Hi dear reader! You might be wondering how I ended up becoming a climate activist. Oh wait… am I even a climate activist? Let’s start from the beginning. My name is Abigail Hartshorn Guerrero, or just Abi for short. I’m 26 years old and was born in Marbella (Spain) to a Spanish mum and an …
Meet Tobias – YFoEE Steering Group Member and Climate Activist
In early 2024, having gone straight from school to university, I felt like i had my life mapped out in front of me. However, pursuing education without a gap year had left me without an opportunity to explore what I actually carried passion for. While I always held the opinion that climate change is one …
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Young FoEE in Geneva: Abigail Hartshorn Guerrero speaking up at the UN Binding Treaty negotiations
Abigail Hartshorn Guerrero attended the 11th negotiations of the UN Legally Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights where she spoke on behalf of Jordens Vänner (Friends of the Earth Sweden) and Young Friends of the Earth. Her statement focused on the need to avoid reservations within the treaty, as allowing them would allow for …
Young Europeans speak up about deregulation: “The Commission needs to start prioritising us over corporate profit”
The European Commission chooses to listen to the wishes of the far-right, instead of hearing the voices of the people, especially young people, by weakening legislation on climate and workers’ rights. This wave of deregulation makes us, Young friends of the Earth Europe, feel the need to speak up and fight these recent developments. Let …
We are open
The Youth Policy Academy has opened its virtual doors. This is a truly exciting moment for us, because the launch of this dedicated site is the first major public milestone of our campaign. Over the course of the next two years, this page will be a central space of knowledge sharing. A key tool for …
How to reduce food waste by rescuing ugly food
When it comes to sustainable consumption and waste management, food waste is one of the biggest challenges. Our planet suffers not only from food waste, but also from the massive amounts of resources used to produce food. This not only results in loss of food, energy, water and other resources, but also contributes to climate …
New resources to learn more about Mercosur agreement
We had the pleasure of hosting Julie Zalcman from the FoEE Economic Justice team at our workshop about the EU Mercosur agreement on 19th May. Julie explained why corporate accountability is so critical in our global economy. She highlighted the need for transparency and accountability when it comes to how companies dobusiness, noting that it …
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Our fears & hopes for the future – in a home made video!
Recently we shared a lot of resources we gathered during the Empower Youth project. From training materials from our Democracy & Communications training camps, to all the reading our trainers recommended, including a handy toolbox for creative activism, a toolkit for campaign videomaking, a website on how to recognize and work against white supremacy in …
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New tools & resources to empower your activism!
It has been quite an exciting few months for us! The Empower Youth project brought together amazing young people at two events. Fellow activists from all over Europe gathered at a Democracy Camp near Brussels and a Communications Camp in a Hungarian forest. We learned from experts and from each other, enjoyed bonding events and …
Common Agricultural Policy – unraveling the mystery
On a (very) warm day in Brussels, we had the opportunity to meet with Annelies, Gaëlle and Clara from Friends of the Earth Europe, Emma from European Coordination Via Campesina and Robbie from IPES-Food to discuss the Common Agricultural Policy and food sovereignty. At the beginning of the session, our facilitators assessed our understanding of …
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