This was discussed at the meeting of the Tale project in Helsinki, which ICAE is a partner in. We explored the city nature and heard about an environmental activism campaign “Let’s overrun the planning, not the forest” from Aino Juvonen, who has launched the campaign in Helsinki.
We also did an imaginary study visit as Mia Talikka from Southern Helsinki Adult Education Centre presented the plans for the new sustainable adult education centre, and Future Living Specialist Kimmo Rönkä explained how the generations block it is part of will be created. “In developing co-housing, we need common sense, but we also need common hands,” said Rönkä. This also describes the Tale project goals well.
We discussed how adult education and green activists can cooperate so that it’s beneficial for both. ALE organisation may, for example, pick up a topic a green grassroots initiative has started, and take part in advocacy the initiative has launched. For example, we need more sustainable food systems, so the more actors are spreading the message, the better.
Read more about the Tale project: https://kansanvalistusseura.fi/en/hankkeet/tale/