Aug 10 2023
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Ontgroei, Coöperaties En De Stad (UTRECHT)

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About the event

Post-growth is about much more than just greening economies. It is a new way of understanding society, also understood as an ambitious, science-based, values-driven, social and realistic way of thinking. Post-growth is about shifting the focus from quantitative growth (consumption and GDP growth) to qualitative growth (quality of life growth).

In his book, Paul Schenderling highlights the importance of cooperatives in the transition to post-growth and he describes what is possible at the local level. After a short lecture by Schenderling, we will further explore the link between de-growth and cooperatives in a panel discussion. We will focus on the city, in particular Utrecht. Cooperatives will participate in the panel discussion to contribute to the discussion from their practical experience. Besides Paul Schenderling, Laura van Oers (Ontgroei Nederland), Joost Brinkman (energy cooperative Rijne Energie) and Maud van den Bercken (BuurtWerkKamerCoöperatie) will take part in the panel.

 

Speakers

  • Paul Schenderling, author of Er is leven na de groei
  • Laura van Oers (Ontgroei [Degrowth] Netherlands)
  • Joost Brinkman (energy cooperative Rijne Energie)
  • Maud van den Bercken (social cooperative BuurtWerkKamerCoöperatie)

Moderator: Hans Rodeburg, Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks.

 

Practicalities

Date and Time: 25th January 2023, 8PM – 9:30PM

Location: De Kargadoor, Oudegracht 36, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Language:  The main languages of the event will be in Dutch.

Registration: The event is public and free of charge.

 

This project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event. 

Jun 19 2023
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The Tilting City

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Context

Three out of four Europeans live in a city. Therefore, cities are essential to lead the transformation to a socially and ecologically just society. This radical change is more urgent than ever, as IPCC reports remind us: already 3.5 billion people are highly vulnerable to climate impacts. Different cities suffer from diverse ecological impacts and will be differently affected by climate change. And within cities, certain groups are more exposed to the effects of air pollution, noise, and extreme temperatures than others. Without thoughtful politics and policies, the most vulnerable will suffer the consequences. In this context, ecological justice is vital. Taking inequalities into account and repairing the damage to these people’s lives but also holding those most responsible for the climate crisis to account.

‘’When imagining cities, we for instance cannot lose sight of the farmer in rural areas feeding urban mouths, or the homeless person at the city centre bus station.’’

Objectives

This publication aims to draw an image of what the city of the future could look like. The authors show alternatives to the current urban models and how they can be future-proof. This text will hopefully serve as a valuable source of information and bring up new thoughts among citizens activist, policymakers and everyone interested in exploring ethical and ecological ways of living in cities in the 21st century.

 

Project Background

This publication is part of Cities as a Place of Hope project of the Green European Foundation. With this project, we aim to create a strong communication network and solidarity network that will enable access to information and policies by compiling experiences and needs on sustainable and green city governments and related policies together with green associations in different cities in Europe. In this study, making the city’s actors effective and visible in city policies is one of our biggest goals.

 

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Available in Turkish

Available in Polish

Available in Greek

This report has been realised by the Green European Foundation with the support of  Oikos, Green Though Association and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this publication.

Jun 19 2023
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Sketches of a New City

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Context

While no city is the same, one thing all have in common is the challenge of creating a society that is fit for the future. Some of the most present problems citizens living in cities are experiencing are the effects of climate change–such as rising heat or lack of water. On a political level, cities often lack opportunities for citizens to actively engage and be part of decision-making processes on citie’s future.

Far too often, big and ambitious projects end with failures. We want to start in the opposite way – with small sketches; with working material that can in time develop into something durable and resilient’’

Objectives

In this publication, researchers, scholars, practitioners and activists share their insights gained through the direct experience and empirical evidence on the daily struggle of key changemakers at the municipal level aiming to inspire and educate citizens all over the world.

 

Project Background

This publication is one of the results of IPE’s participation in the GEF transnational project “Cities as Places of Hope – Resilient Cities”, where we aimed to vividly illustrate the most recent developments in some European cities and trace the pathways through which they can develop resilience, increase the well-being of citizens, reach ecological sustainability, and achieve more social justice.

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Translations

Available in Macedonian

Available in Greek

 

This report has been realised by the Green European Foundation with the support of the Institute for Political Ecology, and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this publication.

Feb 07 2022
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Disasters and risk management in the age of climate and ecological crisis

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Context

The conference entitled “Disasters and Risk Management in the Age of Climate and Ecological Crisis”, organized as part of the “Cities as Places of Hope” project, was held online on 18 November 2021 between 13:00-16:00. In this conference climate crisis and risk management were addressed in the context of forest fires, health, drought, flood disasters and biodiversity by Erdem Ergin (disaster risk management specialist), Prof. Dr. Ali Osman Karababa (public health specialist), Dr. Akgün İlhan Boğaziçi University), Prof. Dr. Nesibe Köse (İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Botany) and Dr. Emrah Çoraman (İstanbul Technical University).

About the project:

The Cities as Places of Hope Project has been carried out by the Green European Foundation with the support of green organizations from all over Europe; Spain (Transición Verde), Catalonia (Nous Horitzons), Croatia (The Institute for Political Ecology-IPE), Belgium (Oikos), Northern Macedonia (Sunrise), Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks (Netherlands) and Turkey (Green Thought Association). This project was launched in 2019 focusing on progressive city networks, a key factor in developing a positive narrative about Europe’s future. Within the scope of the project, it is aimed to bring together the progressive and transformative local and international city networks, to provide cooperation, to facilitate the exchange of information, and to contribute to the creation of a positive narrative about the future of Europe with the activities carried out in 2021.

Objectives

This report was prepared by transcription of the recording of the GEF Cities as Places of Hope conference. Since the aim is not to write an academic paper no specific style is used to cite sources. Those who are interested can access the event recording here.

Translations

Available in Turkish

Available in Greek

This publication has been realized with the support of Yeşil Düşünce Derneği (Green Thought Association) and the financial support of the European Parliament. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this publication.

Nov 30 2021
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Greener Local Communities

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About the event

During this session, we will discuss the wave of local green transformations across many cities in Europe that are setting the path towards a different urban living future. As well as considering climate change, these cities are deeply connected to their citizens. Their local policies aim at improving people’s quality of life, thus becoming places of hope for the local communities of tomorrow.

Context

This online event will bring EU green local policies from different cities across Europe exploring transformative practices. We will look at the steps already taken and the roadmap ahead to turning our cities into places of hope. The findings of the GEF Cities as places of hope project as well as local green examples will be the object of discussion during the event, with a focus on mobility, housing, energy, waste, food and climate.
With this event, we will present our research and mapping of progressive and transformative practices on the Western Balkans and explore the EU practices and possibilities for cities to organise themselves in trans-local networks and connect them to the Green movement to facilitate their exchanges.

Speakers:

  • Aleksandar Gjorgjievski, President, Sunrise, North Macedonia
  • Raúl Gómez, Director,Transición Verde, Spain (video intervenion)
  • Dr. Sc. Biljana Apostolovska Toshevska, professor at Institute of Geography, Faculty for Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Skopje
  • Milosh Sokolikj, Service designer, SmartUp – Social Innovation Lab

 

 

Programme

12:00 Participants join the event

12:10-12:20 Introduction

12:20-13:00 Session with speaker’s presentations on transformative cities

13:00-13:20 Panel discussion and Q&A

The primary language is Macedonian but simultaneous translation in English will be provided.

 

 

Practicalities

Date and time: Saturday, December 11th from 12:00h CET

Audience: This event will take place in Macedonian language with simultaneous translation in English

Registrations:

Register in advance for this event: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkce-tqj8qEtGPrQK9X5ModmuKvNRezcWXAfter registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event.

*The event will take place on the ZOOM platform 

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Sunrise and with the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation.

Nov 19 2021
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Turning Over a New Leaf (Zagreb)

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About the event

In the spring of 2021, Zagreb became a city of hope and elected a new green government. But this fresh energy is facing many old challenges (and some new ones). How can the city transform its deeply rooted issues, from housing to mobility, and make itself more resilient to climate change? Some changes are simple, but how do we really turn over a new leaf? This event will explore different transformative practices and potential pathways in an exchange with other green European cities. Inspiring videos of the Cities as Places of hope project will be presented to the audience.

Context

This event is part of the ‘Cities as Places of Hope’ series; a project launched in 2019 focussing on progressive city networks that are a key factor in the development of a positive narrative on the future of Europe. The project brings together partners from Spain (Fundación Transición Verde), Catalonia (Fundacio Nous Horitzons), Croatia (The Institute for Political Ecology-IPE) , Belgium (Oikos), North Macedonia (Sunrise), WBGL (Netherlands) and Turkey (Green Thought Association). This 2021 project aims to bring together progressive and transformative trans-local city networks, to connect them and facilitate their exchanges, ultimately contributing to a positive narrative for the future of Europe

Speakers

The speakers of the event will be protagonists with transformative stories from Zagreb, representatives of Green European cities and Project Partners.

  • Iva Marčetić – Pravo na grad
  • Sarah Baron Brljević
  • Svibor Jančić – Zagreb je naš!
  • Dražen Šimleša – ZMAG
  • Benjamin Badouard – Co-Président du groupe “Les écologistes” à la Métropole de Lyon chez Métropole de Lyon
  • Dirk Holemans – Co-President of the Green European Foundation, Oikos Think Tank

The conversation will be moderated by Vedran Horvat (Managing Director, IPE) and Lana Pukanić (IPE) and accompanied by project videos.

 

Practicalities

Date and time: Wednesday, December 1st from 18:00 PM CET

Audience: This event will take place in English

Event link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88469944631

*The event will take place on the ZOOM platform 

Follow our Facebook event: Zagreb: Turning over a New Leaf 

 

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation, with the support of Institute for Political Ecology and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event.

 

Oct 22 2021
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Disaster and risk management in an age of Climate and Ecological Crisis

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Context

This event is Part of the ‘Cities as Places of Hope’ series; a project launched in 2019 focusing on progressive city networks that are a key factor in the development of a positive narrative on the future of Europe. The project brings together partners from Spain (Fundación Transición Verde), Catalonia (Nous Horitzons), Croatia (The Institute for Political Ecology-IPE) , Belgium (Oikos), North Macedonia (Sunrise), Wetenschappelijk Buereau GroenLinks (Netherlands) and Green Thought Association (Turkey). This 2021 project aims to bring together progressive and transformative trans-local city networks, to connect them and facilitate their exchanges, ultimately contributing to a positive narrative for the future of Europe.

 

Programme

FIRST SESSION – Disaster Management, and Green Politics

Moderator: Dr. Barış Gençer Baykan

11.00 – 11.05 – Opening Speech by GTA

11.05 – 11.30 – Erdem Ergin (Disaster Risk Management Specialist) – Crisis Management

11.30 – 11.55 – Prof. Dr. Ali Osman Karababa – Health Policies

11.55 – 12.15 – Question & Answer

 

12.15 – 12.25 BREAK

 

SECOND SESSION – Forest Fires, Droughts, Floods and Climate Adaptation Policies in Cities 

Moderator: Gökhan Ersoy

12.25 – 12.30 – Opening

12.30 – 12.50 –  Dr. Akgün İlhan (Boğaziçi University) – Two sides of the coin: Drought and Floods

12.50 – 13.10 – Prof. Dr. Nesibe Köse (İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Forest Faculty – Forest Botany Department) – Forest Ecosystems and Climate Change

13.10 – 13.30 – Dr. Emrah Çoraman – Biodiversity

13.30 – 14.00 – Question & Answer

Moderators and Speakers:

Dr. Barış Gençer BaykanGökhan ErsoyErdem Ergin (Disaster Risk Management Specialist) – Crisis ManagementDr. Akgün İlhan (Boğaziçi University) – Two sides of the coin: Droughts and FloodsProf. Dr. Nesibe Köse (Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Forestry – Department of Forest Botany) – Forest Ecosystems and Climate ChangeDr. Emrah Çoraman – Biodiversity

Practicalities

Date and time: Thursday, 18th November from 11:00 to 14:00 CET.

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

Registrations: are now open here 

This event will be organised through the ZOOM platform.

This event 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.

Oct 12 2021
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Innovative Food Systems (Barcelona)

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Context

In 2022 the Cities as Places of Hope project aims to bring together progressive and transformative trans-local city networks, connect them and facilitate their exchanges, ultimately contributing to a positive narrative for the future of Europe. This year the project will continue with an inspiring public event in each country with the title ‘Talking about a Green City’ bringing together the broader green family of activists, civil society, new urban actors and the general public. In Barcelona, the focus of the activities will be around sustainable food systems and food production.

Programme

 

Sunday 8th May

Arrival of participants

 

Monday 9th May

09:30 Meeting with Victor Tenez (Responsible for food policy of the Metropolitan Government of Barcelona)

11:00 Visit to Parc Agrari (Agricultural Park Consortium)

13:30 Lunch

14:30 Meeting with Oscar Teruelo (President of AGT Association of Gastronomy and Tourism)

16:30 Visit to Espigoladors

Fundació Espigoladors is a non-profit organisation that fights against food waste and losses while empowering people at risk of social exclusion in a transformative, participative, inclusive and sustainable way.

17:00 End of the day

 

Tuesday 10th May

09:30 Meeting with Lidón Martrat (head of food policies of Barcelona City)

11:30 Visit to exhibition “Eat, act and impact”

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Conclusions

15.00 End of the study visit

 

Wednesday 11th May

Departures

 

Practicalities

Date and time: 12th-14th May

Audience: Cities as Places of Hope Project Partners

Location: Calle Riu Anoia 44, 08820 El Prat de Llobregat, Catalonia.

 

Audio visual materials

Interview with Laura Calabuig – Fundesplai

Interview with Anna Cornudella – Fundació Espigoladors

 

This project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Fundació Nous Horitzons 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.

Sep 27 2021
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How do we build Community Wealth?

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Context

A new model of economic development, called Community Wealth Building (CWB), is emerging in cities and communities all over Europe. These cities are challenging the dominant economic system that puts private capital accumulation above the basic needs of people. Local policymakers are building collaborative, inclusive, and locally controlled economies.

During this event, we will explore the concept of CWB and discuss how local authorities can implement these ideas in their own cities. This webinar is part of the project Cities as Places of Hope, that highlights inspiring examples of progressive cities across Europe which are the frontrunners of the social-ecological transition.

Speakers

  • Tom Lloyd Goodwin, Associate Director of the Centre for Local Economic Strategies: Tom is one of the drivers of Community Wealth Building movement in the United Kingdom and will tell us about the ideas of CWB and the way it is being developed in the UK.
  • Simion Blom, Councilor of GroenLinks in Amsterdam: Simion will talk about their plans to implement the CWB model in Amsterdam.

 

Programme

19:00 – 19:05: Welcome and introduction by Hans Rodenburg

19:05 – 19:20: Presentation by Tom Lloyd Goodwin

19:20 – 19:35: Presentation by Simion Blom

19:35 – 20:00: Questions and discussion

 

Practicalities

Date and time: Thursday, 28th October from 19:30 to 20:30 CET.

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

Registrations: Please register through this link.

This event will be organised through the ZOOM platform.

Audiovisual material

Additional GEF reading material: 

 

This project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event.

Jun 24 2021
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Transforming into a sustainable city: the green adventure of Ghent

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About the event:

In the transformation into a socio-ecological society, frontrunner cities have become places of hope for implementing future-oriented policies and reconnecting with citizens. Moving beyond the experiment, they are implementing transitions such as the change from a car-based mobility system into one giving priority to bicycles and public transport, from a city full of concrete into a blue and green city that is a great place to stay and can cope with heat waves. This overall transformation enhances the quality of life for its inhabitants while taking responsibility for global challenges.

One of these inspiring cities is Ghent in Belgium. With the green party already strong in opposition, it entered city government in 2013. Since then, ambitious policies have been developed in fields such as mobility, energy, climate, food and housing. It shows that radical change is possible. For instance, a green mobility plan has led to a 17 per cent drop in car use while bicycle use has increased by more than 50 per cent. The city now also has a food policy and an ambitious social housing policy.
Green Vice-mayors Tine Heyse and Filip Watteeuw will talk about their ambitious policies, how they realize it and of course what their future plans are.

Part of the ‘Cities as Places of Hope’ series; a project launched in 2019 focusing on progressive city networks that are a key factor in the development of a positive narrative on the future of Europe. The project brings together partners from Spain, Croatia, Belgium, North Macedonia, Turkey and The Netherlands.

 

Practicalities:

Where: Online platform – ZOOM

Date and Time: Wednesday 30th June 17:00 – 18:30 PM CET

Audience: This event is an open digital seminar with the Cities as Places of Hope Project Partners, Local Councillors and the general public.

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This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Oikos Think Tank and with the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation.

May 19 2021
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Food Policy in Barcelona Metropolitan Area

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About the event

2021 marks Barcelona’s year as the World Sustainable Food Capital. A catalyst for a food transition towards sustainability that strengthens local economies and improves the health of both people and the planet.

In this context, the webinar will focus on different safe and affordable, sustainable food production and how to support local farmers.

Speakers:
  • Sergi Alegre, Fundació Nous Horitzons, welcome words
  • Susanne Rieger (Green European Foundation, Co-President), Introduction of the Green European Foundation
  • Alvaro Porro, Commissioner of social economy, local development and food policy of the City of Barcelona
  • Anna Martin, Vice-Mayor of El Prat
  • Gemma Frances, Director of Agricultural Parc of Baix Llobregat
Q&A

Practicalities:

Date and Time: 16th June 17:00 – 18:00 PM CET
Language: English/Catalan with simultaneous translation

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of  Fundació Nous Horitzons and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of these workshops.

Feb 15 2021
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Making the City Green with Civil Society

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Making the City Green with Civil Society: Roundtable Meeting Report of IMM-Civil Society Relations within the Framework of Green City Practices

 

This report is prepared on the basis of the outputs of the Green Cities Workshops organized under the Cities as Places of Hope Project. The Cities as Places of Hope Project has been carried out by the Green European Foundation with the support of green organizations from all over Europe; Spain (Transición Verde), Catalonia (Nous Horitzons), Croatia (The Institute for Political Ecology-IPE), Belgium (Oikos), Northern Macedonia (Sunrise) and Turkey (Green Thought Association). This project was launched in 2019 focusing on progressive city networks, a key factor in developing a positive narrative about Europe’s future. Within the scope of the project, it is aimed to bring together the progressive and transformative local and international city networks, to provide cooperation, to facilitate the exchange of information, and to contribute to the creation of a positive narrative about the future of Europe with the activities carried out in 2020.

 

Also available in Turkish

Nov 18 2020
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Talking about a Green City

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Context:

Part of the ‘Cities as Places of Hope’ series; a project launched in 2019 focussing on progressive city networks that are a key factor in the development of a positive narrative on the future of Europe. GEF and its partners are working to further explore and exchange on progressive cities and networks – documenting their successes and fostering connections. The project brings together partners from Spain, Croatia, Belgium, North Macedonia and Turkey. This is a second event organised on the topic ‘Talking about a green city’ where GEF project partners, municipality councillors, green activists and city network representatives will have a chance to further discuss the city level responses and initiatives amid COVID-19 and develop case studies to be implemented in the local context.

About the Event:

The ‘Talking about a green city’ event will bring together green local councillors from different municipalities and green activists from across North Macedonia from diverse green backgrounds. Together we will look at the steps already taken and the roadmap ahead to turning our cities into places of hope. The findings of the GEF Cities as places of hope project as well as local green examples will be discussed during the event.

With this event we are continuing our research and mapping of progressive and transformative practices on the Western Balkans and exploring the EU practices and possibilities for cities to organise themselves in trans-local networks and connect them to the Green movement and facilitate their exchanges.

Speakers:

  • Aleksandar Gjorgjievski National coordinator – GEF Cities as Places of Hope
  • Maja Morachanin – MP in Macedonian Parliament and President of the green party DOM
  • Kati Van de Velde – Project Leader from Oikos Think Tank – Belgium
  • Hrista Najdanov – Green councilor, City of Skopje
  • Sretimir Nikolovksi – Local green councilor, Municipality of Kriva Palanka
  • Svetlana Stanojkovska – Local green councilor, Municipality of Probishtip
  • Ivana Zdravevksa – Local green councilor, Municipality of Aerodrom

Programme:

18:00 – 18:10 Introduction of the event and participants

Aleksandar Gjorgjievski National coordinator – GEF Cities as Places of Hope

18:10 – 18:20 Maja Morachanin – MP in Macedonian Parliament and President of the green party DOM, Importance of green activitst’s training and networking

18:20 – 18:35 Kati Van de Velde – Project Leader from Oikos Think Tank – Belgium

GEF – Cities as Places of Hope project presentation

18:35 – 18:55 Presentation of good practices in greening the cities 

Hrista Najdanov – Green councilor, City of Skopje

Sretimir Nikolovksi – Local green councilor, Municipality of Kriva Palanka

Svetlana Stanojkovska – Local green councilor, Municipality of Probishtip

Ivana Zdravevksa – Local green councilor, Municipality of Aerodrom

18:55 – 19:30 Discussion and conclusions

Practicalities:

This is an open online event

We will use the Zoom video conferencing platform. It is recommended to join the webinar via a PC. You do not need to install additional software. However, for the best user experience and full participation features, you can install the free Zoom Desktop App.

Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85728914094

The primary language is Macedonian but simultaneous translation in English will be provided

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This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Sunrise and with the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation.

Oct 29 2020
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Green Cities Dealing with COVID-19

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About the Event:

In this event we’ll be looking at how Green policies can be implemented at local level, to help face the challenges of Covid-19. We will also hear reflections from Green politicians on the ground, discovering how day to day governance is being disrupted.

Context:

This webinar is part of the GEF transnational project Cities as Places of Hope, which explores the power of cities to defy populist narratives and right-wing forces at the national level, and instead pursue progressive, transformative, and future-oriented policies across the continent.

Speakers:

  • Susanne Rieger, Co-President, Green European Foundation
  • Janet Sanz, Deputy-Mayor Barcelona
  • Claire Roumet, Executive Director, Energy Cities
  • Andy Deacon, Director of Operations and Strategy at Global Covenant of Mayors
  • Sergi Campillo, Vice-Mayor of Valencia

The event will be moderated by Sergi Alegre, Fundació Nous Horitzons

Programme:

18:00 – 18:10 Presentation of the webinar, Fundació Nous Horitzons, and GEF Cities as Places of Hope project (Sergi Alegre and Susanne Rieger, GEF Co-President)

18:10 – 18:20 Speaker 1: Janet Sanz, Deputy-mayor of Barcelona

18:20 – 18:30 Speaker 2: Claire Roumet, Executive Director, Energy Cities

18:30 – 18:40 Speaker 3: Andy Deacon, Director of Operations and Strategy at Global Covenant of Mayors

18:40 – 18:50 Speaker 4: Sergi Campillo, Vice-mayor of Valencia

18:50 – 19:30 Q&A via chat

19:30  –  19:35 Closing remarks

Practicalities:

We will use the Zoom video conferencing platform. It is recommended to join the webinar via a PC. You do not need to install additional software. However, for the best user experience and full participation features, you can install the free Zoom Desktop App.

Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L9Dk1V0sSHi_muBJ66krVQ 

Simultaneous translation will be provided (Spanish-English)

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This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Fundació Nous Horitzons and with the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation.

Oct 29 2020
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What is a Green City?

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About the Event:

Our speakers will be exploring what it means to be a Green city. What are the aspects, actions and procedures that a city needs to follow before it can proudly call itself Green? After short presentations we’ll open the floor and give you the chance to share ideas, questions and comments.

Context:

This webinar is part of the GEF transnational project Cities as Places of Hope, which explores the power of cities to defy populist narratives and right-wing forces at the national level, and instead pursue progressive, transformative, and future-oriented policies across the continent.

With greens getting stronger and stronger at local level and even boasting a presence in parts of Europe where they underperform nationally, GEF and its partners are working to further explore and exchange on these progressive cities and networks – documenting their successes and fostering connections.

Speakers:

  • Susanne Rieger, Co-President, Green European Foundation
  • Lidia Munoz, Mayor of Sant Feliu
  • Alba Bou, Vice-Mayor of El Prat
  • Dirk Holemans, Co-President, Green European Foundation, former councilor of Gent

The event will be moderated by Sergi Alegre, Fundació Nous Horitzons

Programme:

 

17:00 – 17:05 Presentation of the webinar, Fundació Nous Horitzons, and GEF Cities as Places   of Hope project (Sergi Alegre, FNH)

17:05 – 17:10 Presentation of GEF and transnational projects (Susanne Rieger, GEF Co-President)

17:10 – 17:25 Speaker 1: Lidia Muñoz (Mayor of S. Feliu)

17:25 – 17:40 Speaker 2: Alba Bou (Vice mayor of El Prat)

17:40 – 17:55 Speaker 3: Dirk Holemans (GEF Co-President and former councilor of Gent)

17:55 – 18:25 Q&A

18:25 – 18:30 Closing remarks

Practicalities:

We will use the Zoom video conferencing platform. It is recommended to join the webinar via a PC. You do not need to install additional software. However, for the best user experience and full participation features, you can install the free Zoom Desktop App.

Register here. 

Simultaneous translation will be provided (Spanish-English)

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This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Fundació Nous Horitzons and with the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation.