Today is the official start of Young Friends of the Earth Europe’s reCAP campaign, calling for 50 days of action for fair and sustainable farming. Counting down from today and for the next 50 days, we’ll be organising 50 actions and educational activities showing young people’s demands and visions for better food and farming, as …
reCAP activists meet ministers to demand fairer farming
Report by Anna Cortesi, Young Friends of the Earth Cyprus Young Friends of the Earth Cyprus, along with Pancyprian Association of Organic Farmers organized a protest demonstration last Sunday, 9th of September, in Limassol’s medieval castle square, in light of the present Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) of the EU. The action was planned as part …
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Youth outrage as EU reveals no intention to fight climate change
LONDON / BANGKOK – Today, young people across Europe expressed outrage as the EU revealed its intention to stick to an embarrassingly weak CO2 reduction target of 20% by 2020. At an informal session of the UN climate negotiations in Bangkok, Thailand, the EU announced the plan, explaining that “25% is not reality, it is …
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warm up for reCAP: join the Good Food March
On 19th September, Young Friends of the Earth Europe’s 50 days of action for reCAP start. On this day, the Good Food March will also be arriving in Brussels. The Good Food March is bringing thousands of farmers and activist from all of Europe to Brussels for a demonstration and a citizens gathering outside the …
Another magical summer camp
We’re back from another great Young Friends of the Earth Europe summer camp. This year we had the great pleasure of spending six days at the As Corcerizas Environemntal education centre up in the mounatins of Galicia, Spain. Check out more of our photos on the Young Friends of the Earth photo gallery. Group photo …
reCAP in Cyprus- 9th September
This sunday 9th September, Young Friends of the Earth Cyprus have a day of actions planned to kick off Young Friends of the Earth Europe’s reCAP campaign. Their actions will be taking place at Limassol Castle Square from 18:00- 22:00, to coincide with a dinner being held for a number of EU politicians, currently in …
Report from Summer camp: Thursday 16th August
Thursday was an exciting and interesting day at the summer camp. First we took part in several workshops that participants led themselves, on the following topics. Workshops: Recycled artUsing milk cartons, string and other bits and pieces, we made wallets, decorations and other items. It was funny to see how ordinary waste products can be …
A song for reCAP
Participants at the YFoEE summer camp took time out one sunny afternoon to put together this song and movie with their take on the reCAP demands. Read the lyrics and enjoy the song, from one of our very first 50 actions for reCAP! Oh Mr Cioloş Give me a green CAP It´s what you …
YFoE Netherlands reporting from Nigeria
Myrte from JMA (YFoE Netherlands) tells us about her trip to Nigeria as part of the Worse than Bad campaign Together with Milieudefensie and VARA’s Vroege Vogels, I am going to Nigeria on the 20th of August to report on the oil disaster that has been going on for more than fifty years. My name …
Be part of the Young Friends of the Earth documentary!
We’re really excited to share the news that two members of Young Friends of the Earth Europe, who also happen to be professional film makers, are making a documentary about Young Friends of the Earth Europe, and YOU can help make it happen! Job and Ellard, who have been filming Young Friends of the …
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