Workshop
Towards a Local Healthy Food Distribution System (Brno)
Open Gardens (Environmental Education Center) Open Gardens (Environmental Education Center), Údolní 33, Brno, Czech RepublicEvent Background This roundtable discussion will be held as part of the GEF transnational project Fair and Healthy Food, which aims to bring together different actors within the food system to find alternative solutions and support positive changes to the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union. About the Event The participants of this roundtable […]
The Climate Emergency – how to build a bridge between scientific knowledge and the political and social reality? (Brussels)
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium Rue de la Régence 3, Bruxelles, BelgiumAbout the event In cooperation with transform europe and the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), the Green European Foundation (GEF) is organising a workshop at this year's European Forum of Left, Green and Progressive Forces, taking place in Brussels. Various cities all over the world have declared a climate emergency in the past months […]
Basic Income as a Tool Towards the Ecological Transition (Córdoba)
Córdoba Córdoba, SpainAbout the Event In a society threatened by different and converging environmental and social crises, Universal Basic Income has more and more support as an instrument to mitigate the great social inequalities that the economic system, based on the infinite economic growth, cannot solve. On the contrary, neoliberal capitalism is not only opening a widening […]
Empowering the Informal – Brussels Meeting (Brussels)
Mundo MadouAbout the Event: The Erasmus+ project partners are meeting in Brussels, to discuss the progress of our research and the preparation of the next intellectual output. There will also be a site visit to Toestand vzw, an initiative that provides space for a host of community projects including many informal groups. Programme: 12 February 13:00 […]
It’s Not Just a Transition: Youth in Cities (Postponed)
We're hosting an essential discussion on the role of Universal Basic Income in the just transition towards a carbon-neutral society, with focus on how this could help young people . GEF, together with FYEG is holding a workshop in Barcelona, entitled 'It's Not Just a Transition: Youth in Cities'. The workshop will take place in two […]
Call for participants: GEF Digital Workshop on Resource Mobilisation
Context: The global health and economic crises are forcing nonprofit organisations in Europe and beyond to adapt to unprecedentedly strenuous conditions. One of the most impacted fields for nonprofit organisations has been fundraising and resource mobilisation, with shrinking resources provided by philanthropic foundations, corporations, and individuals alike and in-person events being severely restricted. In response […]
Call for participants: GEF Digital Workshop on Resource Mobilisation
Context: The global health and economic crises are forcing nonprofit organisations in Europe and beyond to adapt to unprecedentedly strenuous conditions. One of the greatest needs for nonprofit organisations has been reorganizing work plans and budgets to the new reality, with most of the work being transferred online and most of physical events, that are key to nonprofit work, being cancelled. […]
Call for participants: GEF Digital Workshop on Thinking ahead Post-Covid-19
Context: The global health and economic crises are forcing nonprofit organisations in Europe and beyond to adapt to unprecedentedly strenuous conditions. One of the greatest needs for nonprofit organisations will be understanding the evolving political context and continuing to engage with target audiences and deliver high-level content. In response to this challenge, the Green European Foundation is putting forth a workshop on […]
Cities as Places of Hope Roundtable II
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 for a positive narrative on the future of Europe. The GEF-19-01 Cities as Places of Hope project is carried out simultaneously in Belgium, Croatia, Spain, North Macedonia and […]
‘Gaming Europe’ National Workshop 1 (Lisbon)
About the event With the “Gaming Europe” project looking at video games, the Green European Foundation aims to engage its audience directly in workshops on the use of video games by European teenagers aged 12 to 14. Based on the results of these workshops, we aim to assess with experts from both the education sector […]
‘Gaming Europe’ National Workshop 2 (Brussels)
About the event With the “Gaming Europe” project looking at video games, the Green European Foundation aims to engage its audience directly in workshops on the use of video games by European teenagers aged 12 to 14. Based on the results of these workshops, we aim to assess with experts from both the education sector […]
Sexual Harassment and Feminist Struggle in Groups
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 […]
European Green Activist Training Week 2021
OnlineAbout the Event During the four-day event, the green-minded youth will have the chance to explore various topics such as climate justice and lobbying in Brussels by engaging with professionals, politicians, NGOs and other activists operating in and around the European Institutions, as well as with each other. Throughout the event, the participants will have […]
Just Transition and Gender Equality
About the Event: This meeting will welcome activists, NGO representatives, and other interested participants to explore the just transition and its relation to gender equality. We will focus on developing a network to discuss concrete policy recommendations around this topic, and identify citizen-based mechanisms that could empower women within the framework of green economy and […]
Just Transition in Spain and Next Generation funds- Session 1
About the Event: Transición Verde is working in Spain within the framework of the Prosoxi Alliance, an Observatory for a socially fair ecological transition, that aims to participate, as civil society stakeholders, in the design, evaluation and monitoring of the projects that are designed and implemented in Spain under the Next Generation EU Plan. […]
Gender Equality and Climate Crisis
About the Event This meeting will welcome activists, NGO representatives, and other interested participants to explore the climate crisis and its relation to gender equality. We experience the consequences of the climate crisis in all areas of our daily lives because of extreme climate events and disasters in every part of the world. We are aware of the urgency […]
Albanian Green Academy
About the event The goal of the Green Academy is to equip young participants with the necessary knowledge and expertise in environmental topics to develop their contributing skills in the organizations they belong to, institutions, policies, projects and activism. This platform also aims to promote European green policies. The goal of the Green Academy is […]
Ecofeminist Round Table
Kaaitheatre Square Sainctelette 20, Brussels, BelgiumAbout the Event: 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). We hope to create a stimulating environment to think and discuss […]
Climate Emergency Economy at the Green Hub
About the Event Alongside several partners, GEF has been investigating the requirements of a so-called Climate Emergency Economy. We’ve focused on the questions and sectors that pose a particular challenges such as agriculture, transport infrastructure and trade, and hydrogen for the green transition. Which sectors should be prioritised for limited “green hydrogen” and what are […]
Green Recovery: Reflecting on the political landscape and experience from neighbouring countries
One66, Celovška cesta 166, 1000 Ljubljana , SloveniaAbout the Event This workshop brings together speakers from Slovenia, Croatia and Austria to share experiences on environmental struggles and green policy building in post – Corona era. The workshop aims to identify the commonalities and differences between participating countries, and to discover shared practices and future approaches in environmental activism. The participants will try […]
Citizen Assemblies in Belgium (Brussels)
About the Event In the event, speakers from the different language communities of Belgium share their experiences of citizen assemblies as a democratic and participative form of decision making. The discussion will evolve around the permanent climate citizen assembly of Brussels, the citizen assembly of the German community and innovative democratic models in the […]
Energy Sobriety: Holy Grail of the Green Transition?
Auberge de jeunesse Jacques Brel Rue de la sablonnière 30, Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Région de Bruxelles-CapitaleAbout the event: Welcome to the Collaborative University a platform that consists of several sessions revolving around a specific theme. The registered participants meet on a few Saturdays during the year to work on the given subject, receive advice from experts in the field and visit relevant initiatives. The aim? To gain and exchange knowledge […]
Eco Democracy Workshop (Çanakkale)
About the event: This is the second event as part of our 2022 Transnational Project The Future of Eastern Europe and Ecodemocracy. It will take place on August 31, in Sincap Camp. With this event, we aim to talk about climate justice and eco-democracy together and to increase the active participation of young activists in politics […]
Transition to Energy Democracy (Skopje)
About the Event During this interactive sessions on Energy democracy, we will discuss the current energy policies in North Macedonia and the need for a more democratic and inclusive society. As part of this exercise, we will address the state of democracy in the EU and candidate countries, looking at possible economic alternatives and considering […]
Feminist Leadership in the Ecology Movement (Istanbul)
About the event: Women are everywhere! The women's struggle continues on the streets, in public arenas, and also within the green movement. How are women and LGBTQI+ individuals represented in the ecology movement? What are the obstacles and challenges for women and LGBTQI+ representation? What are the needs to increase the number of organized women […]
Geopolitics of Degrowth in a Conflicted Europe (Leipzig)
About the event Green policies that respect planetary boundaries and allow the Global South to develop seem incompatible with unlimited economic growth in the EU. We need a realistic scenario for a future in which we consume more sparingly but live better together. A scenario that could be possible within a degrowth context. The war […]