Bridget Warao, from Nairobi, Kenya, writes: “Come to think of it, what abortion does to most of females is one of the most cruel things in life. A woman opts for abortion for one of several reasons: for fear of losing a partner, inability to face social wrath or the fear of her parents finding…
Meet the Irish Young Greens
Oige Ghlas / Irish Young Greens were officially set up in March 2002 from several young environmental groups all over Ireland. We are the youth branch of the national Green Party / Comhaontas Glas and have about 800 members so far this year. Our second National Convention was held at the end of November at…
Gender corner
Destroying a myth, sorry boys!!! According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year. Male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November. However, Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring. Therefore,…
Meet Alternattiva Demokratika Studenti
Alternattiva Demokratika Studenti (ADS) is the youth organisation of Alternattiva Demokratika, the Maltese Green Party. ADS were founded in February 2001. Alternattiva Demokratika Studenti is an organisation promoting radical democracy, environmental and social justice and social and civil rights. ADS are made up of an elected executive committee and around 40 members. Most campaigns focus…
"Free hugs and smiles!" – the new FYEG slogan
A great Federative Council took place between the 29th of November and the 3 of December 2002 and it was made even more memorable on Saturday night (30th November) as FYEG delegates from all over Europe descended on the busy shopping streets of Gent. In Friday night’s activism workshop, we had discussed the possibility of…
The first congress of Green Youth, Serbia
The boat `Marina` on Danube river in Belgrade welcomed members of Green Youth and their guests. The first congress took place in very pleasant atmosphere. The first part of our work was devoted to discussing amendments and adopting youth Charter, which specifies our work and aims we want to achieve. Following this important process, elections…
The tyranny of ‘normal sex’
An awful lot of people spend an awful lot of time worrying about sex. They worry about what kind of sex they are having (or not having). They even worry about what kind of sex other people are having (or not having). All this worrying sometimes leads to telling other people what kinds of sex…
Are you normal? (sexually speaking)
We are encouraged to ask ourselves, ‘Am I normal?’ Have you had too few partners? Or too many? Do you act gay? Or not gay enough? Are you a real man? Are you a good woman? Do you masturbate enough or maybe too much? Do you use the best positions? Have you got the right…
Examples of cooperative games
Cumulative jump : We simply add the length of everyone. By this way the world record will quickly be pulverised ! Same method can be applied to mass throw, javelin, etc. Collective run : We run altogether attached with a rope, so the group must adapt to the slowest. Track tour : Instead of everyone…
Everybody happy in Ghent
Federative Council 2002 New statutes, a new political platform, new internal rules of procedure, a street action, a new Executive Committee…the latest Federative Council of the FYEG in Ghent, Belgium, was a very successful one. From Ukraine to Portugal and from Finland to Malta, 45 participants attended the Federative Council of the FYEG in Ghent,…