Their stories merge within a context of a rising xenophobia in the Western world. Theay are seven refugees who left their countries to search of safety in the United Kingdom. They survived the horrors of war and gender violence, but now face another threat: racism and xenophobia.
Culture
When London had a radical administration
In the 1980s London was governed by the Greater London Council (GLC) and it became a genuinely left-wing administration. Sean Sheehan Under Ken Livingstone, the capital’s radical credentials were cemented as it went about robustly resisted the free-market ideology of the ruling Conservative government. The GLC was successful […]
Laura Venegas-Rojas embarks on a solo journey
Rooted in her Chilean family’s musical traditions and shaped by an upbringing in Essex, the London-born singer moves between Spanish and English across 12 tracks. “Iroko” arrives on major streaming platforms on 12 November, followed by a London launch concert with Quimantu at Jam in a Jar on 21 November. […]
Dodona: listening to a prophecy
With the exception of the Acropolis in Athens, the most visited ancient Greek site is Delphi but there was another oracle that provides an equally fascinating glimpse into a culture that is other. Sean Sheehan An oracle, blessed with precognition, can prophesise and this ability to predict the […]
Love and the wounds inherited through migration
The pandemic and grief run through “”, the short film by Canadian filmmaker of Ecuadorian descent Paul-Daniel Torres. Through two young people in Toronto, the film explores emotional bonds and the marks one generation’s migration experience leaves on the next, while the director reflects on colonialism and privilege.
















