European Coordination Via Campesina
Reclaim the Fields
European Camp To Cultivate Alternatives
30th of September - 4th of October 2009, Minerve (France)

With the prospect of catastrophic climate change looming ahead in the not-so-distant future and free-market financial capitalism in big trouble, new markets in carbon have become every big businessman's new best friend. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will hold their 15th annual Conference of the Parties (COP15) in Copenhagen in December where they will negotiate the treaty to follow the Kyoto Protocol, so we're dedicating this newsletter to understanding their new money-making bag of tricks.

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Deadline for applications- 1st September 2009

Working in the EYFA office as a project coordinator gives an opportunity to develop, carry out and support projects, actions and campaigns across Europe; and requires involvement in the running of the EYFA office and development of EYFA as a network.

In addition, we are looking for someone who can take on some responsibilities with EVS, a program funded by the EU Youth Agency which provides young people with financial support for one year to work in NGOs in another country. EYFA regularly organises exchanges which support the activities of organisations or groups whose principles and direction are in line with our own. We also have several EVS volunteers working in our office.

This summer from July 8-10 another G8 summit is planned in Italy. For a long period of time it was eerily quiet on the activist front and assumed was that most Italians were too busy battling the daily repression of the fascist Italian state (we think we can declare it now officially as fascist). But over the last months a multitude of initiatives have popped up that plan to counter the upcoming summit and there were a range of successful protests against the G8 preparatory ministers' meetings. In this newsletter we try to summarize the late developments and look ahead with the question on how to support our fellow activists in Italy. .on G8 '09

As the financial crisis continues, more and more big businesses have an 'excuse' to cut corners by hiring underpaid labour, or laying off workers without honouring their basic rights. In reality, rather than being a setback for the big companies, the crisis seems to be speeding up the wheels of corporate capitalism by offering an increasingly consumerist society cheaper goods in exchange for consumers turning a blind eye to ethical standards. With frustrated workers all over Europe marching in solidarity on May 1, we introduce our May newsletter .on Trade&Labour...

As was announced at last year's Ecotopia camp, EYFA will no longer be involved with the organization of Ecotopia. We decided to put our energy into a different format. The outcome is a Climate Action Camp inspired by the UK and German climate camps and in collaboration with other Dutch and Belgian groups and organizations. See Climate Action Camp

Please forward the call out

The Calais No Border camp is a joint venture between French and Belgian activists and migrant support groups and the UK No Borders Network. It aims to highlight the realities of the situation in Calais and Northern France; to build links with the migrant communities; to help build links between migrants support groups; and lastly, but not least, to challenge the authorities on the ground, to protest against increased repression of migrants and local activists alike.

EYFA invites you to the 60th birthday of NATO being celebrated this spring in Strasbourg and Baden-baden. You are excused if you live in the UK and plan to attend the G20 summit in London instead. Then join us for a tour around the No Border and Climate Camps this summer and for a hitchhike to the G8 summit in Italy. We'll allow ourselves a small break before we start preparations for COP15 in Copenhagen. The UN climate summit will take place in December, exactly 10 years after the 'battle of Seattle'. Another celebration you don't want to miss out on so we hope you can make it and look forward to seeing you there. . on Global Matters

The 2008-2009 winter has proved a harsh one for peace and social justice movements worldwide. We saw the brutal murder of Alexandros Grigoro-poulos onthe 6th of December and war breaking out again in the Gaza strip. These two events ignited outrage everywhere and moved people in very different contexts to take to the streets. Not only to voice their opinions in reaction to these injustices, but also to speak out about their own immediate worsening situations, to show their discontent. It is impossible to cover every protest and uprising which has taken place in Europe in the past months so below is only a small part of the discontent. .on Discontent

Bélém, Brazil, 1 February 2009

CLIMATE JUSTICE NOW!

No to neoliberal illusions, yes to people's solutions!

For centuries, productivism and industrial capitalism have been destroying
our cultures, exploiting our labour and poisoning our environment.

Now, with the climate crisis, the Earth is saying "enough", "ya basta"!