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Real World Radio Europe
Climate justice. System change. Grassroots movement-building. Fun! For all the latest on what's going on in the Friends of the Earth network across Europe, subscribe on iTunes/wherever you download podcasts. Friends of the Earth Europe gratefully acknowledges financial assistance European Commissi...
Recent Episodes
24 episodesEpisode #24 - An atmosphere of attack - Shrinking space in Europe
A vibrant and protected civic space is an essential part of a healthy democracy - but its under attack.
16 Friends of the Earth member o...
Episode #23 - A magical village powered by citizens: Bosnia-Herzegovina's pioneering crowdfunder
This time we’re joining Sandra (+some special guests) from Bosnia and Herzegovina on a journey to the mountain village Pecka. This famously magical pl...
The one where we hear from the students striking for climate
Over the last few months, climate protests have erupted across Europe and the world, forcing governments to pay attention - if not making them take ac...
Episode #21 - Working with communities affected by environmental injustice
Many communities in the world are fighting for their right to live in a safe and natural environment. Some weeks ago, during Young Friends of the Eart...
Episode #20 - Getting to know FoE Slovenia!
Our Friends of the Earth family has grown bigger! Focus Association for Sustainable Development has recently joined our wonderful network, and to cele...
Episode #19 - Speaking up for refugees in Croatia (and elsewhere)
#RefugeesWelcome - Voices of solidarity with refugees have recently been drowned out by hate speech or even systematically silenced through criminalis...
Episode #18 - How Hambacher Forest was saved from coal chaos – for now
An ancient forest in the West of Germany was on the verge of destruction to expand a coal mine - until the hard work of activists from local communiti...
Episode #17 - Is Ireland about to ban drilling for oil and gas?
We follow the remarkable progress of the #fossilfree movement in Ireland. Ireland is one of Europe's climate change 'laggards', but a powerful grassro...
Episode #16 - Preventing a 'Dirty Brexit'
This episode is about Brexit – the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.
We explore what the decision means for the environment,...
Episode #15 – Earthquakes, sinking houses and climate change: tales from Europe's largest gas field
What happens when a town strikes gas? 30 years after Shell and ExxonMobil opened up Europe's biggest gas field for drilling, the residents of Groninge...
Episode #14: School of Sustainability – a heart-to-heart approach to activism
How can popular education methods help environmental and social justice activists? Friends of the Earth groups from Russia, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Lat...
Episode #13 - The battle to save Kresna gorge
The twisty-turny story of how a spectacular nature haven in southwestern Bulgaria, home to twice as many butterfly species as the whole of the UK and...
Episode #12 - Energy Democracy Now! Building a movement to create solutions
In September 2017, energy experts and activists from 20 countries gathered in Spain and explored how clean, renewable energy can remain in people's ha...
Episode #11 - tales from FoE Sweden's climate camp
Special guest episode! Jöran from Friends of the Earth Sweden takes us behind the scenes at the climate camp they organised this summer...
Episode #10 - 10 years of Young Friends of the Earth Europe!
To mark ten years of Young Friends of the Earth Europe, we gathered inspirational & funny stories from those who’ve been involved since it started in...
Episode #9: reflecting on 10 years directing our network
Our director, Magda Stoczkiewicz, stepped down last month after ten years at the helm of our European network. We caught up with her in her last week...
Episode 8: Putting the Eco before the Ego: a look at feminism in the environmental justice movement
This episode looks at feminism and how it relates to our work for environmental justice.
We talked to four members of our network. Ivana...
Episode #7 - The people power behind a fossil free Europe
This episode introduces four stories from individuals – the people power behind the transition to the fossil fuel free future we need.
We talk t...
Episode #6 - Zagreb: European Capital of Trash
This episode is a story that touches on giant bags of fake money, the actual mafia, and plans to clean up the capital of Croatia.
While c...
Episode #5 - stopping the "dam tsumani" in Bosnia & Herzegovina
In Bosnia & Herzegovina, almost 300 dams are built, under construction or planned for the country's 244 rivers. Here's the story of how they're being...
Episode #4 - how to stop CETA: instruction pack
In this episode, we walk you through the different stages of the #StopCETA campaign. Going from Bratislava to Dublin, passing by Brussels and Luxembou...
Episode #3 - how to broaden the environmental movement
We talk intersectionality – what it is, and how we can (practically!) make the environmental justice movement broader and more inclusive. Let’s not mi...
Episode #2 - climate win in Scotland!
Good news in the fight against dirty energy! Mary from Friends of the Earth Scotland joins us to explain what a recent ban on Underground Coal Gasific...
Episode #1 - anti-coal struggles across Europe
How a $5bn dollar deal to buy some of the dirtiest mines in Europe brought together Friends of the Earth groups from Germany, Sweden and the Czech Rep...