These ‘illegals’ are stigmatized in the media and in the speeches of politicians, and are unwelcome in this multicultural city, in the home of democracy. Migration is: ‘The geographical displacement of individuals or groups, generally for economic or social reasons.’ But there is no word for forced migration in the […]
Migrants
Doing what Latinos have been doing for years: cleaning
Spaniards are facing the inevitable issue of unemployment. Having been forced to abandon their country, they are now enduring the harsh reality which Latin Americans have known only too well for the past few decade, who have almost always been confined to roles in the cleaning industry regardless of any […]
A difficult juncture forced her to leave her country
The Ecuadorian is well aware of what it means to change your country of residence and culture. By the age of twenty she had already done it twice: first to Spain and then to the United Kingdom. The first time her parents broke the news to her she was […]
Portuguese disapora: immigration is for life
Fleeing the Portuguese dictatorship with his family in 1965 shaped his desire to investigate the interior and exterior reality of emigration. Jose Vieira speaks about the shame of being forced to leave your roots for economic and political reasons. When politicians criminalize migrants, while permitting their exploitation, film must speak out.
The Yemeni journey in Sheffield: struggle, solidarity and renewal
Four generations of strength, community and achievement – from steelworkers to MPs, professors and young visionaries shaping the future of our city. Dr Abdul Galil Shaif /Now Then* Yemenis have been settling in Britain for more than 150 years, making them one of the UK’s longest-established Arab communities. […]
















