People’s Meeting 2021

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The People’s Meeting festival of democracy in Iceland will be held in the Nordic House in Reykjavík, 3–4 September 2021.

On Friday the programme will focus on children and young people, making space and including them in discussions on important themes and listening to what they have to say. How has the pandemic affected the wellbeing of children in the Nordic Region? In collaboration with the Children’s Ombudsman Iceland, we are organising a debate in which children will discuss their experiences of the restrictions and the new normal.  

Another important theme is the environment, and the nominees for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2021 will be announced on the Friday at 11:30. This year’s theme for the Environment Prize is sustainable food systems and it will be presented by the Minister of Environment, Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, and Rakel Garðarsdóttir, an environment activist and member of the adjudication committee.  

As a part of the launch of the People’s Meeting, a representative from the organisation Young Environment Activists (Ungir umhverfissinnar) will present findings of a Nordic Council study as part of which 2,200 young people were asked what they thought about preserving biodiversity.  

Debates on Saturday include topics such as the challenges faced in the Nordic Region, Nordic cohesion, the circular economy and Nordic solutions that will help make making the Nordic Region the most sustainable and integrated region in the world by 2030. These debates are being organised in collaboration with the Nordic Association, Festa – Centre for Sustainability and Green by Iceland, and will involve politicians, including the Minister for Nordic Co-operation, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, and the President of the Youth Nordic Council, Aldís Mjöll Geirsdóttir, as well as interesting figures from Icelandic business.   

Join us in the Nordic House in Reykjavík or follow the events live via streaming on the its website (nordichouse.is), or fundurfolksins.is and social media channels.

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