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The Power of Meditation
Meditation is mostly known as a kind of spiritual ritual, and for many it still sounds mysterious and out of reach. But the benefits from...
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Nov 20, 20203 min read
A double-burden: the cost of being a female journalist
Gender-based violence against women journalists is a global problem that takes many different forms, including intimidation, rape threats...
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Jun 22, 20203 min read
COVID-19 and the Attack on Press Freedom
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to have significant repercussions for social welfare and the economy, the alarming threat this...
Utopia 500
Jun 15, 20202 min read
In the midst of a zoonosis - can we prevent it from happening again?
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the whole world in ways that didn’t seem plausible too many months ago. The origin of the virus has...
Utopia 500
Jun 3, 20202 min read
Community Spirit Prevails in Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has in many ways torn the globe apart. The globalised planet which we are used to has come to a dramatic halt. The...
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May 29, 20203 min read
Face to Face with Islamic Feminism
Are Islam and feminism mutually exclusive? It’s not usual to hear these two terms in the same sentence, unless you wish to emphasize how...
Utopia 500
May 27, 20204 min read
Suicide risk during Covid-19
By now Covid-19 is all everybody’s talking about, every network is swarming with discussions round the clock: television, newspapers and...
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May 13, 20203 min read
Lockdown and domestic abuse: when staying at home is not safe
Since the world grapples with the spread of Covid-19, the hashtag #stayathome has been launched and almost everybody is being encouraged...
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May 7, 20203 min read
Building Valongo’s Ecotopian Garden
On the 7th March, 2020, the Utopia500 team visited Valongo High School to assist Professor Marcus Vinicus in building a sustainable...
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Mar 17, 20203 min read
Fast fashion and textile waste: give your clothes a second chance
In the last decades the number of clothes bought around the world strongly increased, as a consequence of the “fast fashion” phenomenon....
Utopia 500
Mar 12, 20202 min read
Irena Sendler
Born: 15th February, 1910 Died: 12th May, 2008 Nationality: Polish Sendler served as a social worker with Warsaw's welfare department, ...
Utopia 500
Mar 11, 20201 min read
“The challenge of talking about sex with young people”
On 30th January, 2020, IndieJunior Allianz – Porto organized a debate in the Rectorate of Porto University with the contribution of...
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Feb 21, 20203 min read
Olympe de Gouges
Born: 7 May 1748 Died: 3 November 1793 Nationality: French Marie Gouze decided her fate as well as her name, which she changed into...
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Jan 30, 20202 min read
C. B. Macpherson
Born: 18 November 1911 Died: 22 July 1987 Nationality: Canadian C. B. Macpherson was a political scientist who never had world-wide...
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Jan 29, 20202 min read
Marsha P. Johnson
Born: 24 August, 1945 Died: 6 July, 1992 Nationality: United States Marsha Johnson was a black, transgender, poor and, at the end of her...
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Jan 27, 20201 min read
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