Disclosures by two of the world’s leading climate wreckers – Exxon and Shell – lay bare the growing consciousness of our new climate reality. With the impacts of climate chaos being increasingly felt, including increasing the severity and frequency of extreme weather, and forced migration, now is the time to demand what is necessary from…
Author: paulakeller
FYEG30: Call for Articles, Pics and Memories
The Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG) has its 30th birthday in 2018. Relating to this, the Ecosprinter will publish a printed edition dedicated to this very celebration. The printed edition will be our look back and to the future. For this, we ask for contributions from all who have had their share of FYEG…
What happened to the Young Greens in Austria?
The Young Greens Austria were recently kicked out of the Green Party in Austria. Despite the ensuing challenges they decided to continue their political work. The Young Greens and the Party To understand the conflict between the party and the youth organisation, it’s important to understand the history of the youth organisation….
The commons: urban gardens and their potential for ecological citizenship
The Climate Change Working Group of FYEG will focus this year on sustainable agriculture. An important topic in this respect are urban gardens. They are a potential source of local food but have much more benefits, that will be addressed in this article. They can even be considered an example of the commons, another topic…
Measuring Spanish democracy
Democracy can be measured, and there is no bipolar difference between democracy and dictatorship. We can find characteristics of democracy in an authoritarian regime, and characteristics of authoritarianism in a democratic one. Thanks to the work of political scientist Robert Dahl, who considered democracy to be an incomplete path, we have different criteria to determine…
Fossil ideas, the real transition
How the case of Eeklo fuels a more fundamental debate about energy transition What if the world is be an organic system and what if it would be simply impossible to burn enough fossil fuels to make it inhabitable? Or maybe more likely what if through cloud seeding, algae furtilisation in the oceans or putting…
They have heard we are queers!
When does our vulnerability reach its highest point?! A question I had not thought about until 25th of August 2017. What hurts the most is thinking what’s worst, when pedestrians are violent towards you because of your gender expression or the fact that the police, who should be the last resort for seeking help, does…
Migration (on) stage
At the end of the 19th century, the industrialization had created an economic system determining a lifestyle in which we excessively use and discard goods and services, i.e. this consumer society in which we still live. With this industrial revolution, the gap increased between the activities related to the material processing – the useful ones…
How it is to run for parliament in one of the most conservative parts of Germany
I was born in Bad Aibling, Bavaria, near the Alps in the South of Germany. It is here, surrounded by stunning nature amidst the beautiful Alpine scenery, where Conservatives gained about two thirds of votes in past elections and in the first election of the European Parliament a right-wing party obtained 30% of votes. Running…
Learning from the Past: a Personal Refugee Story
In the European context, it is quite easy to get caught up in the hysteria of refugee migration, especially when media outlets call it “the biggest migration since the Second World War.” These representations make it seem as if an invasion is happening, descending on a surprised, startled and unprepared Europe. However, the biggest surprise…