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Growing Together: Join our online training programme on Food Sovereignty (5-9 June)
In the framework of the Growing Together project, Young Friends of the Earth Europe, invites European Youth to the online training training on Food Sovereignty. After the cancellation of the physical training in Belgium, its online version will take place from 5th to 9th June 2020!
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Farmer-to-farmer exchanges in Malta
(Young) Friends of the Earth Malta brought young farmers and agriculture enthusiasts together to share knowledge on almond trees, composting and more!
How to deal with confict in your activist group
Conversations in activist groups can often be tough – small disagreements can bubble up into conflicts, and derail what you’re trying to achieve. How do you stop this happening? During a recent workshop, YFoEE activists learned how to use nonviolent communication to mediate conflicts in groups. Nonviolent communication is based on empathy and on listening …
We’re hiring: coordinator for our Green New Deal project
Young Friends of the Earth Europe is seeking a Project Coordinator Deadline: 7th April 2020 Young Friends of the Earth Europe (YFoEE) is a grassroots network of young people and youth organisations working collectively for social and environmental justice on a local, national and European level. We organise events and inspire young people to take …
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Sustainable city tours in Denmark
Through 10 Sustainable City Tours, Ungdom NOAH and NOAH will take more than 300 young people through a journey of food. We will ask them: who really feeds us? examining the food chain of both conventional big scale farming and regenerative, small scale farming. We will break through long-lived myths about the food system and present the young audience with new and more resource-conscious ways to create food for everyone.
How to make your activist group more inclusive
Last summer, Young Friends of the Earth Europe, together with BUNDjugend (YFoE Germany) held a 9-day training event: ‘Training for Trainers: Inclusive Climate Justice Work’. We ran workshops on addressing racism, centering feminism, tackling power and recognising privilege – all designed to make our climate justice movement open and accessible to all so we can …
Young Austrian activists join huge food sovereignty protest
40 youth activists from Global 2000/Friends of the Earth Austria joined German’s 25,000 people at Germany’s biggest demonstration for sustainable agriculture.
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Judgement brings Young FoE Norway’s climate lawsuit a huge step forward
The Court of Appeals in Oslo today made its judgement on the Norwegian climate lawsuit, which had been brought by a number of plaintiffs including Natur og Ungdom/Young Friends of the Earth Norway. While the Norwegian Court rightly upholds the Constitution which guarantees everyone’s right to a healthy environment, it doesn’t acknowledge the environmental boundaries …
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Know your food workshops in Malta
Over the last couple of weeks, Friends of the Earth Malta ran a series of “Know Your Food” workshops in collaboration with a young farmer, Emanuela from the Veg Box. About 20 urban citizens participated in five sessions that focused on different topics. This was a space for young people to meet, discuss food systems and food sovereignty while meeting different farmers and apiculturists along the way. Participants learned about how food is grown, how to plan a garden, preparing and preserving food, and understanding seasonality.