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The Green Shots Award is an international contest for the creation and promotion of bottom-up innovative ideas on sustainable consumption. The contest is open to everyone interested in making the world more sustainable. The challenge is to create a creative idea (in a short story forma of 300 to 500 words) that can inspire people to change their everyday behavior towards sustainability. A jury of environmental experts will select the ten best stories. The winning ideas will be turned into animated videos and the author of the overall best idea will be awarded with a trip to the next Earth Summit Rio+20 in 2012. Stories should be submitted to greenshotsaward@cprac.org by 31 July 2010. Find out more.

27 nationalities, 1 message: end poverty! Something still needs to be done to fight poverty worldwide. If you are an EU citizen between 15 and 25 years old, join the fight against poverty and get your message out. The challenge is to create a song of maximum 5 minutes, which contains a message on the fight against poverty or development cooperation. This year there are two different prizes: one chosen by a jury of professionals and the other through online voting by Internet users. Participants can vote once every day until 31 October 2010. Winners will get a professional studio recording of their song and will be invited to perform in Brussels during the European Development Days in December 2010. Online submission deadline: 30 September 2010. More details about the contest’s terms and conditions, please visit the I Fight Poverty web site.

The Party of European Socialists Group in the Committee of the Regions invites young Europeans between the age of 18 and 30 years old to participate in the photo competition ‘In Search of Solidarity’. The challenge is tot shape the concept of solidarity and present concrete solutions to fight poverty. Photo documentaries (3-6 photos), which illustrate local initiatives helping the most deprived groups, can be submitted before the deadline of 30 September 2010. In addition to high value prizes such as semi-professional photographic kits, the winners will be invited to Brussels to attend a seminar on combating poverty in Europe and their photos will be displayed in an exhibition.

The Sustainable Thinking Platform has launched a multimedia competition aimed at young people between the age of 18 and 30 years old. The challenge is to take a picture, write an essay or to create a video that can inspire others to embrace sustainability as a way of life and answers the question: ‘ Faced with increasing resource scarcity, how can young people contribute to the promotion of sustainable production and consumption?’. The winner will receive a laptop computer, photo camera or a camcorder depending on the category competing in. The submission deadline is 31 July 2010, but the Sustainable Thinking Platform plans to give away a brand new Apple iPad to one lucky person who registers to participate in the competition before 30 June!! Find out more..

The Sustainable Thinking Platform has been created to continue promoting a wide debate about sustainability issues. This community, comprised of young people from all the around the world, gives you the opportunity to exchange ideas, share artistic creations and connect woth hundreds of people interested in building a better future for our planet.

On the occasion of the 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, Europe Direct Firenze announces the Photo Contest ‘NO1OUT’ under the theme: ‘Fight against poverty and social exclusion’. The challenge is to photograph a situation of poverty or social exclusion in the European Union. Fill in the application form including your photo and a short explanation and send it to: imagoeuropae@comune.fi.it before the participation deadline of 30 July 2010. Find out more.

Do you see signs of economic, social, cultural or climate shifts in your neighbourhood? If the answer is yes, then CL!CK !T. This photo competition, organised by the European Journalism Centre, is about the changing world, which aims to create a mosaic of images from all corners of the globe to show how local communities are developing. You are allowed to submit up to entries before the deadline of 28 June 2010. Winners will receive a digital camera. Find out more.

The European Women’s Lobby (EWL) is inviting European young women (less than 40 years old) to join this photo competition and think about the concept of feminism and what it means today. The pictures should make a creative and powerful statement on the theme “My World: Visions of 21st Century Feminism.” The best ones will be used for an exhibition which highlights how feminism is still relevant to a new generation of women. Deadline: 30 June 2010. For further information about the competition criteria and rules, please visit the EWL web site.

The Europemobility Video Contest, supported by the European Commission, is open to any European citizen who has accomplished a study program, youth exchange or work placement abroad, within Europe. The challenge is to create an original and creative video that show mobility experiences. You can make a documentary or a short presentation, about a general or a specific aspect of your stay abroad. There are two award categories, one for the videos elected by the Europemobility Jury and one for those elected by the online voters. Europemobility will award €500,- for the best video nominated by the Jury and a netbook for the best video nominated by the online voters. They also both win a trip to the Award Ceremony. Videos must be uploaded before 30 June 2010. For further information about the terms and conditions, please visit the competition web site.

Shoot Nation 2010 is a free global youth photography competition under the theme ‘City Living’. Young people between the age of 11 and 25 years old are invited to enter 3 photos or drawings to express their opinions through visual communication and that capture: What does ‘city’ mean to you? (1), Growing up in the city as a boy or a girl (2) and Country to city, city to country – people on the move (3).

Winners will be announced on Thursday 12 August, International Youth Day, and the launch of the International Year of Youth. Selected photos will be presented to the United Nations Headquarters as a light box installation in New York to celebrate the International Youth Day 2010. How to apply? Applicants must upload their photos including a short description before the deadline of 28 July 2010. Find out more.

In order to participate, you just have to upload an original, creative, funny picture featuring the European Health Insurance Card to the Social Europe Facebook page. The three participants with the most «I like» on their picture will receive two 3-day tickets to attend the Couleur Café festival between the 25 and 27 June (including transport from any European town and accommodation in Brussels). Preferably, you should use your own European Health Insurance Card for the photo. If you don’t have one, you can print out and use the image on this page. Here you can also find further details about the contest rules. Deadline: 4 June 2010