Written by Juliana Okropiridse (YFoE Austria), put into proper English by Aidan Ring (YFoE Ireland) One of the most commonly used active ingredients of plant ‘protection’ products [1] may finally be about to get withdrawn from the EU marketplace as it should have been a long time ago. Yes, I’m talking about Glyphosate, …
Days of Action for Global Justice
On 13th-16th October activists, groups and communities across the world mobilised for climate justice and food sovereignty. YFoE groups took action in a variety of ways, from spraypainting stencils in the streets to decorating statues in city centres. Some groups organised film screenings and discussions on key issues such as land grabbing and gas extraction. …
Roundup the Roundup! Part two: Tackling Glyphosate
See part one of this blogpost on the risks of glyphosate! Awareness over the impacts of glyphosate on humans, animals and the environment has grown slowly, but steadily in the last two decades. By now a lot of organisations around the world campaign against the use of this ingredient in herbicides for agriculture and gardening. …
There will be no climate justice without freedom of movement for all!
Following a cross-regional event between YFoE Africa and YFoE Europe that took place in Brussels in July, members of both networks worked together to draft this letter to member states of the EU. In it we highlight the injustices and barriers faced by people from the Global South coming to Europe and explain why this …
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Roundup the Roundup! Part one: What is glyphosate?
Our agri-activism volunteers in Wales are getting stuck into campaigning against harmful agricultural practices. Costas Kaloudis tells us about why they are fighting the herbicide glyphosate in particular. My first blogpost about my agri-activism placement at Caerhys farm in Wales is different than I expected. Many learnings and experiences I have had here are worth …
Four Weeks on Caerhys Organic Farm
Every year YFoEE organises placements at Caerhys Organic Farm in Wales, where volunteers get the opportunity to learn about organic, community farming and participate in anti-GMO activism. Tosca Boot, from the Netherlands, is one month into her three month placement. Four weeks ago I left my ordinary Dutch life to give it a try: working …
Podcast: 10 years of Young FoEE!
To mark ten years of Young Friends of the Earth Europe, we spoke to some of the key people who’ve been involved since it started up in 2007. From those who set it up and coordinated it from the start to the steering group members and volunteers who bring it to life, we’re looking back …
Gas Extraction in Groningen
On Thursday the 3rd of August, around 80 European and African young people from the Young Friends of the Earth network visited the province of Groningen in The Netherlands. In order to understand the devastating effects of gas extraction, the group went on an excursions which took them along affected communities and the biggest gas …
The Food Fight!
Myrto from Cyprus A few months ago, YFoEE’s Food and Agriculture Working Group decided to refocus their work and launched the Food Sovereignty campaign. The campaign encompasses a wider range of topics ranging from Community Supported Agriculture to fighting against mega-mergers and land grabbing. The choice of “Food Sovereignty” as the focus of the …
The Road to Summer Camp!
And we’re off! YFoEE Summer Camp #7 has started! We are in a hostel in a beautiful forest in the north of the Netherlands. We have already had sessions to introduce Young Friends of the Earth Europe and Young Friends of the Earth Africa. We have heard stories from participants from Armenia, Russia, South …