Working 9 to 9: living or surviving?
Eleni Fasouleira is an educator. She works in a preschool in the morning, and every afternoon she goes back to the office to work at an AI company. Despite having a degree, Eleni has to work as a secretary just to make ends meet. Now in her thirties, this is the first time she was […]
What is “doughnut economy” and what does it have to do with climate change?
The doughnut economy is a visual framework for sustainable development – shaped like a doughnut or lifebelt, combining the concept of planetary boundaries with the complementary concept of social boundaries. This is a model proposed by University of Oxford economist Kate Raworth. But how does it work and will it save the planet? @KrytykaPolitycznaTV […]
In Italy, youth fights for the right to disconnect
L’asSociata is a group of workers, students, and young people from Rome who launched the campaign “Work then Disconnect” to introduce the right to disconnect in Italy, similar to what has been done in France. The bill would prevent employers from contacting employees outside working hours if passed. @vdnews_ita spoke to some young people in […]
Do we really need climate conferences like COP29?
In November, the planet’s biggest climate conference COP29 took place in Baku, Azerbaijan. Over 60 thousand members of delegations from countries all over travelled to talk about the climate and the future of our planet. But are these meetings actually useful? In Budapest, climate policy expert István Bart explains. @negynegynegy is a Sphera Network […]
In Greece, the slow disappearance of small-scale farms
The latest Greenpeace report highlights the alarming loss of small-scale farms in Greece, with 31% of the country’s farms disappearing. This is part of a broader trend in the EU, where nearly 2 million farms have been lost since 2007. On the outskirts of Thessaloniki live the founders of Chilli Factor, a small organic farm […]
Dana in Valencia: The worst climate catastrophe in European history
More than 200 people have lost their lives and hundreds of thousands have been affected bythe consequences of the terrible floods in Valencia, Spain. The day after the flood, hundreds of thousands remained isolated, locked in theirhomes without electricity, running water, telephone or internet coverage. The streets of theirtowns were filled with wrecked cars, washed […]
In Guadeloupe, locals are losing their homes to the climate crisis
Lucien Yemcama has seen his neighbourhood being eaten away by the sea. Now retired, he grew up in the Poirier district of Capesterre-Belle-Eau, in the French territory of Guadeloupe. With climate change, the erosion, partly natural, is greatly accentuated by cyclones, the death of coral reefs and seagrass beds, the installation of dykes that modify […]
From digital nomad to living in a small town in Tuscany: an influencer’s path to sustainability
32-year-old Alice Pomiato is an Italian influencer. After several years travelling the world, from Australia and New Zealand to Asia, she has gradually slowed down her pace, drifting towards a more conscious lifestyle. Today, she calls herself a “retired digital nomad”. She lives in a small, almost depopulated area in northern Tuscany, follows a vegan […]
The next step for Sphera Network and European journalism
On the 1st of October, the coordination of Sphera was transferred from the NGO Babel International to Médianes, a French-based media and media consulting agency.This alliance will allow both organisations to achieve their shared goal of strengthening the independent media ecosystem in Europe. Sphera is a European network of independent media, which promotes socially-engaged cross-border […]
From Parisian suburbs to teaching an elite sport
Djibril grew up in the Pablo Picasso housing estate in Nanterre, a Parisian. At summer camp, aged 13, he rode a horse for the first time. It was love at first sight. On the way home, he told his parents he wanted to take up horse riding, but they laughed at him. So he called […]
