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Jul 25 2025
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Gender Power: la transition énergétique au prisme du genre

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EN (French Version below):

The issue of gender remains a blind spot in the energy and climate policies currently pursued by the Member States of the European Union. Yet women are more affected than men by energy poverty, are more likely to live in poor-quality housing, use public transportation more frequently… All while being underrepresented in energy-related professions.

How can we move away from fossil fuels and carry out a socially just energy transition while reducing gender inequalities? In her new essay, Gender Power, Barbara Nicoloso explores the deep historical links between gender and energy and skillfully outlines a path toward an equitable and just energy transition.

About

This essay is structured around three chapters that provide an overview of gender inequalities in Europe, analyse the connections between a carbon-intensive energy model based on fossil fuels and gender disparities, and identify how to avoid replicating these inequalities in a model based on energy sobriety and renewable energies. It also aims to show how transition policies, and especially those centred on energy sobriety, can serve as levers to reduce gender inequalities. Finally, it outlines the political conditions necessary to ensure that the fight for environmental protection goes hand in hand with the societal fight for gender equality.

The objective of this essay aligns with those pursued by the Green European Foundation: to advance political and public debate toward a more social and sustainable Europe, support elected officials and local stakeholders in implementing a just transition, promote inclusive policies to meet European climate and energy goals, and ensure that the energy transition does not exacerbate social, ethnic, and gender inequalities but instead contributes to reducing them. The essay is based on available scientific and institutional literature on the topic, as well as on interviews conducted with field actors as part of a Knowledge Community composed of representatives from associations, research centres, local governments, and elected officials. This group met from September 2023 to April 2024 to discuss the gender dimension of the energy transition in both the French and European contexts. This Knowledge Community also led to the publication of the policy brief “Putting Gender at the Heart of the EU Energy Transition”, co-authored by Barbara Nicoloso, which you can find by clicking here.

Author

  • Barbara Nicoloso is the director of Virage Énergie and a lecturer at Sciences Po Lille.

 

FR:

La question du genre est un angle mort des politiques énergétiques et climatiques actuellement engagées par les États membres de l’Union européenne. Pourtant, les femmes sont plus impactées que les hommes par la précarité, vivent davantage dans des logements de mauvaise qualité, utilisent plus les transports en commun… Tout en étant sous-représentées dans les métiers de l’énergie. 

Comment sortir des énergies fossiles et mener une transition énergétique socialement juste en réduisant les inégalités de genre ? Dans son nouvel essai, « Gender Power », Barbara Nicoloso explore les liens historiques profonds entre le genre et l’énergie, et esquisse habilement la voie à suivre pour parvenir à une transition énergétique équitable et juste. 

A propos

Cet essai est construit autour de trois chapitres permettant de dresser l’état des lieux des inégalités de genre en Europe, d’analyser les liens entre un modèle énergétique carboné basé sur les combustibles fossiles et les inégalités de genre, pour ensuite identifier la façon d’éviter leur reproduction dans un modèle reposant sur la sobriété et les énergies renouvelables. Il s’agira également de montrer comment les politiques de transition, et en particulier les politiques de sobriété énergétique, peuvent être des leviers pour réduire les inégalités de genre. Enfin, nous exposerons les conditions politiques nécessaires pour que la lutte pour la préservation de l’environnement et la lutte sociétale pour l’égalité de genre aillent de pair. 

L’objectif de cet essai rejoint ceux poursuivis par la Green European Foundation, à savoir, faire avancer les débats politiques et publics vers une Europe plus sociale et durable, accompagner les élus et acteurs locaux dans la mise en place d’une transition juste, promouvoir des politiques inclusives pour atteindre les objectifs climatiques et énergétiques européens et s’assurer que la transition énergétique n’amplifie pas les inégalités sociales, ethniques, et de genre et peut au contraire contribuer à les réduire. Il se base sur la littérature scientifique et institutionnelle disponible sur le sujet ainsi que sur des entretiens réalisés avec des actrices et acteurs de terrain dans le cadre d’une Knowledge Community (Communauté de connaissances) composée de représentant.es d’associations, de centres de recherche, de collectivités locales, d’élu.es qui se sont réunies de septembre 2023 à avril 2024 pour discuter de la dimension genrée de la transition énergétique dans le contexte français et européen. 

Cette communauté de connaissances a également donné lieu au policy brief « Le genre au cœur de la transition énergétique de l’UE », co-écrite par Barbara Nicoloso, que vous pouvez trouver en cliquant ici .

Autrice

  • Barbara Nicoloso est directrice de Virage Énergie et enseignante à Sciences Po Lille.

FR publication link

Published by the Green European Foundation with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this publication. The views expressed in this publication are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Parliament.  

Mar 06 2025
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Gender at the Heart of the EU Energy Transition: Key learnings from the French case

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The policy brief “Gender at the Heart of the EU Energy Transition” identifies the energy transition’s potential for gender equality. The publication exposes the gendered nature of our relationships to energy and the link between the fossil-based energy systems and gender inequalities. It examines gender-based disparities within the three key roles that define our relationships with energy: as consumer, producer, and governance actor.

The energy transition has the potential to tackle these inequalities. But to effectively counter these traditional dynamics, intentional policy is required. Using examples from France, the brief showcases that, while gender has entered the energy transition policy discourse here and there, more needs to be done to avoid repeating inequalities of the past. We argue that gender mainstreaming and active participation of all genders across demand, supply and decision-making spaces within the transition are critical and that EU policymakers must – and can – lead the way.

 

Authors

  • Barbara Nicoloso, Director of the French NGO Virage Énergie,
  • Taube van Melkebeke, Head of Policy at the Green European Foundation. For further information, contact her at taube.vanmelkebeke@gef.eu.

Published by the Green European Foundation with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this publication. The views expressed in this publication are solely those of the authors and contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Parliament. 

 

Feb 15 2024
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Women Leaders on the Frontlines

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Context

Europe’s social economy sector, a highly feminised sector which employs 13.6 million people, representing 6.4% of the workforce, is faced with an increasingly impossible mission: delivering essential services at scale in the face of rising societal challenges, or at least that’s what is currently expected from them. This includes inequality and the climate crisis, to build societal cohesion in a context of increasing polarisation and loneliness, as well as to play a role of initiator and catalyser of the green transition.

“Our big mistake as women leaders in NGOs is the failure to acknowledge that the challenges we are experiencing are not personal, they are systemic.”

 

Objectives

This study, which represents the first-ever study of its kind, aims to take stock of the progress of the last decade, as well as identify remaining barriers and new opportunities for women CSO leaders in achieving systemic change in Europe. The idea for this study grew out of dozens of conversations the authors have had with their peer women leaders over the years. A survey of 148 women leaders was conducted to explore their strategies for managing complex demands, their perspectives on being women in leadership in 2023, their contributions to innovation and cultural transformation in the workplace, and the obstacles they encounter. Through 25 interviews and two focus groups, this study draws out recommendations for donors, organisations, and wider society to support and invest in transformative, feminist women’s leadership.

You can view the authors’ presentation from the study launch here.

This policy study “was commissioned by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), with the support of GEF, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, and the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union, with the financial support of the European Parliament to GEF and FEPs.

Jan 15 2024
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Green European Horizons Academy: Good for All (Belgrade)

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About the event

GEF’s Green European Horizons Academy aims to expand the imaginarium of the green movement towards an alternative livable future equally across Europe and beyond. After the first two successful Academies, (1) The Good Story (focused on green narratives) and (2) The Good Collective (dealt with structures for resilient green organisations), with this Green European Horizons Academy: Good for All, the organisers wish to address raising extractivist and neocolonial practices being enacted inside the territory of the EU, in member and candidate EU countries, and outside the borders of the EU, especially in the light of the green energy transition and the ambitious goals of carbon neutrality.

What to expect

Under the noble goal of climate change mitigation, the mainstream decarbonisation agenda demands not just cuts in the use of old materials but also the exponential growth of demand for new ones. Thus far, it is blatantly evident that exploiting natural resources does not mean good for everyone. Neither profit nor pollution is evenly distributed worldwide and locally. With the desire to find answers to the questions of who earns and who pays with health, dependency, and poverty and how to achieve well-being for all while avoiding extractivist practices, we hope to contribute to both the domestic and the international networks of green actors by forging new ties and alliances and setting the basis for further discussion on EU’s policies regarding renewable energy.

In this Academy, we aim to disseminate both academic insights and activist perspectives on extractivism. Our discussions will span its historical roots, present-day practices, role in the global economy, and impact on international politics. We will delve into the conceptual framework of extractivism, exploring its potential and constraints, and examining its intersections with neocolonialism and exploitation. However, our primary emphasis will be on the escalating prevalence of contemporary extractivism, highlighting the environmental risks and harm it poses, as well as the grassroots efforts and local struggles against its detrimental effects.

Context

Positioned as an attractive prospect for foreign multinational companies and trade ministries, the Western Balkan countries are often marketed as a region with “low earnings and low environmental standards.” Unfortunately, this portrayal puts at risk the remaining protected nature areas, drinking water resources, and the potential for sustainable and organic agriculture. The looming threat comes from an escalating “mining frenzy” and unsustainable hydropower projects, poised to compromise various locations. Concurrently, a robust grassroots movement has emerged over the past decade, opposing extractivism in its various forms. Your presence and expertise could significantly benefit this movement. Our goal is to strengthen both domestic and international networks of green actors by fostering new connections and coalitions.

Speakers

  • Iskra Krstić – Polekol
  • Diego Marin –  European Environmental Bureau
  • Jan Moril –  Earthworks
  • Shanai Matteson –  Tamarack Water Alliance
  • Johnny Barber –  Honor the Earth
  • Allen Richardson – Honor the Earth
  • Anishinaabe elder Ricky DeFoe – Fond du Lac Band of Minnesota Chippewa
  • Lynda Sullivan – Yes to Life, No to Mining
  • Marijana Petkovic – Alliance of Environmental Organizations of Serbia – Gornje Nedeljice Village
  • Francisco Venes – Unidos em Defesa de Covas do Barroso (UCDB)
  • Majda Ibraković –  Eko forum Zenica

Programme

February 15th Thursday 

14:30 – 15:00 Registration
15:00 – 15:30 Setting the scene – presentation of the program and expectations
15:30 – 17:00 From global to local: getting to know each other and share different perspectives on green transition and extractivism – first part
17:00 – 17:30 Pause
17:30 – 19:00 From global to local: getting to know each other and share various perspectives on green transition and extractivism – second part

February 16th Friday 

10:00 – 10:30 Opening and welcome
10:30 – 12:00 Lecture and discussion: What do we mean when we say extractivism – Iskra Krstić, Polekol
12:00 – 12:30 Pause
12:30 – 13:30 Lecture and discussion: EU Critical Raw Material Act and Green New Deal – Diego Marin, European Environmental Bureau
13:30 – 15:00 Lunch
15:00 – 16:30 Lecture and discussion: Right to Say No

  • with Jan Moril, Earthworks, Shanai Matteson, Tamarack Water Alliance, Johnny Barber, Honor the Earth, Allen Richardson, Honor the Earth

16:30 – 17:00 Pause
17:00 – 19:00 Panel discussion: Moving from Extraction to Regeneration

  • with Anishinaabe elder Ricky DeFoe, Fond du Lac Band of Minnesota Chippewa, Lynda Sullivan, Yes to Life, No to Mining, Marijana Petkovic, Alliance of Environmental Organizations of Serbia – Gornje Nedeljice Village, Francisco Venes, Unidos em Defesa de Covas do Barroso (UCDB), Majda Ibraković, Eko forum Zenica

20:00 Dinner

Practicalities

Date : 15-17 February

Location:  Belgrade, Miljenko Dereta Space, Dobračina 55, Belgrade
Registration: If you are interested in participating, please send an email to: organizacija.polekol@gmail.com

 

The event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of PolEkol and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 

May 19 2023
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European Green Academy 2023

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About the Event

Click here  to access the information about the event in polish or check our Facebook event.

Klliknij tutaj, aby zobaczyć więcej informacji po polsku lub sprawdź nasze wydarzenie na Facebooku.

After a successful first edition, the European Green Academy opens its doors for the second time this autumn! From 17-18 November 2023, the Green European Foundation together with Heinrich Böll Stiftung Warsaw, Strefa Zieleni, and Ostra Zielen will invite diverse green actors, activists, politicians, and academics from all over Europe to explore salient green issues and build bridges between national and European-level debates. 

In the context of the current polycrisis and looking ahead to 2024 as a pivotal year for Europe, this year the Academy will address three key themes:  Democratic Resilience, Peace & Security and the Social Dimension of the Green Deal.  

Via a diverse range of formats, including workshops, training, plenary debates, and networking activities, the European Green Academy seeks to equip participants with knowledge and skills, the ability to link national green ideas and debates to the European sphere, and to make new connections to further their involvement in the green movement. 

Read about last year’s edition here.

 

Key Themes

 Peace & Security

 Democratic Resilience

 Social dimension of the Green Deal

◉Livestreamed sessions

 

Programme

Rooms: Bruskela, Berlin, Rzym, Lizbona,  Madryt, Paryż

 

Friday 17 November

 

14:00-14:10 

OPENING

Foyer

14:00-15:00

⊷CONNECT (EN & PL)

Foyer

15:00-15:30

◉ OPENING KEYNOTE (EN & PL)

Bruksela + Berlin + Rzym 

15:30-17:00

◉ PLENARY (EN & PL)

Democracy and Security: Avoiding a Tale of Two Europes (EN & PL)

Bruksela + Berlin + Rzym 

 

●～●～●～●

 17:15-18:45

PARALLEL SESSIONS

Green Visions on Peace and Security (EN & PL)

 

Bruksela

 Strategic Planning in Social Activism (EN)

 

Berlin

Implementation of the Doughnut Economics  in cities (EN)

Rzym

 How to Build and Strengthen Civil Society (EN)

 

Lizbona + Madryt

19:00– 21:00

NETWORKING DINNER

Foyer 

 

Saturday 18 November

 

09:00-09:30

⊷  CONNECT 

Bruksela + Berlin + Rzym 

09:30 – 11:00

◉PLENARY (EN)

Security and Democratic Resilience (Central and Eastern Europe)

Bruksela + Berlin + Rzym 

11:00-11:30

BREAK

11:30 – 13:00

PARALLEL SESSIONS

Digital Organising – to Win and Grow (EN)

Rzym

◉Pathways to Peace in Times of Crisis  (EN & PL)

Bruksela

The Gender Dimension of the Energy Transition (EN)

Lizbona + Madryt

13:00-14:30

LUNCH 

 

14:30 – 15:30

Public Speaking Training (PL)

Rzym

◉ Insider Perspectives on the Polish Elections  (EN & PL)

Bruksela + Berlin

15:45 – 17:15

PARALLEL SESSIONS

◉A Different Politics: Green Leadership and the 2024 EU Elections (EN)

Bruksela + Berlin

 Migration Challenges : Current and Future Pathways for Policies and Practice (EN) 

 

Lizbona + Madryt 

Youth Visions on a Just Transition of European Labour Markets (EN)

 Rzym

17:30 – 18:30

◉CLOSING (EN & PL)

Bruksela + Berlin + Rzym 

 

Practicalities

Date: 17-18 November 2023

Location: Centrum Konferencyjne West Gate (Warsaw, Poland)

Language: English and Polish. 

Registration deadline: Please  note: Registrations are now closed. For any late registration requests, please contact alina.zmuda@gef.eu.

For questions or more information, contact alice.hubbard@gef.eu.

 

Solidarity Fee

Help us get activists from underrepresented backgrounds to the European Green Academy!

As not everyone can afford to attend the academy, we’ve put in place an optional solidarity fee for participants who have the means to contribute in solidarity with others. By paying the solidarity fee (30 EUR – 120 EUR), you’re supporting young activists from underrepresented backgrounds or those who can’t afford to travel to Warsaw for the Academy. Please note, if GEF sponsors your accommodation and/or travel, this fee is obligatory. Click here to pay a solidarity fee (please note that the previous link is not the official registration page; registrations at the bottom of this page).

Meet our key speakers

OPENING KEYNOTE:

  • Yamina Saheb, IPCC author, campaigner against the Energy Charter Treaty, and advocate of decolonising global governance
  • Hanna Machińska, Former Commissioner for Human Rights
  • Joanna Talewicz- President, the W Stronę Dialogu Foundation
  •  Melanie Vogel, Co-Chair, European Green Party  

PLENARY I

  • Gwendoline Delbos Corfield, MEP Greens/EFA
  • Sofia Oliynyk,Program Coordinator, Democracy Support and Human Security Program, Heinrich Böll Stiftung Kyiv
  • Michael Keating, Executive Director, European Institute of Peace
  • Luiza Bialasiewicz, Professor of European governance, University of Amsterdam
  • Christina Kessler, Executive Committee Member, Federation of Young European Greens
  • Laurent Standaert, Political Director of the Green European Foundation (moderator)

PLENARY II

  • Nicolae Ștefănuță, MEP Greens/EFA
  • Senada Šelo Šabić, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Development and International Relations
  • Małgorzata Tracz,Member of Sejm,  Partia Zieloni
  • Agnieszka Bryc, Assistant Professor, Nicolaus Copernicus University
  • Yevheniia Bryhinets, Executive Committee Member, Cooperation and Development Network
  • Adam Reichardt, Director of New Eastern Europe (moderator)

CLOSING KEYNOTE

  • Júlia Boada-Danés, Member of Spanish Parliament (Sumar)
  • Alice Stollmeyer, Executive Director, Defend Democracy 
  • Agata Meysner, President, Generation Climate Europe

Learn more about them here.

 

Acknowledgments

The following organisations sponsored the attendance of participants to the European Green Academy: European Green Party, International Bureau of Groenlinks, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Kyiv, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Warsaw, Westminster Foundation for Democracy.

 

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of the Fundacja Strefa Zieleni, Heinrich Böll Stiftung Warsaw and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 

 

 

Feb 21 2023
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Feminists in the Environmental Movement: Training Series

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About the event

Being a feminist in the environmental movement requires understanding the wider context of the concept as well as having the courage and ability to charge your mental and emotional batteries in order to face the many struggles. This short, empowering online training will gather feminists from different European countries to reflect on their experiences and deepen their understanding of key feminist challenges at the European level.

Participants get the opportunity to: 

  • Network with other feminists from different European countries 
  • Share experiences, learn from each other and guest speakers 
  • Visualise together a brighter feminist future for Europe and a feminist Green Deal 

Learning objectives for the coaching: 

  • Applying feminist perspectives in diverse situations and reflect on one’s position in relation to other people and society 
  • Identifying connections to feminism in different areas of politics as well as in human and non-human life 
  • Gaining methodological skills by familiarising with two participatory methods (Timeout – dialogue method and Futures Frequency – workshop method) that you can use in your community / activism 
  • Understanding the main feminist challenges at European and national level, and dealing with backlash 

Programme

This training consists of three online coaching sessions.  

Pre task: Get familiar with GEF’s Green Feminism e-course. Members will get orientation material 5 days before the first training session.  

1st session / Fri 17 Feb 17-20:00 (CET):   Key Feminist Struggles in Europe and Nationally 

Short introduction to the topic and facilitated dialogue between participants through Timeout – dialogue method. This first session is dedicated to experience sharing by deep listening and mindful speaking. 

2nd session / Fri 24 Feb 17-20:00 (CET): Advocating Green Feminism in EU 

Introduction to the topic by guest speaker (TBA). The guest speaker shares her experience as a feminist in the environmental movement at EU-level / European parliament. After the introduction, there will be a facilitated dialogue between participants through Timeout – dialogue method. 

3rd session / Fri 3 Mar 17-20:00 (CET): The Future is Feminist: What Would that Look Like? 

Our ideas about the future guide our actions in the present. That is why it’s important to challenge various assumptions about the future. It’s difficult to realize a future that we can’t imagine. If our imagination is narrow, we may reduce the range of possible futures. In this workshop we visualize feminist future, specifically a feminist European Green Deal, and plan actions towards it.  

Practicalities

This training series will be held online via Zoom on three consecutive Fridays: February 17th, February 24th, and March 3rd. 

This is a closed training. Selected participants have been informed and will receive the necessary practical info. 

All sessions follow the rules of safer space by Educational Center Visio. This means that any kind of discriminatory speech or actions are prohibited. Each participant commits to follow the rules as well as the rules of constructive dialogue including respectful behaviour, listening deeply, and respecting each other’s privacy.  

The methods used in the training were both developed in Finland. Timeout aims to foster constructive dialogues, Futures Frequency aims to build alternative, hopeful future scenarios. 

 

This training series is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Visio and the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation. 

Feb 08 2023
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Feminists in the Environmental Movement

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Context

Through an ecofeminist lense, this publication explores the connection between feminism, youth, and the environmental struggles in Central and Eastern Europe. As part of the Feminists in the Environmental Movement project, we have explored these concepts within urban areas, but the struggle in rural and de-urbanised areas remained under-examined. While green successes and support often concentrate in urban centres, engaging and mobilising rural communities is crucial to achieve a socially just green transition.

 

Objectives

This publication includes an extensive research on the lives of young female activists in rural and de-urbanised areas, the stories of their struggles, victories and hopes for the future. It aims to raise voices of people who are usually unheard in the European landscape. While reading the different articles, you will explore the lives of women in rural areas, their perspectives and tools to cope with the local issues, and the multiple forms of oppression they face.

Let’s stand in solidarity and truly “leave no one behind” in our path towards a just society!

Download

Turkish (Please note this translation is an abridged version of the original publication).

This publication has been produced by the Green European Foundation with the support of Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Eu-rope (CDN) and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.

Jan 17 2023
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Ecofeminism for All: A Queer Perspective (online)

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About the Event

For the past two years, the Green European Foundation and its partners across Europe have been exploring the concept of ecofeminism in all its facets, especially the lessons it holds for the multiple crises of care that our continent faces. At the same time, we trained a cohort of Feminist Climate Ambassadors, building skills, knowledge and networking in the connected fights for environmental and gender justice.  

This closing webinar will begin with a video message by Barbora Madjisova, a Feminist Climate Ambassador from Slovakia, who will discuss the manifesto created by our ambassadors at COP26, and introduce the topic of queer ecofeminism from a European perspective. 

Then, we move into a discussion with a diverse panel of experts, exploring further what queer ecofeminism is, why it is needed, and how it could develop in a Polish context.  

Speakers

Barbora Majdisova – 2021 GEF Feminist Climate Ambassador

Gabriela Jarzębowska – Faculty of Liberal Arts, University of Warsaw 

Monika Kotulak – environmental educator 

Anna Maziarska – journalist, activist, Warsaw Women’s Council  

Moderated by: Paulina Januszewska, Krytyka Polityczna 

Context

This event is part of Feminists in the Environmental Movement, a GEF transnational project that seeks to stimulate conversations around (the intersections of) gender and environmental justice across Europe. The project is implemented with the support of Visio (Finland), Oikos (Belgium), Strefa Zieleni (Poland), Green Thought Association (Turkey), and CDNEE.  

Practicalities

Date and time: Thursday, January 26th (19:00-20:00 CET) 

Location: Online, via Zoom 

Language: Polish  

Registration: To join the webinar, please register in advance via this link. The event will also be livestreamed on Facebook. More information here.   

Related Reading

Pick up a copy of Dare to Care at a future GEF event near you, or find it online in several languages via this link.  

This webinar is organised by the Green European Foundation, with the support of Fundacja Strefa Zieleni and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 

Jan 10 2023
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Dare to Care Book Tour: Poland

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About the event

Care includes everything we do to preserve and restore the world. The multiple crises, or perhaps polycrisis that we are facing, show the importance of daring to care. The erosion of the welfare state, the ongoing war in Ukraine, the plundering of the Global South, and the crossing of planetary boundaries are alarming, to say the least. There is also a link between the exploitation of people and nature. Imagine what could happen if we found the courage to care for all people and other earthlings.

Can care offer us a fresh start based on interconnectedness and generosity? How can care, as an emancipatory principle, underpin politics and the economy? In this webinar, we will dive deeper into the content of the essay with author Philsan Osman, and have a Q&A with the audience.

Context

This webinar is part of Feminists in the Environmental Movement, a GEF transnational project that seeks to stimulate conversations around (the intersections of) gender and environmental justice across Europe. The project is implemented with the support of Visio (Finland), Green Economics Institute (UK), Oikos (Belgium), Strefa Zieleni (Poland), Green Thought Association (Turkey), and CDNEE.

Speakers

Philsan Osman – Dare to Care co-author, activist and community builder

Moderated by Ewa Sufin-Jacquemart, GEF Board member and director of the Green Polish foundation “Strefa Zieleni”

Practicalities

Date and time: Thursday, January 12th (19:00 CET)

Language: English and Polish, with simultaneous translation

Registration: The event will take place online via Zoom and is open to all. Please register in advance via this link.

Related reading

This event will revolve around Dare to Care, GEF’s ecofeminist booklet that is now available in multiple languages including Polish.

If you are looking for more resources on feminism and the green movement, do check out our e-learning course Green Feminism!

 

This workshop is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Strefa Zieleni and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.

Dec 16 2022
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Dare to Care Book Tour: Turkey

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About the event

Dare to Care offers readers a crash course in ecofeminism and invites you to get inspired by different people and movements across the world. In a Europe faced with interlocking crises, the book encourages us all to question the political and economic frameworks we see today and to consider how care, as an emancipatory principle, could offer us true solutions and transformation. 

 In this webinar, we mark the launch of the book’s Turkish translation, spreading the message further across Europe! Join us to discuss the term of care, widen it up to cover the ecosphere, and discuss how it relates to current issues facing Turkey and Europe today.   

Context

This workshop is part of Feminists in the Environmental Movement, a GEF transnational project that seeks to stimulate conversations around (the intersections of) gender and environmental justice across Europe. The project is implemented with the support of Visio (Finland), Green Economics Institute (UK), Oikos (Belgium), Strefa Zieleni (Poland), Green Thought Association (Turkey), and CDNEE. 

Speakers

  • Philsan Osman – Dare to Care co-author, activist and community builder 
  • Dr. Özge İzdeş – Istanbul University 

Moderated by Gizem Kastamonulu, translator of the Turkish edition 

Practicalities

Date and time: Wednesday, December 21st (18:00 CET / 20:00 Istanbul time) 

Language: English and Turkish, with simultaneous translation 

Registration: The event will take place online via Zoom and is open to all. Please register in advance via this link. 

Resources

This event will launch the Turkish translation of Dare to Care, GEF’s ecofeminist booklet that is now available in multiple languages. 

If you are looking for more resources on feminism and the green movement, do check out our e-learning course Green Feminism as well! 

 

This workshop is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Green Thought Association and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 

Nov 10 2022
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Green Horizons Academy: The Good Collective (Belgrade)

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Throughout Europe, activists face numerous external pressures every day that threaten to stop their fight. To these pressures, we add a trap into which we as activists often unwittingly fall. We have all witnessed or experienced (self)exploitation, a productivity race to the bottom, unequal distribution of work tasks and power, various forms of discrimination, and even burnout and giving up the fight. That is why GEF, with the support of PolEkol, decided to discuss and work on building a good collective at the Green Horizon Academy! During the three days of the Academy, a series of lectures, workshops and panels will be organised, where we will try to answer some of the following questions: 

  • What are good activist collectives? 
  • What do sustainable structures look like? 
  • How to care for the mental health of activists and prevent burnout? 

On the path to a good collective, we have at our disposal knowledge and skills from the sphere of politics, psychology, sociology, and other social sciences. Within the growing green movement, they can help us apply the ideas we advocate for in public policies: the internal values and management of our organizations so that they are as humane and democratic as possible, the working environment as stimulating and supportive as possible, and collectives open to diversity. What does politics of care truly mean?

Programme

Friday, 18 November: Public Programme at Cultural Center GRAD 

17:00 – 17:45 – Lecture “Tell me about happiness” 

  • With Branko Anćić, Institute for Political Ecology, Zagreb 

17:45 – 19:00 – Panel discussion “Are we good?” 

  • With Brajan Brković (civil activist), Isidora Petrović (Ne Davimo Belgrade), Maja Stojanović (Civic Initiative), and Dragan Srećković (organizational development consultant) 

 

Saturday, 19 November: Closed Training at Arka Barka 

8:00 – 9:30 – Breakfast 

10:00 – 11:00 – Welcome and introduction of participants 

11:00 – 13:00 – Workshop: Structures for a Good Collective 

  • With Marina Škrabalo, Solidarna.HR 

13:00 – 14:30 – Lunch 

14:30 – 16:00 – Workshop: Put out the fire and save the flame – burnout prevention 

  • With Doris Rafajlovski, psychotherapist 

16:00 – 16:30 – Coffee break 

16:30 – 18:00 – Fishbowl discussion: Personal and political – feminization of the work of organizations 

  • With Lidija Vasiljević and Jelena Memet 

19:30 – Dinner 

 

Sunday, 20 November: Closed Training at Arka Barka 

10:00 – 11:00 – Let’s take a deep breath – yoga, breathing, anti-stress workshop 

  • With Nada Milosević 

11:15-13:00 – Workshop – Sustainable collective: communication, conflicts and support 

  • With Aleksandra Živković, environmental activist, professional coach and trainer 

13:00 – 14:00 – Impressions and conclusions 

14:00 – Lunch 

Practicalities

The Good Horizons Academy consists of two parts: a public programme and a private, invite-only training. All activities will take place in Serbo-Croat-Bosnian, with informal translation provided on the spot where needed. 

Public Programme 

Date and time: Friday, 18 November from 17:00 – 19:00 

Location: Cultural center GRAD, Braće Krsmanović 4, Belgrade 

Registration: No prior registration needed. You can also follow the event online via Facebook. 

Invite-Only Training 

The two-day training will take place after the public programme, with workshops, lectures, and experience-sharing sessions. Due to the nature of the topic and limited spots available, a selection of activists and NGO representatives have been invited. Please contact sien.hasker@gef.eu with questions or for more information. 

The event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of PolEkol and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 

Oct 31 2022
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Feminist Leadership in the Ecology Movement (Istanbul)

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About the event:

Women are everywhere! The women’s struggle continues on the streets, in public arenas, and also within the green movement. How are women and LGBTQI+ individuals represented in the ecology movement? What are the obstacles and challenges for women and LGBTQI+ representation? What are the needs to increase the number of organized women and LGBTQI+ in the ecology movement in Turkey and across Europe?

In light of these initial questions, we will discuss the intersectionality of the green movement and feminism under the frame of our “Feminists in the Environmental Movement” project, and explore what we can do to strengthen diverse representation by nurturing and sustaining feminist organisation in the ecology movement.

This day-long workshop will enable participants to take the first steps and gain a better understanding of the shared struggle, while listening to the experiences of local ecology, women’s, and LGBTQI+ organisations in the context of the intersectionality of ecology and feminism.

Context:

This workshop is part of Feminists in the Environmental Movement, a GEF transnational project that seeks to stimulate conversations around (the intersections of) gender and environmental justice across Europe. The project is implemented with the support of Visio (Finland), Green Economics Institute (UK), Oikos (Belgium), Strefa Zieleni (Poland), Green Thought Association (Turkey), and CDNEE.

Programme:

10:00-10:30 Opening
10:30-12:30 Theoretical framework session with Özlem Aslan (Kadir Has University)
12:30-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-16:00 Panel discussion: Barriers and opportunities for feminist leadership in the ecology movement

  • With Özlem Teke (Green Party), Füsun Kayra (ecology activist, ecofeminist), Gökçen Durutaş (Foundation for the Evaluation of Women’s Work), Özge Gökpınar (May 17 Association), and Annika Ojala (Greens/EFA campaigner – via video)

16:00-16:30 Break

16:30-18:00 Group work

Practicalities:

The training will take place in Istanbul and sessions will be in Turkish. Please apply in advance via this form. The application deadline is November 8th.

Date and time: Sunday, November 20, 2022 (10:00 – 18:00)

Location: Taksim, Istanbul

Selected participants will be contacted by November 10th and will receive further details on location and practicalities at that time.

Related reading:

This event will also launch the Turkish translation of Dare to Care, GEF’s ecofeminist booklet that is now available in multiple languages.

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This workshop is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Green Thought Association and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.

Sep 14 2022
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Ecofeminist Care as a Political Agenda (Wroclaw)

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About the Event

For fourteen years now, women with different professions, views, and orientation from Poland, have been meeting to discuss gender issues, democracy, national and local politics but also to strengthen ties and empower each other.  

The 14th Congress of Women will be held in the shadow of war with Ukrainian women as welcome guests. However, the war will not overshadow one of the most important problems of our time – the climate crisis.  Speakers and participants will come together to debate on what women can do to combat the crisis. The Congress will also cover other crucial topics such as the fragile state of Polish democracy, economic downturn, culture and education and feminist debates. etc. 

This round-table discussion, hosted by GEF with the support of Strefa Zieleni, will specifically explore the role of ecofeminism and care as political agenda. What lessons and opportunities for mobilisation does it hold? How is it crucial to address our current crises? Participants will be joined by a first-rate group of panelists as well as a video intervention from Prof. Magdalena Środa, and English and Polish language copies of the GEF publication Dare to Care will be available for all.  

Speakers

Magdalena Gałkiewicz – Gals4Gals and Partia Zieloni (Polish Green Party) secretary

Ewa Sufin-Jacquemart – Green European Foundation / Strefa Zieleni 

Ewa Ernst-Dziedzic – MP for Die Grünen (Austrian Green Party) 

Dr. Monika Żółkoś – University of Gdańsk 

Dominika Lasota – Fridays For Future 

Angelika Kimbort – Otwarte Klatki, Wrocław 

Moderated by: Elżbieta Osowicz – Radio Wroclaw 

Context

This event is part of Feminists in the Environmental Movement, a GEF transnational project that seeks to stimulate conversations around (the intersections of) gender and environmental justice across Europe. The project is implemented with the support of Visio (Finland), Green Economics Institute (UK), Oikos (Belgium), Strefa Zieleni (Poland), Green Thought Association (Turkey), and CDNEE.  

Practicalities  

Date and time: Saturday, October 8th (15:00-16:10 CEST). The Congress of Women takes place from 8-9 October and features a wide range of sessions across multiple venues. To learn more about the rest of the programme, check the official website.  

Location: Green Center at Hala Stulecia (Centennial Hall), Wrocław, Poland.  

Audience and registration: This event will take place in Polish and is open to registered participants. Please make sure to register in advance via the Congress of Women website. For those who are not able to join in person, the event will be livestreamed (in Polish) on the YouTube channel of Strefa Zieleni  

Related Reading

Pick up a copy of Dare to Care at a future GEF event near you, or find it online via this link.  

For more on this topic, check out these articles and others from our flagship publication, the Green European Journal: 

Fighting the Patriarchy to Save the Planet 

Gender in Climate Governance: Telling Numbers but Who is Listening? 

Gender Justice: Beyond Binaries and Buzzwords 

Françoise d’Eaubonne and the Imperfect Foundation of Ecofeminist Thought 

The Cost of Care: Rethinking Value in Times of Crisis 

This webinar is organised by the Green European Foundation, with the support Fundacja Strefa Zieleni and Oikos and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 

Aug 17 2022
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Climate Change Impacts on Rural Women: Local Stories

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About the Event

Our planet is in danger, and there are people fighting for their homes daily whose voices are not being heard. Conversations and decision-making around the climate crisis too often highlight the voices and experiences of a limited few, depriving us of crucial perspectives in national and European conversations. Moreover, we know that the effects of the climate crisis have a disproportionate impact on specific demographics, such as women and those living in rural communities.  

This year, local reporters in seven countries of Central and Eastern Europe have visited the areas harmed by climate change and harsh industries, and listened to the inspiring stories of young women living in rural areas.  

We will hear their perspectives and discuss the intersection of feminist and environmental movements through different lenses they discovered in these local stories. 

Context

This webinar is part of Feminists in the Environmental Movement, a GEF transnational project that seeks to stimulate conversations around (the intersections of) gender and environmental justice across Europe. The project is implemented with the support of Visio (Finland), Green Economics Institute (UK), Oikos (Belgium), Strefa Zieleni (Poland), Green Thought Association (Turkey), and CDNEE.  

Practicalities

Date and Time: Friday, August 26th (18:00-19:00 CEST) 

Location: Online

Registration: Please register in advance here.

Audience: This webinar is open to all interested participants. It will consist of presentations from the local reporters followed by audience Q&A and discussion. The webinar will take place in English. 

Related Reading

For more on this topic, check out these articles from our flagship publication, the Green European Journal: 

Fighting the Patriarchy to Save the Planet 

Gender in Climate Governance: Telling Numbers but Who is Listening? 

Gender Justice: Beyond Binaries and Buzzwords 

Down but Not Out: Central Europe’s Independent Media 

Save the Facts: Journalism as a Weapon against Disinformation 

Communities Against Climate Change: Exploring Resilience in Rural Scotland 

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe (CDNEE) and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event.

Jun 03 2022
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European Green Academy

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About the Event

The European Green Academy opens its doors for the first time! On this occasion, the Green European Foundation, in cooperation with Strefa Zieleni and Heinrich Böll Stiftung Warsaw will invite diverse green actors, activists, politicians, and academics from all over Europe to further explore the political situation in Poland and build bridges and connections between national and European-level debates.

Topics and methods

The Academy will be the key meeting point for over 150 Green actors and interested citizens from Poland and across Europe to connect, debate, and build capacities. With this initiative, the organisers seek to promote an inspiring learning environment, facilitating skills building to collectively bring about a better future. With that in mind, the programme will delve into salient green issues via a diverse range of formats, including workshops, training, plenary debates and networking. The Academy will also serve as a space to strengthen connections between the Polish and European Green movements. The sessions will be split into four different streams:

The Green European Academy will be hosted by Agnieszka Lichnerowicz and Sebastian Wehrsig

Programme

 

FRIDAY 15 JULY

 

08:45 – 09:30

ARRIVAL AND REGISTRATIONS

09:30 – 11:00

STREAMS

Parallel 1

RoundtableConference Hall

Parallel 2

⇉

Doughnut Economy in Polish Cities: Utopia or Political Project?

[EN]

🕊

Refugees and Migration: Poland, Ukraine and the EU Perspective 

[EN]

✹

Shared Energy, Efficient, and Sufficient Energy, [EN/PL] 

[EN]

⚧

LGBTIQA+ Rights in the Green Movement 

 

[PL] 

11:15 – 12:15

⊷ CONNECT

12:15-12:45

GROUP PHOTO

Roof Terrace

12:45 – 14:15

LUNCH

14:15 – 14:45

WELCOME [EN/PL]

Conference Hall 

 

14:45 – 16:15

PLENARY

Go Green Go Social: Challenges and Pathways for a Socially Just Transition in Poland and the EU [EN/PL]

16:15-16:45

BREAK

16:45 – 18:15

STREAMS

 

Conference HallRoundtableParallel 2Parallel 1
 ⇉

Right to Housing in Times of Instability

[EN/PL]		🕊

Just Transition in Rural Areas 

[PL/EN]		✹

Deconstructing the Nuclear Industry Myth and Lobbying

[EN/PL]

⚧

Feminist Foreign Policy

[EN/PL] 

18:30 – 20:30

⊷ NETWORKING DINNER

Roof Terrace

 

SATURDAY 16 JULY 

 

09:30 – 10:00

◉ KEYNOTE

Conference Hall 

10:00– 11:30

◉ PLENARY

Peace and Security:  What do Polish and Ukrainian Perspectives Mean for the Debate on a Green European Vision for Security? [EN/PL]

Conference Hall 

11:30 – 11:45 

BREAK   

11:45 – 13:15

STREAMS

Conference Hall Parallel 1Roundtable

Parallel 2

Media Literacy to Strengthen Democracy in Eastern Europe

🕊

Food Security in Times of Crisis

[EN/PL]

✹

Metals for the Energy Transition

[EN]

⚧

Reproductive Rights in Central and Eastern Europe

[EN/PL]

13:20 – 14:00

ENERGY SECURITY: A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE [EN & PL]

Conference Hall 

14:00 – 15:30

LUNCH

15:30 – 17:00

STREAMS

Parallel 1

Conference Hall

Parallel 2

Roundtable

 

⇉

Greens Reinvent the City

[EN]

 

🕊

Biodiversity & Conflict: the Environmental Cost of the War in Ukraine

[EN & PL]

✹

Skills Training – Tiktok: Debunking Disinformation on Nuclear

[EN/PL]

⚧

Dare to Care or Ecofeminist Power of Change

[EN/PL] 

  17:00 – 19:00

📽 SCREENING AND DEBATE

Conference Hall 

 

Practicalities

Date: 15-16 July 2022

Location: Conference Hall at the Copernicus Science Centre (Centrum Nauki Kopernik), Warsaw, Poland

Language: English and Polish. 

Registrations are now closed.

For questions or more information, contact antoine.preel-dumas@gef.eu. 

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of the Fundacja Strefa Zieleni, Heinrich Böll Stiftung Warsaw and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 

Jun 02 2022
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We are the future, but we are here NOW (Riga)

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About the Event

Around 30 young people from Eastern Europe (Latvia, Poland, Balkans, South Caucasus, Ukraine and Belarus) will meet up to discuss the actions that can be taken in the ever-shrinking space for civil society in the Eastern part of our continent. We will look at the EU integration processes, the future of activism and politics and concentrate on 4 different skill-oriented tracks that are becoming more and more useful for the youth in Eastern Europe:

1. Creative Campaigning

2. Debates and public speaking

3. Movement organising

4. Non-Formal Education

The programme will be based on the principles of non-formal education and intercultural learning. We strive for an active and inclusive environment for direct communication and sharing of knowledge. The sessions will be balanced between theoretical inputs, work in small groups, workshops, discussions, training, and other interactive methods of non-formal learning.

Programme:

Arrival day

Day 1: Introductions, Team building, takaways from the 1st event, home evaluation groups

Day 2: Introductions to: Non formal education, creative campaigning, public speaking, non verbal communication, local actions planning, intercultural evening

Day 3: Introducions to: live and online events, urban performances, debates, non formal education methodologies, public speaking, free evening 

Day 4: Non formal education in local actions, working wiht trainers, public speaking, teambuilding, presentation, movie night

Day 5: Morning cicle, technicalities of reporting, local actions planning and presentations, evaluation, final party

Departure day

Speakers & trainers

  • Nika Tarasevich (she, Belarus/Georgia) teacher of art, expert on artivism and long time practitioner.
  • Luka Gudek (he, Croatia) CDN alumnus, master degree holder of Political science.
  • Hanna Filistovich (she, Belarus/Lithuania) seasoned activist and organiser, experienced with the movement organising in Belarus.
  • Maja Klimentic (she, Bosnia and Herzegovina/Czech Republic) CDN alumnus, she was a member of 10+ preparatory teams, Non-formal eduction expert and gender activist.

Practicalities

When: 8-12th May, 09:00-18:00 PM CEST

Time Zone: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) / Coordinated Universal
Time (UTC) + 3

Location: Rija VEF Hotel, Brīvības 199c, Riga, Latvija, LV-1039 

Language: The main language of this activity will be English. But not being comfortable with interacting in English should not prevent you from applying. GEF & CDN strives to create an inclusive atmosphere at the events, where participants are encouraged to express themselves and ask for clarifications or translations from peers that speak the same language.

 

Additional Reading

Bulgaria’s Greens: From Street Protests to Government

How Green Independents Broke Through in North Macedonia

Extraction and Energy Transition in Serbia

Can Protests Steer Serbia Back Towards Democracy?

The War in Ukraine is Part of the Soviet Empire’s Unravelling

The Unfinished Business of Building Bosnia-Herzegovina

The Romanian Protest Wave: A Path to a New Political Era?
Belarus’s Struggle for Democracy

 

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of CDNEE and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation and supported by the European Youth Foundation of Council of Europe. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event.

 

 

Feb 15 2022
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Dare to Care: Ecofeminism as a source of inspiration

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Context

The concept of care has become increasingly important as COVID-19 continues to make its way through populations worldwide. However, care extends beyond the strictly medical: it encompasses everything we do to preserve and restore our planet. The erosion of the welfare state, the continued plundering of the Global South, the lack of solidarity, and the persistent crossing of planetary boundaries is alarming to say the least. We can only turn the tide if we leave the instrumental view of nature and humans behind and radically care for all earthlings.

Can care offer us a fresh start based on interconnectedness, and generosity? How can care, as an emancipatory principle, underpin politics and the economy?

 

Objectives

In this booklet, we offer you a crash course in ecofeminism and invite you to get inspired by different people and movements across the world. Ultimately, these lessons, which relate to the many challenges we face today, aim to encourage us all to question ourselves about what truly means to build an “economy of care” in Europe and beyond.

 

Translations

Available in Polish.

Available in Turkish.

Available in Greek.

Available in Serbian.

Available in E-Reader format or to order in German.

 

 

About the authors

Dirk Holemans is the coordinator of Oikos think tank and co-president of the Green European Foundation (GEF). He is a researcher, lecturer and the author of Freedom & Security (EPO, 2016).

Philsan Osman studies African languages and cultures at the University of Ghent, Belgium and is a writer, activist and community builder.

Marie-Monique Franssen is staff member of Oikos think tank and co-author of The Ecological Compass (EPO, 2020). She has a master’s degree in cultural anthropology.

These translations have been realised with the support of Oikos, FREDA, and Strefa Zieleni and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this publication.

Nov 30 2021
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Women* in Power

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About the Event:

This international conference brings together speakers from all over Turkey and Europe to highlight commonalities and explore the solidarity and struggles of gender studies in green policy. It is the second edition of the conference, and just like last year, we aim to bring together activists, politicians, and academics to share their thoughts and build a stronger movement for gender and environmental justice.

Context: 

In October, Turkey finally ratified the Paris Climate Agreement, asserting its claim to be an important part of the global climate struggle. However, in July its government left the Istanbul Convention against violence against women, despite being one of the first signatories and in defiance of countless protests, actions, and calls throughout the year.
The usurpation of the rights of nature on one hand and gender-based violence, discrimination, and inequality on the other are crimes that occur every day in Turkey. But faced with worsening conditions, the climate, ecology, women’s and LGBTQI+ movements have also started to grow. We witness their developing and spreading resistance against male domination, which imposes itself as the only reality, sees nature and people as resources and exploits them.
Green thought emphasizes the importance of combining climate and ecological struggles, women and LGBTQI+ struggles, for a better and liveable world where the rights of all people, living things and nature are protected. We believe in the need to emerge and the globality of solidarity – issues with which this conference seeks to engage. The international conference forms the closing of a year-long project on centralising gender equality and feminist perspectives in green policies.

Programme and Speakers

13:00 – 13:10 Opening 

  • Moderation: Bahar Topçu Board of Green Thought Association & Climate Activist 

Session 1: International Solidarity 

  • 13:15-13:30 Faika El-Nagashi – Austrian Greens Member of Parliament 
  • 13:30-13:45 Anuna De Wever – Belgian climate activist  
  • 13:45-13:55 Q&A 

Session 2: Debates on Gender and Climate Justice 

  • 14:00-14:20 V’cenza Cirefice – Activist / Researcher, Environmental Justice Network Ireland 
  • 14:20-14:40 Özge Doruk Activist /Researcher – Report Presentation On the Issue of Climate Justice: Field Notes from Bozkurt
  • 14:40-15:00 Kristen Biehl & Özlem Aslan Researchers (Sabancı University SuGender) 
  • 15:00-15:15 Q&A 

Practicalities: 

Audience: This conference will take place online and is open to the general public. 

Date: Saturday, 11 December (exact times to be announced) 

Language: Turkish and English, with simultaneous translation 

Registration: Please register in advance via this link.  

 

This online conference is organised by the Green European Foundation, with the support of Green Thought Association and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 

 

Nov 19 2021
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Dare to Care: Ecofeminism as Inspiration

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About the Event

The global Covid crisis brought healthcare into the spotlight. Care, however, extends beyond the strictly medical in that it includes everything we do to preserve and restore the world. The erosion of the welfare state, the plundering of the Global South and the crossing of planetary boundaries is alarming. There is also the link between the exploitation of people and of nature. Imagine we found the courage to truly care for all people and other earthlings, for our unique living world.  

Inspired by ecofeminists worldwide, the authors wonder: can care be a new starting point, based on connectedness and generosity? Can care, as an emancipatory principle, underpin politics and economics? 

In this webinar, we will dive deeper into the content of the essay, followed by a Q&A with the audience. 
 

Context

This is the last of four public webinars as part of the project “Feminists in the Climate Movement,” organised by GEF with the support of Visio, Green Economics Institute, Oikos, and Fundacja Strefa Zieleni. With a closed training programme for selected Feminist Climate Ambassadors as well as a series of public events, the project seeks to build capacity among (potential) climate leaders, while highlighting the gendered aspects and impacts of the climate crisis to a broader audience.   

Practicalities

Date and time: Monday, December 6th from 19:30 to 21:00 CET.  

Audience: This webinar will take place in English and is open to the general public.  

Registration: Please register in advance via this link.   

 

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation, with the support of Oikos and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 

Nov 01 2021
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Feminists in the Climate Movement at the Green Hub

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About the Event

Women and minorities are more likely to be affected by the consequences of climate change but are also the key people who can bring about change in their communities. Countries with more diversity in decision-making have more ambitious climate policies. But diversity doesn’t just magically happen  – it must be encouraged. Women and non-binary people need specific training to make change in traditionally male-dominated places of decision-making. 

This year, GEF has selected and supported a group of twenty Feminist Climate Ambassadors to do just that. We have also run a series of public events on the nexus of gender equality and the climate crisis, and are exploring ecofeminism and ethics of care as a potential framework for societal change. Our Green Hub programming continues this work! 

Programme:  

11:00 – 12:30 Ecofeminist Roundtable: Conversation Circle on Ecofeminist Experience, with the support of Oikos 

As individual selves, we are part of a web of relationships with both human and non-human others. Within ethics of care, we maintain nourishing and caring relationships.  

In this workshop, we discuss what this entails for us, and we put ethics of care into practice by creating a safe space for us to connect, tell our stories and listen to each other. There is space for self-expression and deep listening. 

The session will be completed by a moment of body-care (through breath work and movement). Care for our physical bodies supports the connection to ourselves and helps to solidify the connections between self and the self, self and the fellow participant, and ultimately towards self and the world we live in. 

 

15:00 – 17:00 Rethinking People, Planet and Profit with Feminist Climate Ambassadors, with the support of Visio 

Join GEF’s Feminist Climate Ambassadors to renew your thinking about the three dimensions of sustainability. The ambassadors and international experts offer you a new feminist lenses and facilitate constructive conversation on environmentalism, economy and climate policy & security. 

  • With our ambassadors Barbora Majdisova (Poland & Sweden), Louisa Mandt (Germany), Gabrielle Sousa e. Hiltmann (Brazil & Germany), Ana Díaz Vidal (Spain & Scotland), Claire Woods (Ireland), and Dilara Asardag (Cyprus & Finland). 
  • Additional speakers to be announced! 

 

17:00 – 19:00 Training for Feminists in the Climate Movement: How COP Works, with the support of Green Economics Institute 

This is a workshop to familiarise researchers, activists, and policy makers as to how they can make a difference and contribute to COP26 dialogues, with a particular eye on issues like gender equality and diverse decision making. We will start with introducing how the treaty works, what negotiations look like, and how different actors exert their influence. This is followed by an interactive workshop exploring participants’ own reflections and inputs. 

  • With Michelle Gale (Gender Progress); Jean Lambert (GPEW, former MEP); Dr. Alexandra Harrington (Global Institute for Health and Human Rights), Dorothy Nalubega (Ecological Party of Uganda, Global Greens), and Miriam Kennett (Green Economics Institute). Facilitated by Peg Alexander. 

 

Practicalities

Venue: Kirk Lounge at the COP26 Green Hub (The Renfield Centre – 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, UK). These events will be taking place entirely in person. 

Audience: Free and open to the general public, but pre-registration may be required and there is a maximum capacity for each session. 

Register: To learn more and sign up in advance, please check out this link. To sign up for the “How COP Works” training specifically, you can also do so here. 

 

Other material

Read the COP26 Feminist Climate Ambassadors statement here

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Visio, Green Economics Institute, and Oikos, and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.