculty of\nEducation Sciences at Córdoba University \nSATURDAY 16\n09:15 Parallel sessions\n• Fake news and environmental crisis\nManuel Bermúdez\, Doctor of Philosophy\, Professor in the Faculty of Education Sciences at\nCórdoba University\n• Environmental migrations\nRaquel Celis y Ana Ferri\, CEAR Euskadi\n\n11:00 Break\n\n11:30 Keynote speech by Fernando Valladares\, research professor of the Spanish Research\nCouncil (CSIC) at the National Museum of Natural History (MNCN) and associated professor at the\nRey Juan Carlos University of Madrid\n\n12:15 Plenary session “Biodiversity under threat”\nCapitalism and its excesses are having terrible consequences on the biodiversity and ecosystems of\nour planet. The latest IPBES report alerts us to its very serious situation and the threat of extinction\nof more than one million animal and plant species in the coming decades. This loss and\ndeterioration of biodiversity on a global scale also puts humanity at serious risk by subtracting\npossibilities for future generations to enjoy a decent and healthy life.\nSpeakers:\n• Victoria Reyes García\, environmental anthropologist. ICREA Research Professor at the\nInstitut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA) at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona\n• Pilar Marcos\, environmental biologist\, coordinator of the Biodiversity Area of Greenpeace\nSpain\n• Alejandro Sánchez\, biologist\, regional deputy\, member of the board of Fundación EQUO\nModerator: Rosa Tristán\, journalist\n\n14:00 Break for lunch\n\n16:00 Parallel sessions\n• Basic Income as a tool towards the ecological transition\nJulen Bollain\, economist and researcher\, member of the Basic Income Network and BIEN\n(Basic Income Earth Network). Member of the Basque Parliament by Elkarrekin Podemos\nJorge Pinto\, research associate at the Centre for Ethics\, Politics and Society (University of\nMinho\, Portugal) and co-founder of the Portuguese party LIVRE\nLucía Baratech\, economist specialized in Ecological and Social Economics. Member of the\nBasic Income Network\n• The emerging social movements\nYetta Aguado\, Koro López de Uralde y Tomás Castillo\, activistas por el clima\n\n18:00 Break\n\n18:30 Plenary session: “The EU and the challenge of an unplayable ecological transition”\nIn this panel discussion we will try to address the real capacity and possibilities of the European\nUnion to make a fair ecological transition from the current social and political situation; resistance\nto change and progress made; its role\, responsibilities and obligations globally.\nSpeakers:\n• Ernest Urtasun\, MEP. Vice-president of the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament\n• Susana Borrás\, Associate professor of Public International Law and International Relations\nand coordinator of the Master’s Degree in Environmental Law at the University Rovira i\nVirgili\n• Marcos Castro\, Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Malaga\n• Juantxo López de Uralde\, Ecologist. Member of the board of Fundación EQUO\nModerator: Lidia Ucher\, journalist\n\n20:15 Conclusions and closing \nSUNDAY 17 \n10:00 – 14:00  Free visit to the archaeological complex of Medina Azahara\, near Córdoba. \nPracticalities\nTo register for this event\, please visit the Univerde website (in Spanish)\, where you can also find more information on the event. \nRegistration fees: \n\n€40 for registrations before the 31 October\n€45 for registrations 1-11 November\n€50 for tickets bought at the event\nReduced fees are available from €25 and €10\n\n\n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-university-univerde-capitalism-in-front-of-the-mirror-the-socio-environmental-response-to-a-predatory-system/
LOCATION:Córdoba\, Córdoba\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Summer university
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SUMMARY:Ecopolis 2019: Generation Hope (Brussels)
DESCRIPTION:Event Background\nThe past year has seen the remarkable rising worldwide of young people calling for action on the climate emergency: all across the world\, the younger generations are bringing the debates on climate to the political forefront. \nEcopolis 2019 will focus on this inspiring “‘#GenerationHope”\, exploring how we can ensure a sustainable future on our planet. \nAbout the Event\nEcopolis is an annual conference held in Brussels and the perfect place to connect and discuss with others who are passionate about a sustainable future! \nThe ecological challenges we face are transnational and so Ecopolis is appropriately diverse\, international and interactive to stimulate productive discussions. \nEcopolis will bring together Belgian and international authors and experts to debate on the transition to a socio-ecologically sound society. The conference will encompass inspiring books\, documentaries and discussion sessions between academics\, writers and civil-society thinkers on ecology\, economy and society. \nSpeakers:\nMore speakers to be confirmed soon! \nAnissa Boujdaini – Flore De Pauw – Mariyam Safi – Joke Hermsen – Christian Felber – Sofie Bloemen – Elvis Peeters – Arno Kempynck – Maeve Cohen ∙ Stijn Warmenhoven – Walter Lotens – Thomas de Groot – Christian Schwarzer – Arno Kempynck \nFor speaker profiles\, please the Ecopolis website.  \nProgramme\n10:30 – DOORS OPEN \n11:00 – The Citizen Movement\, the Government and Future Generations \nLecture performance by Dutch dramatists Anoek Nuyens and Rebekka De Wit. \n11:30 – Can We Turn the Tide? \nDiscussion panel on the climate crisis\, featuring Dutch writer Joke Hermsen\, alongside climate activists from across Europe. \n13:00 – Why Should We Still Study? \nDiscussion panel exploring the interplay between the climate crisis and education\, featuring Post-Crash Economics Society founder Maeve Cohen\, Austrian “Economy for the Common Good” movement founder Christian Felber\, and UN Youth Representative on sustainable development Flore De Pauw. \n14:30 – How to Unite Countries Torn Apart? \nWe will delve into the fragmentations evident in European societies and the challenges this poses to tackling the climate crisis with this panel discussion\, featuring writer Elvis Peeters\, and climate activists Stijn Warmenhoven and Mariyam Safi. \n16:00 – Intermezzo: \nSpoken word performance by Anissa Boujdaini  \n16:15 – Global Warming and the Male Meltdown – the interplay of misogyny\, right-wing populism and climate denial \nDebate discussing ecofeminism and the connections between anti-feminist movements and climate skepticism\, featuring Sherilyn MacGregor (University of Manchester)\, Benedikte Zitouni (Université Saint-Louis)\, Leen Schelfhout (Extinction Rebellion) and Youna Marette (Manifeste de la Génération Climat)\, moderation by Bieke Purnelle. \n18:00 – END \nFor the full programme description and list of speakers\, please visit the Ecopolis website.  \nPracticalities\nLanguage \nSimultaneous interpretation into Dutch\, English and French will be available. \nDirections to the venue \n\nBy foot – 15 min. walking distance for Brussel-Noord station.\nBy bike – bike parking in front of the venue; Villo-station at Square Saincetlette (across the canal)\nMetro –  Stop at Ijzer/Yser (lines 2 and 6)\nTram – Line 51.\nBus –  Line 47 (MIVB) or lines 129\, 190\, 212\, 213\, 214\, 230\, 231\, 232\, 233\, 235\, 240\, 241\, 242\, 243\, 246\, 250\, 251\, 260 and 355.\n\nTickets \nTickets can be purcahsed from the venue Kaaitheater website \nTickets cost 7 euro in presale and 10 euro at the door. \n\nFurther details of this event are to be confirmed\, please check back later for more information. \nThe official website of the event can be found here. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/ecopolis-2019-generation-hope-brussels/
LOCATION:Kaaitheatre\, Square Sainctelette 20\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:Climate Jobs and a Just Transition: responding to our climate and ecological emergency (Belfast)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nA radical shift towards a green and sustainable economy is needed to address the global climate and ecological crises. \nThis conference will look at the urgency and scale required to mobilise climate action and how we can deliver an alternative energy system. \nFurthermore\, we will explore how we can ensure a just transition that is fair to everyone in society\, and the technologies we need to change our energy system. \nPoliticians\, energy experts\, union representatives and speakers from a range of other perspectives will discuss and exchange\, offering key insights into the potential solutions to these pressing crises. \nProgramme\n10:00 to 11:00:\nClimate Jobs Report by Green House Think Tank\nSpeakers include: \n\nJonathan Essex (Green House Think Tank)\nPeter Sims (Green House Think Tank)\n\n11:00 to 12:00:\nPlace-Based Policy Alignment and Just Transition – The Belfast Climate Commission\nSpeakers include: \n\nDamien McIlroy (Queen’s University Belfast)\nClare McKeown (Belfast City Council)\nAmanda Slevin (Queen’s University Belfast / Place-Based Climate Action Network)\n\n12:00 to 13:30:\nTrade Unions and the Just Transition – From Origins and Context to Policy and Practice\nSpeakers include: \n\nSean McCabe (TASC)\nSinéad Mercier (National Economic and Social Council)\nStiofán Ó Nualláin (Trademark Belfast)\nJeff Robinson (Unite the Union)\n\n14:30 to 15:30:\nKeynote Address – Asad Rehman (War on Want) \n15:30 to 16:30:\nFuelling the Just Transition – The Role of Non-Carbon Energy\nSpeakers include: \n\nJuliana Early (Queen’s University Belfast)\nAndy Gouldson (Leeds University / Place-Based Climate Action Network)\nPaul McCormack (Belfast Metropolitan College)\n\n16:30 to 17:30:\nPolitical Party Panel \nRegistration\nThis event is free and open to the public. \nPlease register your attendance at this event here.  \n\n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/climate-jobs-and-a-just-transition-responding-to-our-climate-and-ecological-emergency-belfast/
LOCATION:Canada Room\, Queen’s University Belfast\, University Rd\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:The Climate Emergency - how to build a bridge between scientific knowledge and the political and social reality? (Brussels)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nIn cooperation with transform europe and the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS)\, the Green European Foundation (GEF) is organising a workshop at this year’s European Forum of Left\, Green and Progressive Forces\, taking place in Brussels. \nVarious cities all over the world have declared a climate emergency in the past months and for more than a year\, Fridays For Future and the Extinction Rebellion have been demonstrating and blocking traffic all over the world. At the same time\, governments seem to not be acting fast enough. \nIt is up to progressive political forces to take this climate emergency serious and find answers to urgent questions: how can we achieve a good\, a prosperous life for all now and in future? Moreover\, how can we rally the political majorities for the necessary transformation of our societies? Is it possible to channel the powerful wave of climate awareness to redress the economic growth paradigm that caused this emergency?  \nThe Green European Foundation\, transform europe\, and the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) will organise this workshop at the 3rd European Forum to share analyses and proposals on which differences might arise on specific policy solutions but also explore commonalities to stimulate political debate on the necessary way forward. \nSpeakers\n\nZuzana Pavelková\, human rights lawyer and climate activist\, former Co-Spokesperson of the Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG) 2018-2019\nAlexandra Lutz\, former president of CliMates and assistant in the European Parliament in the Greens/EFA group\nYann Le Lann\, Director Espaces Marx\nGitte Pedersen\, transform Denmark\nAnia Skrzypek\, Director of Research and Training\nCéline Charveriat\, Executive Director\, Institute for European Environmental Policy\n\nThe workshop will be moderated by Walter Baier\, Political Coordinator of transform!europe \nPracticalities\nFor more details on the programme\, visit www.europeanforum.eu.  \nTo register\, please send an email to marseilleforum2017@gmail.com.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/the-climate-emergency-how-to-build-a-bridge-between-scientific-knowledge-and-the-political-and-social-reality-brussels/
LOCATION:Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium\, Rue de la Régence 3\, Bruxelles\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Making Basic Income a European Reality (Tampere)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nThe long lived dream of a basic income has gained relevance in Europe in the last few years. Changing working life and an uncertain economy has sparked the need for social security reforms in many countries. The Finnish basic income study has received world wide coverage. The goals have long been established but how do countries move forward to make it actually happen? Is a European BI possible? Should we approach BI incrementally? \nIn this seminar\, taking place at the 30th European Green Party Council\, guest speakers will discuss the status of basic income developments in different countries and outline paths to make the utopia a reality. Both national and Europe-wide points of view will be discussed. The seminar is a chance to spread ideas among the participants and help implement change across Europe. \nSpeakers\nVia video: Jamie Cooke\, The RSA Scotland \nPathways to a Basic Income in Scotland and the UK \nJane Millar\, University of Bath\, UK\nUniversal Credit: designing and implementing the UK’s new working-age benefit and how this differs from Basic Income \nKim Evangelista\, Belgian Green party (Ecolo)\nA Basic Income for the young: Inventing tomorrow’s solidarities \nLukas Korpelainen\, Visio – Finnish Green Think Tank\nA hybrid model for basic social security and the steps for the next 10 years in Finland \n  \nSpeaker Biographies\nJane Millar OBE\, FBA\, FAcSS is Professor of Social Policy in the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Bath\, UK. Her research interests include the design\, implementation and impact of social policy and comparative research on family policy\, social security and employment policy\, with particular reference to gender and changing family patterns. Her current research examines the impact of Universal Credit on couples\, focusing on labour market decisions and family budgeting. \nKim Evangelista is a policy advisor for the Belgian Green party (Ecolo). He is in charge of economic\, social and fiscal policies. He worked on a concrete Basic Income proposition included in the political program of the party for the May 2019 election. He studied economics and political sciences\, and was later a researcher in applied economics. He worked in both the private and public sector \nLukas Korpelainen is a research coordinator at the Finnish Green think tank Visio. Earlier this year he wrote a report on improving the basic social security system in Finland. The work includes a new model for a basic income combined with means-tested benefits and a realistic first step with economic simulations. He has also helped the Finnish Green party develop its social security policies. \nJamie Cooke is the head of The RSA Scotland and leads on the development of the RSA’s activity in Scotland\, through innovative partnerships\, projects and programmes. He is also a leading advocate\, writer\, and speaker on the subject of basic income. He sits on the Executive Committee of Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) and on the Board of Citizens’ Basic Income Network Scotland (CBINS). \n\nThis seminar is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of the Finnish Green think tank Visio.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/making-basic-income-a-european-reality/
LOCATION:Tampere-talo Oy\, Yliopistonkatu 55\, Tampere\, 33100\, Finland
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SUMMARY:Transeuropa Festival: Europe for the Many (Palermo)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nThe conference aims to set out a vision and strategy for the democratic transformation of Europe to become both ecologically responsible and socially just\, and hence truly hospitable. It takes place exactly 30 years on from the fall of the Berlin wall\, and brought together activists\, politicians and intellectuals from across the continent. The Green European Journal Editor-in-Chief is among those in attendance. \n  \nAgenda\n9.00 : Welcome from Fabrizio Micari\, rector of UNIPA \n9.15 – 9.30: Introduction to the day \n09.30 – 12.00: End of the month or end of the world? How to fight social injustice and save the planet at the same time? \n12.30 – 13.30: Beyond the city walls: municipalism as method of global change \nLunch \n14.30 – 16.00: How can Europe act outside its borders to promote a just green transition? \n16.00 – 17.30: Democratising Europe: from intergovernmental impasse to a new transnational balance of forces \n17.30 – 18.00: Concluding remarks and launch of Substantive Democracy Report \n18.00 – 19.00: Literary Aperitif: Visions of Europe \n  \nPracticalities\nThis event takes place at Palazzo Charamonte-Steri in Palermo\, Italy.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/transeuropa-festival-europe-for-the-many-palermo/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:Green Academy Winter Seminar - Degrowth Kaleidoscope: Real-Existing Utopia(s) (Plitvička Jezera)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nThe Green European Foundation\, in cooperation with the Institute for Political Ecology\, the Open Society Initiative for Europe and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung – Prague office\, is organising the 3rd edition of the Green Academy Winter Seminar. \nThe seminar will focus on the ongoing debates around the Green New Deal and degrowth concepts and practices in the context of the climate emergency. Deeper avenues to be explored will look at the theoretical\, political and practical level and identify convergencies and conflicts. The seminar will allow for exchanges to develop strategies for concrete change and policies. \nParticipants will be introduced to “degrowth doughnut” visualisations\, underlining the cultural excesses and shortfalls in a democratic construction of a degrowth transition. \nA “kaleidoscopic” perspective of the movement and various interconnections and differences will explore specific sectors where degrowth can make a fundamental difference\, while also considering the significance of the emerging Green New Deal policies on both sides of the Atlantic. \nDemands for a socially just and planned transition need to be articulated precisely in order to head off reactionary responses to the climate emergency. And this we shall redesign as we go\, for the further Europeans slide into climate chaos without establishing a convivial sociality\, the more likely we are to contend with authoritarian and inegalitarian powers to which emergency conditions often give rise. \nThe politics of this historical dynamic – the actors\, alliances\, institutions and social processes creating degrowth transitions is the subject of lively debate in Europe and beyond\, shaping up right before our eyes. Given the fact that in 2020 Croatia will take over the EU Presidency\, we will aim to explore ways how our thinking and actions can become turning points for Europe to be able to take another course. \nProgramme\nFRIDAY 8th OF NOVEMBER \n15:00 DEPARTURE FROM ZAGREB (ORGANISED BUS TRANSPORT – PARKING NEXT TO MAIN TRAIN STATION (ACCROSS IMPORTANE CENTRE ENTRANCE) \n17:15 ARRIVAL TO HOTEL – CHECK-IN AND REGISTRATION \n18:00 WELCOME NOTE AND INTRODUCTION \nVedran Horvat\, IPE Zagreb\, Head/Board of Directors\, GEF \nNino Lejava\, HBS\, Head of Prague office \nJagoda Munić\, FoEE\, Director\, Bruxelles/GA program council \nDanijela Dolenec\, Faculty of Political Sciences\, Associate Professor\,Zagreb/GA program council \nPresentation of working groups: Clara Dellaire-Fortier\, Nikolina Rajković\, Andro Rilović\, Ajda Pistotnik \nEVENING CONVERSATION: ”DEGROWTH MOVEMENT\, THOUGHT AND ACTION IN THE MIDST OF CLIMATE COLLAPS” \nEvening conversation with Vincent Liegey\, Cargonomia\, Hungary/France \n20:00 DINNER \nSATURDAY 9TH OF NOVEMBER \n09:00 MORNING LECTURE – Tiziano Distefano \n”Social cohesion in the ecological transition” \n10:00 MORNING PANEL  \nGREEN NEW DEAL AND DEGROWTH – REAL-EXISTING UTOPIAS IN ACTION \nWith: Sean Sweney (TUED)\, Pawel Wargan (DiEM25)\, Marija Bartl (UA)\, Jagoda Munić (FoEE) \nModerated by: Danijela Dolenec and Vedran Horvat \n11:30 COFFEE BREAK \n11:30 WORKING GROUPS 1 \n\nLABOR\, DEMOCRACY AND DEGROWTH (Clara Dallaire-Fortier & Nina Rajković with Dario Farcy\, Sean Sweney and Marija Bartl)\nDEGROWTH AND DEBT (Ajda Pistotnik with Mark Perreira and Tilman Hartley)\nDEGROWTH (&) MUNICIPALISM (Andro Rilović with Eugen Vuković\, Eleanor Finley\, Vincent Liegey)\n\n13:30 LUNCH BREAK & WALK \n17:30 WORKING GROUPS 2  \n\nLABOR\, DEMOCRACY AND DEGROWTH (Clara Dallaire Fortier & Nina Rajković with Dario Farcy\, Sean Sweney and Marija Bartl)\nDEGROWTH AND DEBT (Ajda Pistotnik with Mark Perreira and Tilman Hartley)\nDEGROWTH (&) MUNICIPALISM (Andro Rilović with Eugen Vuković\, Eleanor Finley\, Vincent Liegey)\n\n19:30 DINNER \n21:00 DONUTS AND WINE EVENING TALK ON SUSTAINABILITY ON EUROPEAN (SEMI)PERIPHERY – \n\nMladen Domazet \nClara Dallaire-Forter\nJenny Ufer\nBranko Ančić\n\nSUNDAY 10TH NOVEMBER  \n09:00 MORNING LECTURE \nPetr Jiehlička\, Open University\, UK \nDegrowth lessons from the European East: self-provisioning\, sharing and the resilient food system \n10:00 WORKING GROUPS 3 \n\nLABOR\, DEMOCRACY AND DEGROWTH (Clara Dallaire Fortier & Nina Rajković with Dario Farcy\, Sean Sweney and Marija Bartl)\nDEGROWTH AND DEBT (Ajda Pistotnik with Mark Perreira and Tilman Hartley)\nDEGROWTH (&) MUNICIPALISM (Andro Rilović with Eugen Vuković\, Eleanor Finley\, Vincent Liegey)\n\n11:30 BREAK \n12:00 REPORTS FROM WORKING GROUPS  \n12:30 Post-growth awakening for EU: positioning degrowth agenda and international cooperation on climate action within the context of EU Croatian Presidency \nModeration: Dražen Šimleša \n13:15 Closing \n13:30 Lunch \n14:30 Departure to Zagreb \n17:00 estimated arrival \n\nThis event is a cooperation between the Institute for Political Ecology\, the Green European Foundation\, the Open Society Initiative for Europe and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Prague office\, with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-academy-winter-seminar-degrowth-kaleidoscope-real-existing-utopias/
LOCATION:Hotel Jezero\, Plitvička Jezera\, 53231\, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
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SUMMARY:The Climate Crisis and the European Media (Prague)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nWhat is the role of the media in Europe in communicating the climate crisis? What needs to be changed? And how can this be achieved? These and other questions will guide our panel debate\, which takes place in prostor39 café and community centre\, and features contributions from MEPs\, activists\, and journalists. \nThey touch on a wide range of topics\, from ownership structures and oligarchisation of the media\, to fossil industry disinformation campaigns and the sometimes bizarre consequences of media emphasis on balancing content. Concerns are expressed\, but there is also room for hope and solutions. While the internet environment may be prone to opinion bubbles and misinformation\, it facilitates diversified news sources and can also give rise to social movements and allow for mobilization. For journalists\, informing people of the vital and indisputable science behind climate change is perhaps a way to defend the very need for their profession. \nThe panel debate marks another successful step in cooperation between Deník Referendum and the Green European Journal. \n  \nSpeakers\nThe panel will consist of two MEPs and two journalists. It will be moderated by Zuzana Vlasatá\, reporter and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Denik Referendum\, and Laurent Standaert\, Editor-in-Chief of the Green European Journal. \nThe panel composition is as follows: \n\nBas Eickhout – Dutch MEP for GroenLinks and co-leading candidate for the European Green Party in the last European elections\nMarkéta Gregorová – Czech MEP for Česká pirátská strana (Czech Pirate Party) and member of the European Parliament Committee on International Trade\nAude Massiot – journalist from the international desk of the French daily Libération\nJosef Patočka\, climate reporter for Deník Referendum and co-founder of the grassroots anti-coal initiative Limity jsme my\n\n  \nPracticalities\nThis event is taking place in prostor39 in Prague. The panel and debate are all in English. It is free and open to the public\, with no pre-registration necessary.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/the-climate-crisis-and-the-european-media/
CATEGORIES:Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20191025T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20191027T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T010156
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SUMMARY:EGAT National Training Session (Hungary)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nThis is the first meeting of a series of training sessions\, part of our transnational project  European Green Activists Training organized by the Green European Foundation together with the Ecopolis Foundation.  \nParticipants from Hungary will gather during one weekend and discover more about green politics and the Green movement in Europe. Through various team building activities they will also get to know each other and prepare for the Brussels Study Tour that will take place in March 2020. \nProgramme\n25.10 Friday  \n14.00 Departure from Budapest \n16.00 Arrive to Mátraháza-Sástó \n16.30 “What does green politics stand for?” (Dániel Mikecz\, political scientist) \n17.30 Break \n18.00 “Introduction of the Hungarian green political traditions” (Dániel Mikecz\, political scientist) \n19.00 Dinner \n20.00 Team building \n\n26.10 Saturday \n8.00 Breakfast \n9.00 Energizer \n10.00 “Greens in the European Union” (Zoltán Vasali\, political scientist) \n11.30 Team building exercise 2 \n12.00 “Green Policy” (Zoltán Vasali\, political scientist) \n13.00 Lunch \n14.00 Team building exercises 3.: “Quotes” \n14.30 “Green political campaigns” (Dániel Mikecz\, political scientist\, Zoltán Vasali\, political scientist) \n16.00 Break \n16.15 Team building exercises 4.: “World Café” \n17.00 “Paradoxes and contradictions in green politics” (Dániel Mikecz\, political scientist\, Zoltán Vasali\, political scientist) \n18.30 Team building exercises 5.: “Conversation Café” \n19.00 Dinner \n20.00 “Open Space Technology” \n\n27.10 Sunday \n8.00 Breakfast \n9.00 Team building exercises 6.: “1 – 2 – 4 – ALL” \n10.00 “The identity of Ecopolitics” (Dániel Mikecz\, political scientist\, Zoltán Vasali\, political scientist) \n12.00 “The future of Green Politics” (Dániel Mikecz\, political scientist\, Zoltán Vasali\, political scientist) \n13.00 Lunch \n14.00 Feedback \n\nApplication Process Closed\nThe call for applications has closed. Stay tuned for similar opportunities to participate in the European Green Activist Training next year! Be sure to follow us on social media and subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to hear about all our latest opportunities!
URL:https://gef.eu/event/egat-national-training-session-hungary/
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20191018T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20191018T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T010156
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LAST-MODIFIED:20191008T114614Z
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SUMMARY:Politics on the Plate - Visions and Demands for Urban Food of the Future (Vienna)
DESCRIPTION:Event background\nAs part of its thematic priority on food and agriculture\, the Green European Foundation wants to bring together different actors of the food system to find alternative solutions to our current food supply which has negative impacts not only on us humans but more so on our environment. Furthermore\, GEF’s activities aim to highlight and to support alternative proposals to the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union. \nAbout the event\nAs part of a two-day symposium on urban agriculture with a particular focus on Vienna\, GEF is organising\, with the support of Grüne Bildungswerkstatt\, a conference focusing on the political dimensions while fostering the exchange of best practices by inviting highlight projects from all over Europe to share their experiences with alternative urban food supply. \nThe objective is to get inspiration from each other as well as to formulate concrete recommendations for local politicians as well as citizens on how to ensure urban food supply of the future. \nProgramme\nFriday\, 18th October \n10:00 Welcome and introduction – Rüdiger Maresch \n10:30 – 12:30 European highlight projects of urban food policy \n\nDirk Holemans: Gent en Garde\, Belgium\nEmma Peyron: Copenhagen Food House\, Denmark\ntbc: Janet Sanz Cid: Barcelona\, Catalonia-Spain\n\nQ&A \n12:30 – 13:15 Lunch break \n13:15 – 14:45 Workshops: The political dimension of food \nWorkshop 1: Nutrition and social policies \n\nThomas Barborik: Food saving in Vienna\nMelanie Oßberger\, FIAN Austria: Human rights violation hunger – political causes\, false solutions\, and the right to food\n\nDiscussion in groups: How can the city contribute to improve the situation? \nWorkshop 2: Nutrition and environment \n\ntbc\, Global 2000: Environmental destruction through agriculture\nThomas Putzgruber\, Verein RespekTiere: Insight the stables of the farmer next door\n\nDiscussion in groups: How can the city contribute to improve the situation? \nFollowing the workshops\, participants exchange in plenary and share input. \n14:45 – 15:00 Coffee break \n15:00 – 16:15 Panel debate: Urban food of the future – visions and demands for a modern food supply in Vienna \nWith: Felix Münster (Ernährungsrat Vienna)\, Marta Lopez Cifuentes\, tbc\, (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna\, department for sustainable agriculture)\, Martina Pluda (Vier Pfoten Austria)\, moderated by Dagmar Tutschek (Director Grüne Bildungswerkstatt) \n17:00 – 19:00 Evening workshops \n3 stations of interactive workshops\, among others at the city farm Augarten  \nSaturday\, 19th October \nOn Saturday\, 19th October\, the symposium is continued with at Nationalparkhaus Lobau in Vienna with a specific focus on the situation in Vienna\, looking at the current food supply in Vienna and inspiring initiatives for alternative (self-)supply. The day will be completed with excursions that will bring participants together with urban farmers\, beekeepers\, food cooperatives and more. As of 20:00 the evening will be concluded with a joint dinner at Kleine Stadtfarm. \n\nTo register\, please send an email to anmeldung@gbw.at. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/politics-on-the-plate-visions-and-demands-for-urban-food-of-the-future-vienna/
LOCATION:Architekturzentrum Wien\, Museumsplatz 1\, Wien\, 1070\, Austria
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191022
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SUMMARY:EGAT Session in Croatia (Sljeme)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nThis is the first meeting of a series of training sessions\, part of  our transnational project “European Green Activists Training” organized by the Green European Foundation together with  Sustainable Development Forum Green Window and Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe \nDuring this weekend\, 20 participants from various regions in Croatia will meet\, learn and discover more on green values and EU institutions\, including on decision-making processes. \nThis session will be followed a second session in the end of November\, that will focus on various issues from a European perspective.  \nProgramme\nDAY 1 – 18.10 \n09:00 – 10:00   Arrival \n09:30 – 11:00   Getting to know each other games + teambuilding activities \n11:30 – 12:00   Expectations and challenges \n12:00 – 12:30   Coffee break \n12:30 – 14:00   History of the EU \n14:00 – 15:30   Lunch \n15:30 – 17:00   Institutions of the EU \n17:00 – 17:30   Coffee break \n17:30 – 19:00   Learning more about the European Parliament \n19:00 – 20:00   Dinner \n20:00 – 20:30   Reflection groups \nDAY 2 – 19.10 \n09:00 – 10:00 Breakfast \n09:30 – 12:00 Digital technologies in the context of the European Union \n12:00 – 12:30   Coffee break \n12:30 – 14:00   History of green parties in Croatia and the EU \n14:00 – 15:30   Lunch \n15:30 – 17:00 Thematic groups workshop \n17:00 – 17:30   Coffee break \n17:30 – 19:00 Presentations of thematic groups + discussion \n19:00 – 20:00   Dinner \n20:00 – 20:30   Reflection groups \nDAY 3 – 20.10 \n09:00 – 10:00 Breakfast \n09:30 – 12:00 Experience in the European institutions and green organizations – World Cafe \n12:00 – 12:30   Coffee break \n12:30 – 14:00 Evaluation \n14:00 – 15:30   Lunch \n15:30  Departures \nApplication process closed\nThe call for applications has closed. Stay tuned for similar opportunities to participate in the European Green Activists Training next year! \n\n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/egat-croatia-sljeme/
LOCATION:Sljeme\, Sljeme\, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20191017T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20191017T213000
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SUMMARY:Public debate: Cornerstones for a New Climate (Wiener Neustadt)
DESCRIPTION:Event background\nAs part of our transnational project Basic Income – European Public Debate\, which has been implemented across Europe since 2017\, GEF is holding a two-fold event in Austria to explore different positions on universal basic income (UBI) across Europe. \nAbout the event\nFollowing a one-day conference bringing together green actors with proponents and experts of UBI from Austria and other parts of Europe\, organised by GEF with the support of Grüne Bildungswerkstatt and Bildungszentrum St. Bernhard\, a public debate will be organised to invite citizens to engage with the topic of UBI. Together\, the attendees will explore if a UBI can be a component to tranform our economy and society in order to fight climate change. \nProgramme\n19:00 Welcome: Positioning and synthesis of the conference during the day \n19:30 Fishbowl discussions (30 minutes each) between experts\, politicians and audience on three thematic strands: \n\nUBI\, social and economic inclusion\nUBI\, financing and alternative economic models\nUBI from a feminist perspective\n\n21:00 Perspectives\, possibilities and conclusion \n\nTo find out more about the registration and programme\, please contact buero@gbw.at. \nThe event will be held in German and English with interpretation. \nThe public debate is preceeded by an internal conference from 10h30 to 18h. More information can be found here.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/position-ubi-cornerstones-for-a-new-climate-wiener-neustadt-2/
LOCATION:Bildungszentrum St. Bernhard\, Domplatz 1\, Wiener Neustadt\, 2700\, Austria
CATEGORIES:Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20191017T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20191017T180000
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SUMMARY:Cornerstones for a New Climate - UBI's contribution to new policies on economy and environment (Wiener Neustadt)
DESCRIPTION:Event background\nAs part of our transnational project Basic Income – European Public Debate\, which has been implemented across Europe since 2017\, GEF is holding a two-fold event in Austria to explore different positions on universal basic income (UBI) across Europe. \nAbout the event\nAs it is clear that our planet calls for a different\, new climate\, GEF will\, with the support of Grüne Bildungswerkstatt and Bildungszentrum St. Bernhard\, open the space for green actors and proponents of a UBI to discuss how such a policy instrument could contribute to new policies for economy\, society and the environment. \nProgramme\n10:00 Registration \n10:30 Welcome and introduction to the GEF transnational project on UBI \n11:30 Input on 3 themes of the day \n\nUBI\, social and economic inclusion\n\nKim Fredericq-Evangelista\, policy advisor Ecolo (BE) \n\nUBI\, financing and alternative economic models\n\nHelmo Pape\, founder of Generation Grundeinkommen (AT) \n\nUBI from a feminist perspective\n\nBarb Jacobsen\, coordinator of Basic Income UK and member of Universal Basic Income Europe (UBIE) network (UK) \nMargit Appel\, researcher on feminist economic policy and universal basic income (AT) \n12:30 Discussion: Connecting the threads to green climate policies \n13:00 Lunch break \n14:00 Open Space \nDeepening of the 3 themes highlighted in the morning and exploring of further questions on UBI \n16:45 Harvesting and synthesis \n18:00 Networking drinks and snacks \nSpeakers\n\nMargit Appel –  researcher on feminist economic policy/universal basic income in Austria.\nKim Fredericq-Evangelista – Policy advisor for the Belgium Green Party\, Ecolo. His “Youth UBI” was added to the last election programme.\nBarb Jacobsen – Universal Basic Income Europe (UBIE) Network\, Co-ordinator of Basic Income UK.\nHelmo Pape – Founder of Generation Grundeinkommen\, Austria.\n\nPracticalities\nLanguage \nThe conference will be in German with English whispered interpreting. \nParticipation fee \nSolidarity fee / voluntary donation for the organization and food. Participation in the evening event is free of charge. \nRegistration \nTo register for this event\, please contact buero@gbw.at. \nRegistration deadline: 14 October \n\nFor more information in German\, please visit our partner’s webpage here. \nThe internal conference will be followed by a public debate reflecting on the key insights of the day and discussing the (political) steps forward as of 19h. More information can be found here.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/position-ubi-cornerstones-for-a-new-climate-wiener-neustadt/
LOCATION:Bildungszentrum St. Bernhard\, Domplatz 1\, Wiener Neustadt\, 2700\, Austria
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20191015T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20191015T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T010156
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SUMMARY:The Leading Role of Cities in Fighting Against Climate Change (Madrid)
DESCRIPTION:Event Background\nThe role of cities is gaining prominence in the fight against climate change. The extreme severity of the environmental crisis would require urgent and courageous decision taking and action by government institutions at national\, European and global levels\, in the short\, medium and long term\, but on the contrary\, the interference of economic powers is making this decision-making extremely slow and with little ambitious goals. \nThe municipalities\, as institutions closer to citizenship\, and citizen movements are getting many cities to take measures that are making them the forefront of the fight against climate change in the face of the paralysis of other institutions. \nAbout the Event\nThis round table discussion will take place as part of the GEF transnational project Cities as Places of Hope in the European Union. \nIt will allow the speakers and guests to listen to and exchange on the different experiences of European cities and analyse the role that citizens can play in fighting a global crisis that threatens us all. \nSpeakers\n\nInés Sabanés\, Councilor for More Madrid at the Madrid City Council\nJúlia López Ventura\, European Regional Director in C40\nRosa Fraga\, Architect. Administrative Coordinator of the Platform for a New Energy Model (Px1NME)\nDirk Holemans\, former Councilor of Ghent (Belgium)\, Director of the Think Tank Oikos\, member of the board of the Green European Foundation.\n\nPracticalities\nThis roundtable discussion is an open event. If you like to attend\, please register your interest by contacting our partner at info@fundacionequo.es. \n\nRound table organized by the Green European Foundation (GEF) with the support of Fundación EQUO and the collaboration of La Casa Encendida.  \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/the-leading-role-of-cities-in-fighting-against-climate-change/
LOCATION:La Casa Encendida\, Ronda de Valencia\, 2\,\, Madrid\, 28012\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Debate
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191015
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SUMMARY:EGAT Session in Finland
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nThis is the first meeting of a series of training sessions\, part of our transnational project  European Green Activists Training organized by the Green European Foundation together with the Young Greens of Finland and the Green Cultural Association Visio. \n25 participants from Finland will have the opportunity to learn more about the Green movement on the national and international levels. The participants will meet and discuss with representatives from different organisations and engage in panel discussions and presentations including on “Youth and the EU” and activism. \nThis session will be followed a second session in November\, focusing on the history and functioning of the European Union and its institutions and on the Green political family at the European level. \nProgramme\nFriday 11th October\n15.00 Welcome to the course!\n15.45 Introduction Young Greens\n16.30 Veli Liikanen – Green Party\nIntroduction to the Green Party and green politics\n17.30 Getting to know each other better\, grouping activities\, rules and practicalities\n19.30 End of the day \nSaturday 12th October\n10.00 Breakfast\n10.30 Jesse Kareinen and Sanni Korjus – presentation about Young Greens’ local action groups\n12.00 Katri Ylinen\, Federation of Young European Greens\n15.00 Oona Käyhkö\, HYYn Vihreät\nBeing active in University politics\n15.45 Activity on values\n16.45 Break\n17.00 Panel on Young Greens’ working groups\n18.00 Dinner\n19.00 Extracurricular programme: documentary \nSunday 13th October\n10.00 Breakfast\n10.30 Reflection\n11.00-12.00 Panel discussion: “Youth and the EU”\nPanellists from different political parties’ youth organisations.\n12.30 Bicca Olin\, Young Greens’ MEP candidate and board member at OBESSU –\n“How to be active on EU-level and why it’s important for young people to be active also on an international level”\n13.15 Break\n13.30 Reflecting on the first training and feedback\n14.30 Closure \n\nApplication Process Closed\nThe call for applications has closed. Stay tuned for similar opportunities to participate in the European Green Activist Training next year! Be sure to follow us on social media and subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to hear about all our latest opportunities!
URL:https://gef.eu/event/egat-session-in-finland/
LOCATION:Vihreä liitto rp\, Fredrikinkatu 33 A\, 2 krs. Vihreä liitto rp The Greens in Finland\, Helsinki\, 00120\, Finland
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191005
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191007
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SUMMARY:GEF at Brno Organic Food Fair (Brno)
DESCRIPTION:Event Background\nGEF will take part in this local organic food fair as part of its transnational project Fair and Healthy Food\, which aims to bring together different actors within the food system to find alternative solutions and support positive changes to the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union. \nAbout the Event\nThis organic food festival is organised by NGOs local to Brno\, who invite local organic farmers and environmental NGOs. You can find out more about the festival in general here.  \nGEF will be present at the festival via its partner Institute for Active Citizenship holding a stall and offering information and resources to festival attendees\, including local farmers\, NGO representatives and Green politicians. \nThe festival will also be an opportunity to produce several promotional videos exploring how a local healthy food distribution system can be achieved. \n\nKeep an eye on GEF’s social media for some exciting videos from this event! 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/gef-at-brno-ogranic-food-fair/
LOCATION:Zelný trh\, 602 00 Brno\, Czech Republic
CATEGORIES:Thinking Day
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191005
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191007
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SUMMARY:Global Trends\, Local Challenges: The Green Answers (El Prat de Llobregat)
DESCRIPTION:Event background\nDespite increasing divisions and the rise of right-wing forces on the European and national scenes\, many European cities are pursuing a progressive\, positive and transnationally networked vision. \nCities are organising themselves increasingly in trans-local networks\, such as Energy Cities\, Fearless Cities\, and Food Cities. As such\, this type of governance is becoming all the more relevant at a transnational level in Europe. To this end\, this upcoming GEF conference will look at global issues\, how they translate into local challenges but also what the local Green answers to these challenges are. \nAbout the event\nIn the framework of the transnational project Cities as Places of Hope\, this event will examine global trends in their local contexts and how the emerging challenges are approached on a municipal level across Europe and what can be learned from each other. To this end\, the conference will bring together local green councillors from Catalonia with their counterparts from Germany\, France\, the Netherlands and other countries to exchange ideas and best practices. \nProgramme\n09.30-10.00 Registration \n10.00-10.15 Welcome by Lluís Mijoler (Mayor of El Prat de Llobregat) \n\n10.15-10.30 Presentation of the event by Sergi Alegre (Fundació Nous Horitzons) \n\n10.30-11.00 Presentation of the project Fearless Cities by Merlijn De Rijcke (Oikos Foundation) \n11-00-11.30 Migrations: past\, present and future\, Ricard Fernández (Coordinator Social Ares\, Barcelona) \n\n11.30-12.00 Coffee break \n\n12.00-12.45 Digitalisation: opportunity or risk?\, Florentius Kist (Local councillor\, Rotterdam) \n\n12\,45-13.30 Climate change: are we in the proper track?\, Anna Marti (Local councillor\, El Prat de Llobregat) \n\n13.30-14.00 The EU approach to globalization\, Lluis Camprubi (responsible of ICV international committee) \n\n14.00-15.00 Networking lunch with local food \nRegistration\nThe event will be held in Catalan with English interpretation. To find out more and participate in the event\, send an email to Project Coordinator carlotta.weber@gef.eu. \n\nFurther details of this event are to be confirmed. Please check back later for more information. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/global-trends-local-challenges-the-green-answers-el-prat-de-llobregat/
LOCATION:Cèntric Espai Cultural\, Plaça de Catalunya 39-41\, El Prat de Llobregat\, 08820\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191003
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SUMMARY:Documentary on Youth (Brno)
DESCRIPTION:Event Background\nIn the framework of the Idea Challenge\, the Green European Foundation invited young people aged 16 – 24 from Croatia\, Czechia and Portugal to submit their ideas which aims to make their own neighborhood or a local community more open\, democratic\, inclusive\, and ultimately European. 3 winner ideas from the three countries were selected and are now on the way of implementing their projects. \nAbout the event\nMonika – 19 years old high school student is set to film a short documentary\, based on a case study from Czechia. She\, together with her cinematographer friend Radek would like to explore young people’s awareness and attitudes towards European Union and see how it correlates with the awareness related to climate and environmental issues. \n\nFor updates on the the activity\, follow our Facebook and Instagram accounts.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/documentary-on-youth-brno/
CATEGORIES:Thinking Day
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20190918T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20190918T173000
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SUMMARY:Towards a Local Healthy Food Distribution System (Brno)
DESCRIPTION:Event Background\nThis roundtable discussion will be held as part of the GEF transnational project Fair and Healthy Food\, which aims to bring together different actors within the food system to find alternative solutions and support positive changes to the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union. \nAbout the Event\nThe participants of this roundtable discussion will include important stakeholders in local food distribution systems\, including local farmers\, sellers\, NGOs\, politicians and community representatives. \nThe discussion will focus on how to promote the emergence of a sustainable system of production and distribution of healthy and organic local food in the southern Czech region of Moravia. \nThe experience of local farmers and producers and the barriers they face will be presented in the form of the results of a survey that GEF together with Institute for Active Citizenship has been conducting among them in Czech Republic throughout the past months. Furthermore\, the roundtable will explore positive examples of food policies and systems elsewhere in Europe\, such as in Ghent. \nThe outcomes of the debate will include a summary of recommendations for city authorities and politicians on how best to promote fair and healthy food in the Moravia region. \nProgramme\n15:30 – 15:50 Introduction of event and participants \n15:50 – 16:10 Results of the local farmer survey presented \n16:10 – 16:40 Discussion on the barriers farmers face \n16:40 – 16:50 Introduction to discussion on how cities can promote healthy local food \n16:50 – 17:20 Discussion on recommendations for city authorities and politicians \n17:20 – 17:30 Summary and closing remarks \nThe roundtable will be chaired by Martin Ander\, Director of Institute for Active Citizenship. \n\nThe participation in this event is upon invitation only. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/towards-a-local-healthy-food-distribution-system/
LOCATION:Open Gardens (Environmental Education Center)\, Open Gardens (Environmental Education Center)\, Údolní 33\, Brno\, Czech Republic
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20190914T100000
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SUMMARY:Climate Emergency – Raising Ambition (London)
DESCRIPTION:Event Background\nWith the consequences of climate change beinng increasingly perceptible through extreme weather events (both worldwide and in European countries)\, verifiable research is urgently needed to set targets and policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the amount necessary to secure a livable environment. At the same time\, policies to reduce greenhouse emissions are often attacked for threatening existing jobs.  \nGEF’s transnational project “Strengthening Climate Targets\, Creating Local Climate Jobs” sets out to explore what greenhouse emissions reductions would mean in practical terms for our job markets and economies\, and whether jobs could be created in rural areas across Europe. Can both a safe and just economically sound life for all be achieved? To this end\, our project undertook research on the potential to create more climate jobs in three EU countries with diverse historic and economic prerequisites: United Kingdom\, Ireland and Hungary. In 2019 the project is expanding also to Poland.  \nAbout the Event: \nThis climate energy conference is a one-day event for those looking to act on the climate emergency.  What can local authorities and communities do?  What scale of change do we need to be looking at?  What could the benefits be for jobs and local economies?  How do we keep fossil fuels in the ground?  \nSpeakers:  \n\nAndrew Simms\, (Rapid Transition Alliance) – the Climate Emergency\nNadine Andrews\, (Green House) – Climate psychology & cultural shifts\nPaul Allen\, (Centre for Alternative Technology) – Zero Carbon Britain\nJonathan Essex and Peter Sims\, (Green House) – Climate Jobs\nSam Mason (PCS Union) – Need for a Just Transition\nFatima Ibrahim (IPPR Environmental Justice Commission) – Need for a Just Transition\nYves Marignac\, (Association négaWatt) – Europe-wide transition\nSimon Pickering (Councillor\, Stroud District Council) – Reducing in-house emissions\nPhilip Webber (formerly of Kirklees Council) – Street by street retrofit\nIan Christie ​(University of Surrey) – Widening the coalition\nAgamemnon Otero (Repowering London) – Renewable energy\nPage Dykstra (Community Supported Agriculture Network UK) – Land/Food Transition\nRobert Read (The A Team Foundation) – Land/Food Transition\nJohn Webb (Herts WithOut Waste) – Materials/Waste Transition\nNeil Pitcairn (United Kingdom Without Incineration Network) – Materials/Waste Transition\nStephen Joseph (Transport Policy Consultant) – Transport Transition\n\nProgramme:  \n10:00-10:30 – Registration & refreshment \n10:30 – Welcome and introductions – Natalie Bennett Green European Foundation\, Anne Chapman Green House\n– The Climate Emergency – Andrew Simms\n– Climate Psychology and cultural change – Nadine Andrews\n– Questions and discussion\n– Introduction to parallel sessions and workshops \n11:45 – Tea/ coffee break \n12:00 – Parallel sessions – Making a plan\n– Green New Deal and Just Transition – Fatima Ibrahim and Sam Mason\n– Climate Jobs – Jonathan Essex and Peter Sims\n– Zero Carbon plans – Paul Allen (Centre for Alternative Technology) and Yves Marignac (negaWatt) \n13:00 – Lunch and information/discussion tables on:\n– Reuse and recycling – Herts WithOut Waste & UKWIN\n– Sustainable and Active Transport – Stephen Joseph\,\n– Renewable energy – Repowering London\n– Food and farming – Community Supported Agriculture Network & Team A Foundation\n– Street by street retrofit – Philip Webber (formerly Kirklees council)\n– Local councils – Simon Pickering\, Stroud District Council \n14:30 – Workshops – Making it happen\n– Making an Action Plan – Simon Pickering\, with Jonathan Essex and Peter Simms\n– Identifying key enablers and blockers of a step change in emissions.\n– Widening the Coalition – Ian Christie\, Surrey Climate Commission\n– Establishing partnerships\, setting up a local climate commission and citizens assemblies. \n15:30 – tea/coffee break \n15:45 – Making change happen – Feed back from workshops and panel discussion chaired by Natalie Bennett \n17:00 – Conference Ends \nPracticalities: \nConference fee: £10 \nPlease register for this event via the form found here. \n\n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/climate-emergency-raising-ambition/
LOCATION:Bloomsbury Central Baptists Church\, 235 Shaftesbury Avenue\, London\, WC2H 8EP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20190910T110000
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SUMMARY:The Energy Transition & Green Jobs (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nThis online debate will take place as part of the Strengthening Climate Targets\, Creating Local Climate Jobs project and will focus on the question of “does the energy transition in Poland mean an increase in unemployment?” \nThe debate will be opened by an introductory presentation given by Peter Sims\, exploring the results of modeling changes in the number of jobs for Poland assuming a complete departure from coal consumption in energy and heat production\, 60% implementation of waste recycling and a more widely used public transport system by 2035. \nSpeakers\n\nPeter Sims – Green House\nEwa Sufin-Jacquemart – Fundacha Strefa Zieleni\nMiłosława Stępień – Akcja Konin\nKrzysztof Kajetanowicz – Value Partner\nWojciech Szymalski – Instytut nrz Ekorozwoju\n\nPracticalities\nThe debate will take place in Polish\, with the presentation of Peter Sims interpreted from English to Polish. \nParticipants can watch the debate in real time on the www.chronmyklimat.pl website and on the Facebook funpage of the Institute for Sustainable Development (pl: Instytut na rzecz Ekorozwoju.) \nThe webinar will take place at 11:00 CEST. \nThe Facebook event page for the webinar can be found here.  \nThe webinar will be available to watch in full here.  \n\n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/the-energy-transition-green-jobs-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Energy Democracy Workshop (Ohrid)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nThis event will bring together different actors from across the region and the EU to find alternative solutions and support positive changes to the energy sector in North Macedonia and in South-East Europe. \nThe topic of the workshop is how we can set a path to a participatory\, inclusive and decentralised Green economy through promotion of the Energy Democracy concept. \nThe workshop will focus on energy cooperatives and other forms of socio-environmental economy in Europe\, contributing to the debate and practice on the EU level with experiences and challenges from the Balkans perspective. \nThe workshop will connect with multiple priorities\, underlining the need for a more democratic and inclusive society and educating on economic alternatives that address democratic deficiencies in EU and candidate countries\, as well as the climate emergency. \nProgramme\nDay 1 \n10:00 – 11:00   Introduction of the event\, Opening of the event and Presenting 2019 workshop – \n\nAleksandar Gjorgjievski project coordinator\nMaja Morachanin – Member of North Macedonian Parliament\, Green perspective on Energy in North Macedonia and the Region\n\n11:00 – 12:30   Presentations and Panel discusion:  Energy Sector in EU and the Balkan Region (Current and future perspectives) \n\nModerated by Ervin Redjepagikj – Energy consultant\nDirk Holemans – Oikos\, Belgium – Presentation: Energy Democracy\nHajdana Rukavina\, Zelena Energetska Zajednica – ZEZ from Croatia\, member of REScoop – Presentation: Community energy experience from Europe and region\nNatasha Gligorijevic – Center for Sustainable Development of Serbia – Presentation Green Public Procurement: Energy transition\, innovation and Procurement\n\nDiscussion on Energy democracy \n13:00 – 14:00   Lunch \nDay 2 \nGEF Energy Democracy Summer School and Workshop \n09:30 – 10:30   Working discussions in groups \nEnergy cooperatives \n\nHajdana Rukavina\, ZEZ Croatia\, member of REScoop – European federation of energy cooperatives\n\nThe Future of public policies in energy sector\, \n\nErvin Redjepagikj – Energy consultant\n\nEconomic alternatives as result of democratic and inclusive society\, \n\nZaklina Zivkovic\, Networked – Serbia\n\nGreen Public Procurement \n\nNatasha Gligorijevic – Center for Sustainable Development of Serbia\n\n10:30 – 11:00   Conclusions and Closing of the event \nThe Facebook event for this event can be found here.  \nPracticalities\nThis event will be held in conjuction with a workshop on fair and healthy food.  \nVenue\nThe venue is located about 8 km (10 minutes drive) from Ohrid Airport and 4 km (10 minutes drive) from the Ohrid Central bus Station\nBy bus (ticket is € 0.5 to €2)\nBy taxi: (from € 3 to €7) \nLanguage\nSimultaneous interpretation into English will be provided on 8 September. \nThe sessions on 9 September will be held in Macedonian without interpretation\, although participants and speakers are free to communicate in English. \nAccommodation \nIf you would like to apply for accommodation covered by the organisers\, please contact Aleksandar Gjorgjievski aleksgo@gmail.com. \nRegistration\nPlease register for this workshop via the form found here.  \nRegistration deadline: 5 September 2019 \n\n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/energy-democracy-workshop-ohrid/
LOCATION:Lake Camp Mladost\, R1208 Ohrid\, 6000 MACEDONIA\, Macedonia
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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