Belgica Guaña is frightened for her family, who live in a country where the government chose to prioritise the economy over life. In addition, Newham district, of which she is a councillor for Canning Town South, has so far had 1,500 deaths from Coronavirus and poverty does not help to […]
Multiculture
Covid cannot end dancing
With the pandemic, time seems to move slower for a ballerina like Viengsay Valdés, who used to go from theatre to theatre around the world. Martha Sánchez She has never been away from the stage for such a long time, but it was inevitable with the pandemic and […]
Julian Assange extradition hearing / Sep. 7
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition hearing began at the Old Bailey. Assange returned to court in London on Monday 7th September for a hearing to decide whether he should be extradited to the United States for leaking secrets about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. “The extradition hearing in London […]
Immigrants in Covid times: Does anyone care?
Actor and poet Guido García Lueches thinks he contracted the coronavirus on stage in early March. His roommates were also all infected, as were all the members of his theatre company. And his partner has lost his sense of taste and smell due to the virus. Nathan Raia […]
Indigenous women in Guatemala: identity and feminism
Guatemalan society is viscerally chauvinistic and with a historic hatred towards Native Indians, so much so that speaking this word is equivalent to the greatest insult. It seeks to reflect on and reclaim the indigenous female identity in Guatemala. Maitte Marrero To be accepted in society, indigenous women […]