Member of the European Parliament Ville Niinistö was a speaker at the Green Advocacy Academy international workshop. The MP sits on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and is a former Minister of the Environment in the Finnish government.This is another workshop for a group of more than 50 young people to learn about advocacy and green participation, […]

Green REV Institute on sustainable food system & agriculture in Jazz Culture. Why do we need to connect the dots between public health, animal rights, human rights? How do the topics of factory farms connect with the Common Agricultural Policy? Why does the food system need to be fixed on a global level? You can hear about it at Jazz Culture Radio/ podcast of prof. Joanna Hańderek. […]

Today we met in Poznan regarding access to plant-based, vegan meals in the City’s educational institutions. Together with Varia Posnania Foundation, Parents for Future and Future Food 4 Climate partners, we have been fighting for years to advocate for access to vegan, healthy meals in schools and kindergartens. Local governments must act for climate, environment, biodiversity and public health.We have also prepared an call […]

On May 26, we sent an open letter from more than 30 civil society organizations and scientists to the leaders of the Civic Coalition regarding the PiS Plough Up the Countryside campaign. „Rural areas in Poland include more than 15 million people who do not want to live in the vicinity of industrial farms. Residents who deserve access to fresh air, clean water […]

The documentary 'Listen to Vegan Meals’ (prod. 2022) was awarded at the 8th World Vegan Film Festival Asia in Indonesia! The production was recognised as inspiring, spreading awareness and educating.  ’Listen to Vegan Businesses’ is the second documentary produced by the Green REV Institute. The reportage profiles people building the healthy vegan food market in Poland, showing their motivations, dreams and plans […]

The Future Food 4 Climate coalition already has 85 partners from across Poland and Ukraine. Future Food 4 Climate is the first coalition in Poland working towards food system transition. Coalition partners are civil society organisations from across Poland and Ukraine that connect the dots on the map of human rights, animal rights, climate, biodiversity. The coalition […]

On 30 May, the last international workshop of the ongoing Green Advocacy Academy project will take place. The workshop entitled. „Advocacy in practice” will focus on the implementation of their own advocacy mini-projects by participants from Poland and Finland.  The workshop will be attended by Ville Niinistö, Member of the European Parliament from Finland, who will talk about current topics in the […]

Have you seen and enjoyed all the episodes of the EVS Talks series?  EVS Talks are conversations about key concerns – climate, biodiversity, human rights, animal rights. It’s also a discussion about how to connect the dots and build collaborative action, but also the latest science. Those participating in the talks include people representing activism, academia, decision-makers and […]

As part of the Green REV Institute’s project 'Green Advocacy Academy’, a study trip to Brussels will take place from 4-8 June. The project is co-funded by the European Union and implemented in cooperation with Finnish partner VISIO. More than 30 people aged 14-24 from Poland and 17 people from Finland will participate in the study trip. As part of the trip, […]

Gdansk City Councilor Lukasz Bejm has addressed an interpellation regarding access to plant-based meals in educational institutions. „According to surveys, young people are moving away from the consumption of meat, dairy or eggs. This is related to increased awareness of animal suffering, the impact of consumption of these products on climate catastrophe and loss of biodiversity, as well as human health. A study by the […]