The Withdraw the CAP movement emerged in recent months to challenge Europe’s biggest policy spend. This initiative of young people, many climate strikers from the Fridays for Future movement, have taken the EU’s top brass to task over the gap between environmental rhetoric and business-as-usual reality. SO what happened at their meeting last week with Vice-President of the EU Commission Frans Timmermans, of EU Green Deal Fame. Here the group who met him give us the lowdown, and tell us what they are focused on next for withdraw the cap.
By Sommer Ackerman, Maximilian Herzog, Valentina Ruas and Martina Comparelli
NFYFC votes to increase membership age from 26 to 28
4 May 2021 |
The fall in members due to the pandemic was discussed at NFYFC s recent annual general meeting
Young farmers have voted to increase the membership age of the National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (NFYFC) from 26 to 28 following the pandemic s impact on the federation.
The decision means that from 1 September 2021, YFC members can join or remain a full member of NFYFC until they are 28 years old.
Individual clubs can choose to retain their current membership ages if they do not wish to recruit members above 26.
NFYFC members voted to increase the membership age at the 89th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held online on 29 April 2021.
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St Mary s College students Abbie Williams, 17, and Marisa Raymond,17, say their future isn t certain.
Children and teenagers from Auckland to Invercargill gathered at Parliament in Wellington on Tuesday, demanding politicians take climate change seriously. Around 150 protestors, ranging from school kids to teachers and other members of the public, came together for the School Strike for Climate NZ 100 Days 4 Action campaign rally. They presented politicians from across the political aisle a list of demands to be acted on in the first 100 days of this parliamentary term, including phasing out fossil fuels, moving to 100 per cent renewable energy sources, and investing in climate education in schools.