She arrived on the Isle of Wight in 1991 to learn English and find work. Since then, she has worked in hotels, factories and schools, married, had two children and built her life in Henley-on-Thames. Yet Spain remains central to her plans for the future. Sonia Gumiel A […]
Multiculture
Sex, migration and money in a changing world
The case of Brazilian sex workers in Portugal shows how social change transforms relationships between sexuality, economics and family. Violence, discrimination against immigrant women, the stigma attached to them and journalists’ responsibility when reporting on socially hidden realities are also part of this complex picture. (The Prisma memoirs) Graham […]
Rethinking Latin America’s future in London
The advance of the right across Latin America, US influence and the defence of national sovereignty will be central to a London debate marking 534 years since Columbus reached the Americas. Speakers will address political change, Operation Condor, extractivism, Cuba, Zionism and electoral politics on Monday 12 October. This […]
Tolerance: lesson of a life across three continents
Born in Tanganyika in 1934, Mohammed Khan Lodhi speaks seven languages and worked in administration, railways and police. His journey through Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom reflects his critical view on colonialism and final message: understanding, listening and learning. (The Prisma’ memoirs) Shanta Sultana President of […]
The making of modern and multicultural Boston
“The Prisma Series: Lincolnshire transformed by migrants”. Boston’s farms needed workers. What followed was one of the fastest demographic transformations in modern Britain, reshaping not only the county’s economy, but the identity of a town that would later find itself at the centre of Britain’s immigration debate.
















