This initiative, made up of organizations that defend the rights of immigrant workers, is fighting against the actions of the UKBA. Benjamin Serra There was a raid against immigrants that took place last Saturday, 2 of February. It was conducted by the United Kingdom Border Agency in Elephant & Castle, […]
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Beatriz Angarita: “I have not been able to acquire a taste for London”
At 26 years old, she has lived half of her life outside of Colombia. With her mother she emigrated to Valencia and later on, with her partner, to London. She was born in Pereira, but only spent her childhood and part of her adolescence there. This routine was interrupted when […]
BeatrizToranzo: “London is saturated, I mean, everyone comes here looking for work.”
T he Santander native arrived in London with her boyfriend Mario at the beginning of October. Her idea was to work as ‘whatever came along’, improver her English, and perhaps further down the line, find a job that had something to do with her studies. She confesses that she isn’t […]
Village Market, the Caribbean brought to life in Brixton
Sellers who help customers while dancing, colourful stalls that catch the eye of every passer-by, and a district that wants to wipe out its ‘conflictive’ past. This is the part of London that many, or few, know about. Text and photos by Ramón Alabau After walking only a few steps […]
José Hernando Arias: the accordionist who learnt to talk with his hands
This young British musician, of Colombian parentage, has, at the age of 19, won BBC Radio 3 2012 World Routes Academy competition. He has only taken one accordion class in his entire life, the rest he taught himself. _ Miriam Valero José Hernando’s Colombian roots have always had a strong […]