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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The normalisation of hit lists: 5 things you can do to support human rights activists at risk (and help yourself at the same time)
Normalising these killings won’t stop them, why we must act now and what we can do, by Martín Vainstein. This is a guest post by Martín Vainstein, a climate and human rights campaigner and community organiser based in London. In 2015 he co-founded Wretched of the Earth and the new Argentina Solidarity Campaign. Formerly with …
International Women’s Day
Today, on the International Women’s Day of Struggle, Friends of the Earth International is sharing the voices and experiences of Friends of the Earth women and transgender environmental activists. The national and regional contexts described by these activists are diverse. But the challenges they face are a common expression of the linked oppressions based on …
We are hiring – Young Friends of the Earth Network Development Officer!
Young Friends of the Earth Europe is seeking a Network Development Officer, to support a growing and diverse network of young activists, working on environmental and social justice issues in more than 20 countries. Young Friends of the Earth Europe (Young FoEE) is a grassroots network of young people and youth organisations working collectively on …
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Friends of the Earth International in Solidarity with Refugees Sentenced in Hungary
Resolution proposed by Young FoEE and FoE Hungary and approved at Friends of the Earth International Biennial General Meeting in Indonesia, 2016 December. On November 30th 2016, a refugee from Syria named Ahmed, who got asylum in the EU and was trying to help his family in the perilous journey to Europe, was sentenced to …
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Førdefjord Activists on Trial for Civil Disobedience
Tina Andersen Vågenes, activist on trial and member of central board in Young Friends of the Earth Norway (Natur og Ungdom). Contact at tinav@nu.no The Norwegian government has approved massive disposal of mining waste in the Førde fjord. Nordic Mining has been allowed to extract rutile from the Engebø Mountain, and dump 250 million tons …
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