As part of a tour through Europe presenting his book “Viaje insurreccional por América Latina*”, the well-known Colombian writer and winner of the Plaza & Janés Literature prize, Manuel Giraldo-Magil will be visiting London during the first week of March. The Latin American Workers’ Association (LAWAS) has organised a […]
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When the work of an immigrant is hell
Fausto*, an immigrant who arrived in the UK a little more than 3 years ago, is holding various jobs to try to get ahead for his family. However, in one of these he tells us that he is suffering from ‘Work harassment’. The situations that Fausto encounters in his […]
Covent Garden’s seven lives
Originating as a small settlement on the outskirts of Londinium, later abandoned and turned into an orchard and vegetable garden, then it became the biggest market in the city and, centuries after that, was rebuilt and rose to be one of the most vibrant parts of the British capital. Its […]
Daniel Mejias: ‘I haven’t studied to be a waiter’
Daniel is Spanish from Cadiz who arrived in London last October. Although he has a job in a restaurant, he doesn’t feel at all satisfied in ‘such a big’ city and he is thinking about moving back to Spain in the future. Javier Duque Ha didn’t leave Spain […]
Karol Cariola: a swallow of the Chilean student movement
The social movement led by the students shaking Chile is described as the start of a new era for this nation, which is still recovering from one of the cruelest military dictatorships on the continent. Raimundo López Karol Cariola is one of the protest leaders. She is small, […]















