EdgeNotes
June 17, 2013 2:42 am
Total recall, total boredom
I recently saw the DVD of “Total recall”, the new one with Colin Farrell. But, don’t rush out to buy, rent, or stream it. [...]
June 8, 2013 11:03 pm
Fox hunting
The urban fox is now a cliché in the UK, especially in London. The feral creatures roam the streets freely, unperturbed by the [...]
June 2, 2013 12:30 am
Against progress
Finally the illusion of human progress is ended. The current state certainly western culture gives the lie to the dreams of infinite improvement and [...]
May 26, 2013 1:25 am
Guilt matters
“Guilt is a great motivator”, I said to my therapist. She was not impressed. Of course I was being provocative. But psychotherapists [...]
May 19, 2013 8:44 pm
Technological acceleration?
I love the internet. I just wish I knew about more about how to use it. I am a technological illiterate. I admire the [...]
May 5, 2013 12:02 am
Capitalist multiculturalism
This week The Prisma holds a debate on multiculturalism, and asks whether multiculturalism has failed, and whether it still has something positive to contribute [...]
April 28, 2013 12:01 am
Marxist theology
It is strange to observe that Slovenian Marxist philosopher Slavoj Zizek is now famous now for writing books about theology. . Steve Latham . [...]
April 21, 2013 12:03 am
Muslim ‘evangelists’
My friend and I used to sit and drink coffee on Edgware Road, to talk about life, and about his passions. What he said [...]
April 14, 2013 4:29 pm
Class in Britain today
According to the Great British Class Survey, our society is now divided into seven social classes, instead of the traditional three – upper, middle [...]
April 7, 2013 6:00 pm
A history of violence
I went to secondary school from 1968 until 1975. It was a Grammar School. I did not know that I was about to enter [...]
April 1, 2013 12:03 am
Writing a column
Last week editor told me she thought my writing was “cynical”, and that I “don’t care what people think”. What I think she [...]
March 24, 2013 12:03 am
Babeldom
Last week, I dragged my wife to see the film Babeldom. This was the first feature movie by the award-winning animator Paul Bush. [...]
March 17, 2013 4:38 pm
Like the Queen
Last week, I had what the Queen has – no, not millions in the bank – but, gastroenteritis, or norovirus. I had gone away [...]
March 3, 2013 12:03 am
Religion at the movies
On holiday, I went to a multiplex cinema with my wife. I was astonished at the size of the establishment. There must have been [...]
February 24, 2013 10:16 pm
Lancashire lad
I remember growing up in Radcliffe, in Lancashire. A small industrial town, with hundreds of chimneys belching smoke over the valley. None remain [...]The Prisma News
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Globe, Human Rights, Politiks, United Kingdom
Women: unprotected in the United Kingdom
The “Freedom Without Fear Platform” have organised a talk on the 18th June to discuss gender violence in the United Kingdom. The current cuts are affecting the laws and defence mechanisms that protect abused women and girls in the United Kingdom. This shortage of funds in care services...
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Globe, Lifestyle, Okology, World
Food sovereignty… A fair model
Nearly 870 million people worldwide are suffering from chronic malnutrition, the majority of which live in developing countries. The reason behind malnutrition lies in the current food system as it puts the interests of big agricultural businesses and distribution companies first. Benjamin Serra Studies...
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Comments, Critical Dialogues, In Focus
Woolwich, minorities and extremisms
Society cannot give itself the luxury of under-estimating the actions of extremists which bring with them the elimination of democratic spaces and the liquidation of freedoms under the pretext of internal security. Claudio Chipana What society which prides itself on being civilized can permit one...
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Multiculture, Profiles
Nacho Guardado: “Here, I have a job that makes me happy”
Nacho Guardado is 42 years old from Asturias in Northern Spain who left home to improve his English and seek a better life for himself. “I studied Economics – a course with many career prospects – but just like ninety percent of Asturians, I had to leave home in search of work. Almost...
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Comments, EdgeNotes, In Focus
Total recall, total boredom
I recently saw the DVD of “Total recall”, the new one with Colin Farrell. But, don’t rush out to buy, rent, or stream it. Steve Latham If it were possible, this makes the original, with Arnold Schwarzenegger, look good. That one at least was tongue-in-cheek, with a good...
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Comments, In Focus
Fruit by the roadside
I can say that the only time that I believe in God is when I drink an orange juice, slowly and looking at the sky. I say this because I remember an article by Gabo (Gabriela Garcia Marquez) where he declared that in the infinite universe the only part where there are flowers is on this earth,...
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Globe, Human Rights, Movement, Politiks, Struggles, Trade Unions, United Kingdom, Workers
An urban show for Muslim women
On the 15h of June, at Novotel London West, there will be talks, exhibitions and performances with the aim of motivating Muslim women to strive for their rights and freedom. This new version of “The Urban Muslim woman’s show” has been designed to reassert and promote the social roles...
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Health, Lifestyle, Migrants, Multiculture
The future of disabled immigrants is quite dark
This is what John J. Marulanda, LADPP member, talks about. The cuts have increased cases of marginalisation and isolation of these people and will undoubtedly make them even more vulnerable citizens. And the British government has shown clear signs of not caring about their future. . Ramón Alabau The...
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Globe, Migrants, Multiculture, United Kingdom
Three years of LARC and its fight for recognition of Latinos
This group was born on the 17th of April, 2010, with the goal of achieving recognition for the Latin American residents in the UK as an ethnic minority, with the category ‘Latin American’. Claudio Chipana* Without recognition, integration isn’t possible. We understand recognition as...
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Economy, Europe, Globe, Human Rights, Politiks
The Spanish economic “crisis” and… Augusto Pinochet
It is now six years since the current economic crisis first hit Spain, and a cloud of uncertainty was cast over the country. This sense of unease felt by the Spanish people is not just the consequence of the devastating daily grind of the crisis itself. Rather, it stems from their inability to grasp...
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Globe, Lifestyle, Okology, World
Talking to Smitu Kothari in India (II)
In social movements in India we cannot deny the power of the religious fundamentalist right, which together with the World Bank, the United States and the Indian State, has made sophisticated arrangements in managing inequality. Mónica del Pilar Uribe Marín These were the words from Indian...
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Lifestyle, Okology
A new creation: the world’s lightest and strongest material
It has been produced by a team of scientists from the Chinese University of Zhejiang have managed to produce the new substance: a discovery that experts place amongst the most important of modern science, and whose applications will be numerous. Ilsa Rodriguez Experts in Beijing claim that...
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Comments, EdgeNotes, In Focus
Fox hunting
The urban fox is now a cliché in the UK, especially in London. The feral creatures roam the streets freely, unperturbed by the presence of human beings around them. Steve Latham These cosmopolitan foxes lope across the road, brazen, bold as brass, walking along the main road, at night,...
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Comments, Critical Dialogues, In Focus
Multiculturalism, present and future (IV)
Multiculturalism is a reality and is showing progress despite the governing elite turning their back on this process. Nevertheless, when the elite disagree, the masses fight for their rights. The future of Great Britain will also be the future of multiculturalism. Claudio Chipana Talking...
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Globe, Latin America, Multiculture, Our People
Emma Felber and Bolivia during the times of Evo Morales
The reduction of poverty and inequality are two social problems in Bolivia that have been moderated by the policies of a government motivated by social movements. Since the Revolution of 1952, until the social demands of the first decade of 2000, Bolivia has been one of the Latin American regions...
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Comments, In Focus
Hell’s Steamrollers
There’s an old joke that’s supposed to show how consumer goods are in short supply under socialism. It doesn’t give an in-depth explanation of the realities of the socialist model which make it funny, but then if it did, it wouldn’t be much of a joke. Armando Orozco Tovar The...
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Multiculture, Profiles
Lourdes Fernández: “There are plenty of opportunities here, but you have to keep on your toes”
In spite of having a good job in her home country, Lourdes decided to cross the Atlantic in search of a better life for her and her family. Francisco Castañon Lourdes Fernández, a Bolivian from Santa Cruz, has spent 11 of her 35 years living in London. Before she came here she was...
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Health, Lifestyle
Into the unknown: the pancreas
This organ is responsible for exocrine functions in our bodies: in other words, it secretes the enzymes which pass through the small intestine; digesting fats, proteins and carbohydrates from the foods we eat. José de la Osa Without these enzymes, some of the foods we eat would simply pass...
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Globe, Human Rights, Politiks, United Kingdom
Without a roof, without a home… Why?
An international workshop will take place on June 28th to discuss the strategies and solutions for the growing number of immigrant families who do not have a home due to their current social and economical situation. . The relaxation of border controls, which will take place at the end of the year,...
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Globe, Human Rights, Latin America, Politiks
Central America… Scenes of trafficking women
It is considered as a new form of slavery in the 21s century, human trafficking has acquired special importance in the region. 64% of victims are women and children. Benjamin Serra Ana knew that her family’s economic situation was not good, so that as soon as a woman offered her waitress...
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