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Are you up for hacking some of the biggest challenges of our time? On June 16th, we'll be running a hackathon for over 250 perspectives at H22 City Expo in Helsingborg and you could be a part of it!
Utopia Lab is a place where youth perspectives meet with organisations, the city's decision-makers and experts within different topics to collaboratively prototype solutions for a utopian future. We have some exciting partners on board who are committed to develop the solutions after the hackathon and are now opening up for more perspectives to join!
We are looking for experts within mental health, meaningful leisure, environment & sustainability, influence & democracy, communication, school, security, discrimination and entrepreneurship & the future. Sounds like you? Reach out! By sharing valuable expertise, we enable youth to gain deeper insight into different challenges and prototype possible Utopian Futures. This will also be a fantastic opportunity for you to work collaboratively in a cross-generational group, inspire and be inspired by others around you!
It will be a full day of discovery, ideation and prototyping with other perspectives from 8.30am to 4.30pm, and we'd love for you to join us!
Reach out to us here to get the chance to join!
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02 Curated by Another Tomorrow
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> Climate and sustainability – the new computer science
Recently, Stanford announced that one of Silicon Valley's most prominent venture capitalists, John Doerr, will be funding the school with $1.1 billion dollars to establish a new school focused on climate change and sustainability. As Stanford's first new school in 70 years, it aims to accelerate interdisciplinary efforts to tackle urgent global climate and sustainability challenges.
According to Mr Doerr, “Just like we have multiple medical schools, we need multiple sustainability schools to get the job done.” The establishment of this school follows the trend of other reputable universities (such as Columbia) creating interdisciplinary schools focused on solving climate change.
As a prominent venture capitalist known for his investments in successful companies such as Slack, Google and Amazon, Mr Doerr has been investing in Greentech companies since 2007. Last year, he published “Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now”, calling for rapid action to reduce emissions and increase renewable energy sources. He notes that the climate crisis is one that requires far greater ambition, urgency and excellence to solve effectively.
Doerr hopes that this funding will inspire other wealthy individuals to utilise their fortunes to combat climate change, but critics are skeptical that this move will effectively combat climate change in the near future.
Find out why here
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> A different Mother's Day
Last weekend, a lot of countries celebrated Mother's Day but for some it might not be the easiest time despite it being a day created for expressing love and reverence. In fact, there are 1 in 10 mothers who are estranged from their adult children, with the author of this NBC article being one such mum.
In this article, she illustrates what it feels like to have a very different Mother's Day from the joyous occasion that is often portrayed in the media – painful unanswered phone calls and texts are common. She acknowledges that the unprocessed hurt and resentment will only be healed by time, willingness, transparent conversation and therapy.
As we celebrate Mother's Day, let's acknowledge that it looks different for everyone.
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Stay safe and stay curious!
/ Linnéa & Team Another Tomorrow
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