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Re:thinking Global!

“Re:thinking Global!” is a European project, funded by the European Union's Erasmus+ programme, which aims to raise awareness among a wide audience and reach out to the heterogeneous structures of society on issues related to the Environment and the fight against Climate Change, through the creation of different educational materials. 

It aims to help anchor alternative concepts, approaches and perspectives for socio-ecological transformation in Education for Sustainable Development and Global Learning in Europe.

The project is addressed to development actors working in the field of ESD/Global Learning/Global Citizenship Education (GCED), multipliers, teachers and collaborators involved in the organisations' projects. Indirectly involved are young people, students, educational and adult education institutions, such as academies and VHSs. The goal is to achieve the broadest possible partnership.
  • Location of the Action: Internacional
  • Beneficiaries: Adults
  • Area of action: Education for Sustainable Development
  • Themes: Environment, Climate Change, Inclusion and Diversity
DURATION
The project has a duration of 18 months, running from 01st September 2023 to 28th February 2025.

WE PROPOSE
  • Ensure greater access to Global Learning on the themes surrounding the European Green Deal (EEP), the imperial way of life and its critique, as well as sustainable lifestyles, through training courses;
  • Develop teaching and information materials for extracurricular adult education in order to increase awareness and understanding of the environment and the fight against climate change;
  • Promote cooperation aimed at strengthening knowledge and qualifications on environmental issues.

WHY?
In 2019, the European Commission presented the "European Green Deal" (EEP), with the aim of making the region climate neutral by 2050. The importance of tackling such complex issues is demonstrated not least by the fact that the EEP has been established as one of the four priorities of the Erasmus+ programme's funding line. In the scientific context, concepts and approaches have been developed that attempt to represent the complexity of an ecological transition and contextualise it. One such concept is the imperial way of life by Ulrich Brand and Markus Wissen. The current ecological, social and economic crises stem from a particular social and cultural development. Especially in the Global North, production and consumption are carried out without taking into account ecological and social footprints. An important factor in overcoming the imperial lifestyle is investing in education. Only informed citizens can make conscious and responsible decisions about consumption in their daily lives and participate in democratic processes. However, the concepts are not yet sufficiently rooted in educational practice, as there are gaps in teaching materials that need to be filled. In order to integrate the concepts into a wider educational practice, it is also necessary to have a training programme to enable multipliers to be included in the portfolio of education professionals.

WHAT DO WE DO?
  • Training courses for multipliers on the themes of the European Green Deal (EEP);
  • Holding internal meetings with the project's partner organizations to strengthen cooperation in order to define the concepts needed to understand the categories of the imperial way of life and the European Green Deal (EEP);
  • Promoting 3 face-to-face thematic events with the project's beneficiaries;
  • Organizing 2 virtual thematic events for the project's beneficiaries;
  • Creating educational materials for adult and extracurricular education;
  • Creating information materials in simple language for education in the context of inclusion.
Project funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
2. bis 5. Mai, Evangelische Akademie Bad Boll

Denkbar Global! Die sozial-ökologischen Transformation im Bildungskontext

Der Klimawandel und die Wirtschaftskrise leiteten in der letzten Dekade einen globalen Transformationsprozess ein. Vor dem Hintergrund der multiplen Krise müssen wir unser alltägliches Handeln und Konsumverhalten neu überdenken. Welchen Beitrag kann Bildung hier leisten? Wie können wir die globalen Herausforderungen und die komplexen Verflechtungen zwischen unserer Lebensweise
hier und den Bedingungen für Mensch und Umwelt andernorts vermitteln? Unser Projekt „Denkbar global!“ versucht, die dafür nötigen Konzepte zu erarbeiten, um Vorschläge und Materialien für die schulische und außerschulische Bildung zu entwickeln.
8. bis 9. Oktober, Aid Global, Lissabon

Climate Crisis and Global Inequality Educating for a solidarity way of living

On October 8th, from 9:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., at the Lisbon Youth Center (IPDJ), AIDGLOBAL will host the seminar "Climate Crisis and Global Inequalities: Educating for a Solidary way of Life", as part of the European project "Re:Thinking Global!", funded by the European Union's Erasmus+ program.
We are living in times marked by global crises affecting various sectors—economic, social, and ecological. This event invites everyone to reflect on the urgency of a socio-ecological transformation, as it addresses how a solidary way of life can be the key to building an economically just and equitable world and society.

During the seminar, key topics will be discussed, such as:

  • The need to rethink our way of life to mitigate the impacts of the climate crisis;
  • The solidary way of life as the key to a more ethical and sustainable way of living;
  • The vital role of education in raising awareness of the impacts of a solidary way of life in promoting sustainability.
  • This is a crucial moment to discuss solutions for a fairer and more sustainable future, sharing ideas on how education can be a tool for transformation.
The meeting takes place within the framework of the "Re:Thinking Global!" project, which aims to anchor alternative concepts and approaches for socio-ecological transformation in the field of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Global Learning in Europe. The project seeks to provide teaching and informational materials that empower teachers and staff of organizations to promote more sustainable and inclusive educational practices.

The seminar is one of many actions that are part of this project, whose goal is to deepen the knowledge of sustainable lifestyles and contribute to the development of informed citizenship, committed to the fight against Climate Change.
 13.11.2024 | Evangelische Akademie Bad Boll, Online-Veranstaltung

Green New Deal: Konzepte und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten im Bildungskontext

Der gegenwärtige Wandel und die multiplen Krisen lenken den Blick auf neue Konzepte, die die Probleme in der Gesellschaft thematisieren und kritisch beleuchten. Wie gelingt es uns, diese Analysen vom abstrakten, wissenschaftlichen Denken in die Bildungspraxis zu übersetzen, ohne dass dabei die Komplexität verloren geht?

Dieser Frage wollen wir am Beispiel des „Green New Deals“ nachgehen. Gestalten Sie den Prozess mit uns mit!

Die Kehrseite der Energiewende – Natürliche Ressourcen, Ungleichheit und das Konzept der Imperialen Lebensweise in der Bildung

Workshop für Multiplikator*innen
16. Jänner 2025 | Wien, ÖFSE
Die globale Energiewende und der European Green Deal stehen für Hoffnung auf eine nachhaltige Zukunft. Doch der immense Rohstoffbedarf und seine Auswirkungen auf Mensch und Umwelt machen deutlich, dass diese Transformation komplexe Herausforderungen mit sich bringt und gleichzeitig dringende Fragen aufwirft: 

  • Welche ökologischen Folgen haben die dafür notwendigen Ressourcenextraktionen, und wie wirken sich diese auf empfindliche Ökosysteme aus? 
  • Welche Risiken birgt die wirtschaftliche Schieflage für Länder, die als Rohstofflieferanten fungieren? 
  • Wie steht es um soziale Gerechtigkeit, insbesondere für betroffene Gemeinschaften, deren Lebensgrundlagen bedroht werden? 
  • Inwiefern spiegeln sich koloniale Kontinuitäten in der ungleichen globalen Verteilung von Kosten und Nutzen dieser Transformation wider? 
Dieser Workshop bietet Multiplikator*innen im Bildungsbereich konkrete Methoden und Ansätze, um diese komplexen Themen in der Unterrichtspraxis zu behandeln und ein kritisches globales Bewusstsein zu fördern. 
„Von der Europäischen Union finanziert. Die geäußerten Ansichten und Meinungen entsprechen jedoch ausschließlich denen des Autors bzw. der Autoren und spiegeln nicht zwingend die der Europäischen Union oder der Europäischen Exekutivagentur für Bildung und Kultur (EACEA) wider. Weder die Europäische Union noch die EACEA können dafür verantwortlich gemacht werden."