If you thought the U.S. election was interesting, take a look at Brazil. “With the opportunity to try to construct this new future for Brazil and for the planet, I prefer to put my hopes in this movement.” (Marina Silva) The Green Party of Brazil has a new voice, Senator Marina Silva. Female, black, born…
Category: Miscellaneous
The right to unilateral secession – support it or throw it out of the window ?
In FYEG’s Political Platform under ‘Democracy’ it reads: “8.5 All countries should have in their legislation the inalienable right of regions to separate themselves unilaterally from the state of which they are part, in accordance with the right of self-determination”. In this article I shall argue that such a right to unilateral secession of a…
Racism and Xenophobia – How are they being talked in schools?
Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance attack the most basic notion of human rights — that everyone is equal in dignity and worth. They are an affront to basic human dignity. Nevertheless, they occur in every country of the world. When people are socially excluded, the possibility of securing commitment to constructive participation in…
The Commodification of Pride
If one visits a Pride Parade in Western Europe or Northern America these days, one cannot avoid the impression that most aggression to be met there lies in the marketing. Not unexpectedly, Pride Parades have not been able to escape the wave of ultra-commercialization that has swept almost all public manifestations. Nowadays, Pride Parades are…
Strong political support needed: Eastern European LGBT communities gain visibility
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans gender (transsexual and transvestite) people today claim a right to visibility, freedom of assembly and equality in the workplace in all European countries. Remarkable changes have occurred in the position of LGBT movements during recent years in many European countries. For instance in Moldova, Latvia, Turkey and Croatia LGBT organizations…
European Citizens’ Initiative
Time has come for citizens to play a genuine and meaningful role in the European project. The goal of this campaign is to collect signatures of people from all member states, demanding the introduction of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) by a regulation into European law. Such a regulation would require the European Commission to…
To see Islam as a religious or economic issue?
“We are not guilty to the increase of theft, insecurity or of longer queues in hospitals. Neither are the costs of housing increasing due to our presence. Lots of confusing messages are being sent, leading society to connect Islam to terrorism and Muslim to terrorist as well”, says Khamal Rahmouri from the Moroccan Migrant Workers’…
FYEG Campaign against Xenophobia
Xenophobia is not a very fashionable word. Xenophobia is ugly and bad and mean and nobody wants to be called a xenophobe. But when was the last time you hanged on to your bag tighter when passing by a group of Roma on the street? When was the last time you feared expressing a friend…
Young European Greens demands stop on animal testing
On the occasion of the International Day against Animal Testing, the Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG) demands a stop of animal testing and their replacement by alternative ways of testing. Ska Keller, co-spokesperson of FYEG, says: “Every year, 11 million animals are tortured for the purpose of testing in the EU. This is an…
The Commons as an Idea – Ideas as a Commons
It’s about the publishing practice of the ecosprinter. The concept of the commons has a long heritage. The Romans distinguished between different categories of property, these were: Firstly, res privatæ, which consisted of things capable of being possessed by an individual or family. The second, res publicæ, which consisted of things built and set aside…