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Playful, rebellious, and above all, loads of young people: taking action together for a fairer economy!
YOUCantoor ( Address: Bloemenhofplein 12, 1000 Brussels)
Free! YOUCA will reimburse you for your train, tram, metro and bus tickets.
Let’s get started on fast fashion!
What is the life cycle of your garment? Are second-hand clothes shops really that different from the big high-street chains? And how are the latest trends and consumer pressure intertwined with climate impact and economic injustice?
During this themed day, you’ll build on our quest for people-centred, ethical and climate-saving alternatives to fast fashion. Through quirky brainstorming techniques and teamwork exercises, we’ll come up with experimental ideas for an activist campaign to convince everyone and their neighbours that things can be done differently!
Fancy some ‘think-doing’, ‘do-thinking’ and developing your activist side? Sign up!
Get involved yourself at a pop-up workshop from March onwards
In addition, we’ll also be tackling economic injustice in Galicia, Cordillera and Jardim Gramacho. Through action-oriented workshops on mining and forest fires, we’ll be organising local pop-up events with youth movements and organisations where you, together with a YOUCA colleague, will raise awareness amongst your peers in your neighbourhood and motivate them to get involved in the fight for a more sustainable future!
Don’t panic! We’ll get you fully prepared to be a fun workshop facilitator during the training day on 24 February.
With YAP – the Youth Activist Playground – YOUCA is popping up all over Flanders and Brussels; perhaps even in your area?
YAP is our rebellious youth project, a space for and by young people where innovation, experimentation and climate activism come together. Young people get to grips with design thinking and explore economic injustice around the world: from mining that destroys nature to the relentless pressure to consume in the fast fashion industry. Using the knowledge they’ve gained, they put togethertwo brilliant, experience-based workshops and organise anactivist campaign as the icing on the cake. In this way, they inspire anew generation of young climate activists who, just like them, throw themselves wholeheartedly into the fight against injustice and the exploitation of people and the planet!
Would you like YOUCA to pop up in your neighbourhood? Convince the youth worker at your youth movement or organisation to get in touch with us!
Other activities
Then maybe these activities are something for you.
