ONE PLANET. JOINING HANDS
EUROMEDITERRANEA 2026
Euromediterranea is the Fondazione Alexander Langer Stiftung's main annual event: a moment of dialogue on the themes that shaped Alexander Langer's thought and action — peace, ecological justice, human rights, and intercultural encounter. The event is closely linked to the International Alexander Langer Prize and its award ceremony.
One Planet. Joining Hands, this year's edition, is dedicated to climate justice and peacebuilding. At the centre of the stage is François Kamate Kasereka, winner of the 2026 International Alexander Langer Prize: a young Congolese activist from North Kivu who, through the power of nonviolence, fights to protect Virunga National Park, against resource exploitation, and for a just ecological transition. In North Kivu, the entanglement of armed groups, resource extraction, and climate crisis is dramatically tangible: in this context, environmental activism reveals itself as a plural form of peacebuilding, since the climate crisis acts as a conflict multiplier, while peace is an indispensable condition for any effective climate policy.
Like Alexander Langer, Kamate rejects the logic of extractivism and works towards an ecologically sound and socially desirable transformation, rooted in local dialogue and global responsibility. Euromediterranea 2026 invites us to reflect on this challenge: conceiving peace and climate justice as two sides of the same coin.
17–19 April | Bolzano/Bozen · Sterzing/Vipiteno
THE PROGRAM
Over three days between Bolzano and Vipiteno, Euromediterranea 2026 brings together activists, researchers, and international professionals working at the intersection of climate justice, human rights, and peacebuilding.
The programme alternates between workshops for young people, official ceremonies, round tables, screenings, and music, with guests who bring voices and experiences aligned with Alexander Langer's thinking: listening, nonviolence, and shared responsibility.
Friday 17.04 | Bolzano
11.30 – 13.30 | Liceo Pascoli
Climate Justice: Thinking globally, acting locally – Global denken, lokal handeln!
Workshop for the students of Liceo Pascoli in Bolzano, in collaboration with OEW - Organisation for a Solidarity World
14.30 – 16.30 | Youth Centre Jugendzentrum Papperlapapp
Climate Justice: Thinking globally, acting locally – Global denken, lokal handeln!
But what does climate justice really mean? In this workshop we will analyse the current situation and global inequalities. Followed by a meeting with François Kamate, climate and peace activist from the Democratic Republic of Congo, International Alexander Langer Prize 2026
Workshop for young people aged 14 and over.
In collaboration with OEW - Organisation for a Solidarity World · Operation Daywork · Jugendzentrum Papperlapapp – Registration: info@alexanderlanger.org
17.00 | Foyer Museion
Presentation of the International Alexander Langer Prize to François Kamate Kasereka
with Stefano Petrungaro, President of the Board of Directors, Elisabeth Alber, President of the Scientific and Advisory Committee of the Fondazione Alexander Langer Stiftung. The Prize is supported by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano
18.00 | Foyer Museion
Conversation with François Kamate Kasereka
with Sheila Romen and David Hofmann. Moderated by: Elisabeth Alber – Fondazione Alexander Langer Stiftung
19.30 | Foyer Museion
Music by Valentin Mufila, Congolese singer-songwriter
followed by Buffet
Saturday 18.04 | Bolzano
14.00 – 15.30 | Centro Trevi
In Defence of the Environment and Human Dignity – Climate Activism in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Beyond
What does it mean to speak out nonviolently for environmental and human rights — in the spirit of Alexander Langer? A discussion on climate justice, human rights and the role of activists, in Congo and around the world
Round table with François Kamate Kasereka, Rosi Grillmair, Sheila Romen, Francesca Rosignoli. Moderated by: Anna Wolf – Fondazione Alexander Langer Stiftung
15.30 – 15.45 | Centro Trevi
Making Environmental Crimes Visible — with Reinhold Gallmetzer
The international criminal lawyer and founder of the Center for Climate Crime Analysis presents the centre's work: collecting evidence of environmental violations and supporting judicial authorities in identifying climate and environmental crimes
16.15 – 18.00 | Centro Trevi
Klima Show. Learning and Acting for Our Future
Multimedia show by Climate Action South Tyrol combining data and solutions to raise awareness of the effects of the climate crisis in South Tyrol and Trentino and motivate the audience to act. With Alessandra Piccoli and David Hofmann – Climate Action South Tyrol. Dialogue on climate justice with Viola Ducati and David Hofmann
18.00 | Centro Trevi
African Aperitivo
Sunday 19.04 | Vipiteno
10.30 – 13.30 | CASARCI
Convivial meeting with François Kamate Kasereka and Congolese singer-songwriter Valentin Mufila
Through photographs and Mufila's music, Kamate shares his story and engages in dialogue with the audience
Moderated by: Stefano Petrungaro – Fondazione Alexander Langer Stiftung
From 12.00 buffet
13.30 – 15.00 | Walk "In Alex's Footsteps"
15.00 – 18.15 | Teatro Comunale di Vipiteno
Democracy, Resource Management and Social Justice
15.00 – Introduction with François Kamate Kasereka and David Hofmann – Fondazione Alexander Langer
15.30 – Screening of the documentary Congo LUCHA (FR/ITA/EN) by Marlène Rabaud, 2018
The film tells the story of the nonviolent struggle of young activists from the LUCHA movement (Lutte Pour Le Changement) for democracy, social justice and respect for the Constitution in the Democratic Republic of Congo
16.30 – Conversation with Katharina Crepaz (Fondazione Alexander Langer Stiftung), Marco Pertile and Sheila Romen. Moderated by: Elisabeth Alber – Fondazione Alexander Langer Stiftung
18.15 – Aperitivo
Guests
Viola Ducati – Environmental communicator and co-founder of the Rete Climatica Trentina
Reinhold Gallmetzer – International criminal lawyer (appeals counsel) at the International Criminal Court (ICC), founder of the Center for Climate Crime Analysis (CCCA)
Rosi Grillmair – Activist with Debt for Climate and Extinction Rebellion, computer scientist and artist
Marco Pertile – Professor of International Law at the University of Trento, specialising in humanitarian law and natural resources in armed conflicts
Sheila Romen – UN DPPA Officer in Kinshasa, with over a decade of experience in peacebuilding and civilian protection in the Great Lakes region
Francesca Rosignoli – Researcher at Eurac Research, expert in environmental justice and climate migration, author of Environmental Justice for Climate Refugees (Routledge, 2022)
In collaborazione con / in Zusammenarbeit mit / in cooperation with
Climate Action South Tyrol
Debt for Climate
Stadtbibliothek Sterzing / Biblioteca Civica di Vipiteno
A.R.C.I. Circolo di Vipiteno
CASARCI
Con il contributo di / mit dem Beitrag von / supported by
Regione Autonoma Trentino-Alto Adige / Autonome Region Trentino-Südtirol
Provincia autonoma di Bolzano / Autonome Provinz Bozen
Città di Bolzano / Stadt Bozen
Città di Vipiteno / Stadt Sterzing
Stiftung Fondazione Sparkasse
