2 day Winter Academy on line -Exploring the Environmental movements -

2 Day Winter Academy - On Line

Intersectional and Feminist Perspectives on Environmental Loss and Damage in the Environmental Movement in the European Space?

How do we make sense of all the environmental crises we have suffered in the European space from an intersectional perspective? In the face of huge environmental challenges, tipping points and crises and the fear of the future, how do these impact different sections of the community and how do they cross over into intersectional considerations?

What are the costs and losses and damages to different communities and how do we interpret these, understand them, minimise them and prevent more loss and damage.? How do these relate to the wider community who are also struggling to come to terms with a rapidly changing environment in some cases not seen for 1200 years or more in other aspects much longer- how do we protect Europe from these challenges- and how do leverage the new found European strength as a new found tool to address such challenges- how does it mature and develop the very concept of Europe. Has Europe found a new voice?

What are the financial and economic structures and budgeting methodologies needed to support an intersectionally beneficial outcome? How do we achieve this and what economic and financial structures, tools and modalities need modification.?

We will aim to use the learnings from this year’s 2022 environmental crises in different European Countries and explore the intersectional perspectives of impacts both long and short term and how to address, mitigate and avoid more challenges in the future from an intersectional perspective. Activities and gathering evidence and sharing examples. Video interveiwing and making

Intersectional considerations are now considered to be some of the most important in solving the intersecting environmental crises of our age and it is vital that the movement addressing this reflects the nature and complexity of its challenges.

This late summer school will offer participants real insights into the intersectional aspects and issues and challenges of the environmental movement. It is part of our Feminists in the Environmental Movement Project for 2022.

Environmental impacts are very gendered with women and girls young people and most vulnerable communities- often being in the frontline of effects.80 % of climate victims are women and girls- how this intersects and connects to unequal power structures and economics .

This winter academy explores these issues and encourages participants to share knowledge and experience from around Europe as well as reflecting on what is behind the science, the issues, the waves of feminism and the overall landscape of todays culture and philosophy and how we might shape a better future together.

The course also aims to create a community of alumni able to take the next steps to create change in the world and make it more amenable to intersectional ideas and with greater understand of how it works.

Drawing on the combined experience of the Green European Foundation which works to link institutes, and groups across Europe, Visio and educational organisation in Finland which has led last years Climate Feminist Ambassadors Project, and The Green Economics Institute, a research organisation of the UN which has regular delegations to the United Nations Climate Conferences COPs, and at COP26 led workshops on intersectional and indigenous and feminist perspectives on environmental change and the transition, this late summer school brings together expertise and participants from all over Europe and beyond to share knowledge experience and plans for how to make the world more responsive to feminist and intersectional perspectives.

The winter academy will provide opportunities to interact and network with experts and people active in these areas. It will take place at the tail end of COP27 at which the Green Economics Institute will play an active role with a large delegation and is involved in some of the issues in climate finance and in COP Conferences designs.

We hope to have participajnt representatives from most countries in Europe and many different intersectional ideas. If you would like to apply to take part please register here via eventbrite.

We will be offering some bursaries from countries with the lowest GDP in Europe and asking people in countries with higher GDPs to help sponsor some places for those who couldnt attend otherwise.

We will be offering a certificate of attendance to all participants who fully complete the course.

Programme

Feminists and diversity inclusion and intersectionality in the Environmental Movement 2 day Late Summer School -Intersectional and Diversity Issues to be held on line

Day 1 Saturday 19th November 2022

Morning

Session 1

Welcome Session and introductions. Aims of the Summer School, methodology, philosophy and background to The Green European Foundation, (GEF) and to GEI and the project.Introduction to the Facilitatators Short -Introduction to the Participants.Introduction to the project partners and resources they have created.

Session 2

How do we make sense of all the environmental crises we have suffered in the European space from an intersectional perspective? In the face of huge environmental challenges, tipping points and crises and the fear of the future, how do these impact different sections of the community and how do they cross over into intersectional considerations?

What are the costs and losses and damages to different communities and how do we interpret these, understand them, minimise them and prevent more loss and damage.? How do these relate to the wider community who are also struggling to come to terms with a rapidly changing environment in some cases not seen for 1200 years or more in other aspects much longer- how do we protect Europe from these challenges- and how do leverage the new found European strength as a new found tool to address such challenges- how does it mature and develop the very concept of Europe. Has Europe found a new voice?

What are the financial and economic structures and budgeting methodologies needed to support an intersectionally beneficial outcome? How do we achieve this and what economic and financial structures, tools and modalities need modification.?

Introduction to intersectional ideas, feminist ideas and waves, debating eco feminism and introducing the feminist constructions and perspectives of the environmental movement and intersectionality challenges. Introduction to the environmental movement and its issues and concerns and activities.

Session 3

Group work - Intersectional analysis of 2022 environmental crises in each country in Europe with experts and all participants and data and evidence being examined. Participants are asked to explore the issues of the environmental crisis in their home country and region to bring as evidence from an intersectional perspective for this session.

Afternoon

Overview -Workshops, lectures, presentations and discussions

Session 1

Introduction to the project

Introduction to theories of environment, transition,green issues, green economy, transition and mitigation, adaptation and prevention. Competing contemporary solutions and feminist and intersectional perspectives of them and their impacts.

Session 2

Introduction to the project partners and findings and presentations of this projects activities and outputs so far and summary and evaluation discusion. Workshops sharing activities including:

last years project- -https://gef.eu/event/feminist-climate-ambassadors-countdown-to-cop26/

This years project- Feminism and journalism training in Eastern Europe- This training provided selected young Green feminists with skills and knowledge on fair and ethical reporting, writing, and research; as well as fostering creativity, empathising and recognising the intersections of gender and climate. Aimed at participants in Central and Eastern Europe, the training will also tackle press freedom more broadly, exploring some hot topics and discussing what the EU can, does, and should do to in this domain. Link -and information about the event: -https://gef.eu/event/reporting-for-a-green-and-feminist-europe/

Session 3

Introduction to the GEI a women led organisation and its origins Presentation New styles of womens leadership

Session 4

We will aim to use the learnings from this year’s 2022 environmental crises in different European Countries and explore the intersectional perspectives of impacts both long and short term and how to address, mitigate and avoid more challenges in the future from an intersectional perspective. Activities and gathering evidence and sharing examples. Video interveiwing and making

Session 5

Master Classes from around Europe and diverse perspectives and implications

Session 6

Putting it all together : workshops discussions, Deep Dives -Break out rooms followed by a plenary debate with participants. Summary and workshops sharing activities.

Deeper Dives -Break out Group work - Intersectional analysis of 2022 environmental crises in each country in Europe with experts and all participants and data and evidence being examined. Participants are asked to explore the issues of the environmental crisis in their home country and region to bring as evidence from an intersectional perspective for this session.

Day 2

Workshops presentations, group work,lectures, report backs

Women and girls in Europe- contemporary update from across Europe and beyond. Discussion of the issues we want to understand during the late summer school with invited motivating speakers.

Contemporary environmental issues, theories, actions, activities, events and options including preparing for environmental events including COP15 biodiversity, COP27 climate and other environmental institutional initatives and events. Presentations with speakers from different perspectives.

Session 1 Sharing perspectives of environmental change from accross Europe - all participants - the impacts and the possibilities and implications

Session 2 Intersectionality and diversity in action from a diverse range of speakers

Introduction to our previous work on intersectionality at the United Nations and the challenges of feminist perspectives the United Nations structures is facing and discussion about possible solutions. Presentations from people who have presented intersectionality and inclusion and diversity at the United Nations Climate Conference this week.

Intersectional perspectives from Indigenous speakers, and perspectives, gendered perspectives.

the necessity of diversity and intersectional approach in the environment movement, illustrated with few Macedonian examples:

Lecture Dr Liliana Popovska former MP North Macedonia:

1. Great success of the Campaign Clear It Up from 2020-21, led by the Institute for communicational studies – Skopje (journalists, woman president), donor UK Embassy, participants over 40 environmental NGO-s and scientist institutions and individuals. I was part of it as a board member of the Green Institute. Most of the activists were women from different origin - ethnic, religious, political, age, regions. Huge enthusiasm, volunteering work, public earthquake and extraordinary results. The only angry were the dirty businessmen and corruptive politicians. Different sectors involved in cooperation: environmentalists, scientists, civil servants, journalists.

What was achieved:· deep and profound changes in 3 laws on protecting nature and natural resources (water; mineral resources; environmental inspectorates)

Education of wider public: · Civil inspecting council (to control the environmental inspectorates).

Great success of the anti-mining movement in Macedonia, lasting for 6 years. People all over the country joined to help the activists, who were also from different origin, with 2 brave young women in each of the two biggest mines – threats with cyanide and sulfuric acid. From political side, the only party was the green one, with a woman leader. The most active reporters were few women.

Session 3

Disability and Mental Health - how are we affected?

Mental Health, health and disability perspectives into governments policies

This workshop is going to cover how disabled people and people with mental health issues are impacted by climate change. This is both from a policy and activism perspective. The workshop will also delve deeper into how more people are developing disabilities and mental health problems both physiologically and emotionally due to environmental degradation and climate change. The workshop will end by showing solutions in supporting and fighting for the rights of the disabled community but also how to support those who have become disabled or have developed mental health problems as a result of climate change.

Chaired by Rhianon Hawkins of Mansfield College, University of Oxford and Dr Katherine Kennet, Consultant Pyschiatrist country leads on policy.

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Deconstructing Economics and Finance and unequal power structures presentations. The real challenge to international institutional change from a feminist perspective. Deconstructing unequal democratic and state electoral structures and the causes and unequal power structures. Debate and planning workshop with all participants.

Summary and workshops sharing activities

Lunch

Group Photo

Afternoon

Session 4

Presentation of Books and concepts associated with the project

Dare to Care as a political Agenda https://gef.eu/event/ecofeminist-care-as-a-political-agenda/ and analysis of where they sit in the spectrum of ideas of feminism and feminist discourses.

Lecture Ewa Suffin -(Poland and France) the concept of care in the heart of ecofeminist vision of political and economic change, and examples of it's pratic implementation in concrete local green policies, initiatives and economic and social innovations. "Dare to care. Ecofeminism as a source of inspiration".

Session 5

Alternative solutions with the world looking very different- modelling the scenarios -and daring to dream; Calculating the economic and political changes needed -how it could solve climate change. Presentations of learning and outcomes from participants and making our new community

Session 6

Group break out sessions to share summary of summer school and learnings and next steps Workshops presentations, group work,lectures, report backs

Summary and workshops sharing activities and Next steps discussion and suggestions and sharing workshop

Session 7

Master Class and Lecture Keynote

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Audience: This event is open to the general public by prior ticket and registration.

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation, supported by the Green Economics Institute and Visio in Finland and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.

This event is part of Feminists in the Environmental Movement, a GEF transnational project that seeks to stimulate conversations around (the intersections of) gender and environmental justice across Europe. The project is implemented with the support of Visio (Finland), Green Economics Institute (UK), Oikos (Belgium), Strefa Zieleni (Poland), Green Thought Association (Turkey), and CDNEE.

Please book your ticket for entry to the summer school here via eventbrite

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Resources from the project and previous projects we are involved in

Video from the GEF Project from our partners: https://youtu.be/ns4MfI8Dwzc

The Event in Poland -Polish Congress of Women

Dare to Care as a political Agenda

https://gef.eu/event/ecofeminist-care-as-a-political-agenda/

https://gef.eu/event/climate-change-impacts-on-rural-women/

https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/fighting-the-patriarchy-to-save-the-planet/

Our Green Economics Institute mailing list:

Please also sign up to our mailing list to receive information about future actiojns and activities.

Link - Green Economics Institute Mailing List

The Green Economics Institute Conference Team

Partner websites:

Visio (Finland)

www.opintokeskusvisio.fi/in-english

(Poland)

Turkey

Oikos (Belgium )

A precursor to this event will be a live event directly from The United Nations on Thursday 17th November 2022 COP27 on intersectionality in the environmental movement.

The speakers will join us on Saturday and Sunday for our training course.

Lecturer and Trainer Team and several others being confirmed currently.

-Dr Liliana Popovska former MP (North Macedonia)

-Professor Dzintra Astaja (Latvia) Professor of Sustainabilitly ,Dzintra Atstaja is Professor at the Department of Management at BA School of Business and Finance (Latvia), a Scientific expert in Economics & Management Sciences of the Latvian Council of Science. Specializes in Economics and design of sustainability; Green entrepreneurship, Business control systems and management, Business sustainability; Corporate social responsibility; Civil defense and work safety; more than 25 years of experience in business consulting.

-Dorothy Nalebega - Green Economics Institute Trustee (UK and Uganda)

Anne Githu - Founder of Sustainow Media Lab- Kenyan Feminist and Climate Advocate

Anne Githu - Founder of Sustainow Media Lab- Kenyan Feminist Climate Ambassador. Anne grew up in Kenya and has also worked in the Middle East and Europe in her extensive corporate marketing career. From a young age, she had firsthand experience in climate-driven conflicts relating to food systems, which result in gender-based vulnerabilities for women and girls as household caretakers. She is committed to giving women a voice and empowering them to participate in climate action.

Anne has also conducted extensive research on the UN Climate Negotiations, UN Sustainable Development Goals and is using her start-up, Sustainow Media Lab, as an inclusive space to drive climate literacy, shape attitudes and share perspectives on social and environmental impact. Anne has a Master of Science in Advanced Marketing Management, a Bachelor of Arts in English & Communication, a Diploma in Digital Marketing and Certification in Sustainability Skills for the Green Transition from the University of Cambridge

-Professor Alexandra Harrington -Live from Poland (UK) Fullbright Professor and University of Lancaster. Lecturer in Law (Environmental), International Law; International Environmental Law; Human Rights Law; International Organisations; Climate Change Law; Sustainable Development; Global Governance; Interngenerational Justice; Transitional Justice.

- Dr Elif Selin Calik.Celine Energy & Media, UK (Turkey) author of "The Renaissance of Smart Energy: The Nexus of COVID-19 and Green Energy: https://amazon.co.uk/dp/B09RP7JJG2/

Energy specialist and author, her expertise areas are ESG, energy politics, renewable energy, and climate change. She has been giving consultancy services to companies on sustainable investments and ESG. Every year, she participates in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP) as an observer to fight against climate change.

She holds an MA in Cultural Studies from the International University of Sarajevo and a second MA in Global Diplomacy from SOAS at the University of London. Over the last five years, Selin has been engaged in various projects on the Syrian border of Turkey with the aim of helping and educating refugees and reporting on them. Working as a researcher, she has been a member of various delegations that have visited “hotspots” in Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere. She has interviewed prominent figures, such as Staffan de Mistura, the UN Special Envoy to Syria, on conflict resolution in the Syria and Astana Process.

She has also interviewed the President of the World Economic Forum, Borge Brende, on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Energy, and other leaders, such as Erdogan and Putin. She is a regular contributor to publications like TRT World, Daily Sabah, Yeni Safak, and Middle East Monitor. She was one of the founders of the In-Depth News Department of Anadolu News Agency.

Ewa Suffin -(Poland and France) the concept of care in the heart of ecofeminist vision of political and economic change, and examples of it's pratic implementation in concrete local green policies, initiatives and economic and social innovations. "Dare to care. Ecofeminism as a source of inspiration".

-Rhianon Hawkins -live from Mansfield College, University of Oxford (Wales)

A key note speaker for the Royal College of Psychiatrists in conferences; publishing academic journal articles for ACAMH; leading peace and dialogue workshops in schools with Solutions not Sides; to attending both COP26 and the SB56 UN climate Summit in, Bonn, Germany, where I had the opportunity to speak and contribute to key policy documents surrounding youth empowerment and climate refugees. I earnt the Foresters Competitive Scholarship twice (2020-2022). I am highly motivated and focused when given tasks but I also enjoy working both independently and within a team, as I value the importance of inclusivity of perspectives which differ from my own.

-Johana Alazar-(Sweden and Ethiopia)

Susanne Rieger- Germany and Spain FMH -Invited -being confirmed

-Lynne Franks OBE (UK) invited but to be confirmed

-Professor Ioana Negru -(Romania) invited

Bianca Madison -Vuletta Environmental Health specialist Uk and Croatia

Chelangat Scholar Green Leader Kenya

Meram Environmental Feminist leader Chad and France