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Extinction Rebellion (or XR, Elokapina in Finnish) is "a global environmental movement using nonviolent civil disobedience to compel government action to avoid tipping points in the climate system, biodiversity loss, and the risk of social and ecological collapse." (Wikipedia)
As a non-violent movement, they are very interesting because they have to be super creative in order to be heard by the decisions makers.
It was established in the United Kingdom in 2018 and are know for occupying (…)

The Kurki eco-village is opening its association to new members. Would you like to join and co-create inspiring activities with the resources of the place?
So far, the village has organized volunteering projects with Erasmus and a summer café but they would like to do more workshops and local actions so new people, new ideas and new skills are needed to co-create that together!! The village exists since a long time and has a long experience of community building.
No need to live in the (…)

Organized at Tribe, the 3d Mix&Match networking events is happening on Nov. 27th and all about sharing economy.
It’s a cool opportunity to network. Check the event’s FB page here.
The event is in English and is FREE of charge for all participants! The venue is Tribe, Pinninkatu 47.

Changemakers is a small group of people motivated to work on re-use, recycle, sustainable food and more. They aim to organize very concrete actions and this time they work on building their brand.
Do you want to join? Explore what’s possible? Participate actively or simply share? Please come this Wednesday to meet.
As Changemakers say: "When will we start to prioritize the things that matter?"
It’s happening at Tribe, Pinninkatu 47.
FB link to event.

It’s time to clean your stuff guys!
If you have items to give away, please bring them to the re-use days. You can trade, exchange, give away, buy 10 items for 1€ each and all the benefits will go to wild life protection.
It’s open from 12:00 to 17:00 at Kuninkaankatu 39. And it’s organized by Suomen luonnonsuojeluliiton Pirkanmaan piiri. Fb event page here.

Siiri Enoranta is a young writer living in Tampere. She’s very concerned by the environment and passionate about sustainable changes. She’s a writer of fantasy books and received numerous prestigious awards, such as the Finlandia Junior prize last year. I invite you to discover her universe here.
Why do you write fictions that are focused on sustainability, or where sustainability plays an important role? What’s the deep motivation? I never start writing a new novel with the intention of (…)

"DigitallyCircular goes Tampere! A discussion between circular economy experts, business decision-makers and digital professionals is happening next week. The purpose is to accelerate circular economy development by connecting circular economy professionals, digital experts and business decision-makers to enable and encourage co-ideation and co-creation."
Join Digitally Circular on 31st of October at 8:30 in Kampusklubi, Hervanta campus.
Take your seat through the link: (…)

I’m sure you have noticed that Kombucha beverages are very trendy... why that?
Kombucha is a bacteria that has been used for thousands of years in all Asia and Russia. It is known for supporting good gut health, which is our "second brain". It’s mixed with flavoured teas or water to create very tasty beverages.
The Good Guys is a Tampere based brewery focused on a organic, raw, and unpasteurized kombucha. And more than this, they have a strong community spirit and inspire you guys to (…)

This shop is one of the green shops in town, almost a legend here! They have a great selection of cosmetics, oils, juices, gluten free items, muesli, chocolates, teas, coffees, treats, cleaning products, superfood and vitamins.
Let’s meet next week at their Tampere shop to celebrate their 37 years of existence. It’s on Hämeenkatu (Keskustori) on Oct. 14th, from 12 to 16.
The team offers a nice tea and many amazing discounts!!

"PopUp Tampere is a local community of family chefs cooking for local people!" says Carolina Florio (see picture). For this event there will be 4 of them to make you taste their delicious recipes. They all agreed that they needed to reduce their usage of disposable, and prefer local suppliers, so they could be really from "local to locals".
"We’re asking people to bring their own cutlery and plates, or to-go boxes." If necessary they will have decomposable disposable cups/plates of course (…)