What do you know about mining?

There is an unlimited appetite for resources on a biophysically limited earth. The resource issues will be high on the international agenda in the next decades and plays, just like the energy shortage, a key role in the climate story. Play this video to know more.

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Movement Weekend 2019

How great was the Movement Weekend 2019? From the 13th till 15th of December there was the annual Movement Weekend which took place in Lokeren. We gathered with a lot of Catapistas to learn, brainstorm,
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Flemish buyers go for Fair and Circular ICT

Flemish buyers go for Fair and Circular ICT On 9 December, the 'Conference on Fair & Circular ICT' took place in Ghent, organised by Fair ICT Flanders.  It was the first conference in Flanders to
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Lithium exploitation is drying out the world’s driest desert

Lithium exploitation is drying out the world's driest desert  *This article is a summary of a longer investigation project from Danwatch, published in collaboration with CATAPA and SETEM. More information at the end of the
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Art as a Form of Protest – Peru

Art as a Form of Protest - Peru As all neighboring countries of Peru are stuck or have been stuck in violent protests recently, Peru seems calm. Cajamarca, known for its huge protests to stop
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February – April 2020 Feb – Apr 2020
Feb
6
Thu
Feb 6 @ 19:30 – 21:00
19:30
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op[Nederlands hieronder/ Español abajo] __________________________________________ EN – Art and Photo exhibition Catapa, RoSa vzw and Encuentro are glad to invite you to the opening of the exposition ‘Extracting from the land to the body: gendered
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RoSa vzw
Feb
11
Tue
Feb 11 @ 13:00 – 17:00
13:00
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(enkel voor deelnemers leertraject Fair ICT Flanders) Hoe als (publieke en private) organisatie duurzaamheid binnen de verschillende stappen van het ICT – aankoopproces integreren? De workshop wil aankopers en ICT’ers heel concreet zicht geven binnen
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HIVA - KU Leuven
Mar
9
Mon
Mar 9 @ 20:00 – 21:30
20:00
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In maart lanceren de organisaties gehuisvest in het Gents Ecologisch Centrum (GEC) hun allereerste editie van de GEC Talks, een boeiende vertel-avond waarin sprekers in 15 minuten uiteenzetten wat hen na aan het hart ligt.
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Lekker Gec
Apr
2
Thu
Apr 2 @ 13:00 – 17:00
13:00
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(Deze workshop is enkel voor deelnemers aan het leertraject van Fair ICT Flanders.) Deze workshop geeft een overzicht van de verschillende soorten regulering en internationale richtlijnen die gericht zijn op het verduurzamen van de ICT-waardeketen.
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Universiteit Antwerpen, Lokaal K.101
February – April 2020 Feb – Apr 2020

Make ICT Fair

Challenging the sustainability of the global ICT supply chain; from mining to procurement.
For the coming 3 years, CATAPA together with 10 other partners across Europe will campaign on manufacturing and mining in the electronics industry.

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