Schedule European Summer University 2022

WeMove Europe has run an on-the-ground project in Poland in collaboration with Extinction Rebellion and other activists for the last year and a half. While the project is not over, there are already many lessons we can share with others interested in replicating this mobilisation model in rural areas.

We all know the crucial connections between farming practices in Europe and climate change. Changing farming policy in the European Union remains essential, but change from the ground is the other half of the equation we must not forget about. Farming communities have agency, they are not just mere 'recipients' of policies that are agreed upon by decision-makers. If agriculturists work hand in hand with climate activists, farming practices can start to change from the bottom up. Farming communities and climate activists therefore need a common understanding, common messaging, common goals, and of course mutual trust. This is precisely what our project has been experimenting with in Poland over the past year and half - and will continue to do in the future. We'd love to share our trials and errors, our methodology and plans so that others can learn from us, but also give us feedback. We'd love to inspire similar initiatives elsewhere in Europe and start a transnational farming revolution against climate change from the bottom up!

Info

Day: 2022-08-19
Start time: 10:00
Duration: 01:45
Room: W309 Organization:
Track: Ecology and climate justice
Language: en

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