Naomi Klein recently claimed that COP27 is “greenwashing a police state.” I agree. So why am I going? Why, with the Young European Greens, am I organising a delegation of eight people to go there? What do we hope to achieve? In 2011, Egypt was a burning flame of hope in the Arab Spring. The…
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Reframing Burnout 🧠 🔥 Moving Beyond Stress Management
Many of us have been feeling emotionally drained, detached, or unmotivated at work, but we are not alone. A 2021 survey of 1,500 American workers by the employment website Indeed, revealed that 52% of workers feel burned out. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought this modern workplace malaise into sharp relief: 67% of workers believe that…
Let’s talk about the hijab – but how? 🧕
Mahsa Amini died on 16th September after succumbing to her injuries. She was arrested three days prior by the Iranian “morality police” for allegedly not wearing the hijab in accordance with “government standards”. She died while still in captivity. She was 22 years old. Her unjust and tragic death has triggered a wave of protest…
Call for a printed edition on commons
The change in Overshoot Day date made us realise how fast our resources were declining. To raise awareness on how important this topic is for (Young) Greens, the Ecosprinter wants to deepen thoughts on commons: their use, their definition, their management etc. If you want to write about commons, give a general opinion on how…
European Social Forum – join the (r)evolution!
In ESF in Paris, 12-15 of November 2003 The European Social Forum (ESF) was born in connection to the World Social Forum (WSF) whose aim it is to facilitate grassroot debates about how our world should look like. You’ve surely heard the slogan “Another world is possible”. Well, that’s what the WSF is about: creating…