NYRIS takes place at Tampere University on 12-14^th June, 2024.

Abstract book (PDF)

Programme of Parallel Sessions (PDF)

Wednesday June 12th
Location: City centre campus, Kalevantie 4

During the opening session and the first plenary there will be filming by Yellow Film & TV https://www.yellowfilm.fi/. If you do not wish to be filmed, please choose a seat in the back of the auditorium. 

10.00	Registration opens Location: Main lobby in the Main Building, City centre campus
11.00-11.45	Lunch Location: YO Restaurant, Main building
11.45–12.15	NYRIS2024: Opening session Prof. Päivi Honkatukia, Tampere University Ms. M. a young Afghan woman: Stories of the pressure of the time and the silence of the world – how can Afghan youth seek a fair and just Afghanistan? Location: Main Auditorium in the Main Building, City centre campus
12.15–14.15	Plenaries Chair: Päivi Honkatukia, Tampere University Prof. Aoife Daly, University College Cork: Children/youth climate advocates ‘doing’ rights themselves: Post-paternalism for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child? (online)   Prof. Linda Herrera, University of Illinois: Learning from the Middle East: The value of regional studies for the future of youth studies Location: Main Auditorium in the Main Building, City centre campus
14.15–­14.45	Coffee Break and Posters Location: Auditorium Lobby in the Main Building, City centre campus
14.45–16.30	Parallel Session 1
16.30–17.30	Book launches and journal presentations Location: Rooms A2a, A3 and A4 in the Main Building, City centre campus
17.30–18.30	Guided walking tour in Tampere We will meet in the main building lobby to leave at 17:30. We will walk from the university to the Vapriikki museum past several famous Tampere sights including the train station and the Tammerkoski.
18.30–20.00	Reception Welcoming words by Lauri Savisaari, Director of Education & Culture at the City of Tampere. There is an option to visit the Manserock exhibition while at the Vapriikki museum. Location: Museum Centre Vapriikki, Alaverstaanraitti 5, 33100 Tampere

Friday June 14th
Location: City centre campus, Kalevantie 4

9.00–10.30	Parallel Session 5
10.30–11.00	Coffee Break and Posters Location: Auditorium Lobby in the Main Building, City centre campus
11.00–12.00	Plenary Chair: Susanna Ågren, Tampere University   Senior Research Fellow Tuuli Kurki, University of Helsinki: Stories of pain and love: navigating racism through collective care and peer support Location: Main Auditorium in the Main Building, City centre campus
12.00–12.45	Closing Seremony Location: Main Auditorium in the Main Building, City centre campus

Other interesting activities in Tampere

Manse Pride

Tampere’s own Pride Week, Manse Pride takes place from June 10th to 16th. The Manse Pride march and the main party in Sorsapuisto will be on Saturday 15th. Please, find more information from their website: Manse Pride.

Global Earth Exchange Day & Radical Joy gathering on the shore of Lake Iidesjärvi

Wednesday 12th June, starting from university’s Main Building outside main entrance at 16:45

Environmental writer Trebbe Johnson from the US has created embodied methods for confronting difficult environmental emotions. Best known for her international Radical Joy for Hard Times social movement and Global Earth Exchange Day, which is a community-based activity to experience damaged places: https://radicaljoy.org/ . The first step is to place oneself in the wounded environment and consciously observe it. Participants have the opportunity to say what this place means to them. They explore the place as it is now, and then collectively share what the exploration has brought to them. Finally, a collective creative movement is made – a gesture or gift of beauty to the place. This approach has spread around the world. The approach is simple and ever-expanding. When used over a long period of time, it is also an example of how dealing with grief can create space for unexpected joy. Collaborative, embodied and sometimes simple community rituals can be an important part of promoting planetary health and sustainable well-being.

The event is free and open to all. It will also be promoted to participants of the NYRIS international conference on youth research and will be held in English if necessary. The event will be hosted by environmental emotions researcher and writer Panu Pihkala, research professor Sofia Laine from the Finnish Youth Research Society, and environmental educator Tuomas Lilleberg who all visited Tampere last November together with Trebbe Johnson.

Sign in and more information: 
panu.pihkala@helsinki.fi
sofia.laine@youthresearch.fi
 
When: Wednesday 12th June

Where: Our collective spot where we meet at 17.15 is here (google maps link).
There used to be a dumping ground at this location. More information about the history of the place (in Finnish).

How to get there: Collective departure outside the main doors of the University of Tampere main building (address Kalevantie 4) at 16.45. The walk to Iidesjärvi takes about 25 minutes.

If you arrive by bus (no 10), Nekalantie 54 is the nearest bus stop, and Tuomas (mobile no. +358 50 405 5581) will be there from 17.00 to 17.10 and guide people to the spot. The event will end at about 18.15, so that it is possible to reach Vapriikki for the reception.