A new PrEP project for the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking diaspora aims to increase awareness and uptake of PrEP across North Central London (NCL), with a special focus on underserved communities. It is a new HIV prevention partnership project between Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) and […]
Migrants
Latin American youth in London: futsal at Carnaval de Pueblo
Around 120 young footballers with Latin American roots played in a futsal tournament yesterday in Crystal Palace. 16 teams competed. Watching from the sidelines were scouts and coaches from top football clubs in London and Latin American footballers who play for clubs in the UK. The event was put […]
A story about immigrant women, made by women
On the street corners of Brooklyn, men and women from other countries wait for hours in the hope of finding a job. They’ll do anything. Up to and including putting up with the exploitative conditions that unscrupulous impresarios, knowing they don’t have ‘papers’, that they’re ‘illegal’, will subject them to. Division […]
Chronicle of an immigrant’s journey
I was walking on the street without any reason and some guys shouted at me: “Hey, Afghan, why do you have a red jacket?” I asked them: “What’s the problem with this jacket? If you want you can go and buy one.” They said: “No, you don’t have the right […]
Immigrating makes you a second-class citizen
You can hear them on the street, their parties are colourful and they like the British. Many don’t feel very integrated and also confess that they have suffered exploitation at work. Their accent gives them away, but so does their joy and optimism. . Ramón Alabau . For social, economic […]