What do we mean by ‘success’? Do ethnic minorities have a problem achieving this, compared with the population as a whole? Are there things that block the way to ‘success’ in a secular culture, and how can this be achieved? Nigel Pocock While the notion of ‘ethnic minorities’ […]
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‘Invisible women’
This documentary, being aired on the 30th of January, shows Latin American women’s place within the immigrant community in London, and the problems they face, including violence. . Violence against women is an important and pressing social problem. In 1993 the United Nations ratified the Declaration on the Elimination of […]
What if Stephen Hawking had been born in Africa?
The World Health Organisation reports that there are over one billion disabled people in the world. Many of these individuals are discriminated against and marginalised by society. . Ramón Alabau . He is one of most important scientists of our time. A renowned physicist, educator and cosmologist whose contributions to […]
Disabled people among the poorest of the poor
Is this a world “with access for all? It’s not, but it could be. That depends on each and every one of us.” According to a study by the World Bank, 15% of the planet’s 6 billion people “suffer from some type of disability”, and live in developing countries. Due […]
Saying no to austerity
Citizens of the UK rally against their government’s economic oppression and class warfare to make a better future for people all across Europe. The Coalition of Resistance national conference will take place on Sunday 2 December. In the flagging economic situation, spending cuts have hit working people and families fast […]