SustainUS is accepting applications to go to the United Nations climate negotiations in Doha, Qatar. All youth 18-26 are eligible to apply to attend as a youth delegate in Doha, Qatar from November 26 to December 7, 2012. Before the conference youth train other youth to be adept at understanding international climate policy, lobbying, communicating… Continue reading A Call for Youth to Attend the International Climate Negotiations
Category: Policy Issues
A Time-Lapse Map of Every Nuclear Explosion Since 1945
by Isao Hashimoto A beautiful but undeniably scary timelapse-map of nuclear explosions by Japanese artist Isao Hashimoto can be seen in the following video. It shows with sound and numbers the 2053 nuclear explosions which have taken place between 1945 and 1998. Hashimoto started the project in 2003 in order to show “the fear and… Continue reading A Time-Lapse Map of Every Nuclear Explosion Since 1945
Workshop/Conference: Volunteering in times of crisis
Valencia March 2 and 3, 2012 RECREATURA is a non-profit organisation supporting innovative and creative art projects in order to support an active European citizenship. The two-day conference concerning “Volunteering in times of crisis” takes place on March 2 and 3, 2012 and aims to promote volunteering in European cities. Against the backdrop of the… Continue reading Workshop/Conference: Volunteering in times of crisis
Designing for the Divide: A Conference on Community Action Across Lines of Difference
West Virginia University March the 23rd & 24th, 2012 In almost every issue concerning for example governance, the environment, economic development or healthcare, the lacking ability to communicate, cooperate and compromise obstructs the successful and effective addressing of challenges. This conference aims to present ideas that help build a bridge in order to reduce social… Continue reading Designing for the Divide: A Conference on Community Action Across Lines of Difference
Review: Encounter with Giovanni Impastato
On the 2nd of November 2011 the Sicilian Giovanni Impastato, who fights against the mafia, was invited in Düsseldorf and Cologne, in order to present his book Resistere a Mafiopoli (Resist Mafiopolis) at the Heinrich-Heine-University and at the Filmhaus Cologne. In this book Giovanni Impastato tells the story of his brother Peppino Impastato to the… Continue reading Review: Encounter with Giovanni Impastato
Call for Papers: Under Western Skies 2: Environment, Community, and Culture in North America
Calgary, Alberta, Canada October 10-13, 2012 Building on the success of Under Western Skies: Climate, Culture, and Change in Western North America in October 2010, Under Western Skies 2 welcomes academics from across the disciplines as well as members of artistic and activist communities, non- and for-profit organizations, government, labour, and NGOs to address the… Continue reading Call for Papers: Under Western Skies 2: Environment, Community, and Culture in North America
People Unite for the Future We Want
New York December 16th On Friday, the 16th of December from 1pm-6pm environmental, youth, and social justice groups from all over the world will unite in order to claim a true and lasting change for people and for the planet. Therefore they will take action while the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development preparatory meetings… Continue reading People Unite for the Future We Want
Publication: EUROPE-CHINA CULTURAL COMPASS
Orientation for Cultural Cooperation Between China and Europe Free download link at the end of this post ! As a result of the project EUROPE-CHINA CULTURAL COMPASS, a publication is now available, addressing the question of intercultural communication and cooperation. In the framework of an ongoing dialogue between China and Europe, the project was generated… Continue reading Publication: EUROPE-CHINA CULTURAL COMPASS
Ecocultures 2012: Transitions to Sustainability
Essex 17th – 18th of April 2012 The conference Ecocultures 2012 takes place at the University of Essex from the 17th to the 18th of April. The aim of Ecocultures 2012 is to show, how communities can adapt successfully to social-ecological change and thus reach the maintenance of resilience and the enhancement of wellbeing. Ecocultures… Continue reading Ecocultures 2012: Transitions to Sustainability
Call for Papers: The International Conference on Culture, Politics, & Climate Change
USA September 13-15 2012 The Conference on Culture, Politics, & Climate Change is an event of the Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder, that takes place from the 13th to the 15th of September 2012. Which obstacles and opportunities are U.S. climate policymakers and scientists confronted with? Current… Continue reading Call for Papers: The International Conference on Culture, Politics, & Climate Change
