Support The Prisma: Fund ethical and independent journalism for migrants

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For almost 17 years, The Prisma has been a pioneering, independent, ethical, bilingual newspaper in the UK, dedicated to immigrants, minorities, and multicultural communities. Published weekly in English and Spanish, and based in London, it has served as a platform for human rights, social justice, and migrant stories too often overlooked by mainstream media.

But The Prisma is more than that: With a monthly readership of up to 350,000, it is a bridge between immigrant communities and British society (and the different communities that exist in the UK), and offers bilingual journalism that informs, connects, and empowers.

We tell stories not only from Latin America and the UK, but also from other migrant communities living across the country.

But now, everything we have built is at stake.

Despite this, and a 100% volunteer team working tirelessly for years, we are at a critical turning point. Rising costs, urgent technical problems, and the lack of external funding threaten our survival.

We have never received salaries in 17 years.

But now, things have changed. Volunteering is no longer what it used to be. It has become harder to rely solely on volunteers, as people face increasing economic pressures and less time to commit. After all this time, it is only fair that our work receives basic financial recognition. We’ve reached the limit of what’s possible without support.

We do not rely on corporate sponsorship or advertising that could compromise our values.

 Your donation will directly support:

  • Basic salaries for our small team of editors, proofreaders, translators, journalists, web developer and social media volunteers.
  • Urgent technical repairs to our website and the restoration of over 10,000 archived articles — a unique digital memory of migration, diversity and multicultural life in the UK, and a valuable storehouse of voices and experiences contributed through the years.
  • Ongoing maintenance of our free, bilingual platform and new strategies to reach wider audiences.

Why does this matter?

Every migrant story matters. Every article that challenges prejudice, anti-immigrant feeling, the hostile environment against immigrants, defends rights, celebrates diversity, or builds bridges between host society and diaspora, helps society become more just, more compassionate, more human.

When migrant voices are silenced, we don’t just lose stories. We lose wisdom. We lose resilience. We lose identities. We lose our opportunity to learn from other cultures.

Why support The Prisma?

Because we’ve done the work — ethically, independently, and collectively. In these 15 years we have:

  • Published thousands of in-depth interviews, stories, and news about Latin American migrants and other immigrants in the UK
  • Worked from journalism alongside NGOs, charities, students, and academics to amplify research and grassroots work
  • Covered union struggles, workplace abuse, and immigrant worker rights
  • Published various Special Editions — for instance, Muslims in the UK, Latin Americans in London, migrant generations, and Palestine — and much more
  • Inspired other media people to create outlets focused on inclusion and diversity

(More details below on what we have achieved)

Who we are:

1. A member of the Independent Media Association (IMA)
2. A media outlet regulated by IMPRESS for ethical journalism
3. An active member of Coalition of Latin Americans in the UK (CLAUK)
4. A media partner of the International Multicultural Network and the Latin America Conference “Adelante” , an event held annually in the UK.

Will you help us continue this work?

Even a small contribution helps us pay a writer, research a topic, fix a broken page, or recover a lost story.
Help us preserve this platform. Help us keep migrant voices alive. Help us build solidarity through news, interviews, storytelling and more.

Donate today and become part of The Prisma’s community. Keep migrant voices alive. Thank you for standing with us.

With your help, we can:

  • Offer basic wages to our editor, proofreaders, writers and translators
  • Expand opportunities for young migrant contributors
  • Ensure our bilingual, multicultural content continues every week

Just £5 or £10 per month — for 6 months — can give our team the dignity they deserve and allow us to keep telling the stories that matter.

Fund the people behind the platform. Fund journalism that builds bridges. Fund The Prisma.

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 Using Paypal (click the yellow button on the right of our front page www.theprisma.co.uk)

Setting up a standing order, payable to the following account:

The Prisma – The Multicultural Newspaper Ltd

HSBC Bank

Branch sort code: 40-01-22

Account number: 01654438

All contributors may opt to have their names displayed in a list which will be published on our website and regularly updated.

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What have The Prisma achieved

The Prisma has achieved significant milestones and contributed to various initiatives:

  • It has established itself as an important communication channel for news and issues concerning migrants in the UK. It works to create links between immigrants, Spanish- speaking or otherwise, and natives of the UK.
  • In 2022, The Prisma was awarded “International Reporting of the Year” in the UK, by the Independent Media Association awarded.
  • The Prisma organised and led the debate on “Multiculturalism in the UK: Does it have a future?” marking the first-ever discussion on the topic by migrants, held at the House of Commons (Westminster) with full attendance.
  • Its work and accomplishments have been recognised and featured in prominent media outlets such as The Guardian.
  • The Prisma was a foundaing member of the Latin American Recognition Campaign, an organisation dedicated to advocating for the Latin American Notably, the campaign achieved a significant milestone by securing official recognition of the Latin American community in two boroughs. This allowed them to be identified as “Latinos” in the boxes to be ticked, rather than as “others.”
  • The Prisma is an active member of the Coalition of Latin Americans in the UK (CLAUK), which is dedicated to promoting the identity and rights of Latin American. CLAUK raises awareness of the issues affecting Latin American communities, “amplifying our collective voice, and campaigning for a positive change in the most urgent areas.”
  • It was formerly associated with the Anti-Raids Campaign, an organisation that fought against anti-immigrant raids that took place between 2010 and 2012.

  • The Prisma is a member of the Independent Media Association (IMA), British media body that “supports the independent media sector, represents the interests of its members and showcases their work.”
  • The Prisma is member Impress, a UK-based regulator press, to ensure that ethical and responsible content is produced.
  • Since 2023, the director of The Prisma, has been a member of IMA’s board of
  • The Prisma is a media partner of the “International Multicultural Network” and the annual “Adelante” event held in the UK every year.
  • The Prisma is a member of the International Peace
  • It has published many successful Series and Special Issues on migrants, mainly, but also on Latin America among other topics.
  • It has interviewed and/or published the reality of thousands of immigrants in the
  • It has produced many successful special editions: Muslims in the UK, Latin Americans in London, Immigrants of the first and second generation, and many others, as well as on Palestine (this one has been the latest, December 2024).
  • It has been an inspiration and/or reference point for others