Ecuadorian, migrant, activist and academic. Mayra Crean left her country at 22 and built a career in community health in the United Kingdom. Tired of broken promises, she is standing for election as a councillor in West Ham. Her banner: tangible solutions and restoring trust among neighbours. It is […]
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“You are not alone”: Women and the work of breaking silence
Through her work Ahrabi Rajkumar moves between international advocacy for Eelam Tamil justice and community work around childhood sexual abuse. Across both spaces, she reflects on memory, responsibility and the silences that continue to shape Tamil life in the diaspora. The Prisma Series: “Tamil women in the UK”. Evie Ratnaventhan […]
Migrating from Medellín to London: a reinvented life
Arriving in 1984 to study the language, he built a varied path: low-paid work, translation, teaching and eventually his own academy. After more than three decades, he balances British roots with a lasting connection to Colombia. (The Prisma memoirs) Marcos Ortiz F. Dedicated to teaching English today, Jaime Flórez […]
20 years on, the dilemma of returning home
A nursery teacher in south London considers returning home after years of professional stability. Rising living costs and family distance shape a decision driven more by life stage than political factors. Mehdy C Ortiz Born in Belorado, a small town in the north of Spain, Gabriela always wanted […]
The silent sacrifice of Tamil generations
After moving from Germany to London as a child, integrative psychotherapist Nibarna Kannathasan came to understand migration not only as movement, but as something that reshapes family life, identity and care. Through her work and research, she reflects on what Tamil women inherit, hold and are only now beginning to […]
















