Photo Credits: Ali Khademolhosseini Clara Winkler (she/her/hers) started with activism in 2016 and is originally from Germany, where she has been involved in the work of Grüne Jugend for several years now. As a member of the Executive Commitee she is responsible for the Central and Western Member Organisations and focuses her topic on mental…
Category: Inclusion
Will Covid-19 Leave a Permanent Scar on Young People’s Futures?
This article is a cross-publication from the Green European Journal’s website. A year and a half after the onset of the pandemic, young people in Europe are reflecting on the impact it has had on their lives and questioning what it will mean for their future prospects. William Hayward examines the evidence to uncover whether…
Interview with Gülce Yeniev
Gülce Yeniev (she/her) is the treasurer of the FYEG Executive Committee. In our interview, Gülce gives us an insight into her work as a Treasurer and into the present stance and past history of the Turkish Greens, which she’s a part of. She addresses the issue of LGBTQI+ rights, the representation of Eastern and Southern…
Home insecurity in Serbia
The following article is an excerpt from Ecosprinter’s 2021 printed edition on a just transition. We decided to bring you the articles from this edition in a digital form as well. It may seem absurd that in Serbia housing is a major issue, considering the facts that more than 95% of homes are privately owned…
Voices unheard: Questioning the ‘just’ in climate justice
The following article is an excerpt from Ecosprinter’s 2021 printed edition on a just transition. We decided to bring you the articles from this edition in a digital form as well. At its very core, anthropogenic climate change and the way it is affecting humanity, is ultimately an issue of unprecedented injustice. The stories we…
Greater Paris: How to redesign social infrastructure to foster inclusiveness in the remote areas of the Metropolis?
In the next few years, the Parisian region is supposed to experience significant changes and events. One…
Youth Voices Matter: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Young People in Armenia
The following article is an excerpt from our latest printed Ecosprinter titled Reclaim Your Rights! – The Social Issue. We decided to bring you the articles from this edition in a digital form as well. by Lusine Kosakyan To date, young people are among the most affected right holders both in Armenia and worldwide by…
Inclusive Language – From the view of a Non-Binary Gender Person
Inclusive language is important nowadays to support equality, especially regarding equality for women. There is just one problem: It is not inclusive regarding the GSRM-Community (Gender, Sexual and Romantic Minorities). At the age of 12 I began to question my sexual and romantic orientation. I just knew I wasn’t straight. I acknowledged that and moved…
On depression
Depression is a complex, multi-faceted illness, rife with contradiction. Every person’s experience of depression is uniquely different, but it is medically defined by a set of symptoms; shared characteristics that all sufferers have in common to more or less a degree. How can an illness so well defined, with arguably clear treatment options and measures…
It’s OK to not be OK sometimes
I don’t want to continue like this. I want to get rid of my fears now. Right now. I want to get out of the sofa and I want to stop crying. But my feet froze and my body decided that it was not the right time to move. Because at the same time I…