Esperanza* is a Colombian immigrant who for ten years has been a slave to her husband’s fists. Now she begins a new life. _ Miriam Valero We arrive at Esperanza’s house on a summer afternoon. There, we see this woman’s harsh reality, “working and rushing around all day”, feeding […]
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Domestic violence: the dark side of the migrant dream
Immigrant women who suffer from domestic abuse in a new and alien country live hellishly isolated in their own homes. They have no-one to turn to and feel obliged to stay with their partners, who they economically and socially depend on. _ Miriam Valero Many immigrant women who suffer […]
Multicultural Belgium: social change through micro-media
A project in Antwerp trains non-EC migrants in journalism skills to create themselves a voice in mainstream media. Cultural integration is a politically-charged issue in Flanders. _ Graham Douglas Kifkif was founded in Brussels in 2001 as a grass roots organization to fight racism. Its name means ‘it’s equal’ […]
Why do students love Booze?
Wine, vodka, gin, beer, whisky, champagne, port, rum, absinthe, cider, ale… the catalogue of alcoholic drinks stocked on shelves across the country is almost as innumerable as the health issues ensuing from excessive use of them: cancer of the mouth, neck and throat; high-blood pressure, an irregular heart beat and […]
The second death of Pardo Leal
His statue was violated. They told me but I didn’t believe it until I saw it with my own eyes. I didn’t think that Fascism would touch this type of monument and I believed this type of thing was in the past. _ Armando Orozco Tovar But it’s true, […]
















