On October 4th 2015 I was one of the 60,000 plus protesters, united in a protest against Conservatives outside of their Party Conference. Surrounded by a ring of steel, by Manchester police, private security companies, snipers on roofs and what appeared to be a helicopter flying around us, Conservative members watched over 60,000 protesters walking…
Author: aleksandra
We are responsible
The interest of mine to write something and share my ideas and thoughts about this topic appeared after a Facebook discussion. The headline of the link we started to discuss was “Feminists are not responsible for educating men”. I may be a bit radical and some of you may not share the same thoughts with…
Get Prepared
During the Congress of Young Europeans in Budapest, which took place between 3rd and 6th of September 2015, the subject of refugees was a burning one for the participants. Some decided to help out as they could – by sharing food and drinks in the area of Keleti station where the refugees stayed. One of…
Neoliberalzation of Nature and COP21
Dominant neoliberal discourse permeates contemporary climate governance. COP21 is not enough, we need an economic forum for a real change. In order to stop following the illusion of a Climate Change mitigation and in order to create a real change with the aim to achieve a low-carbon society we should change our economic view….
Sri Lanka forces Coca-Cola to stop production
The Central Environmental authority of Sri Lanka has cancelled the environmental license to Coca Cola Sri Lanka to operate in the country. This unprecedented move comes as a result of a devastating oil leak from an underground pipe in a Coca Cola production facility close to Colombo. The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWDB)…
TTIP explained: Loss of Profit or Loss of Democracy?
So what is TTIP? The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. A bit of a mouthful, I know. But these terms and acronyms are supposed to be hard to remember, let alone to understand. In fact, none of us were ever really supposed to know about TTIP at all. The basic premise is to establish a…
Elections and hopes in post-Gezi Turkey
Many of us wonder who are the people who went to the streets during Gezi Park protests, who are behind the recent electoral success of the HPD party in Turkey, who has enough courage to sand up against Erdogan’s regime. Among others, there are also young activists connected to the green movement. While travelling back…
What do you expect from FYEG in the upcoming year? – Ecosprinter Photobooth
In our next edition of the Ecosprinter Photobooth, we asked participants of the FYEG General Assembly in Georgia the following: What do you expect from FYEG in the upcoming year? Check out those inspiring answers! Thanks to all the lovely people who took part! For the full album, visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.959523147431634.1073741833.610892432294709&type=3 …
In the UNFCCC: An interview with Manjana Milkoreit
In the UNFCCC: An interview with Manjana Milkoreit, post-researcher fellow at the Global Institute of Sustainability and Arizona State University. Could you present yourself, and tell us more about your activities back home ? Ma name is Manjana Milkoreit, I am a post-researcher fellow at Arizona State University, where I work at the Global Institute…
Living in a state of war
We hear updates about the war in Eastern Ukraine every day. There are so many, that it is easy to become immune to another dramatic news that reach us. ‘Us’ living far away from the conflict zone. Do we ever wonder how is it like to live in a country which is under attack or…