Date and time: 23 Oct, 09:00 - 11:00
FUF-Uppsala arranges breakfast talks! ”And all you can talk about is money and fairytales of eternal economic growth. How dare you ?! ”- Greta Thunberg Many, just like Greta, question how constantly accelerating economic growth can go hand in hand with reduced emissions and reduced climate impact. That is why we at FUF Uppsala together with Café […]
October 10, 2019, Events, Calendar, Local group
Peter Eriksson and Per Olsson Fridh, Minister and State Secretary for International Development Cooperation, respectively. Portrait photos: Kristian Pohl / Government Offices
Date and time: 22 Oct, 15:00 - 16:00
To register »Welcome to a seminar with the Minister for International Development Cooperation Peter Eriksson, and the State Secretary for International Development Cooperation Per Olsson Fridh. The purpose of the seminar is to present and discuss development issues in the Government's budget bill for 2020 and the new asylum settlement model. Josefin Pasanen, Chief of Staff at FUF, will moderate the discussion where the participants are invited to […]
Date and time: 16 Oct, 18:00 - 19:00
(På svenska below) Conversation and mingling - food sovereignty and sustainable food production. During an hour-long seminar, we will talk about why the Amazon is on fire and how it is connected with the expansion of the industrial agricultural model. Our guests have an alternative model that puts ecological and social sustainability in focus. In connection with international […]
Date and time: 1 Oct, 14:00 - 16:00
October 1 is International Day of the Elderly, a day when the conditions of the elderly around the world receive special attention. This year, we highlight the latest UN forecasts for the world's population and the challenges posed by the growing number and proportion of seniors across (almost) the whole world, specifically for Sweden's and other states' commitments in Agenda 2030 and in particular […]
Photo: IKFF
Date and time: 26 Sep, 18:00 - 19:30
An informal talk with Joy Onyesoh, International President of WILPF, and Anne Atambo, President of WILPF Kenya, on the importance of women's inclusion in building sustainable peace, and effective and creative ways to do so.
Date and time: 3 July, 12:30 - 13:45
What leadership is needed for increased gender equality? Who does the venture capital go to? How does development cooperation contribute most effectively to global gender equality? Gender equality must be defended every day. The right-wing populist wave sweeping across Europe is increasingly curtailing the rights and influence of women and girls. Goal 5 on gender equality in Agenda 2030 is becoming increasingly important to invest in - and thereby finance. […]
Date and time: 2 July, 18:00 - 18:45
Hundreds of thousands of Swedes are on holiday in dictatorships such as Thailand and Morocco. Our clothes are manufactured under poor working conditions in countries with widespread poverty. The rich are getting richer and the gaps are widening. How do we deal with shame? Can it be transformed into change? Welcome to the shame corner of injustice! Many of us are ashamed of what we do or do not do for the world. […]
Date and time: 1 July, 18:00 - 18:45
Children go on school strike for the climate and accuse previous generations of destroying our planet. Fly shame became part of our dictionary 2018. Words like multiple child shame and meat shame are also becoming more common. How do we deal with shame? Can it be transformed into change? Welcome to the shame corner of the climate crisis! Many of us are ashamed of what we do or do not do […]
Date and time: June 11, 13:00 - 14:30
Our world is facing huge challenges to which we need to respond: climate change, poverty, ecosystem degradation, and inequality. Together, they demand major changes in behavior and decision-making. World leaders have agreed upon two global agendas - the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement - which have the potential to tackle these challenges and transform […]
Date and time: 28 May, 18:00 - 19:30
For the sixth time since the end of apartheid in 1994, general elections were held in South Africa on 8 May 2019. South Africa is one of the most unequal countries on earth, and much of the disparity still falls along racial lines. The country also struggles with corruption, high unemployment, rising crime rates, and […]