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Dec 14 2020
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How will the Coronavirus Change Education in Poland and Europe?

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Context:

This event is part of the Green Post-Corona Talks Poland, 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.

About the Event:

The last debate of the Green European Foundation series Green Post-Corona Talks Polska, with the support of Fundacja Strefa Zieleni, will tackle the topic of education and teaching.

Online learning has become the norm in Poland and the EU, the experiences of students are shifting.  Our panel will look at the lessons to be learned from this year’s changes to education and the current state of learning in Poland.

What will post-COVID-19 teaching look like?

Speakers:

Prof. dr hab. Małgorzata Żytko – Researcher at the Faculty of Pedagogy of the University of Warsaw, member of ATEE (Association for Teacher Education in Europe) and PTP (Polish Pedagogical Society), OECD expert in the field of early education. Research interests: psychological, pedagogical and social aspects of children’s development and education, supporting the professional development of teachers, designing and implementing innovative educational solutions for primary school.

Angelika Apanowicz – A chemistry and biology teacher associated with Waldorf schools in Warsaw and Poznań. For several years she was the director of the Waldorf school complex in Warsaw, academic lecturer.

Wiktor Miazek – High school student in a class with a mathematical, physical and chemical profile at the XXXI Secondary School in Łódź, Young Greens activist, chairman of the association “Ostra Zieleń”.

Practicalities:

Facebook Event – https://www.facebook.com/events/858299971655925

Zoom Link –  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MHpwZgt2R1ORMFgIO6wV3w?fbclid=IwAR0dXPTHMb0-b_3bHPMKD0CrfhaNW-zi9C9pT_cxo0Ba7MDJAlm4geCmiek

Language: Polish

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

Jun 11 2019
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Summer School – Youth and the City: Young People for Fair and Green Cities (Prague)

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About the Event

Green European Foudnation partner Cooperation and Development Network Eastern, alongside Alternative Urbanisation Working Group, are announcing a call for Participants for the summer school “Youth and the City: Young People for Fair and Green Cities”.

The Summer School aims to conceptualise and promote the model of sustainable and democratic cities among active young people in the Central and Eastern Europe and provide them with tools for reclaiming their cities.

The aims and objectives of the project are:

  • To create a space for youth to discuss the concept and role of Alternative Urbanisation in shaping the future of the cities;
  • To empower young people to use the city as a platform for doing local, Green and alternative politics;
  • To create a toolkit of positive practices and methods of influencing politics on a very local level.

Practicalities

The event will take place from 5th to 9th of August in Prague ( 4th and 10th are travel dates to and from Prague.)

Language: The main language of this activity will be English. But not being comfortable interacting in English should not prevent you from applying, the majority at the event will be non-native speakers and the group will be able to help out if there is some term you might not know!

Costs: The full cost of working materials, visa and lodging (accommodation in multi-bed rooms, vegetarian food, and refreshments) during the event will be covered by the organizers. In exchange, we ask for a participation fee of 20 EUR for participants coming from non-EU countries and 30 EUR for participants coming from EU countries.

Accommodation, food, working space, travel and visa costs for participants will be fully covered. For selection of travel means we encourage participants to combine the most economic and environmentally friendly way (lowest price + travel time + CO2 emissions).

Programme

The programme for this event can be found 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.

Apr 30 2019
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Call for Applications: Congress of Young Europeans 2019 (Marseille)

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The Heinrich Böll Foundation, the Green European Foundation and the Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG) are calling for applications to participate in the 7th Congress of Young Europeans! The Congress will take place in Marseille, France, from 4th to 7th September 2019.

The main theme of this year’s Congress is “How to fight for climate and democracy”. How can young people with ideas and ideals at hand contribute to social and political change? What can we learn from movements like Fridays for Future? Which tools do successful activists use? How can we build and connect a movement?

During the three-day Congress, selected participants will have the opportunity to come together and participate in different panels and workshops focusing on these questions.

How to Apply

  • Are you already involved in a movement, NGO, or similar activity?
  • Are you interested in sharing and expanding your vision, knowledge and ideas?
  • Are you between 18 and 30 years old?
  • Are you interested in sharing and discussing ideas in a transnational environment?

Apply now to the Congress of Young Europeans and become part of a young and innovative European network!

The organisers will cover the the travel and accomodation costs for all selected participants of the Marseille Congress of Young Europeans.

The number of available spaces is limited.

The working language of the Congress is English.

Please apply via the application form found here: APPLY!

DEADLINE EXTENSION: 21st June

 

Nov 19 2018
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Handbook on Organising European Green Activists Training Programmes

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In 2015, GEF and its partner Green foundations from Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic and Finland organised for the first time a project entitled “European Green Activists Training”. In the course of the project, the five partner organisations planned and organised trainings which explored the history, functioning and institutions of the European Union in a Green context. The training programme at the national level was complemented by a common European study tour to Brussels in spring 2016.

Considering the unique character of the European Green Activists Training programme, the project coordinators have decided to develop this handbook, disseminating good practice for future editions of the training within their own foundations, as well as among other organisations interested in training programmes for young activists. This publication is aimed at all organisations involved in educational activities for Green actors, such as Green foundations, Green parties, Green youth organisations and Green study centres in European countries, who are interested in discovering practical tools and tips on organising trainings which empower young people with the ambition to change Europe for the better.

The handbook has been updated in 2018, with a new design, and now features testimonials from previous participants on their experiences. It also includes tips from course coordinators on how to keep participants engaged after the training and on developing an alumni network to exchange ideas and knowledge.

Through this instrument, we mainly address those organisations which have little or no prior experience of organising European activist trainings, but we think that more experienced organisations can also find useful tips and tricks that may inspire their future educational projects.

Download your copy here!

Feb 10 2017
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“My Life According to me”: A New Narrative on Migration in Europe

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Therefore, our partner foundations Fundación EQUO (Spain), Fundació Nous Horitzons (Catalonia, Spain), Green Institute (Greece) and the Green Economics Institute (United Kingdom) and FYEG will empower young migrants in different European countries to tell their own stories by organising filming workshops in the different countries. The results will be shown on the project’s platform: http://mylifeaccordingtome.eu/. A European-wide video festival will follow to award the most inspiring story among the contestants during a concluding award ceremony.

2016: Refugee and Migration Policies – The Local Level

In 2016, the project focused on the insufficiency of EU migration and asylum policies and the malfunctioning of migration management at the European level which became apparent in the course of 2015. As the challenge of accommodating and integrating refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers was primarily handled by local communities, the different events, organised with the support of the partner foundations, looked particularly at how the local context of refugees and asylum seekers’ well-being is influenced by both European and national realities.

The project aimed to enable exchange between the locals and Green activists, to identify questions that need to be addressed within the framework of the current problems, to collect answers, and to ultimately connect the local with the European level again. Collaboration with our partner foundations aspired to offer analysis within the current context of pan-EU and national debates and to produce new normative, institutional and social settings of migration policy. The 2016 project was concluded by a report that laid the groundwork for the continuation of our partners’ transboundary efforts this year.