Ecofeminism: YAP – Youth Activism for Equality, Personal and Planetary Health
Youth Activism for Equality, Personal and Planetary Health. Ecofeminism: YAP
This project engages young people in the co-creation and exchange of knowledge and resources using the principles of ecofeminism for a more sustainable world, employing artistic methods and theater practices. It promotes a holistic approach to self-care, empowering participants to prioritize their health while fostering a strong sense of belonging and inspiring them to drive positive change within their communities and among their peers.
DURATION: 19 months from 01/12/2024 to 30/06/2026
MAIN OBJECTIVE: To support young people’s agency for a more sustainable world through eco-feminist principles.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
• To foster transnational peer learning and capacity building of partners and grassroots organisations on equality, care and environmental sustainability.
• To create and share knowledge and resources on eco-feminism, menstrual cycle awareness and well-being for young people.
• To support young people’s health and empowerment through arts, culture, and self-care practices.
• To activate collective awareness and civic engagement of youngsters to support the cyclical life of humans and nature.
TARGET GRUP:
Young people from high schools and teachers
ACTIVITIES:
1. Introductory webinar on Ecofeminism
2. Workshop for the staff of Plàudite and Pele: the meaning of living cyclically
Foto: MB Pozo Ruiz
3. Workshop on Creative Youth Activism
4. Theatrical games to foster critical thinking and activism of young people in high schools
Foto: MB Pozo Ruiz
5. Workshops with young people in high schools about sustainability, ecofeminism, care and cyclical life (Spain)
Foto: MB Pozo Ruiz
6. Workshops with young people in high schools about sustainability, ecofeminism, care and cyclical life (Portugal)
Foto: Pedro Figueiredo
7. Creation of communication materials (Fanzine)
Foto: Pedro Figueiredo
DOWNLOAD THE FANZINE:
- COM TENIR CURA D’UNA FLOR ENMIG D’UNA TEMPESTA? – CATALÀ
- ¿CÓMO CUIDAR UNA FLOR EN MEDIO DE UNA TORMENTA? – CASTELLANO
- HOW TO CARE FOR A FLOWER IN THE MIDST OF A STORM? – ENGLISH
- COM CUIDAR DUMA FLOR NO MEIO DUMA TEMPESTADE? – PORTUGUÊS
8. Youth Artistic Residency and Co-creation, and final performance
Fotos: Pedro Figueiredo
9. Radical Tenderness Occupation – Artistic Residency
Foto: Pedro Figueiredo
10. Final international event Porto maig 5-8, 2026
11. Toolkit for youth activism on gendered environmental sustainability
DOWNLOAD THE TOOLKIT:
– ENGLISH:
– CATALÀ:
– CASTELLANO:
– PORTUGUÊS
“Co-funded by the European Union” as an Erasmus+ project led by Plàudite Teatre and Pele (Portugal) as a partner. With the support of the City Council of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat.
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