With the Target Program focus shifting to the environment for the next three years, now is the perfect time to increase your environmental arwareness. There is so much to learn and so much you – and your club – can do to make positive changes! A good place to start (or continue) would be to attend the FAWCO Environment Festival on May 7, hosted by The Environment Team. In this one-day event, there will be four different sessions focusing on Biodiverstiy, the circular economy, local action and tips to form a Green Team, as well as an update on Environmental action at UN sessions. We have lined up a number of interesting speakers and are excited to share their expertise with FAWCO members everywhere. You can register for the Environment Festival here. In addition to the planned sessions, there will also be booths that you can check out any time: Info on FAWCO/TFF/FAUSA, TARGET 5 Environment, Foundation Night, UN Advocacy and the Environment, Meet the Environment Team). Check out the afternoon’s agenda below:
Environment Festival – Saturday, May 7, 2022
All times CET
- 12:50 – Welcome by Environment Team Co-Chairs Amanda Drollinger & Anne van Oorschot
- 13:00–14:00 – Biodiversity
- 14:00–14:30 – Networking break
- 14:30–15:30 – WorkingTowards a Circular Economy
- Speaker: Stephano Furani, Founder of I Was a Sari, an organization that makes new products out of used saris;
- News from AILO of Florence and AWC The Hague about used/vintage clothing sales
- 15:30–16:00 – Networking break
- 16:00–17:00 – Climate action:
- Tips on creating a Green Team at your club by former Environment Chair and Environment Team member Valerie Garforth;
- News from 3 clubs on their green activities: AILO of Florence, AIWC Cologne and AWC Hamburg
- 17:00–17:30 – Networking break
- 17:30–18:30 – UN Advocacy & the Environment – Information from COP sessions on the environment and CSW66 with a panel discussion
