The cover of the CD, Home, from electronic, drum and bass outfit, Rudimental, features the Hackney Peace Mural. Steve Latham I remember it being painted in 1985. I am surprised that it still exists and has not been painted over, in some act of so-called urban regeneration. The […]
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Minorities and their identity
Recognition and integration are two sides of the same coin. A minority, a community or a Diaspora can’t be asked to integrate if they are not recognized. Claudio Chipana In official statements much is said about the need for minorities to integrate and to respect ‘British values’ in […]
Living on lies
The patch of waste ground was covered over with tufts of grass, and isolated old stones, relics, remains of some dwelling which had once stood on the site. Steve Latham I used to walk home past this land on my home from going to the shops, when I […]
When migration is also work
A 4000 Km journey between Lisbon and Senegal several times a year in an old Peugeot 504 demands many practical and social skills as well as courage and determination. A journey across cultures through multiple racisms by a 62-year old Senegalese man which challenges Western stereotypes about migrants. Graham […]
A history of violence
I went to secondary school from 1968 until 1975. It was a Grammar School. I did not know that I was about to enter a world of institutionalised violence. Steve Latham At the pinnacle of our little world, was the Headmaster. In his office he kept the cane. […]