Youth Meetings | Sustainability and Youth

🌍 Youth Meetups Are Starting!
Yücel Cultural Foundation is launching an eight-month Youth Meetups series, with a different topic to explore each month.

Throughout the series, we will come together with young guests to discuss the issues that matter to young people, listen to different experiences, exchange ideas, and think together.

The topic of our first meetup is Sustainability and Youth. Together, we will explore whether sustainability is only about protecting the environment, the role young people play in climate action and social transformation, and how art, activism, and civil society can contribute to a more sustainable future.

🌿 8 months, 8 different topics, inspiring conversations with young guests!

📅 Event Details

  • Topic: Sustainability and Youth
  • Date: Thursday, September 3
  • Time: 20:00 - 21:30
  • Location: Online
  • Series: Youth Meetups

💬 What Will We Talk About?

  • The relationship between sustainability, daily life, and social transformation
  • The role of young people in climate action
  • Circular economy and upcycling approaches
  • The impact of art and creative production on sustainability
  • Youth participation in decision-making processes
  • The role of civil society and youth work in social transformation
  • Local solidarity and small-scale social responsibility projects

👥 Who Can Join?

  • Young people interested in sustainability and climate issues
  • Anyone curious about activism, art, and civil society
  • Those who want to reflect on the role of young people in social transformation
  • Anyone who wants to hear different youth perspectives and exchange ideas

🎤 Our Young Guests

Batuhan Aysan
Activist / Artist

Batuhan Aysan is a youth activist and communication creator working in the fields of sustainability, youth work, gender equality, and communication. His work in sustainability focuses particularly on circular economy, upcycling, and youth participation in climate action. Through workshops and events, he aims to make these topics more accessible through creative production and communication.

Currently studying Visual Communication Design, Aysan believes that young people should not only be seen as the target audience of a sustainable future, but as active contributors to it.

Selvi Keser
Visual Arts Educator / Civil Society Volunteer

Selvi Keser is a civil society volunteer and non-formal education trainer actively working in the fields of youth rights, sustainability, and social resilience. On national and international platforms, she facilitates workshops focused on empowering young people, increasing their participation in decision-making processes, and supporting them in designing small-scale social responsibility projects.

She coordinates projects in various civil society organizations that focus on strengthening young people’s capacities through peer education methods. By placing local dynamics and collective solidarity at the center, she advocates for broader youth participation in processes of social transformation.

💫 Why Should You Join?

  • Explore sustainability through different youth experiences
  • Discover the connections between climate, art, activism, and civil society
  • Gain new perspectives on the role of young people in social transformation
  • Exchange ideas with young guests
  • Be part of the very first meetup in our eight-month Youth Meetups series

✨ Notes

  • This event is the first session of the eight-month Youth Meetups series.
  • A different topic will be explored each month throughout the series.
  • The event will be held online.
  • Participants are encouraged to actively contribute with their questions and perspectives.

We invite you to join our first Youth Meetup and explore sustainability through the experiences and perspectives of young people. 🌍✨
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