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  • Startup Weekend: Sustainability
    9 September 2019, by Eva Wissenz

    For those willing to address some of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals through their new business idea, for those willing to have impact, check out this coming event organized at Tribe Tampere on September, 20-22nd.
    "Do you have an idea that addresses one of the Sustainable Development goals? Awesome, we want to hear it and help you to develop it further. Startup Weekend Sustainability is the right place to validate your business idea, prototype it, find a team, and receive feedback (…)

  • 2d hand fashionista’s event
    28 November 2019, by Eva Wissenz

    One of the reasons I love Finland is the quality of the second hand shops and events.
    This one is happening at the Opera, Tampere Talo, this Saturday and is free entrance.
    "UPEE Second Hand is an accessible and free event celebrating sustainable consumption and fashion. It brings together individuals interested in sustainable consumption and suppliers of second hand products. Finnish brands Uhana, Ivana Helsinki and many more are participating in the event with their second hand (…)

  • Sustainability Meme Festival
    20 April 2021, by Eva Wissenz

    Complex Ry, HUBS, and Youth4Nature invite you to participate with us in the Sustainability Meme Festival throughout April.
    The idea is to promote sustainability in a cultural way that encourages inclusion and engagement by a diversity of voices.
    They encourage the creation of sustainability memes to be posted on Instagram and you’re invited to join us for the Grand Finale event on April 22nd (Earth Day) from 2-4 pm (UTC +3).
    Just create a meme on the subject of sustainability. It can (…)

  • Tammelantori Environmental Market
    29 August 2020, by Eva Wissenz

    This year, the Tammelantori Environmental Market welcome you to enjoy the warm atmosphere of the Environmental Market with live music.
    It’s a friendly event and a cool opportunity to meet like minded people.
    The live music is happening at 16:00.
    There is also a second hand market and you can bring anything you’d like to exchange (it has to be in good shape though).
    Repe & Scrap accepts hazardous household waste and electronic scrap from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. Some companies will (…)

  • Social Forum
    9 September 2019, by Eva Wissenz

    The event is organized by Tampereen Sosiaalifoorumi ja Mahdollisuuksien tori and Fingo ry - Suomalaiset kehitysjärjestöt.
    World Social Forums started in Brazil in 2001 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, as an attempt to bring in answers to agressive capitalism and neoliberalism. Since them, the event is happening each year.
    Local Social Forums as important as well since they bring together non governmental organizations, advocacy campaigns, and formal and informal social movements seeking (…)

  • The Suomanifesti
    19 January 2020, by Eva Wissenz

    The Suomanifesti People’s Movement is carrying on the Peat Extraction Manifesto
    They are holding an event will hold an information event on Tuesday 21.1.2020 at 17.15-19.00 in the Laikun Music Hall in Tampere to discuss the restoration of mires and hear the latest climate news from the conservation expert Hanna Ahola.
    Tero Mustonen, a member of the UN Climate Panel, will also attend through Skype.
    Serving rolls and coffee. Welcome!
    FB link here.

  • Urban Dinner goes Tampere
    22 April 2021, by Eva Wissenz

    Dodo’s association is organizing a tour of events related to food waste in the autumn. Urban farming and food waste dinners will take place even before that! Come along and share your ideas.
    We have planned cooperation e.g. to the directions of Nekala, Kaukajärvi and Hiedanranta. Dodo could be involved in making urban farming to have more community spirit, for example through these events.
    Urban Dinner is a series of waste food events that includes a variety of workshops and discussions. (…)

  • AI and ethics
    11 March 2020, by Eva Wissenz

    Let’s consider the ethics affecting the use of AI: model explainability, interpretability, fairness, non-discrimination, and accountability.
    The workshop includes a presentation as well as a survey of participants’ questions and needs related to ethical design and use of AI systems and a practical, hands-on collaborative effort to tackle these prominent challenges. In addition, future AI ethics workshops organized by AI Hub Tampere and KITE project may be tailored according to (…)

  • Mindset Changers: Sonja Finér
    4 February 2020, by Eva Wissenz

    This public lecture is organized by the Leadership for Change Master’s program of Tampere University. It is the first out of three inspiring lectures related to sustainability and everyone is more than welcome!
    For this first lecture, Sonja Finér, Executive Director of Finnwatch will share about socially sustainable transformation to carbon-neutral society, including socially just climate policies, business and human rights, clean energy transformation in developing countries, the role of (…)

  • Our digital existence: meet Julien Da
    14 January 2020, by Eva Wissenz

    This topic discussion is organized by the Sustainability and Impact Club of Tampere Universities with Y-Kampus and the Continuous Learning project.
    Julien Da, IT specialist, is joining this Thursday the Sustainability and Impact Club at Y-Kampus TAMK to share about our digital existence and how sustainably using and contributing to technology for the common good".
    He’ll introduce us to durable mobile phones and laptop and data minimization.
    As he states, "Why would I login to Google, (…)