Migration is mostly to escape insufferable situations and to find better ones. A group of Senegalese men survive selling on the streets and beaches. Being so far apart from relatives and partners adds to their difficulties.
Multiculture
A man from the countryside who works stone and sculpts lives
For Agustín Hernández Carlos, giving shape and life to stone goes beyond art. For him, sculpting is as important as passing on and sharing his knowledge and turning humble Cuban children into artists. Yelena Rodriguez Velazquez ‘Piedrecita’ is the name of a small town in the Cuban province […]
Double standards in handling migration crisis
In 2021, around 200,000 people tried to cross the borders of the European Union illegally. Today the war over Ukraine is generating another wave of migration and, curiously, the countries willing to take in those fleeing are the same ones that have been indolent in the face of a long-standing […]
Trafficking of migrants: silence and complicity
They cannot be called migrants, they are human rights survivors. We are accomplices to a massive crime, that sends thousands of innocent young people from across Africa to places where they meet their death. Mass rape is a tool for those in power.
Latin music migrates to London in spring
Featuring a programme largely headlined by women, London’s Latin Music Festival La Linea 2022 marks the return of international artists after more than two years alongside shows from an array of acts from the UK’s burgeoning Latin music scene. It will take place in spring from 21 April to […]