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SUMMARY:The Greenhouse Training for Activists 2026: Applications Closed
DESCRIPTION:The Greenhouse: Training for Activists is a unique opportunity to connect\, learn and grow as part of a new generation of green and green-minded Europeans leading change in their communities. Taking place in Reggello\, Tuscany from 03.03.2026-08.03.2026\, the training will bring together 30 young Europeans committed to building a more just and sustainable Europe to further build their political skillset through practical training\, transnational exchange\, and political ecology education.  \nPlease note that applications for this event are now closed. \nAbout The Greenhouse: Training for Activists \nThe Greenhouse Training is a five-day intensive for activists\, thinkers\, organisers\, and anyone committed to shaping a vibrant\, sustainable\, and democratic Europe.  \nRooted in political ecology education\, the training combines participatory methods\, expert-led workshops and debates\, and community-building activities.  During the training\, participants will deepen their understanding of the roots and trajectories of the green movement\, explore pressing societal challenges through a European lens\, and strengthen their competences in areas like rhetoric and debating. The March 2026 edition of The Greenhouse centres around the timely theme of “Technology and Democracy”.   \nAt GEF\, we believe that the European green movement is strongest when it is diverse\, inclusive\, and interconnected. This training is designed to foster lasting relationships and build a resilient cohort of green Europeans ready to lead change in their own communities.  \n  \nhttps://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/TheGreenhouse_teaser_V2.mp4\n  \nThe training includes:   \n\nPolitical Ecology Sessions exploring the roots and trajectories of the European Green movements\, connecting past struggles to current political challenges\n\n\nDeep dive into the theme “Technology and Democracy”\n\n\nPractical skill-building in argumentation and political debate\n\n\nA strong focus on collaboration\, peer learning\, and European perspectives \n\n\nGuidance and mentorship from expert facilitators and insights from leading voices in the European Green movement \n\n\nNetworking with fellow European activists and local political actors to foster lasting relationships across borders\n\n\nIntroduction into the Greenhouse Community – opening further opportunities for training\, mentorship\, and networking\n\n  \nProgramme: \n \n\nNext to the five-day training 03-08 March\, The Greenhouse: Training for Activists includes three online sessions:   \n\nGreenhouse pre-training session (24.02.2026 – 17:00 – 18:30) \n\n\nGreenhouse post-training Session #1 (07.04.2026 – 17:00 – 18:30) \n\n\nGreenhouse post-training Session #2 (05.05.2026 – 17:00 – 18:30) \n\nThese sessions are an integral part of the training. Your availability during these timeslots is conditional for your application to be considered.  \n  \nExpert speakers and Trainers  \nEdouard Gaudot – Historian and Political Scientist; Expert on Political Ecology\, expert speaker \nBenedetta Scuderi – MEP (Italy)\, Greens/EFA\, expert speaker \nBenedetta de Marte – Secretary General\, European Green Party\, expert speaker \nEliza Popper – Co-founder\, The Good Enough Company\, trainer \nSebastian Huehne – Network & Training Assistant\, Green European Foundation\, trainer \nLocal Italian Green Movement Actors (names tbc) \n\nParticipation fees and financial considerations \nSuccessful applicants will be asked to contribute a €75–120 participation fee (sliding scale) to confirm their spot. This contribution supports the Green European Foundation’s co-financing efforts\, helping to make the training sustainable and accessible for future generations of activists. We will cover all other costs related to the training\, including participant accommodation\, catering\, and a full travel reimbursement for journeys to and from Italy. \nOur aim is to ensure that financial barriers do not prevent committed young activists from taking part in this unique learning experience. No profit is incurred. If the participation fee presents a barrier to your participation\, please indicate this in your application – we are committed to finding a solution together. \n  \nParticipant Profile  \nThe ideal candidate for The Greenhouse: Training for Activists is:  \n\na young (18–30 years old) green or green-minded activist\, academic\, community organiser\, trainer\, journalist\, civil society/political actor actively engaged in shaping a more just\, sustainable\, and democratic society \n\n\nanchored in local green and progressive movements and/or organisations \n\n\nmotivated to deepen their understanding of political ecology\, strengthen their advocacy and debate skills\, and interested in exploring the political debates at the intersection of Technology and Democracy. \n\n\nready to engage at the transnational level and connect with a diverse network of green-minded peers from across Europe \n\n\nready to bring their learning back to their local context through concrete actions and initiatives \n\n\neager to join a growing European community of young green leaders and remain actively engaged beyond the training\n\n  \nProject Background\nThe Greenhouse is the Green European Foundation’s activist training initiative dedicated to offering political education on Europe\, capacity building for the green movement at large\, and fostering engagement and participation of young leaders and activists across the continent – to support a strong and vibrant European democracy.    \nJoining The Greenhouse Training opens doors for continued networking\, mentoring\, and training as part of the Greenhouse Community – such as facilitated sessions with the biggest thinkers and doers in the European green movement and the opportunity to join our summer trainings\, where we delve deeper into the core principles and practices of green leadership and political organising.  \nAcross its different formats\, The Greenhouse nurtures the foundations of collective action and cultivates the routes forward for young European citizens to shape systemic change in their local communities.   \n  \nPracticalities \nDate and Time: 03 – 08 March 2026 \nLocation: Reggello (Tuscany)\, Italy – around one hour south of Florence \nLanguage:   Fluency in both written and spoken English is required to participate in the training  \nParticipants: 25 activists aged 18 – 30 years from across Europe (EU and non-EU countries)  \nApplication: Applications for this training are now closed. \nIf you have any questions about the training\, contact training@gef.eu \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
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SUMMARY:GEF Report Debate & Lunch: Building Security Through Values
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a timely conversation on rethinking European security through values\nOn 23 April\, GEF will host a discussion and lunch around its recent report\, New Idealism for a Disrupted Europe: Building Security Through Values\, bringing together policymakers\, researchers and practitioners to discuss how values-based politics can contribute to strengthening European resilience in a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape. \nDrawing on lessons from Central and Eastern Europe\, including Ukraine\, the report encourages Europeans\, but also Greens and progressives to rethink traditional approaches to security—challenging established assumptions and opening space for fresh perspectives. The “new idealism” it advocates aims to harness the power of values across a wide range of areas\, from military and social resilience to diplomacy and democracy promotion. \nThe conversation will feature a panel of experts from across Europe: \nTomas Tomilinas\, Member of Parliament\, Democrats for Lithuania (Demokratų sąjunga „Vardan Lietuvos“) and Committee Member\, European Green Party \nOver the years\, Tomas Tomilinas has worked to advance social reforms\, reduce poverty\, and improve climate policy. Lithuania has made major investments in green energy and stopped a nuclear project in 2012. Tomilinas was one of the leaders of the referendum campaign against that nuclear power plant\, and later served twice in the ruling coalition. He was elected as member of the Committee of the European Green Party in 2025. Back in 2021\, he was expelled from his former party for voting in favour of LGBTQ+ rights in Parliament and that resulting in the creation of the Democtrats party\,a proud member of the European Green Party. As Vice-Chair of the Party and vice-chair of the Parliamentary Committee on European Affairs\, he works hard to change the country’s position on EU decision-making reform\, including ending the single-country veto. He’s author of numerous social projects and initiatives\, articles and three books; he’s a consultant for trade unions\, specialist of adult education and co-founder of the NGO Social Investment Management Centre and political think tank Institute for Democracy (2023) and other organisations. He ha also worked as coordinator of party working groups for preparation of electoral programmes (2012\, 2016\, 2020\, 2024) and was co-initiator of the establishment of trade unions in retail chains (2007). \nGabriela Svárovská\, Member of Parliament; Co-chair\, Czech Greens (Zelení) \nGabriela Svárovská has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament since October 2025. In the parliament she serves as a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Committee on Environment. She is a Co-Chair of the Czech Green Party. Ms Svárovská has extensive experience in diplomacy\, human rights\, and civil society. She previously served as the Director of the Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and held key political roles as Press Secretary to President Václav Havel and Advisor to Senator Marek Hilšer. In the non-profit sector\, she co-founded the Prague Civil Society Centre\, an endowment fund dedicated to supporting civic activism and independent media across the countries of the former Soviet Union. Her career has been defined by a commitment to democratic values\, international security\, and the protection of universal human rights. \nJoanna Kaminska\, Mediation and Dialogue expert\, European Parliament\, European Green Party Committee \nJoanna Kaminska has facilitated confidential\, high stake dialogue between political party leaders\, mostly in Central and Eastern Europe and advised on security and democracy building Europe’s top decision-makers for over 15 years. She has served as foreign and security policy advisor to the President of the European Parliament David Maria Sassoli\, and worked on coalition making and consensus building between European political forces for over a decade in the area of security and defence. Political negotiations\, democracy building and fostering dialogue between difficult political personalities are her passion. Currently she works as an advisor on mediation at the European Parliament’s mediation team\, where she forges the culture of compromise between political parties in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine during the war.\nJoanna holds a PhD from the University of London\, Royal Holloway College. She has extensively published on the foreign and security policy and Eastern neighborhood issues. Her last book published with Palgrave Macmillan is entitled Poland and the EU Enlargement: Foreign Policy in Transformation.\nBetween 2018-2024 she was also a Brussels municipal council member. Since 2021 she is a National Council member of the Polish Green Party Zieloni. In December 2024 she got elected to the European Green Party (EGP) committee\, political body managing green parties in Europe\, where she is responsible for building security and defense narratives. \nRichard Wouters\, Project Lead\, Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks\, Netherlands \nRichard Wouters is a project lead at Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks\, the think tank of the Dutch Green party. He is the editor and co-author of various GEF publications\, including ‘Geopolitics of a Post-Growth Europe’ and ‘New Idealism for a Disrupted Europe’. \nLiza Bezvershenko\, Independent Civil Society & Advocacy Specialist \nLiza Bezvershenko is a Ukrainian civil society expert based in Brussels\, specialising in EU-Ukraine relations\, European integration\, and democracy promotion. She acts as Advocacy Coordinator at the NGO European Resolve\, where she contributes to European security and democratic resilience by advancing research\, fostering dialogue between civil society\, decision-makers\, and research institutions\, and supporting public engagement through awareness-raising initiatives. \nShe is a recipient of the 2024 Young Diplomat Award and has been repeatedly featured in international media as a recognised voice for Ukraine in Brussels. \nModerated by Roderick Kefferpütz\, Director\, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung EU Office \nRoderick Kefferpütz has been the Director of the European Union | Global Dialogue office of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung since May 2023. He has over 15 years’ experience working in think tanks\, foundations\, and government institutions. His expertise lies in the role of the EU in a changing world order and Europe’s green industrial transformation. \nDesigned as an interactive forum\, the event aims to foster dialogue among Brussels-based policymakers\, civil society representatives\, and experts working in the fields of European security\, foreign policy\, and democracy. \nProgramme\n11:30 – 12:00 | Registration\n12:00 – 13:30 | Panel discussion and Q&A\n13:30 – 14:00 | Walking lunch \nVenue\nSilverSquare – The Parliament Room\nSq. de Meeûs 35\n1000 Brussels \nRegistration\nParticipants are kindly requested to register via the online form by 22 April 2026. \nFormat \nIn-person event | Language: English \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/gef-report-launch-building-security-through-values/
CATEGORIES:Launch event
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SUMMARY:European Green Academy 2026
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 edition of the European Green Academy (EGA) in Brussels\, opens its doors this coming April\, creating an inspiring learning space that brings together Green thinkers\, political actors\, civil society organisations\, and engaged activists from across and beyond Europe. This year’s Academy is crucial – unfolding at a moment when democracy across Europe is under an intensifying attack\, and urgent questions of resilience\, autonomy and collective action demand fresh thinking and alliances. \nAbout the event\nEurope enters 2026 facing a stark political reality. Democratic backsliding\, shrinking civic space\, geopolitical instability\, and the rise of hybrid and technological threats are reshaping the political landscape towards fear\, rollback\, and polarisation. Civil society is being systematically constrained: its autonomy reduced\, its legitimacy attacked\, and its role in democratic life eroded. At the same time\, rapidly evolving technologies are transforming how citizens access information and participate in public life\, creating new vulnerabilities that authoritarian actors are quick to exploit.  \nAgainst this backdrop\, Greens and progressives face mounting challenges in organising\, building alliances\, and collectively envisioning alternatives. EGA 2026 meets this moment head-on: creating a space to deepen understanding\, strengthen transnational exchange and connections\, and develop fresh ideas to defend democracy and rebuild resilience – through stronger participation\, a reimagined and holistic approach to security and protection\, and ambitious ecosocial transformation.  \nOver 1.5 days\, and through a dynamic mix of plenaries\, workshops\, debates\, targeted training sessions and creative formats\, EGA offers an inspiring learning environment where participants can engage with diverse actors and forward-looking ideas. With a strong focus on political education and tailored methodologies\, EGA aims to equip participants with fresh insights\, practical skills\, and forward-looking perspectives to navigate today’s key challenges. It is a space for learning\, building resilience\, and mapping pathways for collective alliances in turbulent political times – as we work towards a just\, ecological\, and democratic Europe.  \nRead more about last years’ edition here.   \n\n  \nProgramme \nFind the European Green Academy programme in PDF here.\nAt the heart of the EGA 2026 programme lies a central question: how can we build resilient\, autonomous\, and vibrant societies amid technological capture\, geopolitical instability\, and deep ecological crisis? \nThematic pillars: \n\nDemocracy under pressure  \nDigital sovereignty and democracy   \nAutonomy & resilience \n\nAcross the Academy\, participants will engage in:  \n\nPlenaries with leading voices from politics\, academia\, activism\, and civil society \nWorkshops and training sessions offering practical tools\, skills\, and methodologies \nDebates and roundtables exploring forward-looking Green ideas \nNetworking spaces to foster collaboration and transnational exchange \nCreative and artistic interventions \n\nMeet the Speakers\n\nNika Kovač\, Activist\, My Voice My Choice\nAgnese Lāce\, Latvia Minister of Culture; co-chair of PROGRESĪVIE\nRosa Martínez\, Secretary of State for Social Rights\, Spain \nTarik Abou-Chadi\, Professor of European Politics\, Oxford University\nNicolae Ștefănuță\, Vice President of the European Parliament\, MEP\, Greens/EFA\nDominika Lasota\, co-founder of the Wschód (“Sunrise”) Initiative\, member of Fridays for Future Poland\nRenata Ávila Pinto\, CEO\, Open Knowledge Foundation\nShannon Vallor\, Co-Director\, Centre for Technomoral Futures\, author The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking \nJustyna Wydrzyńska\, Abortion Dream Team\nStefanos Loukopoulos\, Co-Founder & Director\, Vouliwatch\nZoya Miari\, Palestinian-Ukrainian Storyteller\, Peace Ambassador\nTomas Tomilinas\, MP Democrats for Lithuania\nGabriela Svárovská\, MP\, Co-Chair\, Zelení\nAtte Harjanne\, MP\, Vihreä liitto (Finnish Greens)\nAarti Narsee\, Senior Policy Officer & Lead for Rule of Law Advocacy\, European Civic Forum\nJean Cattan\, Head of the National Initiative\, Café IA; former Secretary General of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology Council\nNatalija Simović\, Local Councilor\, Zeleno Levi Front  \nRichard Wouters\, Researcher\, Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks\nAdam Reichardt\, Editor-in-Chief\, New Eastern Europe\nKaren Boers\, FARI\, the Brussels AI Institute for the Common Good\nAriane Giraneza Birekeraho\, Antwerp City Councillor\, Groen \nAlice Stollmeyer\, Executive Director\, Defend Democracy \nKristina Wilfore\, Co-Founder\, #ShePersisted & Director of Innovation and Global Projects at Reset Tech \nBenedetta de Marte\, Secretary General\, European Green Party\nAndrej Zlatović\, Co-Spokesperson\, Federation of Young European Greens  \nÁgi Fernengel\, Director\, School of Public Life\nLiza Bezvershenko\, Independent Civil Society & Advocacy Specialist\nCynthia Muthoni\, Local Councillor\, Green Party of England and Wales\n\nThe European Green Academy will be hosted by Eliza Popper\, Co-Founder of the Good Enough Company. \nFriday 24 April \n\n\n\nTime \nSession \n\n\n13:00-14:00  \nNetworking Lunch  \nRoom: Salle de Guichets\n\n\n14:00-14:20 \nOpening & Welcome  \nRoom: Salle de Guichets\n\n\n14:20-14:45 \nOPENING KEYNOTES \nRoom: Salle de Guichets \n\nAgnese Lāce\, Latvia Minister of Culture; co-chair of PROGRESĪVIE \nNika Kovač\, My Voice My Choice \nRenata Ávila Pinto\, CEO\, Open Knowledge Foundation \nZoya Miari\, Palestinian-Ukrainian Storyteller\, Peace Ambassador \n\n\n\n\n15:00-16:30 \nPARALLEL SESSIONS \n\nBuilding Resilience Through Values\,  Room: Zinneke\nRe-wiring for Democracy: Can We Build Tech Sovereignty from the Ground Up?\, Room: Brel\nThe Backlash Is Organised – Feminists Must Be Too\, Room: Magritte\n\n\n\n\n16:30-17:00  \nBreak \n\n\n 17:00-17:45\nStruggles and Horizons for Democracy in Europe   \n Room: Salle de Guichets \n\nTarik Abou-Chadi\, Professor of European Politics\, Oxford University \nRosa Martínez\, Secretary of State for Social Rights\, Spain \n\n\n\n\n17:45-19:15  \nPLENARY: Civil Society Under Attack: Europe’s Backbone Fights Back \nRoom: Salle de Guichets \n\nRosa Martínez\, Secretary of State for Social Rights\, Spain   \nNika Kovač\, My Voice My Choice   \nStefanos Loukopoulos\, Co-Founder & Director\, Vouliwatch \nAarti Narsee\, Senior Policy Officer & Lead for Rule of Law Advocacy\, European Civic Forum \n\n\n\n\n19:15-20:15  \nNetworking Dinner  \nRoom: Salle de Guichets\n\n\n20:15-20:50 \nSpotlight On: My Voice My Choice \nRoom: Salle de Guichets \n\nNika Kovač\, My Voice My Choice   \n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday 25 April \n\n\n\nTime\nSession \n\n\n09:30- 10:00  \nConnect the Dots – Coffee and Networking \n\n\n10:00-11:30 \nPLENARY: System Reset: Technology for a Democratic Europe   \nRoom: Salle de Guichets \n\nRenata Ávila Pinto\, CEO\, Open Knowledge Foundation \nFrank Karlitschek\, CEO NextCloud   \nProf. Shannon Vallor\, Co-Director\, Centre for Technomoral Futures\, author The AI Mirror\nCyrielle Chatelain\, MP\, Europe Écologie Les Verts\n\n\n\n\n11:45-13:15 \nPARALLEL SESSIONS \n\nUnder pressure but not powerless. Civil society strategies for challenging times\, Room: Zinneke\nUnderstanding Democratic Erosion from the Ground Up: Perspectives from Youth & Civil Society Organising \, Room: Magritte + Delvaux\nGender Information Warfare: Readiness\, Response\, Resistance\, Room: Brel\n\n\n\n\n13:00-14:30  \nNetworking Lunch  \nRoom: Salle de Guichets\n\n\n14:30-16:00  \nPARALLEL SESSIONS \n\nFrom Values to Vote: The Quiet Majority Goes Loud\, Room: Brel\nResilience & Momentum: What’s working for Green and Progressive Youth Movements?\, Room: Magritte (+ Delvaux)\nDaily Distortions: Democratic Life in the Age of AI\, Room: Zinneke\n\n\n\n\n 16:00-16:30  \nBreak  \n\n\n16:30-17:15 \nWhere Do We Go From Here? Shaping AI\, Shaping Ourselves: Thinking Together with Shannon Vallor \nRoom: Salle de Guichets \nProf. Shannon Vallor\, Co-Director\, Centre for Technomoral Futures\, author The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking\n\n\n17:15-18:00 \nAcademy Closing  \nRoom: Salle de Guichets\n\n\n18:00-18:30 \nCLOSING KEYNOTES \nRoom: Salle de Guichets \n\nBenedetta de Marte\, Secretary General\, European Green Party\nCynthia Muthoni\, Local Councillor\, Green Party of England and Wales\nNourhene Mahmoudi\, Policy & Advocacy Advisor\, European Network Against Racism\n\n\n\n\n18:30-22:00  \nNetworking Dinner \nRoom: Salle de Guichets \nPerformances by Mahour\, Iranian singer-songwriter\, and Mahsa Bagheri\, Persian classic and miniature dancer.\n\n\n\nPractical Information\nPlease download our Practical Info Pack for Participants here. \n\nDate & Time:  24 April 2026 (13:00-22:00) – 25 April 2026 (09:30-22:00)\nLocation: Brussels Information Point (BIP)\, Rue Royale 2-4 Koningsstraat\, 1000 Brussels \nVenue Map\nLanguage & Format:  English\, in-person participation only\nAccessibility & safe spaces: GEF remains committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful environment for all participants. A safe spaces policy will apply throughout the event. \nContact: For any questions regarding the European Green Academy 2026\, please contact events@gef.eu. \n\n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/european-green-academy-2026-brussels/
LOCATION:Brussels Information Point (BIP)\, Rue Royale 2-4 Koningsstraat\, 1000 Brussels\, Rue Royale 2-4 Koningsstraat\, Brussels  \, 1000\, Belgium
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SUMMARY:From Sustainability to Sufficiency - The Next Step for Cities
DESCRIPTION:Join us in Stockholm for a one-day workshop on urban sufficiency – the next step for cities beyond sustainability.\nMany European cities have made real progress on sustainability – cleaner air\, greener streets\, better mobility. But staying within planetary boundaries while ensuring a good life for all requires a deeper shift. Cities still consume too many resources\, and overconsumption by some creates scarcity for others. \nTaking place in Stockholm\, this one-day workshop will explore urban sufficiency*: a practical\, forward-looking approach to healthier\, more resilient and socially just cities. We’ll look at how cities can make bold choices on energy\, land\, water and resource use\, strengthen sharing and repair\, support citizen initiatives\, and address challenges like excessive tourism. \n* The IPCC defines in its Climate Report AR6 sufficiency as: “a set of policies\, measures\, and everyday practices that avoid or reduce demand for energy\, materials\, water\, and land\, while delivering human well-being for all within planetary boundaries”. \nWhy join? \nGain a new language and mindset beyond sustainability\, learn how sufficiency works in practice for housing\, consumption\, circular economy and public space\, and get inspired by concrete examples from across Europe. Connect with peers\, exchange ideas\, and leave with insights you can apply in your work\, city or community. \nProvisional programme  \n\n\n\n09.30 – 09.45\nWelcome remarks \n\nVedran Horvat\, Director\, Institute for Political Ecology & Board member\, Green European Foundation\n Isadora Wronski\, Sentior Strategist\, Greenpeace & Chairperson\, Cogito\n\n\n\n\n09.45 – 10.15\nIntroductions\n\n\n10.15 – 10.35\nCrash course on sufficiency  \n\nDirk Holemans\, Coordinator\, Oikos ThinkTank\n\n\n\n\n10.35 – 10.50\nBreak\n\n\n10.50 – 11.20\nSufficiency in Sweden: why it matters & what’s on the table  \n\nAnn-Charlotte Mellquist\, Head of Unit & Senior Researcher\, RISE Institute\n\n\n\n\n11.20 – 12.30\nWORKSHOP 1: Horizontal system change – addressing the advertising industry that drives consumption  \n\nGustav Martner\, Head of Creative Greenpeace Nordic\n\n\n\n\n12.30 – 13.30\nLunch\n\n\n13.30 – 14.00\nSufficiency in practice in European Cities \n\nVedran Horvat\, Board member\, Green European Foundation\n\n\n\n\n14.00 – 15.30\nWORKSHOP 2: Exploring concrete sufficiency dimensions  \n\nDirk Holemans\, Coordinator\, Oikos ThinkTank\n\n\n\n\n15.30 – 16.00\nWrap up\, next steps & thank you \n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\nVedran Horvat\, Director of the Croatian Institute for Political Ecology & Board member\, Green European Foundation. Founder and coordinator of IPE Green Academy.\nIsadora Wronski\, Senior Strategist\, Greenpeace & Chairperson of the Swedish think tank Cogito. Works on issues related to global economic system change.\nDirk Holemans\, Coordinator of the Belgian think tank Oikos. Co-author of several publications including Enough! – Thriving societies beyond growth and Dare to Care.\nAnn-Charlotte Mellquist\, Head of Unit & Senior Researcher\, RISE Institute (Research Institute of Sweden). She leads work on Sustainability Analytics and the Circular Business Lab.\nGustav Martner\, Head of Creative Greenpeace Nordic. Social entrepreneur with a long career in advertising\, including as Executive Creative Director at Crispin Porter + Bogusky and co-founder of the agency Daddy.\n\nRegistration\nPlease register here by or before 26 April 2026. \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.  \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/from-sustainability-to-sufficiency-the-next-step-for-cities/
LOCATION:Bacchi Syre\, Järntorgsgatan 5\, 103 11 Stockholm\, Sweden\, Stockholm\, Sweden
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