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Nov 30 2021
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Women* in Power

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About the Event:

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

Context: 

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

Programme and Speakers

13:00 – 13:10 Opening 

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

Session 1: International Solidarity 

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

Session 2: Debates on Gender and Climate Justice 

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

Practicalities: 

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

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

Language: Turkish and English, with simultaneous translation 

Registration: Please register in advance via this link.  

 

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

 

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.”

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 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.

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

Feb 24 2020
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Gender

Gender, Construction of Sexuality, and the Feminist and LGBTI+ Movement in the World and Turkey (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 will participate in monthly expert and activist workshops, building knowledge and creating video content on selected topics for wider dissemination.

The first workshop will be held on March 8th and will consist of a one-day seminar led by Dr. Nil Mutluer. The topic is: “Gender, Construction of Sexuality, and the Feminist and LGBTI+ Movement in the World and Turkey.”

Workshops are open to selected applicants only and will be held in Turkish, but will culminate in a larger conference in October that includes the participation of international speakers as well. The project is part of the Gender Equality for Green Politics project, organised in partnership with Green Thought Association.

Speakers:

The first seminar is led by Dr. Nil Mutluer. She is the Einstein Foundation Senior Scholar in the Diversity and Social Conflict Department at the Humboldt University of Berlin, and 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 free and open to selected applicants. It is open to trans and cis women. Participants must commit to contribute regularly and actively in all of the workshops as well the preparation for the conference in October.

Apply here by 27th February.