Insecurity, crime, unemployment… these are the characteristics of a neighbourhood under the surveillance of more than 1500 security cameras. The rise in housing costs is forcing many residents to leave their homes for other areas. . Ramón Alabau . August 2011, Hackney burns. Hooded citizens take to the streets of […]
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Paul Madrid: Ecuador is committed to its immigrants
The head of the Ecuadorian House in London, which opened in 2010 in order to cater for the nearly 20,000 immigrants living in the city, came to the UK 15 years ago. His goal has always been to work with the community. Benjamin Serra . As of July, 2012, 41 […]
Suicide in times of crisis… More humanity is required
Europe is trembling. Confusion about the future of the Union and the common currency is a daily concern. So are the conditions of millions of unemployed people, of pensioners without benefits, as well as the reduction of budgets for education , health, unemployment assistance… Iria Leirós Pérez Two questions are […]
The core of the Big Apple: The soulful heart of the big City
When we think of New York, we are immediately enveloped in a discourse of skyscrapers, bright lights and cosmopolitans. It’s the city that never sleeps, electricity pumping through its veins. But is there something that lies beneath all the expense, gluttony, and excess? Georgina Campbell When most people plan their […]
See the world with different eyes
The Argentine sculptor and painter Jorge Macchi takes part in the Biannual of Contemporary Art in the UK with his work which, even out of water, the viewer feels immersed in the depths of the element. It is on display until the 25th of November. – – An observer of […]