The long-awaited Food Issue of the Ecosprinter is finally here! 🌽 With contributions from Iason Paschalidis-Gerostergiou, Dusan Ljumovic, Angela Timmermans, Nessa Molina Cano, Melissa Muhr, and Emil Schenkyr, and the generous support of Thomas Waitz MEP, this year’s issue tackles three main questions: ➡️ What is the environmental impact of food? ➡️ What are the…
Category: Miscellaneous
Open call for contributorsÂ
A new Ecosprinter Editorial Board (EEB) has been elected during last FYEG’s General Assembly! To introduce ourselves, we are Mia, Hannah, and Javier. We are really looking forward to continuing the incredible work that has been done over the past year, and to do so we need your help! We are opening a call for…
Sports and the Environment
I love sports. I am convinced that sport is good for society when used as a tool to promote values of inclusion, respect and fair play. However, like many other people, I am increasingly concerned about the climate crisis, and even more in the light of the latest alarming Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel…
Interview with Ivanna Madiar
Ivanna (she/her) is a green activist from Ukraine passionate about art and trekking. She has more than 7 years experience of activism working through different organisations. She joined Green Youth of Ukraine, few years ago, and became more involved in the work of the Federation of Young European Greens taking part in different projects. She…
Interview with Miriam Shaw
Miriam (she/they) is 24 years old and currently resides in Utrecht, the Netherlands. She holds a Degree in Spanish language and culture and is following a Master in Latin American studies. Miriam has been actively involved within the Dutch young greens (DWARS) and considers herself an ecosocialist. She has a special interest in Queer Politics, Literature…
Interview with Benedetta Scuderi
Benedetta (she/her) has been active in the Green Movement since 2019. She is a co-founder and member of the National Executive committee of GEV, as well as their former international relations officer. She is also active in the Italian Green party renovation process. She is very passionate about the connection between social and environmental issues,…
INTERVIEW WITH WANJA KAUFMANN
Wanja Kaufmann (she/her/hers) is the former international secretary of Grön Ungdom, the Swedish Young Greens. She has been active in the Green movement since 2010 and attended her first FYEG event in 2016. As a member of the Executive Committee she is among other things responsible for Member Organisation coordination, Northern Member Organisation relations and…
Interview with Clara Winkler
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 GrĂĽne 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…
It’s the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, again
And now? The images incoming from Afghanistan are dramatic: masses of people flocking to the airport trying to escape. The fear is great. Women are among the first objectives of the dramatic talibans’ extremist regime: they have already been removed from their workplaces, some schools and universities have been closed to them and in some…
The EU is committed to helping Afghanistan, but not Afghans
“People should not come to Europe. People should stay in their region” “People should not come to Europe. People should stay in their region”. This sentence is probably the best summary of the current EU standing on migrants fleeing Afghanistan after the Taliban have taken over in the country. Not only for its crystal clarity…