My last article was about Turkey… now it’s about Greece. It seems like an Eastern Europe human rights violations “journey” is happening often these days, with agressive acts by the police in Turkey, LGBTQI rights violations in Russia and now Greece. A journey that’s not very happy indeed. So now in Greece there is a new Health Minister named Adonis… Read more →
The Culture Working Group (CWG) carried on an initiatie focusing on films that made history in each European country. Take a look at this awesome project and read the interview we made to Sabina Guja (AEGEE-Cluj-Napoca), the main coordinator of this initiative. Was this your idea or was it a project promoted by the CWG? How did the idea take… Read more →
Are you done with the ‘normal’ ways of travelling, or you don’t want to wait for the public transport anymore? Read this article and get inspired! What is more fun than travelling in an adventurous and cheap way, which makes you super fit at the same time? And last but not least, it is environmental friendly as well. When you… Read more →
Can a young girl’s dreams affect the world? In the new century the answer is simple: YES! The world is following a girl who has a very deep passion for her rights. This girl is Malala Yousufzai. She is a brave education activist girl from Pakistan. Her vision is to teach us again about the importance of the problem of… Read more →
Everything started when the Turkish government decided to destroy Gezi Park to build a mall. That made people come to Taksim Square, Istanbul, to protest for saving the park. Today, there are many people protesting in Turkey and the police is becoming more and more violent. There are many injured people and also some deaths. Police forces have left Taksim… Read more →
Do you remember the workshop of the Environmental Working Group (EnWG) about Ending Ecocide or the speech in the closing plenary of Agora Budapest by Polly Higgins? At this Spring Agora Rhein-Neckar, Prisca Merz from AEGEE-Passau and Director of End Ecocide in Europe was the person who reminded us that the main idea of their initiative is intriguingly simple: Environmental… Read more →
Almost two months have passed since EBM Valletta 2013 took place. It was, indeed, an amazing event which gave all participants courage and inspiration to start acting and become part of the change all over Europe. Plenty of discussions, sessions, presentations and workshops were included in the programme, making the contribution of the participants both necessary and fun! One of… Read more →
You remember Lauren, right? Some months ago she started paying a bit more attention to the food she was eating. She found out more about our food system, like the concept of seasonality of fruits and vegetables or the way some food products travel half across the globe before landing on our plates. She also learned about alternatives, such as… Read more →
During Agora Rhein-Neckar, the Visa Freedom Working Group (VFWG) organized quite a successful workshop! The main leader and speaker of the workshop was an American citizen living in Germany and the Czech Republic, Mrs. Kimberli Jo Lewis, who has a certificate from the London Coaching Academy. Kimberli Lewis, International CEO, executive coach, and mentor, talked about transitioning and being culturally… Read more →
While many AEGEE members were spending their time green travelling with the destination Mannheim, the Sports Working Group (SWG) was hosting a football tournament for the ones already in the city. The idea behind the active afternoon was not only to raise awareness about physical activity but also to inform members about the topic of racism in sports. In a… Read more →
