Slang is used both to stereotype minority communities, and used by minorities to assert their own identity, as the changing usage of ‘wetback’ illustrates. N.O.R.A. raps: “Todos mis amigos en el block ahora stand up”. A light-hearted account of the traps and the humour arising from learning a foreign language. […]
Migrants
Those migrant journeys
Migration statistics and policies hide the subjective experiences of migrating people. The hidden violence of controls pushes unpleasant sights away from European eyes. Forgotten film images bring the past to life and restore precious memories of loved ones to those who remain. Graham Douglas How can cinema respond […]
Story of an asylum seeker forced to return home
E. asked the Alarm Phone to share a personal account of one of the pushbacks they experienced at the Greek-Turkish border, one of many human rights violations committed daily at the borders of Europe. “Although we said to the Greek police that “if you push us back, we will […]
Michael Borodin: The convenience storefront masks slavery
The collapse of the USSR, led to massive social inequality and migration from the ex-Soviet Republics by people desperate for work. The situation is exacerbated by corrupt police and a barely-functioning justice system. All kinds of slavery are proliferating as migrants are exploited.
A diverse and biodiverse mural
The idea of a mural has been around for a long time for the members of Latin American House and the very structure they live in seems to invite them to intervene artistically and open another door to the community for which they were created and for which they work. […]
















