Peter Kodde, a long-time Dutch eco-activist, will be showing us what strong NVDA looks like. If you’re planning on going to the 2017 YFoEE Summer Camp then you probably already know a bit about non-violent direct action (NVDA). But, did you know that the first recorded labour strike was a NVDA and occurred in Ancient …
Summer Camp Teaser: Food Sovereignty
We interviewed Kaya Thomas, who will be running a workshop on food sovereignty at our upcoming summer camp. Check out what she had to say below! Kaya Thomas is from Germany’s Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche Landwirtschaft (AbL) which is an association of farmers resisting the political pressure towards ever fewer, more industrialized farms. How would you define …
Leveling up – agri-activism blog #2
Last year, four young people from across Europe spent the summer volunteering on a cooperatively-run organic farm in Wales, learning first-hand how sustainable local farming works, and how to campaign against GMOs and pesticides at the local level. This summer, the project is back – and our first volunteer, Juta from Estonia, shares her experiences …
Hello Earth, this is Wales: our agri-activism volunteers return
Last year, four young people from across Europe spent the summer volunteering on a cooperatively-run organic farm in Wales, learning first-hand how sustainable local farming works, and how to campaign against GMOs and pesticides at the local level. This summer, the project is back – and our first volunteer, Juta from Estonia, shares her first …
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Agri-activism volunteering
Every summer, we pair up four volunteers with placements on a beautiful, community-supported organic farm in Wales. But this isn’t ordinary WWOOFing – the farm is run by Gerald Miles, a prominent campaigner who has been at the heart of the anti-GM movement in the UK for decades. Volunteers get hands-on experience in working on …
Previous campaigns
Over the years, our climate justice working group has run a number of campaigns, both independently and jointly with other climate justice and youth allies. Many of them are archived here: Our work around the UN climate talks, including: Our push for climate justice at the COP21 in Paris and beyond – including our 2015 Summer camp in …
June 21–25: join the anti-coal climate camp in the Czech Republic
This June, join Young Friends of the Earth Czech Republic and the rest of the Czech movement for climate justice ‘Limity jsme my’ (We are the limits) at their first climate camp in Northern Bohemia. Between June 21st and June 25th, climate activists will camp around the area of Most coalfield, where the beautiful old …
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New campaign: no to GMOs and mega-mergers, food sovereignty now!
People in 200 locations across the world will be marching today against the agribusiness giant Monsanto, the industry they represent and the crimes they commit against peasants and the environment. Recently, six of the biggest agribusiness companies worldwide have made deals to merge into three companies. Together they will own nearly 60% of the world’s …
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Building an intersectional climate movement with groups from Africa
Fostering an inclusive and diverse youth environmental movement across Africa and Europe Iva from Young Friends of the Earth Croatia reflects on her experiences in Durban, at the first meeting in Africa of a new joint project between Young Friends of the Earth Europe, Friends of the Earth Africa and Friends of the Earth international. …
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Apply now: Agri-activism opportunity this summer on an organic farm in Wales!
**Applications have closed for 2017 – make sure to check back next year!** “Want to know what it feels like to wake up every morning with a beautiful sea view and flowery fields of black Welsh cows coming to say good morning to you while you enjoy a nice cuppa? Then putting on a very …
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