A retired paralegal contracted Coronavirus during the first wave, forcing him to be bedridden for three weeks and facing the biggest health challenge in his whole life. Nathan Raia Hernan Gutierrez was born and raised in Colombia, but in 1989, as a consequence of internal violence he was […]
Our People
Immigrants and activists: Rebellion against extinction
David Lautaro, a 21-year-old immigrant living in England, helplessly watched as a big corporation took his family’s land to access a river that allowed the company to sell water from the property. Today he fights to raise awareness of the need to protect and preserve the remaining ecosystems.
Medical solidarity without borders
The main role of this specialised contingent, which was founded in Cuba, is to provide immediate assistance to any country suffering from hurricanes, floods and other catastrophes, as well as to deal with major epidemics. Floods in Guatemala and an earthquake in Pakistan measuring 7.6 on the Ritcher scale […]
Immigrants and activists: My fire comes from my family’s pain
Her family’s struggles, their stories of violence and environmental damage motivated Alejandra Piazzolla to study Conservation Biology and Ecology and utilise this knowledge in her role as joint coordinator at Extinction Rebellion, internationalist solidarity network where she fights for social justice, anti-racism and anti-oppression. Elle McHale A childhood […]
Immigrants and activists: Inequity is the continuation of colonialism
Carlos Cruz was a very young boy when his father was threatened with death and had to leave his country for the UK. Aware that the “plundering” of the global South by Northern countries is the cause of his migration and the violence in those countries, he decided to become […]
















