The world was built on ‘machismo’ when it was said that God was a man. A concept from which Bogota never escaped: a warped city until it became a metropolis without a beginning or end, of which the Spanish conquistador arbitrarily changed the name, from Bacatá to Bogotá.
Tag: marginalised
Latin American women and their fight against fear
Brazil and Honduras are two countries in which women are taking the lead in stories of self-improvement and resistance against established power in the continent. Benjamin Serra Gender-based violence and femicide, the emancipation of women, female circumcision, universal suffrage, equal pay and work for men and women are […]
María López: Homosexuality and literature in Cuba
In the last few years, the regime of Fidel Castro has introduced substantial changes with respect to sexual liberty, intending to eliminate the strain of institutional homophobia in the country, although discrimination is still present in certain areas. Benjamin Serra María E. López is an academic at London Metropolitan University […]
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 […]
Refugee Week
The week is organised by Sanctuary London festival and will consist of 3 events between the 17th and 23rd of June. _ Refugee Week, which is launched by Sanctuary London, aims to be an event to discover and celebrate the contributions of refugees in the UK. This is because refugees […]