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Mar 18 2021
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Goodbye feminism? How the pandemic is retraditionalising gender roles

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About this event

Since March 2020, social life has somehow resembled a “Pandemian Rhapsody”: “caught in a landside, no escape from reality”, and, just like Freddy Mercury in his song, we could in fact wonder if the current times are “the real life or just fantasy”. In any case, daily realities paint an unambiguous picture.

Women’s liberation has been progressing for a century in Europe, and yet in just one year, Covid-19 has acted as a catalyst for political and societal failures. Even in Europe, it seems that we are still generations away from equal rights and structural justice for women. Amending a law does not mean that sexism vanishes from the head of the people. On the contrary, women are still far too often confronted with outright misogyny.

With this talk, we aim to depict how one year of Covid has shaped society and how it is affecting our everyday lives all over Europe – especially those of women. What do we need to consider – as women, and Green politicians – and how do we take it from here?

 

Speakers

The floor will be given to:

  • Ricarda Lang, Federal Deputy Chairwoman and Spokesperson on women’s affairs for BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN, Germany
  • Liljana Popovska, Former Member of the North Macedonian Parliament and Leader of the Green Party – DOM, Board Member of the NGO Green Institute, North Macedonia
  • Hilal Gencay, Author of the report “Being a Woman during the Pandemic”, Women´s Human Rights – New Solutions Association, Turkey.

“Being a feminist means fighting for equality, for the expansion of rights, for the dismantling of stereotypes, and for an end to violence.”
08/03/2021, Constanza Alonso, local politician, Argentina

 

Practicalities

The webinar will take place on 24th March from 15:30 – 17:00 CET, and will be in English with German interpretation.

The event will be held on Zoom. To register, please head to https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y_CValNETAuq4oFkniWGZwhttps://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y_CValNETAuq4oFkniWGZw

 

This webinar is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of FREDA – die Akademie and with the financial support of the European Parliament.

Mar 15 2021
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Feminist Climate Ambassadors – Training 1

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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.

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.

Speaker:

Alviina Alametsä, Member of the European Parliament (Finland)

Programme:

11:45–12:00 Entry and technical testing

12:00–12:20 Welcome: introduction to the training programme

12:20–12:40 Group work: introductions and expectations

12:40–12:50 Joint discussion: overview of the group work

12:50–13:00 Presentation: overview of intersectional feminism

13:00–13:15 Break

13:15–14:15 Guest expert: Alviina Alametsä, MEP: Gender perspectives in the climate action and policy

14:15–15:45 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.

Mar 15 2021
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Renewable Energy and Gender Equality

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About the Event:

This meeting will welcome activists, energy NGO representatives, and other interested participants to explore renewable energy, energy transition, and its relation to gender equality. We will focus on developing a network to discuss policy recommendations around energy democracy and gender equality, and the difficulties faced by women in the energy field.

Context:

This is the first 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 meetings, the project also features a series of Green Feminist Talks – where we will hear more from inspiring activists and politicians across Europe.

Programme:

13:00 – 14:30 (CEST)
15:00 – 16:30 (Istanbul Time)

15:00 – 15:10 Opening
15:10 – 15:40 Network building and Presentations
15:40 – 16:25 Open discussion: problems & solutions
16.25 – 16.30 Closing

Short presentations by:

  • Kardelen Afrodit Adsal, Business Development Manager and advisory board of Turkish Women in Renewables and energy
  • Özge Doruk, Project Coordinator of Women of sun / Kazdağı Association for the Conservation of Natural and Cultural Heritage;
  • Gökçen Durutaş and Kenan Kahya, Foundation For the Support Of Women’s Work

Practicalities:

This online event will take place in Turkish, and is broadcast via ZOOM.

Registrations are open: https://forms.gle/4q3y3Fyt1AFHMYzM9

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.

Mar 05 2021
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Climate, Economics, and Gender

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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.

Nevertheless, women have been too often side-lined in the narratives of history and power, and their labour performed in service of society and the planet is often structurally undervalued or pushed to the margins. This webinar, organised with the support of the Green Economics Institute, will examine those points where climate, economics, and gender converge, providing thought-provoking insights to how climate feminists can reclaim these narratives and counter patriarchal exploitation of the planet before it is too late.

Context

This is the first 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

Katrine Marçal – Swedish writer and journalist, and author of the book “Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner?”

Rosalind Miles – writer, broadcaster and journalist, and author of the book “The Women’s History of the World”

Dr. Sarah Parry – senior lecturer at the University of Edinburgh

in conversation with Lynne Franks – writer, advocate, communications strategist, and founder of SEED Women’s Leadership Platform

Programme

16:00 – 16:15 Introduction

16:15 – 16:45 Setting the scene – Katrine Marçal on economics and patriarchy, and the fundamental flaws at the basis of mainstream economic thinking.

16:45 – 17:15 Invisible women – Rosalind Miles on how women’s contributions are underacknowledged in historical narratives, and how we can change that.

17:15 – 17:30 Break

18:00 – 18:30 Mobilising for Change – Leena Ahmed and Bianca Madison-Vuleta in conversation with Lynne Franks on empowering women to enhance wellbeing for all.

18:30 – 19:00 Closing – open discussion, next steps, and how to get involved.

Practicalities:

Date and time: Monday, March 29th from 16:00 to 19:00 CEST.

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

Registration: Please register in advance here.

Online events require extensive preparation, and speakers and moderators deserve fair compensation for their work. Therefore, this event features paid general admission tickets and we welcome donations. However, should your financial situation not allow this then please feel free to reserve one of the free tickets – no questions asked.

Mar 05 2021
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Women in care work during the pandemic

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About the Event

The Covid crisis has highlighted that an overwhelming majority of care workers are women. This makes them essential, and during the pandemic they have been at the frontline, This event will focus on the following quesions: what has changed for women frontline workers during the pandemic, and what hasn’t? What’s the State of Play and what remains to be done?

 

Programme

Speakers:

  • Meri Disoski,  Elected representative to the National Council of Austria and Spokeswoman to the Austrian Greens
  • Katharina Mader, researcher at the University of Vienna with a focus on feminist economics
  • Beate Kayer, midwife and Vice-President of the Austrian Committee of Midwives
  • Alexandra Geese, Member of the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament

Moderation

To be confirmed

 

Practicalities:

The online event will be broadcasted via ZOOM

 

Language:

This event will be in German language only.

Feb 16 2021
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Call for participants – Feminist Climate Ambassadors

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About

Twenty ambassadors from across Europe will be appointed to participate in the six-month training program free of charge. The training starts at the end of March and has monthly online meetings, culminating in study trips to the European Parliament and Ecopolis in Brussels and COP26 in Glasgow in October-November. We encourage all ages and backgrounds to apply!

This online training is a part of the Feminists in the Climate Movement project, organised by GEF and its supporting partners Educational Centre Visio (Finland), Green Economics Institute (UK), Oikos (Belgium) and Fundacja Strefa Zieleni (Poland). Visio collaborates locally with Finnish Green Women’s association. The project promotes the growth of the green feminist movement across Europe.

 

Do you have what it takes?

  • You are passionate about making change
  • You are engaged in concrete action to promote sustainability, ideally with a gender equality lens
  • You wish to learn about advocacy, networking and campaigning
  • You want to identify and pursue your personal advocacy goals
  • You want to raise awareness for your cause
  • You want to meet other feminists working on similar projects in their regions
  • You are able to commit to a training programme: spending about 6-10 hours monthly on individual and group work, and attending activities listed below.

 

As an ambassador, you will receive…

  •  Training by international experts, facilitators and political leaders to define and achieve your own advocacy ambitions
  •  The possibility to develop your projects with an established mentor – industry leader, politician, campaign specialist, NGO leader…
  •  A toolkit to support your own work in your local project
  •  Support and visibility for your own goals via the Feminist Climate Ambassadors network
  •  Opportunity to participate in COP26 in Glasgow or visit the European Parliament and Ecopolis event in Brussels – travel and accommodation is covered by the training programme for one study trip per participant
  •  The right to use the title #FeministClimateAmbassador

 

Training activities:

  • Virtual training day 1 on Saturday March 27th 2021 (compulsory)
  • Webinar on Sunday March 28th 2021 (participation encouraged, recording will be available)
  • Webinar on Thursday April 8th 2021 (participation encouraged, recording will be available)
  • Virtual training day 2 on Saturday April 24th 2021 (compulsory)
  • Webinar on Saturday 8th May 2021 (participation encouraged, recording will be available)
  • Virtual training day 3 on Saturday 22nd May 2021 (compulsory)
  • Virtual training day 4 on Saturday 19th June 2021 (participation encouraged, no recording)
  • Webinar on Saturday 28th August 2021 (participation encouraged, recording will be available)
  • Virtual training day 5 on Saturday 4th September 2021 (compulsory)
  • Virtual training day 6 on Saturday 25th September 2021 (compulsory)
  • One study trip – should the Covid-19 pandemic allow –, either to the European Parliament and Ecopolis event in Brussels (22-24 October 2021) or COP26 in Glasgow (beginning of November)
  • As a participant to the Feminist Climate Ambassador training, you will also have the opportunity to attend a 3-day climate & feminism summer school free of charge on August (not compulsory.)

Apply

Deadline for submitting applications is March 10th 2021 at 12 (noon) CET. Applications will be reviewed by a jury of experts. Selected ambassadors will be contacted by March 15th 2021. Training will start on Saturday March 27th 2021 with a kick-off meeting. The virtual working space will open on April 1st, and will be available for the duration of the training for networking and exchanging ideas with fellow ambassadors and trainers.

Application Link

 

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

Jan 15 2021
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Sexual Harassment and Feminist Struggle in Groups

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About the Event: 

GEF together with the Green Thought Association is launching a year-long project on gender equality and green politics. Selected participants take part in monthly expert and activist workshops, building knowledge and creating video content on selected topics for wider dissemination.  

This workshop will be held online on the 25th of December, featuring as speaker Cemre Baytok, coordinator of Sexual Harassment Prevention Commission of Boğaziçi University. 

Programme:

20:30-21:00: Presentation from Cemre Baytok

21:00-22:00 Open discussion and Q&A

Practicalities: 

Participation in this workshop is closed, and participants have already been selected.  

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

Dec 11 2020
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Time for Change – Feminist Climate Ambassadors Online Training

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About this Event:

On Saturday, December 12th, the second webinar of this Feminist Climate Ambassadors online training will once again gather together the participants to the training and top experts from around the world.

Whereas in the first webinar the focus was on introducing the subject as well as the current media- and political environment on the intersections of climate crisis and gender equality, this week the ambassadors will gain concrete tools for carrying out their own activism, with a particular emphasis on different opportunities on social media.

The second training day will end with a roundtable discussion, where experts from different fields will get together to discuss how the feminist approach should influence the climate policy.

Context:

Our aim is to build bridges across Europe for feminist climate change advocates and activists. This 9-week training will equip selected Feminist Climate Ambassadors with the tools needed to get their message through in their own region and media. This will support sustainable and feminist community-level impact across the region. In addition, the training provides space for more political level conversation on the intersections of gender and climate change.

Programme:

Saturday, December 11th: 10am – 4pm (CET)

10.00 Introduction to the day

10.15–11.00 Parallel workshops on outreach strategies

      1. From an idea into a podcast – planning, production and building an audience.

Rebecca Armstrong is a podcast producer, running her own podcast #2050 since 2017, and an advocate for local sustainable development.

2. Community management: How to get started?

Katriina Penttilä is an expert on social media and online community building through her day job as a community manager for game communities of millions of players across the world, work as a Women in Games ambassador and volunteering at one of the biggest Finnish feminist activist collectives @cvltcvnth.

11.00-11.45 Making the change: how to promote feminist and climate issues through campaigning and social media influencing? How to act if you face harassment in social media?

11.45-12.45 Lunch break

13.00 Workshops: Feminist Climate Ambassadors as change makers

Working in small groups, reflecting on the lessons so far and planning the joint outreach.

14.15 Round table conversation: How feminist approach should and could influence the climate policy?

Host: Zahra Karimy

Panelists: Ville Niinistö (Member of European Parliament, Finland); Sara Nyman (Climate Activist and former delegate for Finnish young in UN); Sarah Parry (Senior Lecturer, Science Technology and Innovation Studies, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh); Oury Traore (African feminist activist and an international consultant on Peace & Security); Atti Worku (founder and CEO, Seeds of Africa)

15.30 Conclusion and next steps

Practicalities:

This is a closed event.

This webinar is only for participants of the Feminist Climate Ambassadors training. If you are not in the training, but are interested to learn more about this topic, you can watch the recording from our Feminists in the Climate Movement Conference which was held in May 2020.

Nov 17 2020
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Time for Change – Feminist Climate Ambassadors Online Training

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Context:

Our aim is to build bridges across Europe for feminist climate change advocates and activists. This 9-week training will equip selected Feminist Climate Ambassadors with the tools needed to get their message through in their own region and media. This will support sustainable and feminist community-level impact across the region. In addition, the training provides space for more political level conversation on the intersections of gender and climate change.

Programme:

Saturday, November 21st: 10am – 4pm (CET)

  • Introduction to the training
    • Facilitators: Adele Halttunen and Maia Fandi, Educational Centre Visio
  • Why – Gender Perspectives in the Climate Action and Policy
    • Alviina Alametsä, Member of European Parliament, Finland
  • How – How to boost your activism? The significance of networking and grass root action
    • Kate Metcalf, co-founder, Women’s Environmental Network, UK
  • Where & when – The important dates and timelines of climate movement in 2021
    • Leo Hickman, editor, Carbon Brief, UK
  • Case example and discussion
    • Oury Traore, African feminist activist shares inspirational examples of her journey as an activist.
  • Climate change, gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
    • UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa and Fleur Newman, UNFCCC Gender Focal Point and Focal Point for Women
  • Conclusion and next steps,
    • Facilitators: Adele Halttunen and Maia Fandi.

Practicalities:

This is a closed event.

This webinar is only for participants of the Feminist Climate Ambassadors training. If you are not in the training, but you interested to learn more about this topic, you can watch the recording from our Feminists in the Climate Movement Conference which was held in May 2020.

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

Oct 30 2020
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Webinar Series: For the Young, the Queer, the Feminists

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About the Event:

The Green European Foundation, with the support of CDNEE, has brought together young green activists from across Europe to explore artivism and its use for gender activism, working together towards anti-discrimination and equal opportunities for men and women in the Eastern European context.

Selected participants are completing an extensive online training programme that tackles feminist and queer theory and its links to Green ideology and politics, as well as skill development and creation of impactful artistic outputs. This webinar series forms part of that training, and is also open to viewers from the general public.

The ultimate objective of the project is to support young green activists and politicians to gain new knowledge, increase their own visibility and be empowered to deliver their messages.

Programme:

November 4th (17:00) – Females in Politics

  • With Dr. Sylwia Spurek (lawyer and MEP, Greens/EFA) and Justine Pantelejeva (urban planner and Riga city councillor, Progresivie)

November 9th (18:00) – EU and EC Gender Policies

  • With Vesna Jusup (European Green Party)

November 11th (18:00) – CoE gender policies

  • With Mari Kurtanidze (Advisory Council on Youth, Council of Europe)

November 18th (18:00) – Public speaking for Female and Queer people

  •  With Zuzana Pavelkova (Mladi Zeleni, former FYEG co-spokesperson)

Practicalities

All webinars will be in English, and will be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube.

 

Oct 16 2020
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Call for participants – Feminist Climate Ambassadors

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Do you have what it takes?

  • You are passionate about making change
  • You are involved in a local project to promote sustainability, with a gender equality lens
  • You wish to learn about advocacy, networking and campaigning
  • You want to raise awareness to your cause
  • You want to meet other feminists working on similar projects in their regions
  • You are ready to attend two webinars (Sat 21.11 and Sat 12.12.2020), spend monthly about 6-10 hours to online working with other participants and independent working.

Ambassadors will receive:

  • Training by international experts, facilitators and political leaders
  • The possibility to promote their projects at a high-level meeting with industry leaders, politicians and NGO leaders
  • A toolkit to support work on your own project locally
  • The right to use the title of #FeministClimateAmbassador

Selection:

Selected ambassadors will be contacted by November 6th. Training will start Mid November in an online working space where you will meet other ambassadors and trainers virtually. Two webinars will also be held in this online working space.

To apply, fill out this short questionnaire.

 

Sep 16 2020
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Masculinity Studies

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About the Event:

GEF together with the Green Thought Association is launching a year-long project on gender equality and green politics. Selected participants take part in monthly expert and activist workshops, building knowledge and creating video content on selected topics for wider dissemination.

This workshop will be held online on the 24th of October, featuring as speaker Murat Göç-Bilgin. The topic that will be covered is Masculinity Studies.

Context:

Workshops are open to selected applicants only and are held in Turkish, but will culminate in a larger conference in October that includes the participation of international speakers as well.

Speaker:

Dr. Murat Göç-Bilgin holds a doctorate degree from Ege University, Department of American Culture and Literature. He is currently teaching at the English Language and Literature Department at Celal Bayar University. He seeks to specialize in Cultural Studies, Contemporary American Literature and Gender Studies, particularly Critical Studies of Masculinity.

Practicalities:

Participation in this seminar is closed, and participants have already been selected.

The webinar is organised in partnership with Green Thought Association

Sep 16 2020
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Queer Politics

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About the Event:

GEF together with the Green Thought Association is launching a year-long project on gender equality and green politics. Selected participants take part in monthly expert and activist workshops, building knowledge and creating video content on selected topics for wider dissemination.

The next workshop will be held online on the 26th of September, featuring as speakers Sema Semih and Nil Mutluer. The topic that will be covered is Queer Politics.

Context:

Workshops are open to selected applicants only and are held in Turkish, but will culminate in a larger conference in October that includes the participation of international speakers as well.

Speakers:

  • Sema Semih – genderqueer activist; Sabancı University Center of Excellence for Gender and Women’s Studies (Istanbul)
  • Nil Mutluer – Einstein Foundation Senior Scholar at the Diversity and Social Conflict Department at the Humboldt University of Berlin; has published extensively in the areas of diversity (gender, ethnic and religious), nationalism, migration, memory studies and Turkish politics.

Practicalities:

Participation in this seminar is closed, and participants have already been selected.

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The webinar is organised in partnership with Green Thought Association.

Sep 07 2020
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Women* in Power

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About the Event:

In every country in every continent, women are fighting on a global scale to end sexism, sexist exploitation and oppression. They make their voices heard from the streets to parliament fighting for a world with gender equality, freedom and free from oppression.

We support freedom of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics within the framework of gender equality and feminism. We support women who fight to exist in a very patriarchal political scene and who create space for women in politics. Therefore, the Green European Foundation with the support of Green Thought Association are organising this conference that brings activists, politicians and academics from different countries together to share their experiences, to show solidarity with each other and to network.

Context:

This event is part of the GEF project “Gender Equality and Green Politics,” organised with the support of Green Thought Association. Over the past few months, we have regularly been gathering a group of Turkish activists, academics, and others to learn about and discuss issues of gender equality and feminism through a green lens. The conference builds on and is a culmination of some of these seminars, engaging a broader audience and connecting the conversation in Turkey with that across Europe and beyond.

Speakers:

  • Terry Reintke, MEP Greens/EFA – via video message
  • Małgorzata Tracz, MP and co-leader of the Polish Greens
  • Helena Gualinga, Indigenous environmental and human rights activist
  • Nil Mutluer, Green Thought Association and Humboldt University Berlin
  • Süheyla Dogan, Kazdağı Association for the Conservation of Natural and Cultural Heritage
  • Begum Basdas, Humboldt University
  • Deniz Bayram, Greenpeace Mediterranean, Program Director
  • Gülnur Aksop, Women’s platform for equality, EŞİK – Deniz Yildizi Women’s Solidarity Association

Moderated by Nil Mutleur, Green Thought Association and Humboldt University Berlin

Programme:

13:00-15:45 CEST

Welcome

Session 1: Global solidarity in the women movement (ENG, with TUR translation)

  • Terry Reintke will provide a video opening, while Nil Mutluer gives some further opening remarks. Then, Małgorzata Tracz and Helena Gualinga talk about the local struggle in their countries and where it stands in the global feminist movement. The general framework of this session will be provided by Nil Mutluer, an academic and member of the Green Party in Turkey.

Break

Session 2: Women’s struggle in Turkey (TUR, with ENG translation)

  • Over the past several months in Turkey, the feminist agenda has mostly been shaped by the discussions over the Istanbul Convention, also known as The Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. Women have been organizing campaigns in order to not lose this Convention. In the second part of the conference, Begum Basdas will focus on EU policies – with concrete examples from Greece – women and LGBTI + refugees / asylum seekers who are living in crisis conditions. Deniz Bayram will talk about the local ecology struggles and the women’s issue in the climate struggle and Gülnur Aksop will cover latest discussions and feminist movement agenda over the Istanbul Convention. Finally, Süheyla Dogan will talk about their activities, women’s struggle, and the relation to ecological movements.

Closing

Practicalities:

The conference is taking place on the Zoom video-conferencing platform. Please register in advance via this link. The Zoom link will be sent to all registered users.

Jul 29 2020
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Call for Participants: Art for the Young, the Queer, the Feminists of Eastern Europe (Online Course)

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About the Event:

This online course will be taking place on the online learning platform of the Green European Foundation from September to October 2020.

By providing the platform to discuss the shared experiences and counteracting strategies, we would like to contribute to the creation of inclusive and sensitive European political environment by understanding power dynamics in a patriarchal society and by empowering young women, LGBT+ youth, transgender, non-binary, agender, genderqueer and intersex people, broaden safe space and claim more private and political space through art.

Through this online course, we would like to:

  • Create an online safe space for young activists of various genders and sexualities to share their experience and struggle;
  • Identify Women’s and queer community’s contemporary needs, expectations and challenges and exchange good practices;
  • Build capacities of young people to challenge power relations and provide creative tools to stand up in their political struggle;
  • Empower young activists to stand up against prejudice, discrimination and violence across Europe;
  • Inspire young people for influencing gender-sensitive politics through art.

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

The course will be divided into 3 modules, in which participants will cover topics of Feminism, LGBT+ rights, learn about activism and political art, as well as basics of project management, advocacy and project writing that will serve as a starting point for the implementation of Local Actions.

Who Should Apply?

We are looking for young (till 30) women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, genderqueer, intersex, non-binary and agender people 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 looking for different usage for forms of art in confronting and questioning the existing power relations in the society that stress the importance of art, inclusivity and human rights, would like to contribute to the discussions with the local perspective and are willing to reproduce the gained knowledge on the local level.

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

Course attendance is a precondition for applying for Local Actions subgrant funding. More about the Local Actions here.

*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 

Practicalities:

Language: The main language of the course will be English.

Costs: The course will be free for all participants.

Technical requirements: Basic internet connection and PC or/and phone.

DEADLINE for submitting online applications: 02.08.2020 at 23:59 CEST.

Please apply HERE.

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 the spam folder. 

This project 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.

Jul 22 2020
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Ecofeminism (Webinar)

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About the Event:

GEF, together with the Green Thought Association is launching a year-long project on gender equality and green politics. Selected participants take part in monthly expert and activist workshops, building knowledge and creating video content on selected topics for wider dissemination.

The next workshop will be held online on the 8th of August, featuring as speaker Emet Değirmenci. The topic that will be covered is Ecofeminism.

Context:

Workshops are open to selected applicants only and are held in Turkish, but will culminate in a larger conference in October that includes the participation of international speakers as well.

Speakers:

This seminar is led by Emet Değirmenci who has been working on Ecology and Women based studies for more than 20 years. As a geophysical engineer, who has worked as a seismologist for the Technical University of Istanbul for 14 years, she decided in 1997 to invest her studies and efforts around social-ecological transformation. In 2019 she published a book titled ‘Kadinlar Ekolojik Dönüşümde (Ecological Transformation Through Women’s  Eye).

Practicalities:

Participation in this seminar is closed, and participants have already been selected.

 

Jul 22 2020
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Green Politics Webinar (Istanbul)

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About the Event:

GEF together with the Green Thought Association is launching a year-long project on gender equality and green politics. Selected participants take part in monthly expert and activist workshops, building knowledge and creating video content on selected topics for wider dissemination.

The next workshop will be held online on July 25th, featuring as speakers Rümeysa Çamdereli and Burcu Kalpakoğlu .

The topic that will be covered is: “Feminism through a belief perspective”.

Context:

Workshops are open to selected applicants only and are held in Turkish, but will culminate in a larger conference in October that includes the participation of international speakers as well.

Speakers:

This seminar is led by Rümeysa Çamdereli and Burcu Kalpakoğlu, from Havle Women’s Association which is Turkey’s first feminist Muslim Women’s Association. This organization was born in 2018 out of a need for a roof where feminist women from different Muslim women’s organizations can come together and produce information and policy within a Muslim feminist framework.

Practicalities:

Participation in this seminar is closed, and participants have already been selected.

May 07 2020
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Feminist Climate Conference (Webinar)

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About the event

Feminist Climate Conference will explore the role of women and non-binary persons in climate resilience and discuss the different needs from a gender-inclusive perspective. The project aims to boldly lift the voices of women and non-binary persons in Europe.

By considering the contributions of women and non-binary persons as decision makers, and elevating their position in all leadership aspects, we might still have an actual chance at saving the planet. We need all voices to be heard, in order to win this battle.

Programme 

Opening words

Krista Mikkonen, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change (FIN)

Theme 1: A gendered carbon footprint: linkages to gender roles, responsibilities and identities

Ulrike Röhr: Engineer, sociologist, co-founder of the global network GenderCC – Women for Climate Justice (DE)

Olfa Jelassi: Young environmental leader, trainer and advocate for climate, gender and youth (TUN)

Theme 2: A world of implications: understanding the different effects of climate change

Tracy C. Kajumba: Principal Researcher & Team Leader, Climate Change Group; International Institute for Environment and Development (UK)

Petra Laiti: Sámi Activist

Theme 3: Our planet, our future: A call for feminist leadership and diversity in decision-making

Bridget Burns: Director, Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), (USA)

Jacqueline Patterson: Senior Director, Environmental and Climate Justice Program; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (USA)

Closing words

Linnéa Engström, author, former MEP (2014-2019), European Green Party (Sweden)

Organisers

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.

We are also collaborating with the Green Women’s Association of Finland.

Find more information about the project Feminists in the Climate Movement on our project website on Green European Foundations website.

 

Registration

Head over to the registration form to book your spot at the webinar.

Apr 30 2020
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Gender

Green Politics (Webinar)

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About the Event:

GEF together with the Green Thought Association is launching a year-long project on gender equality and green politics. Selected participants take part in monthly expert and activist workshops, building knowledge and creating video content on selected topics for wider dissemination.

The next workshop will be held online on May 2nd, featuring as speaker Dr. Ümit Şahin. The topics that will be covered are:

  • What is green politics?
  • What are the key debates of green politics in Turkey and in the world?
  • General information about the history of the ecology movement in Turkey

Context:

Workshops are open to selected applicants only and are held in Turkish, but will culminate in a larger conference in October that includes the participation of international speakers as well.

Speakers:

This seminar is led by Dr. Ümit Şahin. He is senior scholar and coordinator of Climate Change Studies at Sabancı University Istanbul Policy Center and has written and edited extensively on ecology issues. He has been part of the green, anti-nuclear, and human rights movements in Turkey since the early 1990s, and is currently a council member of the Green and Left Future Party.

Practicalities:

Participation in this seminar is closed, and participants have already been selected.

Acknowledgements:

In partnership with Green Thought Association

Apr 21 2020
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Green Post-Corona Talks with Małgorzata Tracz, Joanna Maycock and Laura López Domínguez

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This is another event from a series of participatory online talks with inspiring guests offering an analysis on what is at stake in this crisis and what positive ideas and concepts there are for a green post-corona vision.

Join our Facebook event to stay alert for the live stream.

 

About the event

 

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is having a grip on societies worldwide and will impact our lives long after the crisis is overcome. It is clear that we cannot continue with “business as usual,” but that we need to discuss positive ideas and concepts for a better, greener future and resilient societies now.

GEF is therefore hosting the Green Post-Corona Talks, a series of participatory online discussions with high-level experts, thinkers, and policy-makers, and the opportunity for participants to pose their most pressing questions to them live.

The talks will highlight what is currently at stake in the Corona crisis but also look beyond the period of the pandemic, and what possible solutions are already out there and can lend themselves to design the post-corona world.

The series will cover different themes from economy, over migration to gender, and bring in inspiring perspectives from all across Europe.

The project is implemented in cooperation with Oikos.

 

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