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SUMMARY:EGAT Session on EU Politics in Croatia
DESCRIPTION:This training is a part of our transnational project “European Green Activists Training”\, and will provide opportunities for 20 participants to learn more about the institutions of the European Union\, Green politics and sustainable development policies. \nAs an additional element of this training\, the participants will gain an exclusive access to our online course IMPACT EUROPE – which will enhance their critical understanding of the European Union\, provide them with an analytical overview of the Green movement in the context of contemporary politics at the European level\, as well as with insights into ways of generating political impact as a European citizen. \nThe EU Session\nThe Green European Foundation will contribute with a special session with the focus on Europe\, the EU and the Greens on 19 -21 October 2018 in Zagreb. \nProgramme\nThe first day will consist of workshops about the history and institutions of European Union as well as their connection to transparency\, corruption and media. Session will be followed by a separate short meeting with a policy advisor on EU related topics. \nThe EU training session will be accompanied by training session on national politics and culminate in a study visit to Brussels in Spring 2019\, in which the participants will complement their training by experiencing the European political dimension first-hand. \nApplication process closed\nThe deadline for applications was 30 September 2018. Stay tuned for similar opportunities next year and shorten the wait by going through our online course!
URL:https://gef.eu/event/egat-session-on-eu-politics-in-croatia/
LOCATION:Zagreb\, Zagreb\, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Change of Climate in the World of Jobs? (Budapest)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nWith a changing climate\, many traditional jobs will be lost all over Europe\, as a just transition to less carbon emission intensive industries and a green economy is inevitable. Innovative policy proposals will be necessary to create new jobs that do not threaten the emission reduction targets as they have been agreed in the Paris Climate Agreement from 2015. \nAbout the event\nAs part of the transnational project “Strengthening Climate Targets\, Creating Local Climate Jobs”\,  this conference will feature a first presentation of the local job creation potential in Hungary in a zero carbon society that has been estimated as part of this year’s project research. Together with the data gathered on the United Kingdom and Ireland\, this estimation will be a first step towards quantifying and publicising the EU-wide potential of greening local economies to create new climate jobs\, and better address climate change\, in the run-up to COP24. \nProgramme\n17:00 – 17:20 PRESENTATION OF THE GEF TRANSNATIONAL PROJECT AND RESEARCH RESULTS – Jonathan Essex\, Green House Think Tank United Kingdom \n17:20 – 17:40 4th INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: REDUCE OR INCREASE EMISSIONS? – Miklós Kis\, Journalist \n17:40 – 18:00 CLIMATE CHANGE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE – Sándor Fülöp Phd\, Co-chair of Ökopolisz \n18:00 – 18:15 COFFEE BREAK \n18:15 – 19:30 Q & A\, DISCUSSION \nRegistration\nTo register for the event\, please click here. \n\nStay tuned for updates on the programme here and via our Twitter and Facebook channels.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/change-of-climate-jobs/
LOCATION:MagNet Ház\, Andrássy út 98\, Budapest\, 1062\, Hungary
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20181006T093000
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SUMMARY:Cooperative Society (Skopje)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nAt the beginning of 2018\, a publication\, The Revision of the Economy in the Balkans: Change Policy\, Not Climate\, as well as a green economy manual\, was published as part of the transnational project carried out by Green European Foundation supported by Blue Link Bulgaria\, Sunrise Macedonia and Networked Serbia. \nThe research done in the previous years has shown immense potential and pointed out the fact that these national economies are currently going in a different direction: subsidising multinational companies and mega infrastructure projects in privatizing natural resources. \nA process of political centralisation\, by taking competences from the local level and exclusion of the citizens from the economic and social decisions is evident. In this political environment\, the only possible solution is a creation of bottom-up\, self-organized\, citizens’ initiatives with a purpose of association of labor and services. The countries of the region have their own historical legacy of a cooperative economy in socialism\, which is now in a process of renewal. \nAbout the event\nThe Green European Foundation\, with the support of ASSED Sunrise\, is organising this international conference “Greening the Economy: Cooperative Society”. \nThe conference will explore the policies relating to the development of the green economy in the region and discuss topics including green procurement\, renewable energy and green jobs. \nIt will also serve as a platform for an exchange of knowledge and a chance to promote green policies in the region\, with the aim to raise awareness among stakeholders\, politicians\, and the general public for the economic potential of a Green Economy. \nAs part of the event\, there will be a promotion of the 2017 Green European Foundation study “Revision of the Economies in the Balkans: CHANGE POLICY NOT CLIMATE!” \, which is the result of trans-border cooperation and research in Macedonia\, Serbia and Bulgaria. \nProgramme\n09:30 – 10:30: Arrival of participants and speakers \n10:30 – 11:00: Registration and welcome coffee \n11:00 – 11:15: Opening: \n\nModerating: Maja Morachanin MP\nAleksandar Gjorgjievski\, transnational coordinator\n\nShort presentation of the 2018 project \n\nASSED Sunrise – Skopje\,\n\n11:15 – 11:30: Presentation of 2017 GEF Publication: Revision of the Economies in the Balkans: Change Policy Not Climate \n\nHristina Odzaklievska\, Head Researcher\, Macedonia\nZaklina Zivkovic\, Networked\, National Coordinator\, Serbia\n\n11:30 – 12:00: Public Policies Towards a Green Economy in the Republic of Macedonia \n\nLjiljana Popovska\, MP\n\n12:00 – 12:30: Coffee break \n12:30 – 14:00: Panel: Green Economy – Cooperative Society \n\nAna Petrovska\, State Secretary of the Ministry of Environment Planning\n\nOpen Cooperatives as a Driving Force of the Economic Transformation \n\nDirk Holemans\, Oikos\, Belgium\nIva Marković\, PolEkol\, Serbia\n\n14:00 – 15:00: Lunch \n\nRegistration\nTo register for this event\, please contact Aleksandar Gjorgjievski aleksgo@gmail.com.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/cooperative-society-skopje/
LOCATION:Hotel Porta Skopje\, Vladimir Komarov bb\, Skopje\, 1000\, Macedonia
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SUMMARY:Climate Jobs - Towards a Zero-Carbon Economy (Bristol)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nWith the consequences of climate change being evermore 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. \nAbout the event\nThis upcoming side event at the Autumn Conference of the Green Party of England and Wales will offer an introduction to the GEF transnational project. In particular\, it will present the results of modelling to estimate the net number of jobs that could be created in each local authority area of the United Kingdom\, via the transition to a zero carbon economy\, in the key sectors of energy\, transport\, waste management\, buildings and food\, farming\, and forestry. \nDuring the event\, the overall GEF project as well as the research findings and resulting policy recommendations for the United Kingdom will be presented by: \nJonathan Essex\, Green House Think Tank \nAnne Chapman\, Green House Think Tank \nChaired by: Natalie Bennett\, Board Member Green European Foundation and former Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales \n\nFor more information on this workshop and the Autumn Conference of the Green Party of England and Wales from 5 to 7 October in Bristol\, you can find the programme here. \nFor updates and other upcoming events of this GEF transnational project\, follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/climate-jobs-bristol/
LOCATION:Bristol City Hall\, College Green\, Bristol\, BS1 5TR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Shaping the Energy Sector in Europe (Skopje)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nThis conference is part of the Green European Foundation Energy Democracy transnational project\, which aims to explore the potential of an energy transition for Europe and how to shape this process in a democratic\, participatory way. \nEurope has to change its energy system into a fully renewable one to transition to a sustainable economy and to establish a real climate policy. This is a major challenge for every Member State of the European Union\, but will only succeed if the states work to together. \nEuropean citizens are already playing an active role\, together with governments at different levels\, as they are organising themselves in national energy cooperatives and also the European Federation REScoop. \nStudies show that by 2050\, around 45% of all EU households could be producing their own renewable energy\, more than a third could come through renewable energy cooperatives. This constitutes a huge opportunity for regional economic development\, as locally-owned renewable energy projects deliver eight times the value of projects that are owned by private companies not from the area. The reality in the different Member States is however extremely diverse. While the contribution of citizens’ Energy co-ops and local communities is well recognized in Western Europe\, the situation in Eastern Europe is quite the opposite. \nAbout the event\nThe conference will bring together contributors from GEF partners\, energy cooperatives and energy sectors to discuss renewable energy potential on both a Europe and local level. \nProgramme\n09:30 – 10:30:  Arrival of participants and speakers \n10:30 – 11:00:  Registration and welcome coffee \n11:00 – 11:15: Opening:  \n\nShort presentation of the 2018 project\nAleksandar Gjorgjievski\, national coordinator\nASSED Sunrise\, Skopje  \n\n11:15 – 12:00: Presentation:  The Transformation to Energy Democracy \n\nDirk Holemans\, transnational coordinator Oikos\, Belgium\n\n12:00 – 12:30: Coffee break \n12:30 – 13:10: Energy Cooperatives in Europe \n\nQuest from ReScoop\n\n13:10 – 13:40: Energy Sector in Macedonia and the Region – Current & Future Perspective  \n\nErvin Redjepagikj\n\n13:40 – 14:00: Renewable Energy \n\nAleksandar Hristu Kanevce\n\n14:00 – 15:00: Discussion on Energy Democracy – with the speakers  \n15:00 – 16:00:   Lunch  \n\nRegistration\nTo register for this event\, please contact Aleksandar Gjorgjievski aleksgo@gmail.com.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/shaping-the-energy-sector-in-europe-skopje/
LOCATION:Hotel Porta Skopje\, Vladimir Komarov bb\, Skopje\, 1000\, Macedonia
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20181003T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20181010T233000
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SUMMARY:Call for Illustrators
DESCRIPTION:Background\nThe Green European Foundation (GEF) is a European level political foundation. It is linked to\, but independent of\, other European Green actors such as the European Green Party and the Green Group in the European Parliament. Modelled on many successful national green political foundations\, GEF works to encourage European citizens to participate in European political discussions and to ultimately forge a stronger\, more participative European democracy. Read more: www.gef.eu \nAbout Green Learning\nAn important element of our annual work programme is the GEF online learning platform (currently www.gef-learning.eu)\, where we make available interactive and innovative e-courses on Green topics.  In 2018\, we expanded the scope of the platform to accommodate more diverse types of courses\, organisations and audiences. \nBesides expanding the content available on the e-learning platform\, we decided to create a landing page – green learning – a website\, which tells the story behind our e-learning programme\, invites participants to sign-up (which they can do directly from the landing page) and invites other organisations to collaborate with us. \nWhat we need\nOne of the challenges we are facing is to keep the both our landing page and the e-learning environment clean\, easy to navigate and consistent. We therefore intend to introduce an additional element to our brand identity\, which will tie the landing page Green Learning (in production)\, e-learning platform and various courses together. \nWe are looking for a skilled illustrator\, who will not only deliver the main illustration available on Green Learning\, but also offer a long-term vision to help us fulfill the following objectives: \n\nto support us in elevating the brand presence\, prominence and recognition\nto support us in reinforce our image as a credible and cohesive brand\n\nTarget audience\nOur primary target groups:  \n\nEuropean citizens involved in the green parties\, youth organisations\, foundations\, etc.\nEuropean citizens not yet involved in green organisations but interested in green topics.\n\nOur secondary target groups:               \n\nEducational institutions (high schools/universities) and educators\nGreen NGOs not necessarily affiliated to the political movement\n\nDemographics\nOur learners are predominantly European and represent diverse national\, ethnic and racial groups. The courses attracted almost equal number of learners identified as female and male. Our attitude surveys show that our learners tend to be socially active and politically progressive. The age of our learners varies between 15 and 60 (with vast majority between 20 – 40). \nCreative direction\nWe welcome different creative styles as long as it’s not in conflict with the brand identity of the Green European Foundation. The illustrations need to be built around and reflect the demographics of the platform and the following principles: \n\nGreen Learning serves the purpose of educating people on green topics\nGreen Learning helps learners to connect with other like-minded people and create a community\nGreen Learning empowers learners to take action\nGreen Learning hosts e-courses that are informative\, interactive and were developed with real humans in mind.\n\nDeliverables\n\nA short vision statement for the illustration\n1 illustrated web banner\nA short visual concept for the interface of gef-learning.eu\n\nPurpose and function\nThe signature web banner will be permanently displayed on the Green Learning home page. Additional illustrations will be displayed on the home page and the online learning platform. \nThe illustrations will also be used as social media and print content for promotional purposes. \nFormat\n\nThe illustration should be designed for web\, 16:9 ratio\, in high resolution jpeg/png format.\nIndividual characters of the illustration should be delivered as vector files.\n\nAttachments\nPlease\, refer to the attachments for further details regarding the placement of the illustration and margins. We also recommend to take a look at the platform (www.gef-learning.eu) and Impact Europe course to get an idea of the type of content we produce. \nReview date/s:\nAdditional briefing – October 17 \nMidterm feedback – October 22 \nFinal submission – October 26 \n The period covers research and sketching\, refining and finalising the deliverables. \nBudget\n1200 euro\, VAT included \nSelection and future cooperation\nThe final decision will be made based on your previous line of work and a basic sketch of the two main deliverables. The continuation of cooperation on this project is expected\, yet not guaranteed. \nInterested illustrators are invited to submit their main idea + sketch and a link to their portfolio to gio.megrelishvili@gef.eu. Deadline: 10 October. \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-illustrators/
CATEGORIES:Call for applications
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SUMMARY:Facing up to Climate Reality (Norwich)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nWith the consequences of climate change being more and more perceptible\, also in European countries\, through extreme weather events\, verifiable research is urgently needed to set targets and policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the amount required to secure a livable environment. \nWhat would those reductions mean in practical terms\, for instance for our economies? Can we create jobs in rural areas across Europe and not only secure a safe but also a just\, economically sound life for all? \nGEF’s transnational project “Strengthening Climate Targets\, Creating Local Climate Jobs” explores those questions and aims to explore the potential to create more climate jobs in three EU countries with diverse history and economic prerequisites: United Kingdom\, Ireland and Hungary. \nAbout the event\nOur upcoming one-day conference\, organised with the support of Green House Think Tank\, will consider these questions\, as well as what we can learn from past extreme weather events in Europe for how we might cope in the future. It will be one stepping stone towards our upcoming research publication on the potential of local jobs creation in the three mentioned countries and will serve as an opportunity to discuss first findings for the United Kingdom more in-depth. \nProgramme\n9:30 -10:00 REGISTRATION \n10:00 -10:10 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS – Rupert Read \n10:10 – 11:30 FACING UP TO CLIMATE REALITY – chaired by Catherine Rowett\, with Brian Heatley and Asher Minns \n11:30 -11:45 BREAK \n11:45 – 13:00 CLIMATE JOBS – chaired by Anne Chapman\, with Jonathan Essex and Peter Sims \n13:45 – 14:45 FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL ECONOMIES – chaired by Rupert Read\, with Simon Fairlie and Helen Baczkovska \n14:45 – 15:00 BREAK \n15:00 – 15:30 DEALING WITH EXTREME WEATHER – chaired by Rupert Read\, with Anne Chapman \n15:30 – 16:00 FINAL DISCUSSION \nSpeaker Biographies\nRupert Read is chair of Green House think tank and Reader in Philosophy at the University of East Anglia.\nCatherine Rowett is professor of philosophy at the University of East Anglia.  She was the Green Party parliamentary candidate for South Norfolk in the 2015 and 2017 General Elections.\nBrian Heatley is a founder member of Green House think tank.  He is a former senior civil servant and former policy co-ordinator for the Green Party.\nAsher Minns is executive director of the Tyndall Centre at the University of East Anglia.  He is a science communicator who specialises in knowledge transfer of climate change research to audiences that are outside of academia.\nJonathan Essex is a member of Green House and an associate of Bioregional where he advises on new project development and policy.  He previously worked for bioregional on sustainable construction and material reuse.  He is a Green Party district and county councillor for Redhill\, Surrey.  He has led the work done by Green House on ‘Climate Jobs’.\nPeter Sims is an Electronic Engineer who specialises in systems engineering and in particular the overlap and interfaces between human and non-human systems.  He has carried out the modelling to estimate the number of jobs that could be created by the transition to a low carbon economy in Green House’s work on ‘Climate Jobs’.\nSimon Fairlie is one of the editors of The Land\, an occasional magazine about land rights\, and author of Meat\, a Benign Extravagance (Permanent Publications\, 2010).  He runs Chapter 7\, which provides planning advice to smallholders and other low income people in the countryside. He has also had much practical experience of small scale farming in the UK and France.\nHelen Baczkovska is an ecologist and writer based in rural Norfolk.  She works as a conservation officer at Norfolk Wildlife Trust.\nAnne Chapman is a member of Green House think tank.  In 2017 she organised a conference in Lancaster (where she lives) on dealing with extreme weather. \n  \n\nStay tuned for updates on the programme here and via our Twitter and Facebook channels. \nThe conference is free of charge but secure your place now by registering via this link. For further information\, get in touch with info@greenhousethinktank.org.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/facing-up-to-climate-reality/
LOCATION:The Forum\, 2 Millenium Plain\, Norwich\, NR2 1TF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Good Governance\, Good Practices (Valletta)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nDuring recent years\, examples of bad governance\, such as the Panama Papers\, the Luxleaks\, Dieselgate as well as the Paradise Papers\, and so forth\, have emerged and raised questions about the rule of law\, and fueled the rise of populism and EU scepticism. Not the least\, Malta\, the smallest of the European Member states\, has come to the fore as a prominent journalist\, who was investigating the Panama papers\, was murdered in 2017. \nAn exchange on best practices of good governance on a European level is therefore urgently needed. \nAbout the event\nThe one-day conference will discuss good governance in Malta and in the EU. Amongst other topics\, the role of public services in Malta and the current state of play of governance in the European Union will be addressed. This project will enable participants to discuss issues and the way forward both on a local and EU level. \nThis public event will gather Green politicians and activists\, civil society activists and journalists to discuss these matters while providing a platform for networking among Greens and civil society organisations active in the field. \nProgramme\n9:00 – 9:30 REGISTRATION \n9:30 – 9:40 WELCOME: \nDanika Formosa\, Project Co-ordinator\, Ceratonia Foundation \n09:40 – 09:50 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS: THE EUROPEAN GREEN MOVEMENT AND GOOD GOVERNANCE  \nAurélie Maréchal\, Director Green European Foundation \n09:50 – 10:10 THE ROLE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN ENSURING GOOD GOVERNANCE  \nDr George Vital Zammit\, Deputy Dean (FEMA)\, Lecturer\, Department of Public Policy \n10:10 – 10:40 CLIENTELISM AND GOOD GOVERNANCE: IS CO-EXISTENCE POSSIBLE? \nProf Godfrey Pirotta\, Professor at the Department of Public Policy\, University of Malta \n10:40 – 11:00 SPEAKERS DISCUSSION WITH PARTICIPANTS  \nChaired by Mario Mallia\, Deputy leader of Alternattiva Demokratika \n10:45 – 11:00 COFFEE BREAK  \n11:00-12:00 THE CURRENT STATE OF PLAY OF GOVERNANCE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION \nNóra Köves\, Human Rights Activist\, Fundamentum \nIoana Banach\, Deputy Director Green European Foundation \nEwa Sufin-Jacquemart\, Director Fundacja Strefa Zieleni \n12:00 – 12:20 GOOD GOVERNANCE AN ESSENTIAL BUILDING BLOCK FOR MALTA’S REPUTATION \nDr Harry Vassallo\, Former Chairman Alternattiva Demokratika \n12:20 – 12:50 SPEAKERS DISCUSSION WITH PARTICIPANTS  \nChaired by Mario Mallia\, Deputy leader of Alternattiva Demokratika \n12:50 – 13:00  CLOSING REMARKS \nCarmel Cacopardo\, leader of the Green Party \nRegistration\nThe registration for the this event can be found here\nIf more information is required\, feel free to contact us on: ceratonia@alternattiva.org.mt \n\nTo stay tuned for GEF updates\, follow us on Facebook or Twitter to learn about our other activities. \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/good-governance-good-practices-valletta/
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180921T210000
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SUMMARY:Revision of the Economies in the Balkans (Skopje)
DESCRIPTION:CONTEXT \nThis research report was produced as part of a project of the Green European Foundation in 2017 with the joint effort of the research teams in three Balkan countries:\nBlueLink Foundation – Bulgaria \nThe Association for Sustainable Social and Economic Development SUNRISE – Macedonia\nNetworked – Serbia.   \nThe research report highlights which political conditions are necessary to move towards a green economy in the three countries\, and compares their prospects in terms of social factors and legal and policy frameworks. \nThis event is invitation only. The full research publication is available for free at GEF website.  \nPROGRAMME \n21st September 2018  \n16:00 – 16:30   Registration and welcome coffee  \n16:30 – 16:50   Opening and Introduction of the research and cooperation with GEF   \nAleksandar Gjorgjievski – Transnational coordinator ASSED Sunrise – Skopje  \n16:50 – 17:30   Hristina Odzaklievska – National researcher in Macedonia  \n  Presentation of research and methodology  \n17:30 – 18:00   Coffee break  \n18:00 – 18:30   Ervin Regjepagic – Energy sector in Macedonia   \n18:30 – 19:00   Jasmina Pakaski – Sustainable development \n19:00 – 19:30   Bojan Petrovski – Green economy and Green policy  \n19:30 – 20:00   Aleksandar Gjorgjievski – President of ASSED Sunrise – Macedonia   \nPresentation of the GEF project Green Economy: Cooperative Society and Announcement of the International conference on 6th October 2018  \n20:00 – 21:00   Dinner and closing of the promotion event 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/revision-of-the-economies-in-the-balkans-skopje/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180914T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180915T143000
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SUMMARY:New Political Course Days (Barcelona)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nThe current times in Europe are characterised by political uncertainty and instability in regard to domestic as well as foreign policies. As it is clear that we are living in times of fundamental change\, citizens all over Europe must be equipped with the tools to take a new political course and they must be empowered to face the challenges ahead. \nMany countries across the EU face similar challenges in various areas that affect citizens’ daily lives: insufficient access to affordable housing\, high unemployment rates and precarious jobs\, sexist violence and the ongoing migration and asylum policies crisis. At the same time\, we can observe a neoliberal drift as well as the rise of nationalist\, undemocratic forces in some EU member states that is counterproductive to find sustainable solutions to those challenges. \nOnly with an extensive participation of citizens\, the radical changes that are needed to face those challenges can be made. \nAbout the event\nThe upcoming New Political Course Days\, organised with the support of Fundació Nous Horitzons and in collaboration with a variety of other actors such as Fundació l’Alternativa and Instituto 25M Democracia\, will provide a space for debate with agents of change and to formulate demands towards the political representatives for this era of change in Catalonia\, Spain and Europe. \nProgramme\nFriday\, 14 September \n17:00 REGISTRATION \n17:20 OPENING \n17:30 DISCUSSION WITH ADA COLAU \nAda Colau\, Mayor of Barcelona \n18:15 PANEL DEBATE Multilevel governance\, politics of scale and social transformation \nLucía Martín\, ECP representative in the Congress of Deputies: Housing policies \nPablo Cotarelo\, Engineer and consultant for the energy sector: A new energy economy \nMarta Junqué\, Fearless Cities: From the neighbourhoods to Europe – the relation of local and global \nModeration: Marc Parés\, Professor of Geography at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and head of the  Research Group on Urban Governance\, Commons\, Internet & Social innovation at the Institute for Government and Public Policies \nProgramme\nSaturday\, 15 September \n10:00 PANEL DEBATE Europe\, sovereignty and democracy \nErnest Urtasun\, Member of the European Parliament for the Greens/EFA Group \nFabio de Masi\, Member of the German Parliament of Die Linke \nElly Schlein\, MEP of S&D \nModeration: Lucile Schmid\, Co-President of the Green European Foundation \n11:00 BREAK \n11:15 PANEL DEBATE A new economic\, social and environmental model for Catalonia \nJordi Angusto\, Economist: A new economic model for Catalonia \nSandra Ezquerra\, Professor of sociology at Universitat de Vic Barcelona: A feminist economy \nJosé Antonio Donaire\, Professor of geography at Universitat de Girona: A sustainable economy \n12:45 PANEL DEBATE Start of the new political course: the challenges  ahead for progressive forces in this moment of change \nElisenda Alemany\, Member of the Catalan Parliament for Catalunya En Comú Podem \nIone Belarra\, Representative in the Congress of Deputies for Unidos Podemos \nEnric Juliana\, Deputy Director of La Vanguardia \nGemma Ubasart\, Professor of political science at Universitat de Girona \nModeration: Dolors Comas d’Argemir\, President of Fundació Nous Horitzons \n14:15 CLOSING \n\nFor more info and registration\, send an email to fundacio@noushoritzons.cat \nStay tuned for updates on this website and by signing up for the Facebook event!
URL:https://gef.eu/event/new-political-course-days-barcelona/
LOCATION:Universitat Pompeu Fabra\, Campus de Poblenou / Carrer Roc Boronat\, 138\, Barcelona\, Catalonia\, 08018\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Summer university
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180914T100000
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SUMMARY:Technological Unemployment and Basic Income (Budapest)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nTechnological change causes short-term job losses\, that can ultimately lead to lasting increases in unemployment. Especially among young people in Europe\, unemployment is already extremely high and unequal distribution of common resources\, shrinking of social security and lack of access to low-skilled jobs deepens the insecurity about the future of work. To counter the erosion of the 20th century welfare state and the increasing youth precariousness\, new ideas  have to be put forward on how society’s wealth can be distributed in a just way. \nAbout the event\nIn the framework of this year’s Basic Income for all EU Citizens? transnational project\, we will host this particular workshop to have a closer look at the prospects of a Universal Basic Income to combat youth precariousness and will especially address the following questions: \n\nWhat is technological unemployment\, what are its possible consequences and how does it relate to young people?\nWhat are policy answers to technological unemployment and what kind of role could Basic Income play?\nWhat are the digital tools we can use and what is the strategy to advocate for Basic Income in a digital world?\n\nThe workshop will be hosted at the Federation of Young Europeans’ week-long training “Common Digital (R)evolution”. \nProgramme\nDuring this workshop\, young Green activists from all across Europe will learn more about technological unemployment and its relation to basic income from Lilja Tamminen\, Director Of Operations & Product Management at a computer software company\, former Deputy Member of the Helsinki City Hall and expert on technological (un)employment. \nFurthermore\, the participants of the workshop will receive practical tools during a hands-on training session to argue for basic income as a means to move towards a more just society. \n\nFor more info on the event and how to participate\, contact office@fyeg.org
URL:https://gef.eu/event/technological-unemployment-and-basic-income-budapest/
LOCATION:Élet Fény Központ\, Bérkocsis utca 41\, Budapest\, 1084\, Hungary
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180908T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180909T140000
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SUMMARY:Univerde X Edition (Madrid)
DESCRIPTION:Context\n66% of the world population will live in urban areas by 2050. Currently\, already 73% of Europeans live in urban areas. There is no doubt that the future of humanity will be decided in cities and that they can be catalysts for the transformation we urgently need to face the multiple challenges\, both socially and environmentally\, that we see at the moment. Cities constitute the new political centre\, tackling global problems on a local level: local governments and citizens’ movements are at the forefront of the fight against climate change or aid to refugees\, and new forms of participation and democracy are being experimented with.\n\nAbout the event\n\nAt this Univerde\, which will already be the tenth edition of the successful Spanish summer school\, we’ll reflect on the present and future of cities; about their role for the future of the planet and its inhabitants; about how our cities should be to move towards environmental and social sustainability.\n\nIn this context\, we’ll discuss about climate change\, citizen movements and commons\, gentrification\, water and food supply\, the relationship between the urban and the rural. We will bring positive European experiences that can be replicated in other cities.\n\n\nProgramme\n\nSaturday\, September 8 \n08:45 – 09:30 Accreditation\n09:30 – 11:15 Parallel Workshops:\n\nGreen urbanism for the 21st century\nCities of solidarity: immigration and cooperation\nPolitical ecology and local political action\nThe policy against plastics\nEducation for the ecological transition in cities\n\n11:15 – 11:45 Break\n11:45 – 12:15 Opening Ceremony: Initial reflections on the city\n\nAurélie Maréchal\, Director of the Green European Foundation\nJavier Ayala\, Mayor of Fuenlabrada\nFlorent Marcellesi\, Member of the European Parliament for Greens/EFA\nMonica Frassoni\, Co-president of the European Green Party and Board member of Fundación EQUO\nJuan López de Uralde\, Co-spokesperson of EQUO and member of the Congress of Deputies for Unidos Podemos\n\n12:15 – 14:00 Round table: Cities and citizens building future \nModerator: Mariano Baratech\, Sociologist and Member of the EQUO Fundación’s board\n\n\nEvelyne Huytebroeck\, Member of the Brussels Parliament and Local Councillor in the Brussels commune of Forest\, Responsible of the Local Councilors Network for the European Green Party\nJulia López Ventura\, C40’s Regional Director for Europe\nChristina Monge\, Political scientist and Associate Professor of Sociology at the Unversity of Zaragoza\n\n\n14:00 – 15:45 Lunch break\n15:45 – 17:30 Parallel Workshops:\n\n\n\nThe city of the future vs. the field of the past\nWomen who “paint” cities to inhabit them\nRe-municipalisation of basic services: water\nA more just\, supportive and sustainable Europe: the role of EQUO in the European Parliament\nRe-naturalisation of our cities\n\n17:30 – 18:00 Break \n\n\n18:00 – 18:45 Keynote speech: Anthropocene and bioregion\n\nFernando Prats\, urbanist architect. Advisor of the Complutense University of Madrid for the Global Change Spain 2020/50 programme\n\n18:45 – 20:30 Round table: City and territory. The road to a sustainable coexistence\nModerator: Ana Sabaté\, former Professor of Human Geography at the Complutense University of Madrid\n\nMarco Marangoni\, Member of the research team of EStà – Economia e Sosenibilità\nAlejandro Sánchez\, Member of the regional parliament of Madrid\nIrene Lorite\, Architect and Urbanist\, Advisor in the municipality of Cercedilla (Madrid)\, Member of Ahora Movilidad\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, September 9 \n9:45 – 12:00 Parallel Workshops:\n\nLatest lessons on citizens’ participation\nMake your city a seed\n“With you”: The positive presence of the wolf in our environment\nBullying in a digital world – cyberbullying\nEnergy transition in the administration: reality or fiction\nVisit to the agricultural park of Fuenlabrada\n\n12:00 – 13:45 Round table: Green cities – egalitarian and sustainable\n\nModerator: Ana M. Álvarez\, Local councillor of Parla (Madrid)\n\nNeus Truyol\, Councillor of Ecology\, Agriculture and Animal Welfare of the Palma de Mallorca City Council\nInés Sabanés\, Councillor of Environment and Mobility of the Madrid  City Council\nJean-Claude Englebert\, First Deputy Mayor of the municipality of Forest (Region of Brussels-Capital)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13:45 Closing Ceremony \n\nRuth Pascual\, Local Councillor of Fuenlabrada\nMarta Santos\, Co-spokesperson of EQUO\nJosé Larios\, President of Fundación EQUO\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStay tuned for updates on our website and get more information via info@fundacionequo.es.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/univerde-x-edition-madrid/
LOCATION:Fuenlabrada\, Madrid\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Summer university
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180917T233000
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SUMMARY:European Green Activists training (Malta)
DESCRIPTION:CONTEXT\nThe call for participants for our EGAT Training – Ready\, Steady Politics! Gear Up II\, is now open! The EGAT Training is part of a transnational project. The European Greens Activists Training is a training session for young green activists. The project is split over two phases: the first phase is a National Training and European Session; and the second phase\, which is a briefing session and a trip to Brussels to complement the education and to meet other activists from Europe.  \nThis training course provides the opportunity for local participants to learn more about domestic and international politics\, institutions and mechanisms.  \n PROGRAMME  \nThe National Training will be held on Saturday October 20\, 2018 and the European Session will be held on Saturday November 17\, 2018.   \nThe briefing session will take place in January and the Brussels Study Visit will take place in March.\n \nPRACTICALITIES   \nParticipants must apply by submitting an online application through this link\, by Monday September 17\, 2018. \nThere is a €25.00 participation fee which includes two training days. This fee includes lunch on both days and is payable via bank transfer or PayPal.  \nIf you have questions\, please send an email to: ceratonia@alternattiva.org.mt
URL:https://gef.eu/event/european-green-activists-training-malta/
CATEGORIES:Call for participants
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180830T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180902T190000
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SUMMARY:It’s Our Turn! Congress of Young Europeans (Prague)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nAt the four-day congress in Prague\, selected participants will have the chance to come together in a historically important Central European capital to discuss their visions of Europe’s future. Participants will reflect on the protest movements from 1968 and 1989 and debate issues that concern them today as well as ways in which they can mobilise to shape the future for the better. In addition to this\, the Green European Foundation (GEF) will contribute to the congress with a pre-event online course\, providing for a common knowledge base for all participants\, as well as a platform for debates ahead of their trip to Prague. \nProgramme:\nThursday August 30 \n18:00-22:00 Opening event and dinner reception \nFriday 31 August \n9:30-10:30 Welcome and introduction \nEllen Ueberschär\, Heinrich Böll Foundation\, Germany \nCarlotta Weber\, Green European Foundation\, Belgium \nTeo Comet\, Federation of Young European Greens\, Belgium \n10:30-12:30 ‘It’s Our Turn’ – plenary discussion about young activists\, politicians\, artists and public engagement \nModeration: Özge Kara\, Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe\, Serbia \nVáclav Kříž\, Mladí občané\, city councillor in Krásno\, Czech Republic \nSergey Lagodinsky\, Heinrich Böll Foundation\, Germany \nVincent Madeline\, Europe Écologie-Les Verts\, France \nMaria Demisheva\, Feminist Workshop\, Ukraine \n14:00-17:30 City walks in Prague \n17:30-19:30 Film screening: ‘Leave/Stay’ followed by discussion with Mariann Dósa\, School of Public Life\, Hungary\, and László Józsa\, Film producer\, Hungary \n19:30-20:30 Dinner \n20:30-22:30 Screening of the film “Jan Palach”by Robert Sedláček (2018\, English subtitles) \nSaturday September 1\n9:30-10:00 Introduction of the community space Studio ALTA \n10:00-12:00 WORKSHOPS: Protest Movements and Activism \n\nElections\, protest movements ad the role of young people – School of Public Life\, Hungary\nThe use of artistic tools in contemporary activism – Studio ALTA\, Czech Republic\nHuman Rights Workshop – Panoptykon Foundation\, Poland\n“The spirit of 1968”: What it was and what is left – Heinrich Böll Foundation\, Germany\n\n12:00-13:30 Lunch \n13:30-15:30 Participants’ presentations and discussion \n15:30-16:00 Coffee break \n16:00-18:00 WORKSHOPS: Our Role in Public Spaces \n\nManage your town! – Mladí Občané\, Czech Republic\nArt and culture shaping public spaces – Studio ALTA\, Czech Republic\n“We started from the bottom\, now we are here” – interactive workshop with urban activists from Eastern Europe – Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe\, Serbia\nChildren in Urban Development – Milota Siorová\, Urbanist\, Slovakia\nHousing in European cities – Czech Young Greens\n\n18:00-19:30 Dinner \n19:30-21:00 PANEL DISCUSSION: The Future of Democracy in Europe – How to defend the core values of open and plural societies? \nModeration: Agata Skrzypczyk\, Journalist\, Poland \nLluis Camprubi\, Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds\, Catalonia – Spain \nVít Havelka\, Europeum\, Czech Republic \nTerry Reintke\, Member of European Parliament for Greens/EFA\, Germany \nEllen Ueberschär\, Heinrich Böll Foundation\, Germany \nSunday September 2\n9:30-11:30 WORKSHOPS: Our Future of Europe \n\nEuropean Green Activism – Green European Foundation\, Belgium\nSafeguarding Democracy in the EU – Heinrich Böll Foundation\, Germany\, and Linda Schneider\, Humboldt University Berlin\, Germany\nThe Role of Youth in Shaping Europe – Federation of Young Europeans\n“Migration is our Encounter with Globalisation!”: A Future Lab on the EU’s Migration Policy – Heinrich Böll Foundation\, Germany\, and Ali Nobil Ahmad\, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient\, Germany\n\n11:30-12:00 Coffee break \n11:45-13:30 Presentations from workshops – Follow-up \n13:30-14:45 Lunch \n14:45-16:00 Evaluation and closing \n16:30-19:00 Film screenings and discussion in cooperation with the JIHLAVA Film Festival \n19:00-20:00 Dinner \n20:00-22:00 Farewell Party with a concert of Šarbilach Orchestr \n  \nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation in collaboration with the Heinrich Böll Foundation Prague.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/its-our-turn-congress-of-young-europeans-prague/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180825T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180830T170000
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SUMMARY:Moving Beyond Fragments (Komiža)
DESCRIPTION:Context   \nIn its 6th edition\, the Green Academy aims to identify the convergences and draw on positive experiences of social movements and political actors across Europe. The will is to foster transnational European exchange on ways of moving beyond the fragments\, with a particular focus on Eastern Europe and the European South\, where obstacles to enact progressive politics seem most vivid. The emergence of far-right authoritarianism and the exposure to austerity should challenge us to formulate a sharp and coherent political strategy\, homegrown to the European semi-periphery.   \nSince its establishment in 2010\, the Green Academy was designed as an intensive knowledge-building and discussion program for left\, green and other progressive political forces. So far\, almost 1000 people from civil society\, politics\, academia\, movements and media have participated in its work. The 6th edition of the Green Academy\, grounded in intersectionality and transdisciplinary approach\, encourages in-depth knowledge building\, combining academic modules with political debate and activist exchanges.   \nContinuing its focus on three education modules\, namely degrowth/sustainability\, municipalism/commons and climate change/just transition\, it will aim to break with disciplinary divisions and limitations\, using methodologies such as critical pedagogy and new formats that encourage self-organisation\, cultural expression and learning of practical political skills.   \nAbout the event \nAt the Green Academy GEF will organise a specific workshop under the title ‘’Degrowth & Glocal Sustainability’\, that will offer relevant cutting-edge knowledge to participants (from Doughnut Economics and Eco-Sufficiency to the concept of a Good life for all) through interactive formats of learning.  \nThe workshop will concentrate on different variations between growth\, technology\, work and quality of life\, but also tackling specific aspects of inequality or participation. It will help to identify points of convergences where political and social alliances can be framed and strengthened while at the same time not ignoring the potential conflicts or controversial aspects that have divisive impact\, with the ultimate goal of finding solutions for them. The focus of this workshop will be predominantly to frame the narrative about a deeper understanding of sustainability as an old concept\, through discovering of its importance of future design of future life in and of the European Union.  \n  \nThe workshop ‘Degrowth & Glocal Sustainability‘ 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/moving-beyond-fragments/
CATEGORIES:Summer university
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180823T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180826T170000
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SUMMARY:GEF at the BIEN Congress 2018 (Tampere)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nIn the framework of the “Basic Income for all EU Citizens?” transnational project\, the GEF experts’ group\, comprised of Basic Income experts from Finland\, Spain\, Germany\, Switzerland\, Serbia\, and the United Kingdom\, will attend the BIEN Congress to discuss the latest developments in the studies and application of the Basic Income models across Europe. In addition to their participation in the conference\, the experts’ group will come together in a meeting organised by GEF to facilitate the development of the GEF Basic Income project. \nGEF will be present throughout the entire Congress displaying and disseminating the outcomes of various GEF projects related to the topic. \nAbout the event\nThe 2018 BIEN Congress plans to build on the growing interest in Basic Income by inviting activists\, stakeholders\, policymakers\, students and researchers to discuss the promises of Basic Income against the background of the need for a “new universalism”. The 2018 Congress is entitled “Basic Income and the New Universalism: Rethinking the Welfare State in the 21st Century”. \nBIEN 2018 features a Film Festival with a dozen productions from around the world on the topic of Basic Income. The Film Festival will run alongside the congress and can be visited by Congress participants but is also open to the general public. The Congress language is English. \n\nFor more information about the conference and registration\, visit the website of the BIEN 2018.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/gef-at-bien-2018-tampere/
LOCATION:Tampere\, Kalevantie 4\,\, Tampere\, 33100
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180823T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180824T170000
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SUMMARY:Green Summer Academy (Strasbourg)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nThe first GEF summer university ever held in France will take place in the proudly European city of Strasbourg\, home of the European Parliament. At the center of the event\, we aim at exploring an important question for the furthering of green justice: how can we bridge the fight against social inequalities and the fight against environmental inequalities to pursue a just eco-transition? \nAbout the event\nThe summer university will be a great opportunity for French activists to get to know the work and publications of the Green European Foundation. Participants will be able to discover the production of the Green European Journal and will have a chance to learn more about the GEF online course Impact Europe. \nProgramme\nThursday\, August 23 \n12:00 – 13:00 – Greetings and opening – GEF & FEP Agora Space \n\nBenoit MONANGE\, Director Fondation de l’Ecologie Politique\n\n13:30 – 15:00 –  The Future of work in Europe in a time of technological and social change (panel built around issues raised by the latest issue of the Green European Journal: Work on the Horizon. Tracking Employment’s Transformation in Europe ) \n\nLaurent STANDAERT\, Editor in chief of the Green European Journal\nAida PONCE DEL CASTILLO\, senior researcher at the European Trade Union Institute\nNathalie SCHIRVEL\, holds a Masters in Medicine from the Université Libre de Bruxelles\, she is the author of the Green European Journal article “Dr Strangelove or how I learned to stop worrying and love the robot”\nAlain COULOMBEL\, economist\, member of the Board of the Fondation de l’Ecologie Politique\, he is the author of the Green European Journal article “Recasting work in an era of insecurity”\n\n15:30 – 17:00 – Escaping from our homo detritus condition. How to put an end to the garbage society.  \n\nEwa SUFIN-JACQUEMART\, Polish foundation Strefa Zielini\nIsabelle HAJEK\, sociologist\, University of Strasbourg\nAntoinette GUHL\, deputy Mayor of Paris\, in charge of social enterprise\, social innovation and circular economy\n\n17:30 – 19:00 Rethinking the role of culture practices with the commons paradigm: a pathway for greening our cultural practices? \n\nValérian GUILLIER\, PhD researcher at the University Paris 8\nOlivier LANOË\, musician and composer\, founder of AMACCA (Associations for the maintaining of alternatives in the field of cultural and artistic projects).\n\n20:00-22:00 Bridging the fight against social and environmental inequalities to enhance our pursuit of a just ecological transition \n\nAlice CANABATE\, Sociologist\, Vice-president of the Fondation de l’Ecologie Politique\nSophie SWATON\, philosopher and economist\, University of Lausanne\, author of the book “Pour un revenu de transition écologique” [Appraisal for an ecological transition income]\nGuillaume FABUREL\, professor of geography\, urban planning and political science at the University Lyon 2 and at the Institute of Political Studies of Lyon\, author of the book “Les métropoles barbares” [Barbaric Metropolis]\nJulien CAUDEVILLE\, statistician and risk exposure specialist\, researcher on environment and health at Ineris (National Institute on Industrial Environment and Risks).\n\nFriday\, August 24 \n10:00 – 11:00 – French publishing activity on political ecology at the GEF-FEP Agora \n11:00 – 12:00 Presentation and registration for Impact Europe : Online Course for Green Activists \n12:00 Closing remarks \n\nMarie TOUSSAINT\, member of the General assembly of the GEF and member of the Board of the FEP\n\nContact and information: b.monange[at]fondationecolo.org
URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-summer-academy-strasbourg/
LOCATION:Centre culturel Saint Thomas\, 2 rue de la Carpe-Haute\, Strasbourg\, 67000\, France
CATEGORIES:Summer university
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20180817T080000
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SUMMARY:European Green Activists Training (Croatia)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nThe training is a part of our transnational project ‘European Green Activists Training’\, which this year consists of training sessions for young Green activists from Croatia\, Finland\, Hungary\, Czech Republic and Malta. The participants will take part in national trainings about green politics\, as well as European politics and institutions. In addition\, there will be a study visit to Brussels in the beginning of March 2019\, during which participants will complement their training by experiencing the European political dimension first-hand.  \nAbout the event\nThis 3-day training in Croatia is  taking place from October 19 – 21\, 2018 at the Red Cross House in the Nature Park Medvednica\, and is organised by The Green European Foundation together with Green Window and Cooperation Development Network of Eastern Europe.  \nParticipants will engage in activities with the representatives of international organizations\, local authorities and the representatives of the European Union to learn about the possibilities of building a greener and more just society.  \nPracticalities\nThe participation fee for the training is 50€\, while the accommodation and food expenses\, along with the Brussels Study Tour expenses\, are covered by the organisers.  \nWe invite young people (from 19 to 26 years of age) living in Croatia to apply for this unique opportunity until September 30\, 2018 by filling out this form. Please note that applications from participants who have no prior experience in the subjects of this training are particularly encouraged.  \nFor any additional questions\, you can contact info@zeleniprozor.hr . \nThe training is organised by the GEF – Green European Foundation with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/european-green-activists-training-croatia/
CATEGORIES:Call for participants
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SUMMARY:European Green Activists Training (Czech Republic)  
DESCRIPTION:  \nCONTEXT \nDuring the course you will meet politicians\, experts from organizations\, media and corporations and\, of course likeminded young people. The course will support your skills in the field of activism\, teamwork\, campaigning\, and media. Together we will go through a whole range of approaches and tools that can change the world around. The training connects theory and practice.  \nThe training consists of five training weekends in Czech Republic and a one-week study tour to Brussels together with young activists from other European countries.   \n  \nPROGRAMME  \n 1st meeting  September 28 – 30\, 2018: Kaprálův mlýn\, Czech Republic: Welcome to the training  \n2nd meeting November 2 – 4\, 2018: Oucmanice\, Czech Republic: From direct actions to the communal politics  \n 3rd meeting  December 14 – 16\, 2018: Sluňáko\, Czech Republic: Towards the common Europe critically  \n4th meeting January 11 – 13\, 2019: Švýcárna\, Czech Republic: Open Space training and alumni network meeting  \nPreparation for the Brussels study tour February 22 – 23\, 2019: Praha or Brno\, Czech Republic   \nBrussels study tour  March 3 – 8\, 2019: Together with young people from Finland\, Hungary\, Malta\, and Croatia  \n5th meeting April 5 – 7\, 2019\, Czech Republic: Training organized by participants.  \n \nPRACTICALITIES   \nThe training course is open for the participants between age 15 and 23. You don’t need to have any experiences with any kind of activism or politics\, what matters\, is motivation. The participation fee for the whole training is 7000 CZK (circa 270).  \nApply through this application form until September 10th\, the decisions will be informed by September 15th. Altogether 20 participants will be selected for the course.   \nFor more information in Czech click here. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/egatczechrepublic/
CATEGORIES:Call for participants
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SUMMARY:European Green Activists Training (Finland)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nDuring the course you will familiarize yourself with the green values\, meet politicians\, experts from organizations\, media and corporations and\, of course\, a big bunch of like-minded young people. You will learn about decision-making\, influencing the structures of a society and how the green values promote more equal\, sustainable and well-functioning societies. We are encouraging people all over Finland\, from diverse backgrounds to apply for the course.   \nThe training programme consists of 5 national meetings and a study tour in Brussels. \n1st meeting   September 28 – 30 Helsinki area\, Finland: Welcome to the training!  \n2nd meeting November 2 – 4 Helsinki\, Finland: Europe\, EU and the Greens    \n3rd meeting  November 30 – December 2 Jyväskylä\, Finland: Municipal politics and activism in local level  \n4th meeting February 1 – 3\, 2019 Helsinki\, Finland: Parliament\, ministries and activism in national level  \nBrussels study tour Spring 2019 \n5th meeting April 5 –7\, 2019: Media\, international affairs and end of the training  \nPRACTICALITIES   \nThe training costs 220 euros and the fee includes travel and possible accommodation costs to training sessions in Finland\, all materials and travel and accommodation costs in Brussels. Applicants should be 15-25 years old\, membership of the Green party or previous experience from the party is not expected\, as we are looking for people who do not yet have a lot of experience from the Greens. We are looking for young people who have a strong will to learn and make an impact\, motivation is the most important single factor.  \nApply through this application form until August 14\, the decisions will be informed by August 31. Altogether 25 participants will be selected for the course.  \nMore information in Finnish. \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/european-green-activists-training-finland/
CATEGORIES:Call for participants
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SUMMARY:European Green Alternatives (Assos-Canakkale)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nIn a time of ever-growing challenges fundamental principles of Human Rights and human dignity\, this projects aims to highlight the transformative power of social movement\, and how green alternatives in politics as well as in everyone’s daily lives can be realised. \nAbout the event\nFor almost a decade\, the Green Thought Association is organising a Yeşil Kamp in Turkey to bring together European and Turkish Greens to exchange ideas and discuss the most pressing issues such as women’s rights\, food and agricultural systems and rights of nature\, law\, social contracts and ecological struggles\, and so forth. \nThis year\, the Green Camp will be kicked off with a special GEF Summer School on European Green Alternatives aiming to promote green values such as sustainability\, feminism\, direct democracy etc. in Turkey. \nThe Summer School of GEF will be followed up from 2 to 5 August with more thematic and interactive workshops and presentations to deepen the participants’ understanding and knowledge on those topics. \nProgramme\n10:00- 11:15 The Rights of Nature and the Environmental Constitutionalism \nModerator and Introduction: Ümit Şahin (Istanbul Policy Center Climate Change Senior Specialist\, Green Thought Association) \n\nRana Göksu (Lawyer\, Green Thought Association)\nGeorgi Velev (SavePirin Campaign\, Zelenite – Green Party of Bulgaria)\n\n11:45-13:45 Gender Policies and Queer Ecology   \n\nModerator and Introduction: Sevil Turan (Green Thought Association)\nVesna Jusup (European Green Party/EGP)\nBeatrice White (Green European Foundation /GEF)\nTeo Comet Kortman (Federation of Young European Greens/FYEG)\n\n15:15-16:30 Food Policies \n\nModerator and Introduction: Bengi Akbulut (Ecology Collective)\nAntoine Tifine (Federation of Young European Greens/FYEG)\nLeyla Aslan Ünlübay (Buğday Association)\nAyşenur Arslanoğlu (Slowfood Movement)\n\n18.00-19.30 Parallel Workshops \nWorkshop 1: Fight against water crisis- Akgün İlhan \nWorkshop 2: Gender Equality and Queer Ecology –Cihan Koral Malak \nWorkshop 3: Fair Food and Food Policies–Durukan Dudu \n\nFor further questions\, directly get in touch with cihat.demirtas@yesildusunce.org 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/european-green-alternatives/
LOCATION:Son Gemy Camping\, Son Gemi Camping\, Assos\, Çanakkale. Harita\, Turkey
CATEGORIES:Summer university
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SUMMARY:Fighting for Our Common Planet (Selce)
DESCRIPTION:Context  \nThe Summer Camp ‘Fighting for Our Common Planet’ is part of Federation of Young European Greens’ annual project on commons. Commons refer to shared resources and social practices that are maintained by communities in a sustainable manner. Good management of commons offers a sustainable and accessible alternative to the current centralised and dominant role of the state and market. \nThe Summer Camp will focus on environmental commons\, particularly on how the climate can be managed in a sustainable\, inclusive and participatory way. \nAbout the event \nA central part of the programme – ‘Climate Change Summer Workshop’\, organised by the Green European Foundation – is built around Climate Change. It aims to increase awareness of the importance of combating climate change among Young Greens\, and a better understanding of climate negotiations and what actions are needed on the EU and national level to make a difference. Moreover\, young people will be trained to bring climate change into the public debate and make it a relevant subject. \nProgramme  \nFriday July 27 \n12:00-13:30 ‘Looking into the Paris Agreement’ \n​Introduction to climate negotiations – understanding how international stakeholders cooperate to mitigate temperature rises and adapt to climate change. We will look into what the Paris Agreement brought to the table\, what were the commitments by different European countries\, and how far are we in reaching them. From FYEG’s Climate Change Working group we will learn the relation between the European Union and nation states when it comes to national policies related to climate change. \n14:30-16:00 ‘Towards the climate change solutions’ ​(with a livestream) \nThree guest speakers coming from different backgrounds are invited to discuss the main challenges faced within international climate negotiations and in the elaboration of European Climate Policies (Mitigation\, adaptation\, North/South Solidarity\, Transfer of knowledge\, Loss and damage\, etc.). The panel will address questions such as: Why is COP24 in Poland important? What policies are planned in relation to combating climate change around Europe and in the EU? What changes can we expect in the upcoming elections in regards to climate change policies? Is Europe ready to mitigate the consequences of climate change? What are the next steps in the fight against climate change and what are the entry points through which young people can influence the outcome of climate negotiations? \nSpeakers: Yan Dupas​\, Political advisor in the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament (tbc); Kelsey de Porte​\, Jonge Klimaatbeweging; Luka Tomac\,​ Green Action/Friends of the Earth Croatia (tbc); Moderator: ​Zuzana Pavelkova\,​ FYEG’s co-spokesperson \nSaturday July 28 \n12:00-13:30 ‘Storytelling about Climate’ \nWith the engagement of a guest-trainer from the Green European Journal (tbc) and a famous French vlogger Vincent Verzat (Partager C’est Sympa)\, participants will be trained about efficient ways of communicating climate change to a wider audience. Emphasis of the training will be put on how to create a positive narrative on combating climate change\, and how to incentivise people about the issue. The program will be based on the principles of ​non-formal education​ and intercultural learning. We strive for an active\, inclusive and direct communication and sharing of knowledge. \nPracticalities: \nThe workshop is open to the public. Those interested can receive information about available places at project.manager@fyeg.org. \n  \nThe event ‘Climate Change Summer Workshop’ is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of the Federation of Young European Greens and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/fighting-for-our-common-planet-selce/
LOCATION:Selce\, Selce\, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
CATEGORIES:Summer university
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SUMMARY:Crossing Borders (Janów Podlaski)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nThe title of this year’s GEF Green Summer Academy in Poland is ‘Crossing Borders’\, a phrase charged with meaning and symbolism\, considering the fact that the event will be taking place near the borders of Poland with Belarus and Ukraine\, as well as within a region with diverse cultures\, dialects\, languages\, and religions. \nAbout the event\nThe event includes several major themes\, such as: \n\nThe future of Europe in the context of changing geopolitics and the upcoming European Parliamentary elections\nClimate change and preparing for the COP24 Climate Change Conference in Katowice\nGreen visions for farming\, nutrition\, and rural development\nGreen visions for local governance\, with particular emphasis on regional assemblies\, and transition cities in alignment with the ideals of the Commons and urban movements\n\nThrough several workshops\, round tables and expert debates\, the event will feature discussions on fighting pollution\, cities of equal chances\, preventing corruption and the role of art and artists in citizens-led activism and the political transformation of Poland in a European context. The participants will also engage with the local community and local activists and learn about new green transborder initiatives and opportunities. \nThrough its diverse programme\, the Green Summer Academy in Poland connects the dots between politics and society at local\, regional\, national\, European and global levels. \nProgramme\nThursday July 12 \n16:00 – 19:00 Local expeditions in small groups \n17:00 – 19:00 Meeting with local active inhabitants on projects of local development opportunities in a transborder context \nFriday July 13 \n9:30 – 10:00 Opening speeches \n10:00 – 12:00 What future for the Eastern Europe in EU?  (Debate) \nSpeakers: Rebecca Harms (Member of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament)\, Paweł Kowal (College of Europe\, Natolin)\, Małgorzata Tracz (Partia Zieloni\, Poland)\, Michał Sutowski (Krytyka Polityczna)\, Moderator: Bartłomiej Kozek (GEJ)\, Adam Ostolski  (GEJ\, Krytyka Polityczna\, Partia Zieloni) \n12:00 – 13:45 Creating Socio-Ecological Societies through Urban Commons Transition. Lecture ‘Cities in transition’ \nLecture: Dirk Holemans (Green European Foundation Board Member and Director of the Flemish Green Think Tank Oikos \nCities in transition  \nSpeakers: Dirk Holemans (Ghent in transition with Michel Bauwens)\, Sergi Alegre (El Prat and Barcelona)\,  Hanna Gill-Piątek (innovative revitalisation in Łódź)\, Marcin Gerwin (citizens’ panels in Gdansk and Lublin)\, Roger Manser (London Great Parc)\, Moderator: Dagmara Misztela (Partia Zieloni\, Poland) \n14:45 – 15:45 Artists as change makers (Debate) \nSpeakers: Ela Hołoweńko\, Cecylia Malik\, Michał Kasprzak\, Joanna Kessler. Moderator: Gert Roehrborn \n15:45 – 17:45 Panel debate  \n\nFood and farming past revolution and its consequences (Key note)\, Thomas Waitz\, MEP\, EGP Committee \nThe CAP today and tomorrow\, the Green perspective (Key note)\, Andrzej Nowakowski (GGEP) \nFrom industrial agriculture to agroecology and food sovereignty? (Debate)\, Andrzej Nowakowski (Advisor on Agriculture and Rural Development in the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament)\, dr Katarzyna Bańkowska (IRWiR PAN)\, Izabela Mier (Cooperative Dobrze)\, Ben Lazar (Nyeleni Polska/permaculture)\, Dorota Metera (expert in certification)\, Maria Staniszewska (ecological NGO)\, Adrian Sulikowski (conventional farmer/Green Party)\, Katarzyna Jagiełło (Greenpeace)\, Justyna Zwolińska (SGGW\, Poland). Moderator: Ewa Jakubowska-Lorenz\, (HBS Warszawa)\n\n18:00 – 19:45 Parallel programme in Janów Podlaski and Biała Podlaska \n21:00 – 22:00 ‘No Problem!’ by Yasmin Kidwai\, documentary projection \nSaturday July 14 \n9:00 – 11:00 Parallel Sessions I  \n\nFuture of work (Adam Ostolski\, Bartlomiej Kozek)\nEconomy and climate change (Roger Manser\, Przemek Stępień)\nRivers exchange of knowledge part I (Alesia Basharymava\, Volha Kasevitch\, Uladzimir Zuyeu\, Petro Hrystiszyn\, Heorhiy Veremiychyk\, Oleksandr Husiev\, Sascha Maier\, Mikhail Durkin\, and members of the Save the Rivers Coalition\, moderators:  Ewa Leś\, Sascha Maier)\n\n11:30 – 13:00 Parallel Sessions II \n\nSeminar ‘Green farming: Campaigning against GMO\, why and how’ (Ewa Sufin-Jacquemart (Strefa Zieleni)\, Juliette Leroux (Greens/EFA)\nCity of Open Chances (Hanna Gill-Piątek\, Aleksandra Kołeczek)\nRivers exchange of knowledge part II (Iza Zygmunt\, Maria Staniszewska)\n\n14:00 – 16:00 Parallel Sessions III  \n\nGreen media for the climate (Beata Nowak\, Bartek Kozek\, Jamie Kendrick (GEJ)\, Annabelle Dawson (GEJ)\, Monika Matus (Democratic Action)\, Wojciech Szymalski (Institute for Sustainable Development)\, Ilona Jędrasik (Client Earth Lawyers for Earth)\, Hanna Schudy (EKO-UNIA)\, Monika Sadkowska (RT-ON)\, Marcin Harembski (SMA/CAN + Climate Coalition) and others\, Moderator: Katarzyna Ugryn)\nGreen regional program: clean air\, green jobs\, integrated public transport and enthralled hunting (Małgorzata Tracz and Paweł Pomian)\nRivers working groups E30 and E40 coalitions (Ewa Leś\, Sascha Maier\, Maria Staniszewska\, Petro Hrystiszyn)\n\n16:30 – 18:30 Parallel Sessions IV \n\nTowards COP 24 (Roger Manser (urbanist)\, Beata Nowak (Zielone Wiadomości)\, Monika Matus (Democratic Action)\, Wojciech Szymalski (Institute for Sustainable Development)\,  Ilona Jędrasik (Client Earth Lawyers for Earth)\, Hanna Schudy (EKO-UNIA)\, Monika Sadkowska (RT-ON)\, Marcin Haremski (SMA)\, Patryk Białas (Skype)\, Maciej Smykowski (Partia Zieloni)\, Katarzyna Ugryn (HBS)\, moderators: Ewa Sufin-Jacquemart (Strefa Zieleni)\, Artur Wieczorek\nSeminar ‘Green farming: How organic farming can be developed in Poland and EU’ (Monika Styczek- Kuryluk\, Andrzej Nowakowski\, Dorota Metera\, Dr. Katarzyna Bańkowska\, Ben Lazar\, Rober Kuryluk\, and others. Moderators: Iza Mier\, Julia Rokicka)\nRivers plan of action (Izabela Zygmunt\, Ewa Leś)\n\n18:45 – 19:30 Summary and closing \nSunday July 15 \n7:00 – 9:00 Local expeditions in small groups \n  \nParticipation fee:\nThe full fee of 500 PLN (570 PLN with transfer) should be paid by bank transfer to the account of Fundacja Strefa Zieleni: \n66 1020 1097 0000 7602 0237 0450\, title: ‘Green Summer Academy participation fee’ \n(from abroad: IBAN: PL66 1020 1097 0000 7602 0237 0450\, Swift/BIC: BPKOPLPW) \nThe lower participation fee is possible when registering before June 25 \nRegistration/more information:\nEwa Sufin-Jacquemart +48-664673700 ewa.sufin@strefazieleni.org \nUrszula Sadlowska +32 (0)2 234 65 73 urszula.sadlowska@gef.eu \n  \nThe Green Summer Academy “Crossing borders” is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Fundacja Strefa Zieleni and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. \nThe debate on transitioning cities towards the Commons is organised as a part of the international project “Creating Socio-Ecological Societies through Urban Commons Transition” by the Green European Foundation with the support of Fundacja Strefa Zieleni and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/crossing-borders-janow-podlaski/
CATEGORIES:Summer university
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SUMMARY:Colours of Green (Graz)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nFollowing the loss of the Austrian Green party during the national elections in 2017\, the entire Austrian Green movement is at a crossroads. ‘Green Repositioning’ aims to start a process of re-organising the Green movement and to come up with a new Green narrative that links ecological and social concerns and lays out how to master the Great Transformation based on solidarity and resilience. A clear positioning and a joint understanding of socio-ecological politics based on Political Ecology will become a cornerstone in reinventing the Austrian Green movement. This ‘Green Repositioning’ project consists of several different events throughout the year all over Austria. \nWithin this framework\, GEF will organise a Summer Academy with the support of Grüne Bildungswerkstatt. \nAbout the event\nThree key areas – six workshops – one Green identity. Following this motto\, the Summer Academy will function as a laboratory within the ‘Green Repositioning’ project currently implemented by the Austrian green foundation Grüne Bildungswerkstatt. \nFollowing the Regional Ideas Lab\, organised by the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament and the European Green Party on the days before the Summer Academy\, the event will continue lively debates with change makers and pulse generators from all over Europe. \nThe aim is to develop working theses for the following three key areas that were identified: \n\nEnvironment & Ecology\nDemocracy & Media\nEconomy & Future of Work\n\nThe project ‘Green Repositioning’\, including the GEF Summer Academy\, aims to contribute to a new Green narrative that answers the question ‘Where will the Green movement be in 2030\, and how can it contribute to a better future?’. \nThree workshops will be organised in English. The detailed programme will be available on this website soon. \n\nRegistration\nRegister now for the GEF Summer Academy in Graz by following this link. \nThe participation fee for the event is 60 Euro (including catering during the event). For further questions\, send an email to sommerakademie(at)gbw.at.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/colours-green-graz/
LOCATION:Steiermarkhof\, Ekkehard-Hauer-Straße 33\, Graz\, 8052\, Austria
CATEGORIES:Summer university
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SUMMARY:Green it!
DESCRIPTION:we are launching our first ever crowdfunding campaign and we want you to be part of it! We will raise 5000 Euro to kickstart Green it!\, an online platform\, which will serve as a database of green experts and training resources.  \nOur idea is simple: we will start with an online platform to make available training materials and resources\, as well as allow for the recognition of those trainers who use sustainable\, inclusive and forward-thinking methods in their work.   \nWe are on a mission to improve the quality of green training all around Europe and we need you!   \nWith the generous support of our community\, we raised over 10% of the target in the first hours of the campaign. Now we rely on you to help us make Green it! happen.    \nEvery contribution helps – the number of people donating is important. If you can give 10 euros\, that’s another demonstration of interest\, likely to encourage another person to follow you. But if you’re able to give more\, that’s brilliant\, and gets us closer to the goal.  \nWe simply cannot do this without you.  
URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-it/
CATEGORIES:Launch event
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SUMMARY:Restoring Food to the Heart of the Community (Cork)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nThe broadening and deepening of global food production and supply has been a powerful force of economic\, social and environmental transformation for the last three decades or more with profound changes\, not only to farming systems that become locked into industrial commodity production\, but also to adverse environmental effects leading to major ecological ruptures: The productivist agri-industrial model has achieved a remarkable grip over the policy agenda surrounding food security. Yet the consequences include growing concern over emissions of greenhouse gases and impacts upon biological diversity. \nThe summer school will propose policy changes not only in response to the review of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) which is taking place in 2018 but also to the Milan Urban Food Policy pact. The European Commission’s communication on the review of the CAP states that climate change and preserving the environment is the main challenge facing the EU\, and the CAP must play an enhanced role in this battle – not only to protect farmers from the impact of climate change but also to ensure that farming does not contribute to making the problem worse. Stringent new goals will be set at European level to ensure farming contributes fully to helping meet the EU’s international commitments on climate change and sustainability. \nAbout the event\nThe Summer University is organised in collaboration with academics\, local policy makers\, artisan producers\, community food security NGOs and local growers. Its objective is to discuss a new policy which can develop a new healthy\, sustainable and resilient food system. The aim is to improve equitable access to quality food\, create a fairer and sustainable food system\, and reduce the environmental footprint of food. \nProgramme\nFriday\, June 29 \n19:30 Welcome reception and opening address \n\nNuala Ahern (Green Foundation Ireland)\nColin Sage (School of the Human Environment in UCC and Chair of the Cork Food Policy Council)\nDuncan Stewart (Chair of Green Foundation Ireland).\n\nSaturday\, June 30 \n09:30 – 09:40 Welcome and introductions \n09:40 – 10:20 Dr Colin Sage Why we must restore food to the heart of community \n10:20 – 11:00 Cristina Grasseni Food citizenship: Sustainable food procurement in cities \n11:20 – 12:00 Oliver Moore re-CAP: Food and Farming Policy in Europe \n12:00 – 12:40 Regina Sexton Cork: City of Food \n12:45 – 13:30 Debate and Discussion \n16:15  St. Stephen’s Sustainable Food Lab: Talk on food growing \n17:15  Nano Nagle Place: Heritage experience \nSpeakers\n  \nDr Colin Sage – Senior Lecturer in Geography at UCC with research interests in food systems\, environmental policy and civic initiatives for social change. He is the author of Environment and Food (2012) and co-editor of Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Transitions to Sustainability (2017)\, Food Transgressions: Making sense of contemporary food politics (2014) and Strategies for Sustainable Development. Colin is honorary Visiting Professor on the Food Studies program at the American University\, Rome as well as at the University of Gastronomic Sciences near Turin\, Italy\, and has just completed a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Tasmania.  He is strongly committed to public engagement and is Chair of the Cork Food Policy Council which he co-founded in 2013. \nDr Christina Grasseni – Professor of Anthropology at the University of Leiden\, Netherlands. Her research interests lie broadly in economic\, political and visual anthropology\, focusing especially upon skilled visions and ecologies of belonging. She is the author of Beyond Alternative Food Networks (2013) which analysed Italy’s solidarity economy networks as ethnographic models of grassroots transition to sustainable consumption and food sovereignty. Her most recent book\, The Heritage Arena (2017) unravels the political agency of heritage cheese in the reinvention of local economies and ecology in the Alps. Cristina currently leads a major European Research Council project\, Food citizens? Collective food procurement in European cities which examines the premises and consequences of collective forms of food production\, distribution and consumption in three European cities. \nDr. Oliver Moore – has a PhD in the sociology of farming and food and writes in the field of organics\, direct selling and consumer-producer relations. He is a contributor to the Irish Examiner where he writes a weekly column on organic food and farming. A member of the Irish Food Writers Guild he also contributes to Food and Wine magazine\, and to Organic Matters magazine. Dr. Moore is Communications Manager with ARC2020\, an EU agri-food and rural NGO based in Paris and also maintains a lively and informative blog. He is a board member and active organiser for Cloughjordan Community Farm and Cloughjordan Ecovillage. In 2015 he participated in the La Via Campesina Forum for Agroecology in Nyéléni Mali. \nRegina Sexton – a food historian\, food writer\, broadcaster and cook. Her research interests include food and identity\, food and tradition and food in the Irish country house. She has published widely at academic and popular levels. Her publications include A Little History of Irish Food (Gill and Macmillan\, 1998) and Ireland’s Traditional Foods (Teagasc\, 1997). At University College Cork\, she lectures in the area of food history with the School of History\, the Food Industry Training Unit and Adult Continuing Education. Her research interests encompass food and culinary history\, food preservation\, food and identity\, ’traditional‘ food cultures\, and constructed and ‘invented‘ food traditions.  ‍ Regina is secretary of the Agricultural History Society of Ireland. \n\nRegistration\nThe Cork Summer University will cost €40 per person (plus booking fee)\, which includes wine reception on Friday evening as well as morning coffee and dinner on Saturday. Please note this does not cover the cost of lunch on Saturday. \nTo attend the Summer University in Cork\, you can order your tickets here.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/restoring-food-heart-community/
LOCATION:Cork\, Ireland\, Cork\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Summer university
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SUMMARY:European Green Activist Training (EGAT) International Version (Helsinki)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nThe Green European Foundation\, in cooperation with Green Forum and green youth organisations from the Baltic region organises ‘The Green Summer School: Politics\, Environment\, and Society’ from June 28 to 30 in Helsinki. The event is part of the European Green Activists Training (EGAT) project. \nAbout the event\nThe European Green Activist Training  is taking on an international dimension! Young people\, from the EU and non EU Baltic region countries (Finland\, Sweden\, Estonia and Russia)\, involved in green politics will meet in Finland for 3 days to exchange on deeper European and regional cooperation and the current environmental topics. \nDuring the event\, the participants will attend lectures\, panel discussions\, and workshops on political\, environmental and social aspects of green politics\, such as civil society and media involvement\, human rights\, minorities and diversity\, renewable energy etc. As a result\, they are expected to deepen their knowledge on green topics\, and expand their green networks for future international cooperation. \n  \nThis event is organised with financial support from the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/egat-international/
LOCATION:Työväen Akatemia\, Vanha Turuntie 14\, Kauniainen\, Helsinki\, Finland
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Jobs in a Changing Climate (Dublin)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nWith a changing climate\, many traditional jobs will be lost all over Europe\, as a just transition to less carbon emission intensive industries is inevitable. It will be vital for all stakeholders\, such as policy makers\, trade union representatives\, civil society organisations\, think tanks and businesses to establish a dialogue and to come up with new solutions to those challenges – and the Green movement can spearhead this process. \nAbout the event\nAs part of the transnational project “Strengthening Climate Targets\, Creating Local Climate Jobs”\,  this conference will contribute to the discussion within the Irish society and among the key stakeholders on how to ensure a just transition to Zero Carbon and create local climate jobs across the country. \nThe event will also feature results of the ongoing research of the Green European Foundation and its partners to draft and launch strategies for local investment to create more climate jobs in Ireland. \nOne of the practical examples that will be discussed is the proposed closure of three peat burning power stations in the Midlands and the effect on the livelihoods of 400 workers. Studies have been carried out on how the transition to a low carbon society in the UK will create sustainable jobs in Sheffield and Isle of Wight. Also we will look at the Lucas Plan\, where workers devised viable alternatives to redundancies\, using their skills to develop socially useful products and services. The implementation of the Circular Economy will also affect jobs\, positively and negatively\, and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. \nSpeakers\nDuncan Stewart\, Environmentalist\, Broadcaster\, and Chair\, Green Foundation Ireland \nTommy Simpson\, Project Coordinator Green Foundation Ireland and former President Dublin Council of Trade Unions \nJonathan Essex\, Project Coordinator\, Greenhouse Think Tank United Kingdom \nPeter Simms\, Researcher\,Greenhouse Think Tank United Kingdom \nAdrian Kane\, Public Administration and Community Division Organiser\, SIPTU \nSinead Mercier\, Researcher\, Just Transition \nYvonne O’Callaghan\, Strategic Organiser\, SIPTU Trade Union Ireland \nJoseph Curtin\, Senior Fellow\, Institute of International and European Affairs \nThe input by the speakers will be each followed by Q&A sessions to allow for full participation in the event of those attending. \n\nThe event is free of charge but registration is required. To secure your spot follow this link. \nRegistration for the event on the day starts at 9:30. \nFor more  information on  the conference\, please contact info@greenfoundationireland.ie
URL:https://gef.eu/event/jobs-changing-climate-dublin/
LOCATION:Liberty Hall\, Liberty Hall\, Eden Quay\, North City\, Dublin 1\, Dublin 1\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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SUMMARY:Exploring the Economic Impact of Migration (Oxford)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nEurope seems stuck and appears to be paralysed by the latest inward migratory processes. This is affecting democracy itself as people are unable to find a party which expresses their fears and politicians are unable to find solutions and scenarios that they can relate to. As a result\, core values of the European Union and green values are jeopardised whereas populist and right-wing forces are still on a winning streak in large parts of the EU and anti-migration rhetoric has not least also played a role during the EU referendum in the United Kingdom. \nAbout the event\nThe transboundary need for a change of narrative to disseminate the reality of migrants among society and their impact on the society in return is evident. Hence\, the conference\, while building on experiences and findings of GEF’s transnational project of the past two years on migration and asylum policies in the EU\, aims to put progressive political forces back ahead of the game to drive a positive approach to international migration. \nOne aspect will be to showcase\, how the Thames Valley\, Oxford University and other European hubs are a success – not only economically – specifically due to their inward migrations. Moreover\, the event will also look at the growing impact of climate change and how that aspect can be channelled for the green family to offer its unique solutions as a force for positive change. \nThe conference will feature speakers from Europe\, for instance the United Kingdom\, Italy\, Norway\, Malta\, etc. but also experiences from Nigeria and other parts of the world. \nDraft Programme\n10:00 – 11:00 INTRODUCTION TO THE GREEN EUROPEAN FOUNDATION PROJECT “CHANGING THE NARRATIVE OF MIGRATION” \n11:00 – 11:30 COFFEE BREAK \n11:30 – 13:00 CONTEMPORARY CHANGES TO THE LABOUR MARKET \n13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH \n14:00 – 15:00 HI-TECH SOLUTIONS; THE VALUE AND IMPACT OF MIGRATION \n15:00 – 16:00 EXAMPLES OF INWARD MIGRATION AND BEST PRACTICES \n16:00 – 16:30 TEA BREAK \n16:30 – 17:00 CLOSING PANEL AND DISCUSSION:  Migration of the future – Choices and pathways \n\nRegister and purchase your tickets now by following this link and stay tuned for updates by  following us on Facebook or Twitter .
URL:https://gef.eu/event/economic-impact-of-migration/
LOCATION:St Hugh’s College\, St Margaret's Rd\, Oxford \, OX2 6LE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:Call for a Full-time Communications Officer
DESCRIPTION:The Green European Foundation is currently seeking a full-time Communications Officer. \nThe Green European Foundation (GEF) is a European level political foundation whose mission is to contribute to a lively European sphere of debate and to foster greater involvement by citizens in European politics. The foundation coordinates transnational and decentralised projects in collaboration with its national and European partners and offers cross-border political education. It is funded by the European Parliament and is linked to\, but independent of\, other European Green actors such as the European Green Party and the Green Group in the European Parliament (see www.gef.eu). The Green European Journal (GEJ)\, the editorially independent publication of the foundation\, acts as a platform to help debates and ideas travelling across Europe’s cultural and political borders (see www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu). \nThe communications officer’s main mission will be to enhance the outreach and impact of GEF’s projects and publications\, using online and offline tools including social media. He/She will work towards increasing synergies between them as well as with other actors and content from within and outside the existing network. He/She will work with all members of the team to help ensuring that the various projects and publications are promoted in an efficient\, ambitious and sustainable manner\, in line with the general strategy and thematic priorities defined by the Board. He/She will support and coordinate the team and the network’s effort to strengthen GEF and GEJ’s profiles and communicate in a professional and creative way. \nMain responsibilities and tasks:\nThe communications officer will in particular: \n\nPromote GEF’s products (events and publications) and the Green European Journal using social media and other communications channels\, including reacting to news and events as opportunities to promote existing resources and materials\nCommunicate about our e-learning platform and content to relevant green organisations and their networks (see www.gef-learning.eu)\nExpand the GEF and the Journal communities online and offline\, taking into account the impact of the new GDPR framework\nWork with other staff and board members to develop a plan for increasing GEF and Journal’s profile and reach within the green family and beyond\, including developing and delivering on targets for growth\n\nIn doing so\, the Communications Officer will be responsible for: \n1. Promotion and outreach of projects and publications \n\nDevising communications plans and calendars for various projects and publications of the foundation\, implementing or coordinating them depending on the budget and personnel capacity available\nDeveloping and using relevant tools and communications channels\, in particular social media and newsletters\, for increasing the outreach of the online and offline promotion of projects\, events and publications\nProactively identifying new stakeholders\, communications channels\, major conferences\, and other opportunities to disseminate material and publications\, and build partnership\nAssisting in the promotion of and public relations around signature projects\, events and publications\n\n2. Synergies building and network support \n\nEnsuring consistency and coherence of GEF and GEJ’s communications across their various platforms and channels\, in line with their style guides\nDisseminating the GEJ content and relevant projects results among the Green family (e.g. personalised contact with relevant Green actors\, presence at events\, etc.)\nSupporting national foundations to increase the outreach of their events and projects\, and to ensure the visibility of GEF and GEJ in the decentralised activities (e.g. creating ready-to-use communications tools and advices\, providing services such as video production for some events\, training\, etc.)\n\n3. Coordinating and ensuring a smooth daily functioning of communications work \n\nEnsuring effective coordination and planning of the work with the other members of the team to streamline the daily communications of the foundation in terms of social media\, website management\, newsletters\, etc\nMonitoring progress in communications through regular reporting based on considered analysis of digital data and analytics\nLiaising with relevant service providers (printers\, web developers\, designers\, etc.) when needed\nManaging and optimally using the financial resources available (includes budget planning\, management\, monitoring and reporting)\n\nRequired criteria:\n\n3-4 years’ relevant work experience in communications\, advertising or publishing\nSound knowledge and experience of a variety of social media tools (Twitter\, Facebook\, Instagram)\nFamiliarity with the EU institutions and current debates\, as well as with major Green issues and stakeholders. Any involvement in European or Green networks is an asset\nProficient in English (native-speaker or equivalent) with additional languages being a significant asset. The working language of GEF is English but the European dimension of its work means that there is an important multilingual dimension to its content and communications\nAbility to write and communicate effectively in different contexts\, adapted to medium\, aims and target audience\nAbility to work with WordPress websites and web tools such as Google Analytics. Ability to work with any other multimedia tools (graphic design\, video editing) is an asset\nDeveloped organisational skills to be able to work on multiple projects in parallel\, to manage competing priorities\, and to cope with stress\nProactive approach to tasks and ability to work autonomously and take initiative\nFlexible and able to function in an international and changing environment\n\nThe Green European Foundation offers:\n\nA full-time (38h) contract under Belgian law with a limited duration (10-15 months\, to be discussed)\nA salary equivalent to approximately 2500-2800 euros (monthly\, gross subject to Belgian tax legislation)\, depending on the experience\, skills and qualifications of the selected candidate\nAdditional benefits such as meal vouchers and public transport allowance\nAn open\, positive and engaging working atmosphere in an international environment\n\nIdeal start date: Mid August to mid September 2018\nOffice location: Brussels\, Belgium \nInterested candidates are requested to submit their application by attachment to an e-mail to applications@gef.eu until Sunday 15th July\, midnight CET\, attention of Aurélie Maréchal\, Director of GEF. \nThe application must include a current CV and a cover letter outlining the motivation for this position at GEF\, both comprised in a single pdf document which includes first and last name of the candidate in the document name. The interviews for the position will take place in Brussels or via skype on the 2nd of August. In case of questions\, please do not hesitate to send an e-mail to applications@gef.eu. \nDownload the vacancy.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-a-full-time-communications-officer/
CATEGORIES:Call for applications
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