How the Global Greens 2021 Congress will take climate & democracy action together with Your Green Party
The Global Greens congress is a meaningful opportunity for Green parties and partners to build our political consensus and action at a global scale. Our 2021 congress theme is “Climate and Democracy” and will be organized in a unique way - the program is made of sessions hosted by Green parties in their home country!
Green Party collaboration and creativity is encouraged - sessions could range from small meetups to large international seminars. A GG face-to-face event will be held in Seoul, Korea for Party Delegates to meet, debate, learn and vote together. The various discussions will integrate together using online facilitation, producing inspiring examples of Green political thinking and acting locally and globally at the same time.
Today’s workshop clarifies how our global congress can be organized in your party.
Speaker(s):
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Keli Yen, Convenor, Global Greens Keli Yen was elected Convenor of the Global Greens in October 2017, and has been directly supporting the work of the GG Secretariat since 2015. 2011-2015 Keli served as Convenor of the Asia Pacific Greens Federation (APGF), APGF Lead-Representative to the Global Greens Coordination, Director of Green Party Taiwan's International Secretariat, and a Director of the Taiwan Friends of the Global Greens. Keli loves the Global Greens because global solidarity is fundamental to our sustainable wellbeing.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keli.yen Blogs: https://www.globalgreens.org/blogs/keli-yen Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keliyen Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/keliyen
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Merja Kähkönen, Global Greens Coordination Member for the European Green Party (EGP) Merja Kähkönen has been a member of the Global Greens Coordination since 2013, representing the European Green Party. She is from Finland, where she serves as a Member of Board of the Green Women. She works as an Associate Gender Officer in OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). As a feminist, Merja is a proponent of equality, women's rights and minority rights. She believes in international cooperation and is active in the European Green Party. Website: https://merjakahkonen.wordpress.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/merjakah Twitter: @MerjaKahkonen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/merja-kähkönen-402821a8 |
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Eva Goës, Global Greens Coordination and Fundraiser Eva Goës has served in the GG Coordination since 2013 as a Substitute/Alternate for the European Green Party and as a GG Fundraising Advisor. In 2016 Eva was elected by EGP Delegates to serve as a Full voting Member of the GGC. She has always been engaged in human rights and environmental justice worldwide, protested against French nuclear weapon tests at Moruroa and stopped the forced relocation of Diné (Navajo) Indians in Arizona. Eva Goës' greatest political commitment is in introducing decentralized renewable energy and fight against nuclear power and nuclear weapons. Eva's motto is: "if you get the power over your energy – you have got the power over your economy!" Eva Goës' website: http://www.mp.se/om/eva-goes Facebook https://www.facebook.com/eva.goes Wikipedia https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Goës Youtube Video from getting on board the scooner to Moruroa Maskrosbarn, a book about Miljöpartiet's first 20 years. |
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Josef Šmída, Global Greens Coordination alternate Member for the European Green Party Josef Šmída has been a member of the Global Greens Coordination since 2016, representing the European Green Party (EGP). Josef is from the Czech Republic. He joined Strana zelených (Czech Greens) in 2002 when he turned 18, Mladí zelení (Czech Young Greens) one year later. He serves in the International Team of the Czech Greens and as a party’ delegate to the EGP.
In the past, when the Czech Greens were in the Czech Government, Josef was head of human rights expert section of the party. He co-founded and co-developed Green Party cell in Žižkov - Prague district. This cell is now one of the most successful and progressive Green Party cells in Czech with political influence in Prague City Council. During the governmental experience, he was also member of the Republic Council - the highest body of the Czech Greens between its Congresses. At that time, his main issue was the U.S. military base, later changed to U.S. radar base, which was planned to be built close to Prague and should be part of the U.S. National Missile Program. The project was stopped after people protests and the position of the Czech Greens in the Government. Josef has got bachelor degree in specialization in pedagogy - social pedagogy and a masters degree in political sciences – Latin American studies. If not in Czech, he lived, worked and/or studied in Argentina, Canada and Moldova. Twitter: @jsfsmd Tumblr:http://josefsmida.tumblr.com/ Wordpress:www.jsmida.wordpress.com |
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Evelyne Huytebroeck, Member of the Committee of the European Green Party. Being a member of the Belgian Green party Ecolo since 1982, Evelyne Huytebroeck was Co-president of the party from 2002 to 2004 and regional Minister for Environment, Energy, Urban Regeneration, Youth and Aid to Individuals from 2004 to 2014. After she was elected regional MP from 1989 to 2002 already, she was elected once again in 2014, a post, which she currently occupies, as well as being a member of the local council. In her capacity as regional minister, Evelyne Huytebroeck sat in the European Environment Council, and participated in all the COP meetings as a negotiator. From 2010 to 2015, she was Vice-president of two city-networks, Energycities and ICLEI. |
