Álvaro González Pérez is one of those people who secretly have a day of 36 hours, otherwise you couldn’t explain how he manages to do everything. He is a trainer, a consultant, a member of the European Youth Forum’s expert group on Youth Rights, a board member of Generation Climate Europe (until the end of […]
For Anuna De Wever, volunteering in a refugee camp lead to organising the first youth climate strike in Belgium. Get to know her story!
In the 2019 European Parliament elections the group of the Greens increased from 50 to 74 members. It was clear that European citizens were asking for greener and more sustainable policies, and the European Commission responded by launching the European Green Deal as soon as it took office. What it is and how does it work?
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In less than three years, Greta Thunberg has turned from a teenager protesting alone in front of the Swedish national Parliament to a globally renowned figure, who started a worldwide movement of young climate activists and spoke “truth to power” in front of the highest level politicians. Greta became a symbol of how young people are driving the movement to stop the climate emergency and has been an inspiration for students in Europe and all around the world. We can’t all start a global movement like Greta did. Though, we can learn a lot from her activism.
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