Ethical and Independent Journalism… Journalism for immigrants
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
A mining town at 5,000 metres for decades has been a centre of exploitation of poor workers, trying to jump-start their lives. Prostitution is rife often involving underage girls. Human body is a commodity whose value and hence its exploitation, oscillates with the price of gold, and inversely with the fortunes of stock markets.
An intimate portrait of emigration and return. Propelled by the hopelessness of his prospects during the fascist period in Portugal, a man finds the motivation to leave. 20 years later he returns to a democratic country, and his personal history continues unfolding drawing in the lessons and reflections he has accumulated.
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.
This is the name of a three-part series of short film screenings and workshops by mixed heritage filmmakers, celebrating films and generating conversation on identity, heritage labels, language, significance of names and the “good immigrant” trope. The multicultural work is the creation of Tape Collective who, before a UK-wide […]
In the basement of a well-known cafe in Paris, the series “Matarife” is about to launch to a plethora of asylum seekers and migrants, and we are welcomed by Daniel Mendoza Leal, a Colombian journalist, persecuted for his persistence in revealing the truth about the mafia power in Colombia. […]
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