I wonder what effects the facts in Palestina have on our lives. The Gaza Strip is more than 3500 kilometres away from London (and over 12000 kilometres away from the Latin American region, where I am from), and still, the shocking facts cannot be ignored. Mabel Encinas Palestinian […]
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British bank asked to unblock Cuba
On 30 April in London, protesters targeted the branch of HSBC on Oxford Street for an action demanding that the British bank remove Cuba from its sanctions policy. Text and photos by FRFI The action was called by Rock around the Blockade (RATB), the Revolutionary Communist Group/Fight Racism! […]
Ukraine: I stay where my garden and my cats are
When talking about wars they say a lot about the military, less about political and sometimes very little about the human issues. Already millions of people have fled due to the Russian aggression that has now been going on for more than 50 days. The general feeling reflected in these […]
A social explosion to commemorate and not to forget
A cross-border solidarity event, from Europe to the three Americas, recalls the tragic events that marked the National Strike in Colombia and the reality of violence in the country. Its slogan: “Justice for the murdered, freedom for political prisoners, no more false positives”. The date: 28 April in London and […]
Dancing across frontiers
It was 2011 and the author of this article met Hugo and Frankie and their friendly dog in a pub on the edge of Victoria Park in Hackney, to talk about a decade they had spent organizing Afro-Latin parties in London and collecting music in tropical latitudes. Graham Douglas […]
















