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Activist Handbook is built by the people below. We work in the following circles: Core, Content, Localisation, Communication, Tech and Finance. Find out how to join one of these circles.
Core circle
The people below form our core circle (in alphabetical order):
- Cita Ayeni - Communications coordinator ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ฑ
He/him. War Prevention & Human Security Enthusiast. - Vaan Droogh - Events coordinator ๐ณ๐ฑ
They/them. Active with the Dutch young Greens. Studied at Erasmus University College and currently studying fine arts in Rotterdam. - Bassma Matrouf - Project facilitator ๐ฒ๐ฆ
She/her. - Paulina Odeth Flores Baรฑuelos - Writers coordinator ๐ฒ๐ฝ
She/her. Passionate about informing the public about refugee and displaced populations, human rights abuses, and decolonisation. - Joppe Hoekstra - Project coordinator ๐ณ๐ฑ
He/him. Climate rebel from the Netherlands. Studied International Relations and Political Philosophy at Erasmus University College. - Iason Paschalidis-Gerostergiou - Localisation coordinator ๐ฌ๐ท
He/him. Active in the field of political ecology since 2009. Working on topics such as social inclusion, non-formal education, social economy, sustainability, and other core issues related to political ecology. - Deborah Sati Kesmen - Wellbeing facilitator ๐ณ๐ฌ
She/her.
Active volunteers
The following people take active roles within the Activist Handbook organisation:
- Jelena Aleksic - Outreach officer ๐ท๐ธ
She/her. Passionate environmental analyst and mum of 3 dogs. - Justine van der Biessen - Historian ๐ณ๐ฑ
She/her. Historian. Active for the Greens in the board of GroenLinks Rotterdam. - Vita Jaunberzina-Stevens - Fundraiser ๐ฑ๐ป
She/her. A true progressive.
Contributors
We want to thank all the people below for their contributions now and in the past (in alphabetical order):
- Marzia Afrin Ali Meem ๐ง๐ฉ
She/her. Social activist from Bangladesh. Connected with Bangladeshi national and international organisations. Passionate in leadership and development sector. - Irmak Babagiray ๐น๐ท
She/her. Student from Istanbul, Turkey. Human rights activist, interested in European politics. - Tina Boลพiฤ ๐ธ๐ฎ
She/her. Good with numbers, great with people. Economist by education, psychologist by heart. - Palina Burko ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
She/her. Activist of the Belarusian Young Greens. Left her homeland due to political persecution and now lives in Latvia. Has a bachelor`s degree in management of international cultural relations and a master`s degree in art studies. Her biggest hobby is fighting the dictatorship in Belarus. - Bรฉbhinn Cogan ๐ฎ๐ช
She/her. Student at King's College London studying MSc Public Policy and Management. Received a BA History from Trinity College Dublin. Interested in education and cultural policy - Sean Currie ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
He/him. Co-convenor for the Scottish Young Greens. Studied Political Science and International Relations at University of Strathclyde. - Niks Derums ๐ฑ๐ป
He/him. Freelance programmer (algorithmic programming and web development). Studying Computer Science at Latvijas Universitate. - Daniel Desira
He/him. Previously active within the Maltese Young Greens and a few NGOs. Studied Software Development at the University of Malta. - Aleksandar Elezoviฤ ๐ซ๐ท๐ท๐ธ
He/him. Activist and holistic philosopher from Serbia currently living in France. Everyone knows him as Leksi. - Andreas Karadakis ๐ฌ๐ท
Degrowther, Ecologist and wannabe Activist. Born and raised in Greece - citizen of the world. - Selma Levrence ๐ฑ๐ป
Environmental and human rights activist from Riga, Latvia - Liam McSherry ๐ฎ๐ช
He/him. Passionate scientist and innovator from Ireland. Marketing and social media. Hoping to study entreprenurship next year. - Marijn Prins ๐ณ๐ฑ
He/him. Founder Green Office Hogeschool Rotterdam. Studying Marketing of Social Business at Hogeschool Rotterdam. - Danny Sheehy ๐ฎ๐ช
He/him. Studying Government & Political Science at University College Cork, Ireland. Active with the European Youth Parliament and Irish Green Party. - Marie Stadler ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
She/her. International Officer for the Scottish Young Greens. Studied International Management and Intercultural Studies at the University of Stirling and Universitรคt Passau. - Elizabete Vegnere ๐ฑ๐ป
She/her. Human rights activist, working at Latvian Aviation Union. Studying at Latvijas Universitate. - Dolly Vellanki ๐ณ๐ฑ
She/her. Global Indian living in the Netherlands. Student of Global Business & Sustainability and part of Erasmus Sustainability Hub. Interested in activism and disrupting fashion industry. - Daniel Whooley ๐ฎ๐ช
He/him. Councillor for the Green Party in Ongar, Ireland. Studying Cyber Security and Digital Forensics at TU Dublin - Blanchardstown Campus. - Cameron Wright ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Activist and software engineer. Studied Computer Science at University of St Andrews and University of California, Santa Cruz. - Lisa Zessin ๐ฉ๐ช
She/her. Studying Psychology at Erasmus University Rotterdam.