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SUMMARY:Ecofeminist Round Table
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\n This discussion will be a curated safe space for participants to engage in a long-form dialogue and open-ended conversation based on the booklet: ‘Voor wie willen we zorgen?: Ecofeminisme als inspiratiebron’ (Who do we wish to care for? Ecofeminism as inspiration).   \nWe hope to create a stimulating environment to think and discuss about  the ethics of care and the importance for everyone to be listened and have a voice. Everyone is invited to engage with each other on their visions and versions of care.   \nThe session will be followed by bodywork as aftercare (breathing exercises\, stretching etc.) to help solidify the connections between self and the self\, self and the fellow participant\, and ultimately towards self and the world we live in. All are welcome!  \nContext:\nOur second Ecofeminist round table takes place in Brussels\, as part of the larger Ecopolis event. Ecopolis is the perfect annual day to meet people who care about a sustainable future. Because ecological challenges know no national or linguistic borders\, Ecopolis is diverse\, international\, and interactive.  \nEcopolis invites Belgian and international authors to debate the transition towards a socio-ecological society. Inspiring books\, documentaries and debates between writers\, academics and civil society thinkers about ecology\, economy and society are at the heart of Ecopolis.  \nSpeakers\nThis round table will be facilitated by Philsan Osman\, who studies African Languages and Cultures at Ghent University. She is from Somalia and is an aspiring writer\, activist\, and community builder.  \nPracticalities:\nEcopolis takes place on October 24th\, 2021\, at the Kaaitheater in Brussels. The ecofeminist round table is open to all participants of this event.  \nTickets are on sale via this link. Please note that\, in line with Brussels measures against COVID-19\, a COVID-Safe Ticket will be required for entry.   \n\nThis round table is organised by the Green European Foundation\, with the support of Oikos and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/ecofeminist-round-table/
LOCATION:Kaaitheatre\, Square Sainctelette 20\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
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SUMMARY:Ecopolis: Dare to Care
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nThe global Covid-19 crisis brought healthcare into the spotlight. But care extends beyond the strictly medical: it includes everything we do to preserve and restore the world. The erosion of the welfare state\, the plundering of the Global South and the crossing of planetary boundaries are worrying developments. And what about the connection between the exploitation of man and of nature?\nWhat if tomorrow we found the courage to truly care for all people and other earthlings\, for our unique living world? Seeing nature merely as raw material for plundering man\, and man as merely driven by competition: can we put that behind us? Can care be a new starting point\, based on connectedness and generosity? Can care\, as an emancipatory principle\, underpin politics and economics?\nEcopolis makes room for these questions\, and many more\, during a day of lectures\, conversations\, workshops\, literature and performance. The analyses and proposals come together from many perspectives: alert carers and emancipated people in need of care\, inspiring researchers and committed artists\, fellow citizens who start from the local context and guests who bring in experiences and wisdom from indigenous cultures and the Global South.\nBecause ecological challenges know no national or linguistic borders\, Ecopolis is diverse\, international and interactive. \n  \nContext\nEcopolis is the perfect annual day to meet people who care about a sustainable future. Because ecological challenges know no national or linguistic borders\, Ecopolis is diverse\, international and interactive. \nEcopolis invites Belgian and international authors to debate the transition towards a socio-ecological society. Inspiring books\, documentaries and debates between writers\, academics and civil society thinkers about ecology\, economy and society are at the heart of this event. \n\nSpeakers:\nJason Hickel – economic anthropologist and author of the recent book Less is More – How Degrowth Will Save the World  \nBenedikte Zitouni – lecturer in Sociology and head of CESIR (Centre for Sociological Intervention and Research) at the University of Saint-Louis in Brussels\, specialized in ecofeminist perspectives  \nMieke Vogels – Flemish Minister of Welfare\, Health\, Equal Opportunities and Development Cooperation from 1999 to 2003  \nEls Hertogen – director of 11.11.11\, the Flemish coalition of international solidarity groups  \nMalcom Ferdinand – University College London\, author of A Decolonial Ecology: Thinking from the Caribbean World  \nMoya de Feyter – author and poet\, and founder of the Dutch language branch of Poets for the Planet  \nJohn Mussington – Barbuda Farming Co-Op and Barbuda Land Rights Committee  \nOlave Nduwanje – author\, legal scholar\, and activist  \nSien Volders – award winning author of novels including Oogst (2020)\, which describes the harrowing fate of East European migrant workers in the agricultural sector in Italy   \nYou can see the full list via this link.  \n  \nProgramme:  \nTheatre Hall  \n11:00 – 12:30 An economy that cares for people and the planet  \n\nWith Jason Hickel\, Sien Volders\, and Koen Schoors \n\n12:30 – 13:45 Care in the arts: how a choreographic practice can also become a care practice  \n\nWith Jija Sohn\, Lucy Wilke\, and Julia Reist (Lands of Concert) \n\n13:45 – 15:15 The care home of the future  \n\nWith Anne Berquin\, Fed Ingram\, Mieke Vogels\, and Luc Van Gorp \n\n15:15 – 15:30 Essay by Carolina Maciel de França  \n15:30 – 17:00 Chasing the idyll: neo-colonialism disguised as charity  \n\nWith Olave Nduwanje\, John Mussington\, Gaea Schoeters\, Malcom Ferdinand\, and Line Algoed \n\n17:00 – 18:00 Closing debate: towards a caring society  \n\nWith Benedikte Zitouni\, Kopano Maroga\, Carolina Maciel de França\, Els Hertogen\, and Lidia Paz \n\nForum  \n12:30 – 13:45 Health workers and the climate crisis  \n14:00 – 15:30 Poetry room: the climate poets  \n15:30 – 17:00 The Book Forum  \nLiving: Slow Discussions  \n13:45 Curator: Philsan Osman  \n15:30 Unequal care work: a daily struggle  \n18:00 The Work that (Re)Connects: experimenting with collective grief circles  \nFor more details on the programme\, please check here.  \n  \nPracticalities: \nDate: October 24th\, 2021.   \nLocation: Kaaitheater\, Square Sainctelette 20\, 1000 Brussels  \nLanguage: there will be simultaneously translation into English\, French\, and Dutch.  \nTickets: on sale via this link.   \nWe operate a “pay what you can” principle with a suggested price of 10 EUR. If you are able to pay a higher price\, this helps make it possible for others to pay less. Thank you for your solidarity!  \nYou can subscribe to the GEF newsletter here to stay informed of this and other upcoming events.   \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation\, with the support of Oikos and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/ecopolis-dare-to-care/
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SUMMARY:Ecopolis 2019: Generation Hope (Brussels)
DESCRIPTION:Event Background\nThe past year has seen the remarkable rising worldwide of young people calling for action on the climate emergency: all across the world\, the younger generations are bringing the debates on climate to the political forefront. \nEcopolis 2019 will focus on this inspiring “‘#GenerationHope”\, exploring how we can ensure a sustainable future on our planet. \nAbout the Event\nEcopolis is an annual conference held in Brussels and the perfect place to connect and discuss with others who are passionate about a sustainable future! \nThe ecological challenges we face are transnational and so Ecopolis is appropriately diverse\, international and interactive to stimulate productive discussions. \nEcopolis will bring together Belgian and international authors and experts to debate on the transition to a socio-ecologically sound society. The conference will encompass inspiring books\, documentaries and discussion sessions between academics\, writers and civil-society thinkers on ecology\, economy and society. \nSpeakers:\nMore speakers to be confirmed soon! \nAnissa Boujdaini – Flore De Pauw – Mariyam Safi – Joke Hermsen – Christian Felber – Sofie Bloemen – Elvis Peeters – Arno Kempynck – Maeve Cohen ∙ Stijn Warmenhoven – Walter Lotens – Thomas de Groot – Christian Schwarzer – Arno Kempynck \nFor speaker profiles\, please the Ecopolis website.  \nProgramme\n10:30 – DOORS OPEN \n11:00 – The Citizen Movement\, the Government and Future Generations \nLecture performance by Dutch dramatists Anoek Nuyens and Rebekka De Wit. \n11:30 – Can We Turn the Tide? \nDiscussion panel on the climate crisis\, featuring Dutch writer Joke Hermsen\, alongside climate activists from across Europe. \n13:00 – Why Should We Still Study? \nDiscussion panel exploring the interplay between the climate crisis and education\, featuring Post-Crash Economics Society founder Maeve Cohen\, Austrian “Economy for the Common Good” movement founder Christian Felber\, and UN Youth Representative on sustainable development Flore De Pauw. \n14:30 – How to Unite Countries Torn Apart? \nWe will delve into the fragmentations evident in European societies and the challenges this poses to tackling the climate crisis with this panel discussion\, featuring writer Elvis Peeters\, and climate activists Stijn Warmenhoven and Mariyam Safi. \n16:00 – Intermezzo: \nSpoken word performance by Anissa Boujdaini  \n16:15 – Global Warming and the Male Meltdown – the interplay of misogyny\, right-wing populism and climate denial \nDebate discussing ecofeminism and the connections between anti-feminist movements and climate skepticism\, featuring Sherilyn MacGregor (University of Manchester)\, Benedikte Zitouni (Université Saint-Louis)\, Leen Schelfhout (Extinction Rebellion) and Youna Marette (Manifeste de la Génération Climat)\, moderation by Bieke Purnelle. \n18:00 – END \nFor the full programme description and list of speakers\, please visit the Ecopolis website.  \nPracticalities\nLanguage \nSimultaneous interpretation into Dutch\, English and French will be available. \nDirections to the venue \n\nBy foot – 15 min. walking distance for Brussel-Noord station.\nBy bike – bike parking in front of the venue; Villo-station at Square Saincetlette (across the canal)\nMetro –  Stop at Ijzer/Yser (lines 2 and 6)\nTram – Line 51.\nBus –  Line 47 (MIVB) or lines 129\, 190\, 212\, 213\, 214\, 230\, 231\, 232\, 233\, 235\, 240\, 241\, 242\, 243\, 246\, 250\, 251\, 260 and 355.\n\nTickets \nTickets can be purcahsed from the venue Kaaitheater website \nTickets cost 7 euro in presale and 10 euro at the door. \n\nFurther details of this event are to be confirmed\, please check back later for more information. \nThe official website of the event can be found here. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/ecopolis-2019-generation-hope-brussels/
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SUMMARY:Ecopolis 2018: Just Transition (Brussels)
DESCRIPTION:Context\nIs it possible to bring about fundamental changes to our societies while still respecting the boundaries of our planet and offering opportunities to develop for everyone? Is it possible to realise a Just Transition – across diverse sectors of society such as food\, work\, transport\, energy etc. – in a increasingly polarised and inequitable world? \nFacing this challenge will require far reaching changes of an unseen scale and speed while at the same time not leaving a part of the population behind. \nHow can social justice be strengthened and ecological sustainability be fostered at the same time? For a just transition\, this seeming contradiction has to be resolved and cooperation in a superdiverse society must be realised\, so everyone can have equal access to a valuable job\, payable and sustainable housing\, food and energy. \nAbout the event\nEcopolis is an annual day gathering people who are concerned with the transition to a socio-ecological society. Because ecological challenges cross national and language boundaries\, Ecopolis is diverse\, international and interactive\, with the Green European Foundation contributing to a strong European dimension of the event. \nThe event invites national and international authors to debate the transition of our societies. Academics\, writers and civil society thinkers meet to enter into a constructive and open dialogue. Besides lectures\, debates and interviews\, there is an extensive book-fair with multilingual\, ecological books and an internationally acclaimed documentary on the environment will be screened. \nSpeakers will include: \nKate Raworth\, Economist and author of “Doughnut Economics – 7 Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist” \nRachida Lamrabet\, Novellist and author of “Vrouwland”\, “Een kind van God” and others \nJeroen Theunissen\, Writer and teacher at RITCS Brussels\, author of “De omwegen” “Onschuld” and others \nSharan Burrow\, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) \nAlberto Alemanno\, Professor of EU Law at HEC Paris and Global Professor of Law at the New York University School of Law\, Co-Founder and Director of The Good Lobby \nLaurien Spruyt\, Policy Officer ‘Mobility and Climate’ at Bond Beter Leefmilieu\, Co-Creator of UGent1010 and former Campaign Coordinator of Climate Express \nJean-Pascal van Ypersele\, Climatologist and Professor of Environmental Sciences at the Catholic University of Louvain \nYasmien Naciri\, Marekting & Communication Entrepreneur\, Columnist and author\, Chairwoman of Amana n-pa and Fleks \n  \nProgramme\n11:00: The uncomfortable consumer: on a diet in the candy store \nIt’s a challenge\, trying to live an environmentally conscious life\, while society constantly tempts you to cheap city trips or cheap clothing. While each of us is muddling along\, the temptation is systemic. Transition will only succeed if we tackle it structurally and if politicians dare to stick their necks out (government role\, ‘moralising technology’).\nTheatrical performers Anoek Nuyens and Rebekka de Wit present us their Monologue For A Consumer. Followed by a panel with\, among others\, Laurien Spruyt\, policy officer Bond Beter Leefmilieu\, and Jeroen Theunissen\, author of Jouw Huid (‘Your Skin’). \n12:15: Relay talks: citizens in action\, from May ’68 ’til today \nWith which actions can citizens contribute to speeding up the transition? By lobbying as much as possible with the European institutions\, and/or organising protest actions and blocking lignite plants? How does today’s action differ from a few decades ago?\nWith Yasmien Naciri\, a young entrepreneur and author of Wij nemen het heft in handen\, Samuel Cogolati\, researcher at KULeuven and activist in the domain of the commons\, Lenny Peeters\, laureate of the Bronzen Uil prize for best debut novel in Dutch\, and Paul Goossens\, journalist for De Standaard. \n13:30: The connection between identity debate\, inequality and the ecological issue \nFrom the perspective of social ecology\, the ecological crisis\, which is the result of the idea that man has to dominate nature\, is connected with the domination of one person over the other.\nA debate with among others Rachida Lamrabet\, author of Zwijg allochtoon\, Leo Lucassen\, migration expert and professor at Leiden University\, and Aziza El Miamouni from Wijkacademie Molenbeek. \n15:00: Just Transition – The proof is in the eating \n‘To change everything it takes everyone’\, a just transition is about both decent jobs\, climate policy as well as a just society. An interesting dialogue between trade union\, industry and research community. With the economist Kate Raworth\, author of The Doughnut Economy\, Sharan Burrow\, Secretary-General of the International Trade Union Confederation\, and Thomas Leysen\, Chairman of Umicore & KBC. Moderated by Karel Verhoeven (chief editor at De Standaard) \n16:00: Grand Tour 2020 \nPieter Van Bogaert talks with Guy Gypens\, director of Kaaitheater\, about his book Grand Tour 2020 – the report of a trip through ten European cities where he talked to ten artists about their ecological commitment (as an artist and as a citizen). The book is the final document of ten years of ‘Imagine 2020’\, a European collaboration on art and ecology founded by Kaaitheater in 2008. \n16:30: Does the climate summit of Poland tackle the challenges? \nTwo weeks after ECOPOLIS\, the COP24 climate summit will take place in Poland\, the country that still largely runs on coal(mines). What can we expect from this COP? What does ‘Just Transition’ mean for workers in polluting industries? Can we offer them green jobs?\nWith\, among others\, climate expert and IPCC member Jean-Pascal van Ypersele and Catalina Caro (CENSAT\, Friends of the Earth Colombia). Moderated by Tine Hens. \n\nThe event will be simultaneously interpreted in English\, French and Dutch. \nBook your tickets for the event here  \nFor more info & updates on the programme\, follow us on Twitter and Facebook. \nYou can find here the Facebook profile of the event  and here the website for the event. \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/ecopolis-2018-just-transition-brussels/
LOCATION:Kaaitheatre\, Square Sainctelette 20\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
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SUMMARY:Launch of the new edition of the Green European Journal
DESCRIPTION:A panel will discuss the diverse understandings of the commons and examine their transformative potential. The debate will feature relevant speakers\, such as MEP Molly Scott Cato\, lawyer and social geographer Daniela Festa\, founder of the Peer-to-Peer Foundation Michel Bauwens\, and Professor of Sociology Christian Laval. \nAn investigation into the commons reveals the wide-ranging spectrum of definitions and applications of this concept that exist across Europe. From urban public spaces to natural ecosystems and the virtual world – the concept of the commons seems to be giving rise to new forms of organisation\, collaboration\, and management of resources. Yet from the numerous local initiatives\, social movements and governance models associated with this term – is it possible to identify the outline of a commons-based approach that could form the basis of a broad cross-societal response to the failures of the current system? \nJoin us for a discussion with MEP and economist Molly Scott Cato\,  founder of the Peer-to-Peer Foundation Michel Bauwens\, lawyer and social geographer Daniela Festa\, and expert on the far-reaching social impacts of neoliberalism Christian Laval. The debate will be moderated by Oikos coordinator and author Dirk Holemans. The event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Oikos think tank and Etopia. \n  \nPlease register for the event\, by clicking here\, join the facebook group here. \nInformation about the speakers: \n– Molly Scott Cato is the first Green MEP for the South West of England and Gibraltar\, elected in May 2014. She is a leading member of Green House think tank\, and formerly professor of strategy and sustainability at the University of Roehampton. She has written several books including Green Economics (2009)\, Environment and Economy (2011) and The Bioregional Economy (2012) as well as numerous academic papers. \n– Michel Bauwens is a peer-to-peer theorist\, writer\, and the founder of the P2P (Peer-to-Peer) Foundation\, a global network of researchers\, activists\, and citizens monitoring and promoting actions geared towards a transition to a Commons-based society. \n– Daniela Festa is a lawyer\, social geographer\, and activist. She has a PhD degree in urban and social geography and Post-Doctoral Fellowship in social sciences (EHESS)\, Paris. She recently joined an European Research Council project at Sciences Po (Paris) on “inclusive properties”. Her main research themes are urban movements and projects\, active citizenship and participatory democracy. \n– Christian Laval is currently Professor of Sociology at the Université de Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense. His books include The New Way of the World: On Neoliberal Society (with Pierre Dardot); Jeremy Bentham\, les artifices du capitalism; L’École n’est pas une entreprise: Le néo-libéralisme à l’assaut de l’enseignement public; and L’Homme économique: Essai sur les racines du néolibéralisme. \nModerator: Dirk Holemans\, coordinator of the Belgian Green think-tank Oikos and a member of the board of the Green European Foundation. His most recent book is ‘Vrijheid & Zekerheid’.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/launch-new-edition-green-european-journal/
LOCATION:Kaaitheatre\, Square Sainctelette 20\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
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SUMMARY:Ecopolis 2016: Power\, Politics & Chocolate
DESCRIPTION:This year’s edition of Ecopolis was a day filled with inspiring debates\, books\, round tables and documentaries. The golden thread was the theme Power\, Politics and Chocolate. Five different panel debates took place throughout the day: \nDebate 1: Power and Europe \nIn this first debate\, the writer Joris Luyendijk and MEP Bart Staes discussed\, among others\, the question of who holds real power today. The power that each citizen has in him- or herself\, which can be exerted with each local\, national and European election\, was one of the main topics during this panel. Moreover\, the power of lobbies\, which lies in their financial resources\, was discussed. \nDebate 2: What comes after COP21 in Paris? \nThe cynicism about the actual effects of the climate agreement reached in Paris last November is huge. The panellists of this debate discussed on whether any change which leads towards the implementation of the agreement is visible\, and argued for a positive view on the matter as transition requires time. Natalie Eggermont\, member of Climate Express\, and Karel Verhoeven\, editor in chief of De Standaard\, both stated that climate can function as a mobilising factor for many citizens. Faiza Oulahsen from Greenpeace added that citizens’ movements should continue to seek to mobilise and to remind important decision-makers to recall their ‘Paris moment’. \nDebate 3: Chocolate \nSince it is not easy for Ivorian chocolate farmers to be granted access to the international market\, cooperative models such as Ecookim are essential for producers on the ground. Ecookim’s director\, Mamadou Bamba\, was part of this debate’s panel\, and spoke about the challenges fair chocolate production faces in the light of economic globalisation. Isabelle Quirynen of Bittersweet emphasised the importance of close cooperation between producers and farmers\, which results not only in a good quality of the chocolate\, but also a more bio-ecological product. At the same time\, consumers are also partly responsible for the ways in which chocolate is produced\, since they can make a conscious choice for sustainable products. In addition\, higher tax levels could also lead to less burdens for fair trade products. As Olivier De Schutter\, international food expert\, stated\, decisiveness from high levels will be essential in the transition to a sustainable food system. \nDebate 4: Enough \nThe unstoppable need for economic growth will result not only in the phenomenon of the ‘oil peak’\, but also in that of the less tangible ‘happiness peak’\, as we are\, according to professor Niko Paech\, faced with too many choices and information\, resulting in increased levels of stress. In line with the degrowth scenario\, we must face the truth that equal prosperity with improved technology will remain an illusion. The whole system needs to find a new balance for a structural change. Green philosopher John Thackara stated that the situation is already developing in the right direction: while several years ago only a small number of local projects could be found\, now there are thousands initiatives flourishing\, but the overall story arc is still missing. It is\, however\, not easy to avoid the trap of growth displayed by the ‘sharing economy’ (e.g. Airbnb). When driven by an economic model of growth\, such initiatives can extract more value from society than their actual social benefits. As a starting point towards an era of degrowth\, the panel suggested a redistribution of work\, based on a 20-hour working week combined with a system of local self-sufficiency. Wannes Cappelle\, author of Ont-ferm U\, also emphasised that special attention must be given to those with a more precarious situation and supported the concept of a minimum income. \nDebate 5: Citizens in the world \nThe United Nations is the only body in which all countries of the world currently sit together around one table. It is therefore an absolutely indispensable organisation\, stated Warda El Kaddouri\, the Belgian youth representative to the United Nations. However\, it is well known that also this organisation suffers from cumbersome bureaucracy. There is a need for re-evaluation\, as stated by writers David Van Reybroeck and Jeroen Olyslaegers. Bottom-up recalibration is underway through the citizens- the “we”\, that is growing\, carries the promise of a renewed awareness in relation to the system. Moreover\, it is also necessary to have a wider that takes into consideration more than only our fellow human beings. A humanism which does not take animals and the planet into consideration is falling too short. This solidarity and humanity must be much more evident than it is today\, said author Annelies Verbeke. \nThe recordings of the different panels in Dutch can be found here.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/ecopolis-2016-power-politics-chocolate/
LOCATION:Kaaitheatre\, Square Sainctelette 20\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
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