Three international participants were invited to join Young Friends of the Earth Europe (YFoEE) at their Network Gathering meeting in Croatia (11th – 15th April 2013) to learn from the network, to share their group’s work and to make links towards strengthening solidarity between grassroots environmental groups across the globe. These are their reflections on …
Springtime- It’s seedbombing time
Fancy a bit of fun recapturing waste lands in your city? From the Young Friends of the Earth Food & Agriculture Working Group we encourage you to take action against the deterioration of our public spaces, by throwing seedbombs in the context of the 1st may Guerrilla Gardening action day. Guerrilla gardening is a non …
Youth empowerment for sustainable energy solutions | 2-9th June, Vienna
The Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG) is organizing an Energy Campaigning Training from the 2nd to the 9th of June in Vienna! Young Friends of the Earth Europe as partners in the project have the possibility to send 3-4 participants from our network to take part. The training will bring young people from across …
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Welcoming our new Steering Group 2013-14
We’re very happy to introduce you to the new Steering Group of Young Friends of the Earth Europe, elected at this years Network Gathering in Croatia on 15th April. Each year participants at our annual meeting have the chance to stand and be elected to join a team of volunteers whose role it is to …
Green recipies for a grey winter
By distributing recipes in front of Vienna’s major supermarkets, the Global 2000 youth group alerts customers to the fact that cooking with seasonal and regional organic products is easier than most people believe. Written by Timothy Bidwell, Global 2000 Jugend In the era of globalisation, we have to face crucial decisions every day if we’re …
CAP proposals still too weak to save nature or farmers
As you know, Young Friends of the Earth Europe has been following the negotiations of the new Common Agriculture Policy as part of our reCAP campaign. Friends of the Earth Europe has just issued a press release following the vote of our Members of European Parliament in Strasbourg. ***PRESS RELEASEFriends of the Earth Europe *** …
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Summer Camp 2013, 28th July- 4th August
This summer we’ll be heading north to the arctic circle for our annual summer camp! Doesn’t sound so summery we know, but we can assure you that we have some very strong reasons for making such an extreme trip for this years summer camp. From the 28th July- 4th August, 60 young people from the …
Final push on vote for sustainable and fair agriculture
Next week, on 12th and 13th March the latest draft of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will be debated and voted on by our Members of Parliament (MEP’s) in Strasbourg, France. All around Europe over the past months, farmers, civil society and youth organisations have been busy drawing attention to some of the biggest and …
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Follow ‘Portraying Young Friends of the Earth’ the documentary
In 2013, Ellard, Job and Guus will be touring Europe and filming activists from the Young Friends of the Earth Europe network. To keep up to date with all their news and for special sneaky peak views of what they’re producing, be sure visit regularly their new website Portraying Young Friends of the Earth. For …
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Stop the shale gas explosion in Lithuania
Written by Jolanta Uktveryte, Žvejonė/Young Friends of the Earth Lithuania The shale gas explosion seen across Europe and the US is blasting in Lithuania too, a country which is desperate for its own energy independency. Recently, local communities from south western Lithuania approached the green movement after a scandal when agricultural land was acquired for …