Some people manage to overcome difficulties and come out stronger on the other side. Others do not manage to recover. Human responses to critical moments in life vary depending on our capacity to consider change as an opportunity to better oneself.
Tag: survive
Tanzania, where albinos are a commodity
200,000 inhabitants of this country have white skin, and the fanaticism of their compatriots means they are victims of a slaughter that is concerning general public opinion. Their bodies are valuable on the black market . Ramón Alabau . They are laughing as they return home, but their happiness vanishes […]
Gunter Silva: “In London no one stops to lend a hand”
In a collection of short stories, Peruvian writer Gunter Silva brings together the experiences of Latin American immigrants through the characters depicted in his tales, set in the British capital. Benjamin Serra Originally from Peru but having lived in London for eight years, Gunter Silva Passuni is a young author […]
“Squatting”… on dangerous grounds
New legislation may put thousands of people on the street simply for trying to survive and seek shelter. – – Kyle Robertson – In 1649 a group of poor peasants calling themselves the True Levellers occupied a patch of disused land at St. George’s Hill in Surrey, living and cultivating […]
The unbearable reality of Gaza
By 2020, the Palestinian region will no longer be suffering a humanitarian crisis, it will have become “uninhabitable” by human beings. For the past five years Israel has blockaded the territory, by land, sea and air, meaning four out of five of the its inhabitants are dependent on outside aid […]
