We feel an enormous emptiness when we lose a friend. An emptiness which fills with anguish, and overflows with anger when we discover in the empty spaces of our lives that the time we should have given to our lost friend has slipped away. (The Prisma’s memoirs) José Machado […]
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Protests against repression and the erosion of freedoms
At the end of August, activists smashed windows and sprayed red paint at the offices of the right-wing think-tank, Policy Exchange, on Old Queen Street in Westminster. They did so “in recognition of the role they have played in making the UK the less tolerant, more unequal, increasingly authoritarian and […]
UK supermarkets breaching UNGP commitments in Spain
The UK food industry relies heavily on imported fresh food from Southern Spain. But UK supermarkets are failing to address the appalling living conditions of agricultural workers in Southern Spain. As a result, they could be breaching UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Ethical Consumer* In […]
Building Latin American identity in the United Kingdom
Recognition is about dignity, rights and representation. And this was precisely what Haringey Council in London recently, by making official the category “Latin American” in its internal and external monitoring forms for municipal statistics. A historic event that, together with the reopening of the Seven Sisters Market, reinforces the presence of the community.
Muslims in the UK: marginalised and stigmatised
90% of the Muslim community live in the 10% of the United Kingdom which has the most deprived areas and their employment rate is lower than that of the white population. They face abandonment and tend to be marginalised despite having been born in this country. (The Prisma’s memoirs) […]
















