The program

Program

 

Speakers – United for Transition

	Ahmed Al-Qassam, PUSH Sverige Ahmed will enlighten us about the history and achivements of PUSH Sverige, the challenges ahead and how PUSH can be used as a platform for everone involved in sustainability issues.
	Romiana Bikasha, LSU Romiana will talk about Agenda 2030 and her experiences as Swedish Youth Representative to the United Nations High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2016.
	Johan Andersson, Fältbiologerna Johan is the deputy chairperson of the youth environment organisation Fältbiologerna. He will share some success stories from Fältbiologernas mobilisation around certain issues.
	Annika Hagberg, Magnoliamålet In September 2016, Swedish youth sued the state on climate grounds for selling off coal power plants in Germany. Annika will tell us about the lawsuit and their strategies for mobilising people and getting attention for their cause.
	Joakim Andrén, Climate Justice Program Climate Justice Program trained a number of activists before Ende Gelände – a mass act of civil disobedience where thousands of people occupied a coal mine in Germany. Joakim will share his experiences from this.

Workshops

Some of the workshops will be in Swedish and some will be in English. More detailed descriptions of the workshops will be available soon.

Youth and community-led initiatives for Transition – Alisa Dendro, NGO RELEARN
How do we switch from talking about the change to working for change and being the change? What is there for us, young people, to do to make the world a better place? Alisa’s work is focused on turning people’s frustration about global challenges into enthusiasm about solutions. Starting with an experiential exercise, the workshop will continue with the talk about existing initiatives, projects, networks and possibilities for young people to find their path to be the change.

A journey into inner transition – Emilia Rekestad & Peter Hagerot, Transition Sweden
Inner transition is an important part of the transition model, as we believe that the challenges we face are not just caused by a mistake in our technologies but as a direct result of our worldview and belief system. Join us for a journey where we deepen our inquiry into what our common future may need. This workshop partly builds on ”The Work That Reconnects” by activist and Eco-philosopher Joanna Macy.

Activist well-being – Koen Verbruggen, Climate Justice Belgium
Introduction and video of “validation”, followed by a creative process to see and appreciate people as they are. In order to face our daunting task to make the world better, not only “product” but also process and people matter. Movements mostly run on volunteers, who are diverse. Therefore it’s important to recognise and voice the positive in people and (their) work.

Climate Change Leadership – Hannes Willner & Karl Andreasson, CEMUS
Who can be a leader and how do we mobilize in order to create change? In this workshop you will have the opportunity to try out what it means to do climate change leadership in practice and, together with other, make resistance through mobilizing and organizing.

Sociocracy – Christophe Golle
Not every company needs a boss. Not every group needs hierarchy. No bosses and no hierarchy: sociocracy is an inspiring way for groups to organize themselves and take decisions. It is more simple, more transparent, more flat than the conventional ways. Come and get a taste!

366 Days of Sharing – Maria Eriksson
How can the sharing economy be a tool for using different resources more efficiently? What are the advantages? What good examples are there and what is still missing?

Media och Internet – Beatrice Rindevall, Supermiljöbloggen; Abigail Sykes, Landets Fria; Jenny Stiernstedt, SvD
Under workshopen går vi igenom olika sätt du kan mobilisera via internet, och hur du bör tänka för att nå ut till journalister och media. Du får tips och övning i hur du lyckas på sociala medier, skriver ett effektfullt pressmeddelande, får din insändare publicerad och lockar journalister att skriva om din aktion.

Samhällsplanering för omställning – Martin Gunnarsson
Hur och när kan vi påverka samhällsplaneringen inom dagens system för att nå förändring (Martin Gunnarsson. Samhällsplanerare och grundare av PUSH Sverige)

Earth Hour 2017: mat och hållbar livsstil – Sissa Pagels & Elin Johnson, WWFs Ungdomsråd
Vad har unga för relation till mat idag? Hur hänger mat och hållbar livsstil ihop? Hur kan vi mobilisera kring detta inför Earth Hour 2017?

Tools for Engagement and Mobilisation – Johline Z. Lindholm, PUSH Sverige
Through this workshop we want to inspire you to go from ideas, knowledge and information to start building real plans for change.  In a collaborative, peer-to-peer manner we will explore, and start building strategies for change and try out tools to help you in the process.

PUSH Sverige delegation to COP22