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 🇳🇬🇳🇱
He/him. War Prevention & Human Security Enthusiast. - Vaan Droogh - Events coordinator 🇳🇱
They/them. Active with the Dutch young Greens. Studied at Erasmus University College and currently studying fine arts in Rotterdam. - Bassma Matrouf - Project facilitator 🇲🇦
She/her. - Paulina Odeth Flores Bañuelos - Writers coordinator 🇲🇽
She/her. Passionate about informing the public about refugee and displaced populations, human rights abuses, and decolonisation. - Joppe Hoekstra - Project coordinator 🇳🇱
He/him. Climate rebel from the Netherlands. Studied International Relations and Political Philosophy at Erasmus University College. - Iason Paschalidis-Gerostergiou - Localisation coordinator 🇬🇷
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 🇳🇬
She/her.
¶ Active volunteers
The following people take active roles within the Activist Handbook organisation:
- Jelena Aleksic - Outreach officer 🇷🇸
She/her. Passionate environmental analyst and mum of 3 dogs. - Justine van der Biessen - Historian 🇳🇱
She/her. Historian. Active for the Greens in the board of GroenLinks Rotterdam. - Vita Jaunberzina-Stevens - Fundraiser 🇱🇻
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 🇧🇩
She/her. Social activist from Bangladesh. Connected with Bangladeshi national and international organisations. Passionate in leadership and development sector. - Irmak Babagiray 🇹🇷
She/her. Student from Istanbul, Turkey. Human rights activist, interested in European politics. - Tina Božič 🇸🇮
She/her. Good with numbers, great with people. Economist by education, psychologist by heart. - Palina Burko 🏳️🌈
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. - Bébhinn Cogan 🇮🇪
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 🏴
He/him. Co-convenor for the Scottish Young Greens. Studied Political Science and International Relations at University of Strathclyde. - Niks Derums 🇱🇻
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 Elezović 🇫🇷🇷🇸
He/him. Activist and holistic philosopher from Serbia currently living in France. Everyone knows him as Leksi. - Andreas Karadakis 🇬🇷
Degrowther, Ecologist and wannabe Activist. Born and raised in Greece - citizen of the world. - Selma Levrence 🇱🇻
Environmental and human rights activist from Riga, Latvia - Liam McSherry 🇮🇪
He/him. Passionate scientist and innovator from Ireland. Marketing and social media. Hoping to study entreprenurship next year. - Marijn Prins 🇳🇱
He/him. Founder Green Office Hogeschool Rotterdam. Studying Marketing of Social Business at Hogeschool Rotterdam. - Danny Sheehy 🇮🇪
He/him. Studying Government & Political Science at University College Cork, Ireland. Active with the European Youth Parliament and Irish Green Party. - Marie Stadler 🇩🇪🏴
She/her. International Officer for the Scottish Young Greens. Studied International Management and Intercultural Studies at the University of Stirling and Universität Passau. - Elizabete Vegnere 🇱🇻
She/her. Human rights activist, working at Latvian Aviation Union. Studying at Latvijas Universitate. - Dolly Vellanki 🇳🇱
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 🇮🇪
He/him. Councillor for the Green Party in Ongar, Ireland. Studying Cyber Security and Digital Forensics at TU Dublin - Blanchardstown Campus. - Cameron Wright 🏴🏴
Activist and software engineer. Studied Computer Science at University of St Andrews and University of California, Santa Cruz. - Lisa Zessin 🇩🇪
She/her. Studying Psychology at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
