Feminist funding for a possible transition

The Next Generation EU funds will profoundly shape economic policy in the coming years. However, It has not really been analysed whether the application of these funds has been thought out from a feminist perspective, nor whether “there is life” beyond these funds. Could there be other alternatives or are we doomed to fight for them to be as feminist as possible, because “we have no other choice”?

It is important to clarify that these meetings are to critically analyse the Next Generation EU funds; not to explain how to access them. If you need this information, you can click here.

This series includes two webinars, held on 9 and 16 February. Click here to the recording of the first meeting.

Webinar 2] [Webinar 2 Another funding for another transition

This second webinar aims to make visible different views on financing for a possible transition, beyond the funds. Next Generation EU (NGEU). In a first block we had four presentations and then we left a nourishing space for debate with the participants.

Programme

Participants

Nuria Blázquez, of Ecologists in Action

Nuria Blázquez is the Head of International at Ecologistas en Acción. Her first campaign at Ecologistas en Acción was on diesel taxation, and from there, she has explored green and social taxation, especially in the field of transport. He is currently working on Ecologistas en Acción's international campaigns, with a special interest in tax issues such as taxonomy, the Social Climate Fund and NGEU funds. In taxation, as in everything else, she is looking for a feminist approach, because the revolution “will be feminist or it won't be”.

Amaia Pérez Orozco, of XXK Collective

Member of the “Colectiva XXK. Feminisms, thought and action”, a collective income-generating project that is committed to social transformation from a feminist perspective. PhD in Economics from the Complutense University of Madrid. Researcher and trainer in economics and feminism. She tries to link her professional work with her political activism and participates in various social movements. Among her publications: “¿Y si el hámster dejara de mover la rueda capitalista?”, with Gonzalo Fernández (OMAL-XXK, 2020) and “Subversión feminista de la economía. Aportes para un debate sobre el conflicto capital-vida” (2014, Traficantes de Sueños).

Blanca Bayas Fernández, of the Observatori del Deute en la Globalització (Debt in Globalisation Observatory)

Researcher at the Observatori del Deute en la Globalitzación and ecofeminist activist. She participates in the Acció Ecofeminista movement. Her work focuses on the defence of public services, the commons and alternatives from the perspective of ecofeminism and feminist economies. She has written va

articles on these issues, such as her recent publication “Ecofeminist proposals for re-imagining the city. Public and community paths”. She holds a degree in Political Science and Administration, a diploma in Social Work and a Master's degree in Social Policy and Community Mediation. She lives in Barcelona.

Iolanda Fresnillo, of Eurodad

A sociologist, she currently works as debt policy and advocacy manager at Eurodad, the European Network on Debt and Development. She has more than 20 years of experience as an activist, researcher and consultant in the field of debt, audits, public policy and feminism. She worked for 10 years at the Observatory on Debt in Globalisation and is part of the Citizen Debt Audit Platform.

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