Colombian, pushing 60 and originator of a profound and deeply felt discourse, the well-known writer Manuel Giraldo, or Magil, speaks to the Prisma about different aspects of his life. Cesar Amaya Sandino When he finished writing “Conciertos del Desconcierto” (Breakdown Concerts) he was in Barcelona: it was there, […]
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Geraldine Reyes: “Every month I send money to my family”
Her name seems Latin American or Spanish but she is from the Philippines, aged 34, and arrived in London in 2009, after escaping from Dubai, where she worked previously. Javier Duque When someone comes from a poor family or doesn’t have enough to enjoy life, as is often […]
Occupy Oil
In protest against the war on natural resources, mainly oil and minerals, carried out by powerful countries in the most vulnerable territories, a worldwide day of protest has been organised for 18 June 2012. The action will take place at “Shell” petrol stations, the company of hydrocarbons to which […]
Wirikuta, desecrated ground
The village of Wixárika (Huichol), situated in the western Mexican states of Jalisco, Nayarit and Durango, is demanding the cancellation of mining grants made to foreign companies in San Luis Potosí, for endangering native sacred land. Deisy Francis Mexidor “We do not want Canadian businesses, we do not […]
Chaplin, condemned and exiled for going against the grain
During his lifetime the English film maker experienced the strong arm of the law at a time when immigration laws in certain countries were increasingly restricting the movement of people around the world, a situation which contradicted the concept of freedom discussed in the last quarter of a century. […]
















