The Pen and the Lens: May Term in Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Reykjavik

Street Art in Reykjavik - Icelandic Guide to Urban Graffiti

https://guidetoiceland.is/reykjavik-guide/street-art-in-reykjavik-icelandic-guide-to-urban-graffiti

Graffiti and Street Art in Reykjavík | Guide to Iceland

Olafur Eliasson and Minik Rosing, Ice Watch, 2015. The 12 ice blocks are positioned in the shape of a clock to demonstrate that time is running out. The speed with which the ice melts stresses the urgent need to take action. It also confronts the audience with effects that are normally far removed from their reality.

19 days and 22 hours...🛫

World's first electric road that charges moving vehicles debuts in Sweden The first electric road capable of charging EVs as they drive across it is now open outside of Stockholm, Sweden. Once expanded, the electric roadways will make it convenient to charge electric vehicles. Learn more about this innovative project and its potential impact on the environment.

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Iceland's First Cat Café Now Open - The Reykjavik Grapevine At long last, Iceland's first cat café is finally here.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/american-dad-sweden-now-has-plenty-family-time-n851866

These Americans moved to the 'most progressive' country for new dads "Here, it's not about work," said Tyler Reid, who moved his young family from New York. "It's about enjoying life."

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Sweden’s recycling is so revolutionary the country has run out of rubbish Sweden is so good at recycling that, for several years, it has imported rubbish from other countries to keep its recycling plants going. Less than 1 per cent of Swedish household waste was sent to landfill last year or any year since 2011. We can only dream of such an effective system in the UK, whi...

Mark your calendars! We'll be meeting with Muneeza Rosendahl of the Feministisk Initiativ in Copenhagen on Wednesday, May 16!
https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-12-04/denmarks-new-feminist-party-declares-out-racists-feminists

Denmark's new feminist party declares, 'Out with the racists! In with the feminists!' A new intersectional feminist party in Denmark ran candidates in Copenhagen’s municipal elections for the first time last week.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/05/upshot/even-in-family-friendly-scandinavia-mothers-are-paid-less.html

Children Hurt Women’s Earnings, but Not Men’s Motherhood is the biggest cause of the gender pay gap, even in Scandinavia. It might take fathers to change that.

Vatnajökull National Park to be founded in 2020 "This could become our greatest pride and greatest contribution to nature conservation so far in history," says Minister for the Environment Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson.

Iceland's politicians meet about the #metoo movement Iceland's political parties had a cross-party breakfast meeting this morning to discuss the movement and how they could rectify the imbalance of power between the sexes. The meeting was titled, - what's next?

Mark your calendars! We're meeting with the Icelandic Women's Rights Association on Tuesday, May 29th! Iceland ranks at the top of the world for gender equality and we'll hear about their push for equality and the work they have left to do.

http://kvenrettindafelag.is/en/

Icelandic Women's Rights Association The Icelandic Women's Rights Association has fought for women's rights and gender equality since 1907.

It's a New Year and time to listen to some ABBA! This single was released 42 years ago and it's still a worldwide favorite. There's even an ABBA museum in Stockholm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFrGuyw1V8s

Abba - Dancing Queen Listen to ABBA: https://play.lnk.to/ABBA Follow ABBA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ABBA/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbaofficial/ Read More Ab...

Ever wonder why so many pop stars come from Scandinavia? Need some listening material before the trip? MY, Tove Lo, and others weigh in on this pop-ular phenomenon.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/why-does-scandinavia-keep-on-producing-effortlessly-cool-and-hugely-influential-female-pop-stars-a7500751.html

Why does Scandinavia keep producing influential female pop stars? What is it about Scandinavia that keeps on producing effortlessly cool and hugely influential female pop stars? The last few years alone have seen a never-ending conveyor belt of boundary-pushing, chart-troubling Scandipop acts that have left their male counterparts in the shade: Robyn, MØ, Annie, ...

Images of stay-at-home dads in Sweden spark discussions about parenting, social policy, and masculinity.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/12/22/arts/images-swedish-stay-home-dads-spark-conversations-masculinity/ #.WkrB8lQ-d0t

Images of Swedish stay-at-home dads spark conversations on masculinity | The Japan Times A photo exhibition depicting Swedish stay-at-home dads who took parental leave for more than six months convincingly poses questions on societal perception

Here's some useful resources on gender equality in Iceland.
http://kvenrettindafelag.is/en/

Icelandic Women's Rights Association The Icelandic Women's Rights Association has fought for women's rights and gender equality since 1907.

A look at how some schools in Sweden educate their children about gender.

https://video.vice.com/en_uk/video/vice-raised-without-gender/590c860c0ebace424fb320c9

Raised Without Gender We go to Sweden, home to gender neutral kindergartens and gender non-conforming families, to find out what it’s like to grow up beyond the binary.