Amada Silva fled the political situation in her native country and moved to the UK with her family. Over the past four decades she has lived and worked in this country, helping numerous people in difficult situations. Benjamin Serra “Forget your name, from now on, you are refugees […]
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Not safe to be me
– The impromptu march that took our anger to the PM’s doorstep – On 29th June 2022, the streets of central London were flooded with colour as an impromptu march made its way to Downing Street. Felix F Fern The #NotSafeToBeMe protest was called to demand that the […]
Jorge Ricardo Masetti through the eyes of his grandson
Santiago Masetti, also a journalist and history graduate, remembers his grandfather, Comandante Segundo and founder of the Latin American news agency Prensa Latina, who would have turned 93 today. From Buenos Aires, Santiago tells us about his first encounters with the figure of the grandfather he did not know […]
A pianist from Guantanamo: lessons and creations
His compositions have a splash of Changui, Nengon and Kiriba, musical genres originating on the island of Cuba. He made the most of the heritage that runs through his veins to create his own style, connect with his space and identity, know and explain the why, where, when, how and […]
Detention centres should be banned
People fleeing from violence are suffering abuse inside the British detention centres. The open attitude of the UK government towards the Ukrainians contrasts sharply with the rejection of non-Europeans, an example that racism and xenophobia are rooted in our societies, an example that “our dreadful white ghost still recounts”.