Activists

In a Europe threatened with rising nationalism, trans-European media could present an ambitious project to connect people across borders and language barriers. Green European Journal spoke to Catherine André from VoxEurop and Marta Cillero from Political Critique, first runner-up of the Jean Monet Prize for European Integration, about their hands-on experiences of transeuropean media and […]

European Alternatives, Krytyka Polityczna and partners are looking for motivated people to join the team of the Transeuropa Caravans that together will be reaching 15 European countries in Spring and Autumn 2019. Each Caravan will be composed of a group of skilful people: Coordinator, Logistics officer, Communication officer, and Facilitator/performer who will be recruited with […]

In the contemporary moment, “Europe might appear like a continent pulling itself apart”, write Niccolò Milanese and Lorenzo Marsili in their recent book Citizens of Nowhere. Indeed, after years of ongoing ecological, humanitarian and economic crises, the demand to “take back control” of the decisions that affect their everyday lives seems to resonate not only […]

On January 16, a group of women from Macedonia started sharing on social media their personal testimonies of sexual harassment committed by perpetrators in positions of power, using the hashtags #ISpeakUpNow – #СегаКажувам in Macedonian and #TaniTregoj in Albanian. Back then, this was the variation of the #MeToo campaign that gained attention in the Balkans. […]

“Cannibals coming out of my sex (…)” It is quite hard to grasp all the lyrics from the song “Cannibal babies” by LA based musician and artist Geneva Jacuzzi. I do really hope that Geneva doesn’t mind me using parts of her song for inspiration: imagine all those men in white (but sometimes women too), […]

On Saturday, October 13th 2018, people in more than 50 European cities, from Minsk to Lisbon, from Nicosia to Eskilstuna, have gathered on the streets to raise their voices against nationalism and for a united Europe. More than 800 prominent European artists, writers, academics and politician supported the Call To Action of 13-10.org. Organisations and individuals […]

Year 2018 will remain written in history. Sure, there are many reasons for this. Many of them with a bitter taste, some with a smile, and rare ones full of pride. There are moments in which we tend to release tears without hesitation, with a weird mixture of anger and relief. It seems to me […]

*Impressions from the Campus of European Alternatives 2018 “Why is it so dark in here,” whispers the person next to me. We are in a room with many windows, yet, all blinds are shut. Outside, the blazing midday sun illuminates the rows of cypress, olive and fig trees lined up along the Tuscan hills. Inside, […]

KATE LAYCOCK Legal moves to increase police powers in the name of fighting terrorism are hardly new territory for Europe. The UK’s 2016 Investigatory Powers Act is one recent example; Emmanuel Macron’s 2017 antiterrorism law, which ended France’s state of emergency by writing many of its provisions permanently into law, is another. But when Germany […]