GYG taps the Opportunity !!!!!

The Green European Summer University ended last week with a grater hope for European election next June. The European Greens are all set to plunge into election campaign with many great ideas drawn from the Summer University. Around 800 participants from 43 different countries participated in the ever first summer university held between the border of Germany and Poland.

Global Young Greens took this opportunity to organise a workshop at the Summer University. The topic chosen was Natural Resource Governance with much focus on forestry issues. The workshop drew attention as cases from Cameroon, Brazil, Nepal, and Congo were to be discussed. Thanks to Mariana and Franklin who joined us from Brazil and Cameroon.

Finnish Member of Parliament Satu Hassi chaired the session while other speakers Janna, Judith and Paul shared their concepts. I too shared a case on community forestry from Nepal.

O yes I did enjoy the GMO tour. By the way we also got free organic lunch there..... Yummy..(Boiled potatoes with insightful lectures)..... Well people did go to canoe tour as well.....many offered their tickets to someone interested as it was bit raining and chilly but many beat the weather.

I am sure Franklin and Janna enjoyed the bicycle tour along the rive Oder.

Mariana, how was Poland? You were excited to be on the bridge between Poland and Germany, weren't you? If not other things I am sure you enjoyed staying in the hostel rather to camping. But Camping was fun, wasn't it Franklin? I can imagine what you went through.

Juliana from Brazil (who was on a Europe tour) came to the summer university with her mother and paid lots of money. I think the organisers were happy but not Juliana and her mother. Do you still have the lunch, dinner and tour vouchers?

It was also fun to see Stefan from Austria and Miren from Ireland again in Germany.

In the beginning GYG workshop looked shaky as it was not confirmed and we lacked resources to invite GYG members from other regions, however, this worked out well as we received support from the Green Group in the Parliament and MEP Satu Hassi. As an organiser I was really happy to see the number of people turning to the workshop. The room was full and exciting discussions took place.

For more info also http://www.thegreensareunited.eu/ or http://www.green-summer-university.eu/

Green Greetings!!!!!

Raju Pandit Chhetri
rajupc80@yahoo.com
GYG Steering Committee Member