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Oct 22 2021

Gender Equality and Nature Struggles

By GEF

About the event

During this webinar, we will put the focus on nature and gender equality. Join us to develop your network and discuss gender in conservation and climate policy. In many parts of Turkey, local people face natural disasters. People in the country are increasingly showing serious resistance to this issue, reinforced by the online and offline media. With this event, we will come together to talk about this matter and provide gender-related policy recommendations. We aim to provide a space for open dialogue to share common struggle in connection to personal experiences on natural disasters and gender issues.

Context

This is the fourth of five meetings as part of the Feminist Policies in Green Politics project, where we try to delve into different policy areas to strengthen European feminist politics in energy, economics, climate policies, ecology and food & agriculture. We are presented with the challenge of identifying main difficulties in these areas to compile empowering policy recommendations.

Programme:

14:00-15:30 (CEST)
15:00-16:30 (Istanbul Time)

Moderation & keynote speech: Özge Doruk
15.00-15.15 Opening + short meeting in breakout rooms
15.15-15.30 keynote speech
15.30-16.30 Network Meeting & open discussion
(receiving confirmations for guests)

1. Discussion on gender equality in the field of nature protection in Turkey.
2. How preventive mechanisms/policies can be developed for vulnerable groups in natural disasters.
3. What can be said about improving the communication of the struggles of nature and the common struggle areas of the women’s movement?
4. What are your thoughts on the role of NGOs – civil society at these points?

Our aim is answering these questions and discusses these topics with activist, NGO members and who interested in this topic.

Practicalities

Date: 3rd November

Time: 2pm- 4:30pm

Location: Zoom meeting

Registration: here

Please note this event is only in Turkish.

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support Green Thought Association and with the financial support of the European Parliament. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this webinar.

Oct 15 2021

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Ecofeminist Round Table

By GEF

About the Event:

This discussion will be a curated safe space for participants to engage in a long-form dialogue and open-ended conversation based on the booklet: ‘Voor wie willen we zorgen?: Ecofeminisme als inspiratiebron’ (Who do we wish to care for? Ecofeminism as inspiration).

We hope to create a stimulating environment to think and discuss about the ethics of care and the importance for everyone to be listened and have a voice. Everyone is invited to engage with each other on their visions and versions of care.

The session will be followed by bodywork as aftercare (breathing exercises, stretching etc.) to help solidify the connections between self and the self, self and the fellow participant, and ultimately towards self and the world we live in. All are welcome!

Context:

Our second Ecofeminist round table takes place in Brussels, as part of the larger Ecopolis event. Ecopolis is the perfect annual day to meet people who care about a sustainable future. Because ecological challenges know no national or linguistic borders, Ecopolis is diverse, international, and interactive.

Ecopolis invites Belgian and international authors to debate the transition towards a socio-ecological society. Inspiring books, documentaries and debates between writers, academics and civil society thinkers about ecology, economy and society are at the heart of Ecopolis.

Speakers

This round table will be facilitated by Philsan Osman, who studies African Languages and Cultures at Ghent University. She is from Somalia and is an aspiring writer, activist, and community builder.

Practicalities:

Ecopolis takes place on October 24th, 2021, at the Kaaitheater in Brussels. The ecofeminist round table is open to all participants of this event.

Tickets are on sale via this link. Please note that, in line with Brussels measures against COVID-19, a COVID-Safe Ticket will be required for entry. 

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

Oct 13 2021

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Green Hub events at COP26

By GEF

Context

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP26 will take place in Glasgow, Scotland, from the 31st October to 12th November 2021.

To provide support for Green actors in Glasgow during this important event, the Green European Foundation, with the support of the European Green Party and the Scottish Greens, will be holding a Green Hub: a meeting point which any member of the Green family can use to rest and recharge, to meet other actors, attend a multitude of green events, prepare for the protest.

Register to join us (in person or online!) and stay up to date on events, programming and the Green buzz at the Glasgow Green Hub and COP26!

Practicalities

Date: 1st November – 12th November

Opening times:

1st Nov to 4th Nov: 9:00 to 18:00
5th Nov to 9th Nov: 9:00 to 21:30
10th Nov to 12th Nov: 9:00 to 18:00

Location: Reinfield Training & Conference Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow , G2 4JP, United Kingdom.

Venue accessible to individuals with disabilities.

If you have any questions, please email our local coordinator at marie.stadtler@scottishgreens.org.uk.

Programme

*The following activities have been confirmed (more information on the programme will be added soon.

▶ Hybrid events

✺ In-Person events

🟢 Youth Hub events

🔐 Closed meeting

Monday 1st November

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Tuesday 2nd November:

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Wednesday 3rd November:

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Thursday 4th November:

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Friday 5th November:

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Saturday 6th November:

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Sunday 7th November:

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Monday 8th November:

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Tuesday 9th November:

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Wednesday 10th November:

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Thursday 11th November:

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Friday 12th November:

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This event is co-organised by the Green European Foundation and the European Green Party with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.

Sep 16 2021

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Feminist Climate Ambassadors – Countdown to COP26

By GEF

About the event

We aim to build bridges across Europe for feminist climate change advocates and activists. This training will equip selected Feminist Climate Ambassadors with the tools needed to get their message through in their region and across their local media, to support sustainable and feminist community-level impact across Europe. In addition, the training provides space for more political-level conversation on the intersections of gender and climate change.
The sixth meeting looks ahead to COP26, exploring the focal points on gender and equality in upcoming climate negotiations and the influencing opportunities that the summit provides. Then, our ambassadors will dive deeper into the topic of ecofeminism and the lessons it holds for their work and activism.

Context

This training is part of the project Feminists in the Climate Movement, organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Visio, the Green Economics Institute, Strefa Zieleni, and Oikos. While the training is for selected participants only, the project also features a webinar series and summer school, which are open to the general public.

Speakers

Fleur Newman – Gender Affairs Officer, UNFCCC

Miriam Kennet – Green Economics Institute (UK)

Marie-Monique Franssen – Oikos (Belgium)

Philsan Osman – University of Ghent (Belgium)

Programme

13:00 Welcome

13:05 What are the focal points on gender and equality in upcoming climate negotiations? (with Fleur Newman)

13:45 Influencing opportunities and best practices at COP (with Miriam Kennet)

14:15 Ecofeminism Roundtable (with Marie-Monique Franssen and Philsan Osman)

This roundtable will explore the theories and praxis of ecofeminism. Using their essay ‘Voor wie willen we zorgen?’ (‘Who do we wish to care for?’) as a base, co-authors Philsan Osman and Marie-Monique Franssen will first discuss the fundamentals of intersectional environmentalism and ecofeminism rooted in ethics of care. After this presentation, we will provide a space for a long form, vulnerable & open ended exchange that fosters a dialogue between all the participants.

17:00 End of programme

Practicalities

This event is for selected participants only and will take place online via Zoom and Howspace. Applications for the training programme are now closed.

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

Aug 17 2021

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Gender Equality and Climate Crisis

By GEF

About the Event

This meeting will welcome activists, NGO representatives, and other interested participants to explore the climate crisis and its relation to gender equality. We experience the consequences of the climate crisis in all areas of our daily lives because of extreme climate events and disasters in every part of the world. We are aware of the urgency to produce policies sufficiently addressing climate change. For this reason, we know that discussions on climate justice, mitigation and adaptation debates would be incomplete without addressing gender equality. Our open discussion will focus on three fundamental questions:

What could be the steps to ensure gender-based climate justice, particularly in Turkey?
How could we better communicate the common struggles of the climate and gender equality movements?
What is the role of NGOs and civil society in climate feminism?

Context

This is the third of five meetings as part of the Feminist Policies in Green Politics project, where we will delve into different policy areas to strengthen European feminist politics in energy, economics, climate policies, ecology and food & agriculture. Our goal is to identify the difficulties in these areas and compile empowering policy recommendations. Besides these webinars, the project also features a series of Green Feminist Talks (podcasts) where we will hear more from inspiring activists and politicians across Europe.

Programme

14:00-15:30 (CEST)

15:00-16:30 (Istanbul Time)

15:00-15:15 Opening + short meeting in breakout rooms

15:15 – 15:30 Keynote speech: Ece Baykal (academic at Marmara University and climate activist)

15:30-16.30 Network meeting and open discussion

Moderation: İdil Zeynep Dağdemir

Call for Action

This online event will take place in Turkish. You can register via this link.

This webinar is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support Green Thought Association and with the financial support of the European Parliament. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this webinar.

Jul 16 2021

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Climate Feminist Summer School

By GEF

About the Event

Women and minorities are more likely to be affected by the impacts of climate change and environmental crises, but are also key to bringing about change in their communities. Countries with more diversity in decision-making have more ambitious climate policies, while the empowerment of women is also closely linked to better economic and wellbeing outcomes for all.

We need this diversity and we celebrate it, but we also know that it flourishes best when it is pursued actively and obstacles are clearly understood. Specific support for systemically underrepresented groups, including women and non-binary people, is crucial in order to make a change in traditionally male-dominated spaces.

How are women currently excluded from climate negotiations and decisions? What are the lessons and insights from those leaders who have managed to break through? What are the narratives and structures that keep inequalities in place, and the “gender-blind” solutions that fail to challenge the status quo? How does the patriarchal exploitation of the planet relate to the lived experiences and activism of women of colour, indigenous women, LGBTQ+ women, and others? And above all, what can we do to address all of this?

This online summer school will feature a series of interactive sessions to explore the gendered impacts of the climate crisis, but also provide concrete tools, inspiration, and knowledge to equip participants in their own lives and with a special eye on COP26. We will facilitate encounters between activists, climate scientists, researchers, policy makers, campaigners, politicians, and the general public, in order to move this priority high on the agenda and spark connections across Europe and beyond.

Context:

This summer school is 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.

Speakers:

Confirmed speakers include:

Prof. Graciela Chichilnisky (professor of economics at Columbia University, IPCC lead author, co-founder of Global Thermostat)
Clare Bailey (Leader of Green Party Northern Ireland)
Jean Lambert (European Green Party)
Mana Livardjani (Director of ENOP – European Network of Political Foundations)
Frances Roberts-Gregory (Northeastern University Future Faculty Fellow)
Patrizia Heidegger (European Environmental Bureau)
Rahila James (ActionAid Nigeria)
Marie Pochon (Notre Affaire a Tous)
Ewa Sufin-Jacquemart (director of Strefa Zieleni, Congress of Women coordinator)
Chelangat Scholar (national chairperson at Green Congress of Kenya)
Olfa Jelassi (GenderCC)
Dr. Alexandra Harrington (research director at Centre for International Sustainable Development Law)

And many more!

Programme:

The full programme and speakers can be found here. Please note that sessions are subject to change.

Practicalities:

Date and time: August 20th – 22nd (13:00 – 19:30)

Sessions include plenaries, networking, workshops, social sessions, and many other formats. There will be plenty of extended breaks, and participants are welcome to join whenever and for whichever session(s) they want.

Audience: This summer school will take place in English, online, and is open to the general public. We strive for an open but safe space, making the summer school as interactive and accessible as possible while ensuring the wellbeing of our participants.

Registration: Please register in advance here.

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of the Green Economics Institute 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.

Jul 16 2021

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GEF at the Green Days: On the Way to COP26

By GEF

About the Event:

The past year has taught us painful but vital lessons about our relation to nature, the importance of often underfunded public services, and other topics which the Greens have been highlighting for years. Yet as the green wave continues rolling, and with pandemic lessons fresh on our mind, now is precisely the time to refocus attention on key challenges like the climate emergency and to ensure that green-minded activists and politicians are ready to take responsibility at all levels.

The annual Green Days conference is an important moment of learning and exchange for the green movement in Poland and beyond. GEF is hosting several sessions at this event – tackling important topics on the road to COP26. We will address the question of rare-earth metals, a crucial but challenging aspect of the energy and digital transition. We will also ask ourselves what feminist climate and foreign policy looks like, heading to Glasgow, as well as dive into local and regional recovery plans. Finally, we will host a session on agriculture – a sector that is at times particularly hard to reach in our pursuit of a climate emergency economy.

Context:

These seminars are being organised as part of the transnational projects Climate Emergency Economy, Metals for a Green and Digital Europe, Feminists in the Climate Movement, and Cities as Places of Hope. For more information about each of these projects and the other partners involved, please check out their respective project pages on the GEF website.

Speakers:

The extensive line up of speakers includes:

Michael Bloss (MEP, Greens/EFA)
Urszula Zielińska (Polish Green Party MP)
Iwona Reichardt (New Eastern Europe journal)
Tomasz Piątek (investigative journalist, expert on Russia)
Joanna Maria Stolarek (Director HBS Warsaw)
Thomas Simpson (Green Foundation Ireland)
Jakop Dalunde (MEP, Greens/EFA)
Jan Popczyk (Silesian University of Technology)
Elżbieta Anna Polak (President of the Region of Lubuskie)

And many more!

Programme:

Friday, August 27^th

11:30 – 13:00 “Agriculture friendly for climate, farmers, biodiversity, consumer health, animal welfare and future generations – utopia or necessity?”

With Tomasz Kowalczewski (senior expert at COWI and author of the EC report “Carbon Economy – studies on support to research and innovation policy in bio-based products and services”), Thomas Simpson (Green Foundation Ireland), Dorota Metera (Forum for Ecological Farming), Justyna Zwolińska (Living Earth Coalition), and more!

15:00 – 16:30 ‘’Green Europe of regions and cities – recovery and climate challenges’’

With Jakop Dalunde (Greens/EFA MEP), Przemysław Słowik (Green local councillor from Szczecin), Ada Colaou (Mayor of Barcelona), Elżbieta Anna Polak (President of the Region of Lubuskie), Miłosława (Miłka) Stępień (Akcja Konin/ Bankwatch), and more!

Saturday, August 28^th

9:30 – 11:00 “Europe and Poland in the new global geopolitics of recovery, climate and resources’’

With Michael Bloss (Greens/EFA MEP), Urszula Zielińska (Polish Green Party MP), Richard Wouters (Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks, Tomasz Piątek (investigative journalist, expert on Russia), Dariusz Szwed (Green Institute), Joanna Maria Stolarek (Director HBS Warsaw), Małgorzata Kopka (former international policy coordinator at HBS Warsaw), and more!

11:30 – 13:00 – Digital economy and artificial intelligence – ethics, responsibility, human rights

Host: Kim van Sparrentak (MEP, online)

With: Anna Adamowicz (Polish technology philosopher), Sarah Chander (EDRI, online, tbc.), Maciej Józefowicz (Partia Zieloni) oraz Karolina Iwańska (online or video, Fundacja Panoptykon).

Lead by: Ioana Banach (Managing Director, Green European Foundation) and Kuba Bilski (Fundacja Strefa Zieleni Council/Partia Zieloni Council)

16:15 – 17:15 “Women on the way to Glasgow – climate and feminist diplomacy and foreign policy”

With Iwona Reichardt (New Eastern Europe journal), Małgorzata Kopka (former international policy coordinator at the HBS Warsaw), and more!

16:00 – 18:30 ‘Metals for a Green and Digital Europe (workshop – activists and experts will work on regional insights for GEF’s Agenda for Action)

With Radosław Gawlik (EKO-UNIA/PZ), Urszula Zielińska (MP), Prof. Jan Popczyk (Silesian University of Technology), Dr. Krzysztof Dudek (Mining and Metallurgy Academy/PZ), Dariusz Szwed (Green Institute), Ewa Sufin-Jacquemart (Strefa Zieleni), and more!

Please note that this programme is provisional and subject to change. Some speakers will be joining online or via video message. You can access the full Green Days schedule – including more speakers and other sessions not organised by GEF – via this link.

Practicalities:

The summer school will be taking place in person at the junction of three provinces: Wielkopolskie, Zachodniopomorskie and Lubuskie, in the Pestkownica settlement belonging to the Krzyż Wielkopolski commune, in the Drawska Great Forest – 200 km east of Berlin. Most sessions feature simultaneous translation in English and Polish.

There is no registration form in English. International participants and panellists who would like to take part in situ are asked to send the information to fundacja@strefazieleni.org with name(s) of participant(s), time and place of arrival/departure, and the relevant Covid-19 information (see details below).

Livestreaming will not be possible, but some sessions will be recorded in English and in Polish for later online viewing.

Transfers

We will have an autocar from the main rail station in Poznań (Poznań Główny) on the August 26th at 15:45 (we will wait however in any case for the arrival of the train from Warszawa, the planned arrival is 15:28). The same day at 22:00 we will organise a car transfer for a few persons. The nearest station is DOBIEGNIEW (25 km from the site) and we will organise transfers from/to there, case by case.

Price and Payment

The organisers offer all the conference logistics and the content, the participants pay the hotel, food and transport (except organised local transfers). The price of the full stay (2 nights with breakfast + 5 lunches/dinners) is 605 PLN (~ 140 EUR) that the participant will be able to pay directly on site if he/she needs an invoice, or pay by bank transfer before the event to Fundacja Strefa Zieleni, if he/she doesn’t need the invoice:

FUNDACJA STREFA ZIELENI, 01-822 Warszawa, ul. E. Schroegera 28, IBAN: PL66 1020 1097 0000 7602 0237 0450 // BIC/SWIFT: BPKOPLPW, title: „Green Days + name(s) of participant(s)”.

COVID-19

Please inform us of the anticipated vaccination or testing status of each participant upon registration.

The participant will be vaccinated with two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The participant will be vaccinated with one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine
The participant will not be vaccinated, but will have an up-to-date COVID-19 test (RT-PCR or antigens, done less than 72 hours before the arrival)
Other situation (please explain)

These summer school sessions are 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.

Jun 25 2021

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Cities for all – How?

By GEF

Objectives:

Exploring new tools and strategies for lobbying the demands of women and young LGBT+ individuals to different stakeholders.
Equipping participants with appropriate skills to work with local communities and organising outreach activities at a local level. Encourage young people’s active mobilisation around the topic of Cities for all.

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.

Context:

The ‘‘Cities for all – How?‘‘ Summer School training will gather young activists who are interested in looking for different urban approaches and questioning the existing urban planning status quo that neglects inclusivity, human rights and needs of the city dwellers. Participants will come from a variety of countries including Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo*, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine.

*All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions, or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

Programme:

Arrival day

Day 1: Introductions, Inclusive cities Online Course recap, Gender in the city

Day 2: Greening the city, Politics in the city, Manifesto discussion, Game night

Day 3: Methods of Urban activism, Actvist action – practical exercise, Importance of the local context, Lobbying and advocacy, Movie night

Day 4: Lobbying and advocacy practice, Free afternoon

Day 5: Taget audience, Emotional communication, Tailoring the message, Communication channels and media, Manifesto discussion, Organisational night

Day 6: Project cycle and technicalities, Communication within the project, LA development, Manifesto discussion, Human library with local activists

Day 7: LA development, LA presentation, Manifesto voting, Evaluation hour, Party

Departure day

Practicalities:

Date: 26-31 July

Place: Novi Sad, Serbia

Language: This activity will take place in English. We strives to create an inclusive atmosphere at the events, where participants are encouraged to express themselves and ask for clarifications or translations of terms from peers that speak the same language.

Costs: The cost of travel (80% or 90%), PCR tests, visa, lodging (accommodation in multi-bed rooms, vegan food, and refreshments), and working materials during the event will be covered by the organisers. In exchange, we ask for a participation fee of 20 EUR from participants coming from non-EU countries and 50 EUR from participants coming from EU countries.

CDN will reimburse 90% of the travel costs for the participants from the non-EU countries and 80% of travel costs for the participants coming from the EU countries, within reasonable limits and within Europe, with the condition of combining the most economic and environmentally friendly means of travel (lowest price + travel time + CO2 emissions).

Registrations are now closed.

If you have any questions or difficulties, please reach out to us via project.coordinator@cdnee.org

Please note that we continue to closely monitor the local COVID-19 situation. Any activities will take place in full compliance with the required hygiene measures, and participants will be informed accordingly.

This summer school is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe, with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation and supported by the European Youth Foundation of Council of Europe.

Jun 14 2021

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Feminist Climate Ambassadors – Fourth Training

By GEF

About the Event:

Our aim is to build bridges across Europe for feminist climate change advocates and activists. This training will equip selected Feminist Climate Ambassadors with the tools needed to get their message through in their own region and media, to support sustainable and feminist community-level impact across Europe. In addition, the training provides space for more political level conversation on the intersections of gender and climate change.

The fourth meeting is all about taking stock as we head into summer and start preparing the study trips to Brussels and Glasgow. Participants will discuss the European Parliament’s Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025, as well as Goals for COP26

Context:

Speakers:

Miriam Kennet – Green Economics Institute (UK)

Elviira Välimäki – entrepreneur and yoga teacher at Studio Laive in Jyväskylä (Finland)

Programme:

13:00 Welcome

13:10 Group work and discussion on assignments – EP’s Gender Equality Strategy 2020-25 and goals for COP26

13:30 Study trips Q&A, with Adele and Miriam

13:50 Break

14:00 Mindfulness and chair yoga for stress relief, with Elviira

15:00 Wrapping up and next steps

Practicalities:

This event is for selected participants only and will take place online via Zoom and Howspace. Applications for the training programme are now closed.

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

Jun 02 2021

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Will The European Green Deal And EU Recovery Fund Benefit Women?

By GEF

About the Event:

Gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting have become popular concepts in recent years, and the Von der Leyen Commission has highlighted gender equality time and time again as a key objective. At the same time, the European Green Deal and EU Recovery Fund – two of the largest investments in Europe’s economy and future – have faced significant criticism for their apparent gender blindness.

This webinar will examine whether and how the EGD and Recovery Fund will benefit women, and what can be done to push for better. Just like the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis is set to disproportionately affect women and other already marginalised groups. This makes it even more important to ensure that gendered policy perspectives – especially in times of crisis – are prominently present.

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.

Speakers:

Alexandra Geese – German MEP (Greens/EFA), initiator of the Gender Impact Assessment NextGeneration EU report, supporter of the #halfofit campaign

Urszula Zielińska – Polish Green MP

Dr. Ewa Rumińska-Zimny – Economist at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, associated with the Congress of Women and expert of gender budgeting

Practicalities:

Date and time: Tuesday, June 29th from 18:00 to 19:30 CEST.

Audience: This webinar will take place in English and Polish (with simultaneous translation) 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 Strefa Zieleni and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.

May 19 2021

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Ecopolis: Dare to Care

By GEF

About the Event

The global Covid-19 crisis brought healthcare into the spotlight. But care extends beyond the strictly medical: 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 are worrying developments. And what about the connection between the exploitation of man and of nature?
What if tomorrow we found the courage to truly care for all people and other earthlings, for our unique living world? Seeing nature merely as raw material for plundering man, and man as merely driven by competition: can we put that behind us? Can care be a new starting point, based on connectedness and generosity? Can care, as an emancipatory principle, underpin politics and economics?
Ecopolis makes room for these questions, and many more, during a day of lectures, conversations, workshops, literature and performance. The analyses and proposals come together from many perspectives: alert carers and emancipated people in need of care, inspiring researchers and committed artists, fellow citizens who start from the local context and guests who bring in experiences and wisdom from indigenous cultures and the Global South.
Because ecological challenges know no national or linguistic borders, Ecopolis is diverse, international and interactive.

Context

Ecopolis is the perfect annual day to meet people who care about a sustainable future. Because ecological challenges know no national or linguistic borders, Ecopolis is diverse, international and interactive.

Speakers:

Jason Hickel – economic anthropologist and author of the recent book Less is More – How Degrowth Will Save the World

Benedikte Zitouni – lecturer in Sociology and head of CESIR (Centre for Sociological Intervention and Research) at the University of Saint-Louis in Brussels, specialized in ecofeminist perspectives

Mieke Vogels – Flemish Minister of Welfare, Health, Equal Opportunities and Development Cooperation from 1999 to 2003

Els Hertogen – director of 11.11.11, the Flemish coalition of international solidarity groups

Malcom Ferdinand – University College London, author of A Decolonial Ecology: Thinking from the Caribbean World

Moya de Feyter – author and poet, and founder of the Dutch language branch of Poets for the Planet

John Mussington – Barbuda Farming Co-Op and Barbuda Land Rights Committee

Olave Nduwanje – author, legal scholar, and activist

Sien Volders – award winning author of novels including Oogst (2020), which describes the harrowing fate of East European migrant workers in the agricultural sector in Italy

You can see the full list via this link.

Programme:

Theatre Hall

11:00 – 12:30 An economy that cares for people and the planet

With Jason Hickel, Sien Volders, and Koen Schoors

12:30 – 13:45 Care in the arts: how a choreographic practice can also become a care practice

With Jija Sohn, Lucy Wilke, and Julia Reist (Lands of Concert)

13:45 – 15:15 The care home of the future

With Anne Berquin, Fed Ingram, Mieke Vogels, and Luc Van Gorp

15:15 – 15:30 Essay by Carolina Maciel de França

15:30 – 17:00 Chasing the idyll: neo-colonialism disguised as charity

With Olave Nduwanje, John Mussington, Gaea Schoeters, Malcom Ferdinand, and Line Algoed

17:00 – 18:00 Closing debate: towards a caring society

With Benedikte Zitouni, Kopano Maroga, Carolina Maciel de França, Els Hertogen, and Lidia Paz

Forum

12:30 – 13:45 Health workers and the climate crisis

14:00 – 15:30 Poetry room: the climate poets

15:30 – 17:00 The Book Forum

Living: Slow Discussions

13:45 Curator: Philsan Osman

15:30 Unequal care work: a daily struggle

18:00 The Work that (Re)Connects: experimenting with collective grief circles

For more details on the programme, please check here.

Practicalities:

Date: October 24th, 2021.

Location: Kaaitheater, Square Sainctelette 20, 1000 Brussels

Language: there will be simultaneously translation into English, French, and Dutch.

Tickets: on sale via this link.

We operate a “pay what you can” principle with a suggested price of 10 EUR. If you are able to pay a higher price, this helps make it possible for others to pay less. Thank you for your solidarity!

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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.

May 04 2021

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Call for Prep-Team: Training ‘’Cities for All-How?’

By GEF

Objectives of the “Cities for all – How?” are:

To develop the participants’ skills of creative and efficient campaigning for spreading the message to the wider public;
Create a space to explore the new tools and strategies, adapted to the struggles of young LGBT+ individuals and women in the cities, for lobbying the demands to the different stakeholders;
Equipping the participants with the skills of working with the local communities and organising outreach activities on the local level, that encourage young people’s active mobilisation around the topic of Cities for all.

If you are young (till 35) person from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo*, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Serbia, Turkey or Ukraine interested in looking for different urban approaches and questioning the existing urban planning status quo that neglects inclusivity, human rights and needs of the city dwellers and would like to work on designing the program and the follow-up of the event, you are more then encouraged to apply.

The preparatory team is composed of CDN’s Project Coordinator, EC member and several other members. PT members should speak English, be available during the preparation period, be responsible about fulfilling their tasks, have good organisational skills, be good team players and committed to the aims of the project and CDN’s values and be familiar with non-formal education methods.

Main responsibilities of the prep-team:

Active participation in the regular online meetings prior to the event (May-July/ 3-4 h a week);
Full participation in the live PT kick off meeting on 5-6th of June (4th arrival day and 7th departure day);
Dissemination of the call and selection of participants, preparation of participants for the activity and providing them with all the necessary information regarding the program;
Preparation and facilitation of the program of the activity; designing and preparing sessions based on non-formal education methodology, invitation and communication with speakers, experts, trainers and partners in accordance with the project aims (4-6 h a week);
Helping with the promotion of the event and ensuring media visibility;
Taking care of the general well-being of the participants;
Full participation during the entire event and prep team meeting before and after (Arrival 23rd of July, departure 1st of August );
Supporting in finalising the outputs;
Helping with the reporting of the event.

Being a prep-team member would offer you:

Working in a lively international feminist environment;
Experience in managing youth projects – preparation, implementation and reporting;
Getting familiar with Green values and GEFs & CDNs work;
Getting to know local Urbanists and Gender activists and their work;
New knowledge of lobbying theory;
A possibility to develop your leadership and group work skills;
A lot of work and a lot of fun!

Practicalities:

Accommodation, food, working space, travel and visa costs for preparatory team will be fully covered. The travel means will be negotiated with CDN secretariat with considering the economic and environmental aspects.

DEADLINE for submitting online applications is 6th of May, 23:59 CET.

You will be informed by e-mail approximately in 5 days after the deadline. Please add project.coordinator@cdnee.org to your contacts, so that you do not receive our reply in spam folder.

To apply click on the link here <<<

This project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe, with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation and supported by the European Youth Foundation of Council of Europe.

Apr 16 2021

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Green Feminist Talk with Terry Reintke

By GEF

About the Event:

Over the past several months in Turkey, the feminist agenda has mostly been shaped by the discussions over the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention. We are going to discuss the situation, its effects, and the Green response with MEP Terry Reintke.

Context:

This is the first of five Green Feminist Talks as part of the Feminist Policies in Green Politics project, where we speak to female politicians and activists to inspire and strengthen the green feminist movement, and build cross-border support and solidarity. The Talks will be spotlighting key issues and current situations of women and LGBTI+ movements across Europe.

Besides these Green Feminist Talks, the project also features a series of Green Feminist Meetings – where we invite experts and stakeholders to delve further into specific policy areas like energy, economics, or food & agriculture.

Speakers:

Terry Reintke is a German politician and has been an MEP for the Greens/EFA since 2014. Before that, she was a spokesperson for the Federation of Young European Greens from 2011 to 2013. She is a strong feminist advocate and campaigns for the rights of women and LGBTI people across Europe, standing firm against anti-democratic backlash to fight for a progressive and fair Europe.

Moderated by Nil Mutluer – Humboldt University of Berlin, Green Thought Association

Practicalities:

Date and time: Monday, April 26^th from 14:00 to 15:00 CEST (15:00-16:00 Istanbul time)

Audience: This webinar will take place in English and Turkish (with simultaneous translation) 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 the Green Thought Association 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.

Apr 16 2021

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Feminist Climate Ambassadors – Bottom-Up Activism

By GEF

About the Event:

The theme of the third meeting is bottom-up activism: how can we promote a change towards an equal, just, and viable world from the grassroots level upwards?

Context:

Speakers:

Oliver Varmanen – Trans ry (association for the rights of gender minorities), Finland

Devika Partiman – Stem op een Vrouw / Vote for a Woman, the Netherlands

Taru Anttonen – Green Women’s Association, Finland

Leen Schelfhout – XR Belgium and Citizen’s Spring, Belgium

Kati Juva – Vihreät De Gröna, Finland

Fatima Verwijnen – human rights activist and Instagram blogger, Finland

Programme:

10:00-10:05 Welcome

10:05-10:20 Discussion on assignments

10:20-11:00 Guest Expert: Oliver Varmanen on Oikeus olla / Right to Be campaign

The hugely successful Right to Be citizens’ initiative launched in Finland in the beginning of August and achieved the minimum number of signatures in a mere 2 days. It strives to establish a trans law in Finland that respects the fundamental and human rights of all who amend their legal gender. A member of the social media and communications team behind the campaign, Oliver Varmanen, joins us to discuss why and how the campaign was put together and why it is so successful.

11:00-11:20 Guest expert: Devika Partiman on Vote for a Woman

Vote for a Woman / Stem op een Vrouw dedicates itself to improving women’s political representation and emancipation by, amongst others, getting more women elected and politically active. We will be joined by the Chair, Devika Partiman, to discuss campaigning for equality in politics.

11:20-11:50 How to deal with online harassment? – Taru Anttonen presents the booklet “SAFE – What is online violence? A guide for people targeted by online violence.”

Political participation is everyone’s right. Harassment and silencing are not parts of a thriving democracy. Women, LGBTQI+ people, persons of colour, and persons with disability who are active in politics are increasingly targeted by silencing and threats of violence.

Followed by a short presentation of GEF’s Green Academy e-learning course: “Combatting Online Hate Speech”

11:50-12:30 Break

12:30–13:15 The Spectrum of Environmental Activism

Round table discussion with Leen Schelfthout, Kati Juva, and Fatima Verwijnen – moderated by Louisa Mandt and Ana Díaz Vidal.

13:15-13:30 Summary and next steps

Practicalities:

This event is for selected participants only and will take place online via Zoom and Howspace. Applications for the training programme are now closed.

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Visio 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.

Apr 16 2021

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Feminist Climate Ambassadors – Future Frequency

By GEF

About the Event:

The theme of the second meeting is future. What would our ideal futures look like? What would it take to get there? How do we stay optimistic and focused?

Context:

Speakers:

Maia Fandi – Facilitator at Educational Centre Visio (Finland)

Noni Makuyana – co-founder of Decolonising Economics

Programme:

12:00-12:10 Welcome

12:10 – 12:40 Guest Expert: Noni Makuyana on Decolonising Economics

“It’s not a coincidence that under neoliberal capitalism, racial inequality exists. Race is a social construct, and one that was used to further the colonial project, in pursuit of ever-growing economic wealth and power. It is essential to identify strategies that dismantle the system of white supremacy in the pursuit of a just transition.”

As our two previous public webinars have revolved around economics, climate, and gender, Noni Makuyana’s and Gubbi Bola’s work on decolonising economics completes the picture we have received, and offers an essential perspective to our understanding of just transition.

12:40-13:00 Discussion on assignments

13:00-15:30 Future Frequency workshop

Future Frequency is a workshop method which combines future-oriented thinking with change-making. The core of the three-step method involves challenging assumptions about the future, imagining preferred futures and making them a reality. Facilitated by Maia Fandi.

15:30–15:45 Next steps

Practicalities:

This event is for selected participants only and will take place online via Zoom and Howspace. Applications for the training programme are now closed.

Apr 08 2021

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Call for participants: Online Course ‘Cities for all: Why?’

By GEF

About this course

The upcoming online course: “Cities for all: Inclusive urban planning and decision making in Eastern European cities” will take place on the Green European Foundation‘s online learning platform Green Academy during May 2021. Aside from interactive educational content on the platform, learners will have the opportunity to acquire new knowledge, have fun and meet new people on weekly meetings, webinars with experts and workshops.

The course attendants will be encouraged to continue their learning in the scope of the project during the second phase which will take place in Croatia in July 2021 (subject to COVID19 restrictions). The involvement in both events is a precondition for applying for Local Actions sub-grants that will take place in September 2021.

The Online Course “Cities for all: why?” will aim to understand how patriarchy shapes our cities, urban infrastructure and lives of urban youth and has the following objectives:

Provide the participants with the theoretical knowledge on how cities are affecting the lives of young people of different genders and sexualities.
Create an inter-cultural safe space for young women and LGBT+ people to share their struggles and stimulate the discussion on the values, principles and the directions about the future of inclusive cities.
Empower the participants with the tools and analytical skills for identifying local challenges of their communities in regards of gender inclusive city planning.

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

Who should apply?

We are looking for young people:

Maximum 30 years old;
From Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo*, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine;
Interested in observing cities trough gender inclusion lens and a deep intersectional approach;
Who would like to contribute to the discussions with their local perspective;
Are willing to share the gained knowledge on the local level.

Participants who have experience in urbanism, activism, gender and politics or have high motivation to learn about the topic are highly encouraged to apply. People with less experience on the topics are welcome to apply and get to know more about these topics.

Practicalities:

Language: The main language of the course will be English.
Costs: The course is free for all participants.
Technical requirements: Internet connection and PC or/and phone.

DEADLINE for submitting online applications: 12.04.2021 at 23:59 CEST

You will be informed about the results of the selection within two weeks after the deadline. Please add project.coordinator@cdnee.org to your contacts, so that you do not receive our reply in spam folder.

To apply click on the link here <<<

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Mar 29 2021

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Women for Climate – A Just Transition

By GEF

About the Event

What is a just transition of coal regions from the feminist perspective? What does transition look like in Poland and in other European countries? Do the current solutions ensure equal participation of men and women in decision-making processes? What role do women play in the broader just transition movement? In which approach to transformation is the gender perspective particularly relevant?

These and other questions will be answered by politicians and activists from Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany.

Context

This is the second 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.

Speakers

Dr. Miłosława (Miłka) Stępień – social and political climate activist, working on the just transition of coal regions in Poland, as well as issues linked to environmental protection, public transparency and civic participation. Chair of Association Akcja Konin (Konin in Action). Co-spokesperson of the European Green Party’s Conciliation Panel.
Jitka Nesrstova – longtime environmental activist by heart and fundraiser by profession. She worked for Greenpeace CZ for almost 13 years and co-founded the Coalition for Easy Giving that brings together major Czech nonprofits systematically raising funds from individuals. Since 2016 Jitka is part of Limity jsme my, an open grassroots civic movement fighting for coal phase-out and just transition. Jitka is a member of the Czech Green Party and served as Deputy Chair of the Energy Working Group in the past.
Katrin Uhlig – green politician from Bonn, Westphalia, Germany. She is the co-chair of the Green party in Bonn and deals in particular with energy policy and climate protection, incl. following the UN climate negotiations. Bonn is the seat of the United Nations World Climate Secretariat with many international organizations active in the environment and climate sector.

Practicalities

Date and time: Thursday, April 8^th from 18:00 to 19:30 CEST.

Audience: This webinar will take place in English and Polish (with simultaneous translation) and is open to the general public.

Registration: Please register in advance via this link.

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

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