Remember, remember the beginning of November? We were at the Agora in Budapest, discussing the CiA, participating in progress meetings about the work of the Policy Officers, motions of sadness, and AEGEE’s identity… Next to that, a lot of people and AEGEE-bodies had workshops about various interactive topics. Sometimes there were external specialists presenting a certain topic, or even preparing… Read more →
Only a few days after coming back from the EBM, I already look back at the intense months of preparation before the event. Since December 2012, CD members Miguel Gallardo and Lucille Rieux, together with Sandra Oborska and me Lucia Sobekova -the content team managers-, have been working hard to develop the concept of the EBM Valletta 2013. Indeed, EBM… Read more →
The Chair Team has recently issued an Open Call for workshops to take place during Spring Agora Rhein-Neckar and there are many reasons to apply for hosting a workshop at a statutory event. Giovanni Circella shares his experience from his workshop in Agora Budapest last year. “Change-Maker Lab!” was a cool note in Agora-Budapest that gathered 25 interested participants in… Read more →
Interview with international environmental lawyer Polly Higgins Workshops at statutory events are all about innovative methods, topics, and techniques. Once in a while, their content is so politically and socially innovative, that they give participants a peek into the future. What will the world look like in 2020? How will our actions today have influenced society, business, and the environment?… Read more →
Finally! It is Saturday and the last day of the Agora in Budapest has arrived! After three amazing days for the Health4Youth (H4Y) Project during the Agora – where it received unanimous support in front of the whole Agora and gained a big interest with its games during the AEGEE Fair, the time for the first H4Y workshop in Europe… Read more →
Fall Agora Budapest 2012 was the Agora of going back to the past. Returning to the exact location of the first Agora in Eastern Europe as we are dealing once again with resistance to European ideals. Debating on our identity in order to better understand ourselves. Launching new initiatives which will help AEGEE reclaim the prominent, strongly thematic place it… Read more →
The Visa Freedom Working Group (VFWG) is – according to some people in AEGEE – a “very important part of the organisation.” However, after more than 1,5 years I do not have this feeling anymore. During the workshop (WS) of the Visa Freedom Working Group at the Autumn Agora Budapest, we raised an interesting and important topic of AEGEE – a topic that… Read more →
We are going a little bit back in time – to Friday, November the second, the day when the Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) had its first official workshop in a statutory event. This workshop was titled exactly the same as this article: Are you stranger than a stranger? The word “stranger” when mentioned for the first time refers to… Read more →
‘If you do what you always did, you will get what you always got’ was the motto the workshop ‘Awaken the vision’ started off with. The idea behind this slogan was that when you continuously take the same road, you will keep ending up in the same place instead of moving forward to a better or different place. This goes… Read more →
The need for quality events with good thematic content has been long recognised in AEGEE and last year, the Events Committee (EVC) was created to help the event organisers achieve just that. As the next step, the EVC decided to organise a workshop at this Agora to create a discussion amongst members from different locals about what makes a good… Read more →
