The Ökofeszt or Ecofest was
festival
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which was held to celebrate
eco friendly
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ideas in
Hungary
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. The first Ökofeszt was organized by
Védegylet and Zöld Fiatalok and held on 15 and 16 April 2005 in
Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...
.
The slogan of the festival was ''Politics Can Be Different'' which led to the formation of an
eponymous
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Eponyms are commonly used for time periods, places, innovati ...
political party in 2009.
Politics Can Be Different
Politics () is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of status or resources.
The branch of social science that studies poli ...
won seats in the
National Assembly
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in the
2010 parliamentary election.
The key issues of the festival were
environmental protection
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,
sustainable development
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and the fight against
corruption
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in the current Hungarian political elite. The public face of the party is
András Schiffer
András Schiffer (born 19 June 1971 in Budapest) is a Hungarian lawyer and former politician, who served as co-president of the Politics Can Be Different and leader of its parliamentary group. Schiffer announced his retirement from politics on ...
, who presented a talk at the first Ökofeszt in 2005 and is a former member of the
Hungarian Civil Liberties Union
The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU, Hungarian: Társaság a Szabadságjogokért, abbreviated TASZ) is a human rights NGO. Since its foundation in 1994, it has been working for everybody being informed about their fundamental human rights ...
.
Talks
Concerts
References
External links
Ökofeszt Official Site
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Culture in Budapest
Festivals in Hungary