Activism news in Portugal
Latest news and stories about activism in Portugal for expats and residents.
Latest news and stories about activism in Portugal for expats and residents.
Bianca Castro was convicted following a protest against the airport in Alcochete.
Born in Lisbon to an Angolan mother and a São Toméan father, Raquel Lima grew up on the south bank of the Tagus, amidst a childhood marked by precariousness, family breakdowns, and early losses, which would become the living material of her writing. A poet, researcher, art educator, and activist, her literary signature has spanned various formats, from spoken word to academia.
Portuguese activists are scheduled to return to Portugal this Friday following a period of significant unrest.
Two Portuguese doctors were on board the flotilla.
While many insist on reducing Romani women to figures without political awareness or a mystical destiny, this year, a non-partisan movement of Romani women is taking part in the 25th of April parade. Opinion by Maria Gil
“We refuse to remain silent when Israel’s genocidal violence serves as a soundtrack and silences Palestinian lives.” More than a thousand artists from various countries have signed an open letter calling for a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest, scheduled for May, due to Israel’s continued participation.
“We are the generation that has talked the most about the environment, but we still need to do much more.” In the new episode of Geração 2000, Manel Rosa talks with Bianca Castro, one of the most active voices of her generation in the fight for climate justice. Born in Lisbon but raised in a village near Odemira, Bianca grew up surrounded by nature, music, and a curiosity about the world.
An Israeli newspaper also reports that settlers allegedly raped a Palestinian man.
A group of settlers is suspected of invading a Palestinian village, sexually abusing a man, and assaulting and threatening women and children.
Climáximo activists accuse the new President of remaining 'on the side of disaster by refusing to act on the root cause of these catastrophes' and of 'selling' the future of young people 'to the fossil fuel industry'.
