Imagine how citizens of Utrecht live in a climate-neutral city in the future and talk about what local churches and other organizations can contribute to sustainable development in our Dom city, Europe, and the world.
Location: Dominicus Church, Palestrinastraat 1, Utrecht:
https://www.dominicuskerkutrecht.nl/contact/
Time: Saturday 9 October 14.00 to 16.30
Admission is free, but unlimited coffee and tea cost 2 euros per person.
There is room for leaflets and posters about sustainable projects in which participants themselves are involved.
Ineke Malsch provides simultaneous translation into Dutch and English of the plenary part.
Attention: the government requires a corona check for admission to this event. Bring your corona check app or equivalent to the event.
Programme:
13.30: Room open
14.00-14.15: Welcome and introduction by workshop leader Sarita Bajnath (https://socratisch.nl/)
14.15-14.25: Daniel Egbe talks in English about the work of the African Solar Energy Network
14.25-14.30: Sarita Bajnath gives instructions for the role play
14.30-15.15: Role play in groups led by Hillie van de Streek, Bas Roufs and Ineke Malsch. Two groups are Dutch-speaking, one in English (with Daniel Egbe)
15.15-15.30 Break
15.30-16.15 Group discussions led by Hillie van de Streek, Bas Roufs and Ineke Malsch on recommendations for churches and the municipality of Utrecht, and for the European Union
16.15-16.30 Sarita Bajnath leads the debriefing, and everyone fills out an online questionnaire
16.30-17.00 Afterparty
Info and last minute registrations:
https://www.ethicschool.nl/en-gb/duurzaam-utrecht
Contact person: Ineke Malsch, 06-22670580,
ineke@ethicschool.nl
Short content
In the introduction, Sarita Bajnath explains the sustainable development goals that the United Nations wants to achieve by 2030, and how the European Union contributes to this and strives for a climate-neutral Europe by 2050.
Here you can already find more information about the
Sustainable Development Goals.
Here the European Commission explains what they want to achieve with the
Green Deal.
Coordinator Daniel Egbe of the
African Network for Solar Energy explains how African researchers contribute to sustainable development, what the grant for Utrecht4GlobalGoals from the municipality of Utrecht means for an African student, and how our discussion is linked to a parallel
sustainable energy conference in Cameroon on 18-20 November.
In a role-playing game, you play the role of a citizen of Utrecht who will be confronted with the effects of climate change and the measures of the European Green Deal in 2030 or 2047.
Inspired by this, you will discuss in groups concrete recommendations for follow-up actions in your own circle and in Europe. Hillie van de Streek, Bas Roufs and Ineke Malsch lead these groups.
The boards of the RK St. Martinus parish Utrecht, the Ecumenical Janskerkgemeente and the committee Europadag Utrecht have already promised to discuss your recommendations. We also submit the recommendations via the website of the Conference on the
Future of Europe
and share them with the municipality of Utrecht and other organisations involved. Thanks to a subsidy for
Utrecht4GlobalGoals from the municipality of Utrecht, admission is free, only drinks are at your own expense.
The workshop does not stand alone but is embedded in the
climate pilgrimage that will visit Utrecht on 8 October.
