Culture
May 26, 2013 1:12 am
A woman sought after by poetry
Poetry found the female poet Sappho in the 7th century BC at a time when Greek women were relegated to the Gynaeceum, an abode [...]
May 26, 2013 12:09 am
Salsa bursts into London
The Clave Latina Festival will take place in London from 7th to 9th of June to promote the artistic wealth of one of the [...]
May 20, 2013 1:29 am
“Cinema Snapshot” series: Viva Rita!
Hollywood. A dream factory, source of aspirations and opportunity for some, but historically a virtual closed shop for others. Sometimes for legitimate reasons, but [...]
May 20, 2013 1:00 am
The music of DJs
A documentary analyses the importance of this figure within contemporary Latin American musical culture. The history of humanity has developed hand-in-hand with music, [...]
May 19, 2013 11:28 pm
Enjoying the sound of the Andes at ground level
Patricio Sullivan brings Latin American folkloric music, using traditional string instruments native to the Andes, to London The sound of the charango (a [...]
May 12, 2013 9:58 pm
Dylan Walshe returns “home”
Following an international tour, the troubadour will be performing on May the 17th at the Dublin Theatre. It will be an intimate concert during [...]
May 5, 2013 12:01 am
The Beijing Opera, two centuries in the Chinese soul
It is a multidimensional art, which expresses the hopes and dreams of the Chinese people, a showcase of their culture and a particular form [...]
May 5, 2013 12:01 am
The Philippine diaspora on screen
The screening of a film about Philippine poverty and immigration is being promoted in London. The aim is to raise funds, and raise awareness [...]
May 5, 2013 12:00 am
From Ecuador, Karla Kanora’s singing
A natural beauty, enchanting, but most of all talented, Karla Kanora isrecognised as one of the popular voices of the South American country. She [...]
April 28, 2013 11:00 pm
Pablo Delgado: “I don’t believe in the infinity of things”
His art is graffiti in miniature. Residents are oblivious to these small, diminutive beings living alongside them in the city. The figures interact with [...]
April 28, 2013 12:01 am
Palestine from the seventh art
London will get closer to Palestine from the 3rd to 15th of May thanks to the view of the Arab-Israeli conflict to be shown [...]
April 21, 2013 11:50 pm
María Mercedes Carranza: never forgotten
She has been rated as one of the foremost figures in mid-twentieth century Colombian literature. Ten years after her death, homage is still being [...]
April 21, 2013 12:01 am
Let the dancing begin!
From April 29th to May 25th the third edition of the “Let’s Dance International Festival” (LDIF) takes place in Leicester. This year the [...]
April 14, 2013 11:00 pm
“All In”… at the Argentine Film Festival
The competition will take place between the 17th and 21st of April in London, and includes ten feature-length films, ten musical shorts and five [...]
April 14, 2013 10:00 pm
Miriam Alonso, humour on the island
A long time ago she was the leader of Cuba’s cartoonists but because she was practically the only female caricaturist in the country, her [...]The Prisma News
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Health, Lifestyle, Okology
A mobile for a person, or a person for a mobile?
It is possible that the technological developments in 2013 will mean that every habitant on Planet Earth will have a mobile telephone, in spite of the warnings from ecologists, who are worried about the drastic environmental effects. . Roberto F. Campos . Some forward thinking experts believe that the...
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Comments, Critical Dialogues, In Focus
Multiculturalism present and future (II)
Multiculturalism cannot move forwards if the State renounces the implementation of migrant community inclusion measures in services such as education and housing, or if the State abandons its role to encourage minority integration out of respect to its ethnic identity. Claudio Chipana What...
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Comments, In Focus, Needle's Eye
Guilt matters
“Guilt is a great motivator”, I said to my therapist. She was not impressed. Of course I was being provocative. But psychotherapists are often concerned at mitigating our guilt-feelings, seeing them as signs of a repressive superego. Steve Latham Guilt can indeed be induced,...
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Comments, Culture, In Focus, Pages
A woman sought after by poetry
Poetry found the female poet Sappho in the 7th century BC at a time when Greek women were relegated to the Gynaeceum, an abode reserved only for women. Armando Orozco Tovar Sappho was black and small, as evidenced in the Oxyrhynchus Papyri, so did not conform to the standard of beauty...
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Health, Lifestyle
All you should know about Huntington’s disease
In an article considered a classic in the history of medicine, written in 1872 by the North American doctor George Huntington, the disease which now bears his name was described for the first time as a neuro-degenerative disorder, characterised by involuntary arrhythmic and uncontrollable movements,...
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Globe, Human Rights, Politiks, United Kingdom, World
For survivors of torture
On 28th May the organisation Remedy has organised a course to teach about the most effective tools for treatment of victims of abuse. . Torture victims are alienated from themselves. They look in the mirror but do not recognise their reflection. Fear, their weaknesses and constant pain have distanced...
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Globe, Human Rights, Politiks, United Kingdom
Refugee children’s rights
A London-based charity is running courses for people working with minors seeking asylum in the UK. Migrant minors are a particularly vulnerable group who do not currently receive adequate levels of support and protection. . “Rude and suspicious” was the description used by migrant when asked to...
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Culture, Globe, Listings, Music, United Kingdom
Salsa bursts into London
The Clave Latina Festival will take place in London from 7th to 9th of June to promote the artistic wealth of one of the most famous Latin American rhythms today. . The festival promotes and emphasizes the cultural, artistic and historic wealth of salsa, as a popular expressive genre, in the United...
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Globe, Human Rights, Latin America, Politiks, United Kingdom
The economic war against Cuba
A free seminar led by special guest Salim Lamrani regarding the economic situation in Cuba over the last 20 year swill be held on May 28th. Salim Lanrani Lamrani is an academic, journalist, and a specialist in international relations and the geopolitical strategies employed by the United...
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Human Rights, Migrants, Multiculture, Politiks
Immigrant minors: targeted victims of society
A conference set to take place in Glasgow on June 7th will analyse the situation for immigrant minors in the United Kingdom, with the aim of coming up with some solutions to their vulnerable plight. A study on immigrant minors carried out by Unicef, which analyses how difficult life is for them...
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Lifestyle, Ludotheque
Big Mama’s funeral: Fifty years later
Gabriel García Márquez’s story, published in 1962, recounts the commotion caused in Macondo and beyond, by the funeral of Doña María del Rosario Castañeda y Montero, otherwise known as Big Mama, absolute sovereign of the Kingdom of Macondo and part of a dynasty spanning two centuries. Christian...
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Globe, Human Rights, Politiks, Struggles, Workers, World
Domestic workers in search of lost treasure
Domestic workers make up a considerable proportion of the informal labour market and form one of its most vulnerable groups, according to data compiled by the International Labour Organization (ILO). Cira Rodríguez César They work in private homes, often without official papers or...
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Globe, Lifestyle, Ludotheque, World
Inmigrants: rescued by the internet!
Some means of communication allow people to maintain family links and enable close contact between loved ones. Social networks have overcome the barriers imposed by distance, and are a key factor in the 21st Century, for the successful socialisation and integration of people living away from their...
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Globe, Latin America, Politiks
Mosetén vs the Andeans: the cruelty of the timber business
This Bolivian indigenous nation made up of almost 2,600 people living north of the La Paz region in the NCL (Native Community Land), Mosetén. They are forced to come to an agreement with timber merchants, which burden them with debt for life. Benjamin Serra On both sides of the Cotacajes and...
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Comments, Culture, In Focus, Screen
“Cinema Snapshot” series: Viva Rita!
Hollywood. A dream factory, source of aspirations and opportunity for some, but historically a virtual closed shop for others. Sometimes for legitimate reasons, but often not! Ethnicity, for example! Chris Ludlam To this day, only one Latina/Hispanic Actress has won a coveted Academy Award...
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Multiculture, Our People
Pablo Allison uses his camera to communicate emotions
The life of Latin-American immigrants, their problems and needs, have been recorded by the photographer, with the aim of recognizing the work and the part played by women in social development. Ramón Alabau The camera of this Anglo-Mexican has reflected the views of 11 young Latin Americans...
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Globe, United Kingdom
London Literature Festival enlightens springtime
The festival is dedicated to cultural diversity and the ability to live in the same space and time with people of other cultures, countries, religions and will take place from the 20th of May until the 5th of June. Adriana Maortua The festival will organise talks, events and readings...
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Culture, Migrants, Multiculture, Music
The music of DJs
A documentary analyses the importance of this figure within contemporary Latin American musical culture. The history of humanity has developed hand-in-hand with music, which has evolved in different ways depending on the era, producing its own characteristic, musical style. The figure of the DJ, or...
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Europe, Globe, Human Rights, Politiks, World
Where is feminism heading?
A worldwide conference is being organised in Prague which will debate the future of gender movements fighting for equality in the 21st Century. The event will run from 21st to 24th May. The “Global Report on Gender Equality 2012”, published by the World Economic Forum (WEF), indicates...
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Multiculture, Profiles
Cristina: “If you don’t know your rights, they may be abused”
Cristina is one of a generation of Latin American immigrants who emigrated to Spain as a child and who now, thanks to her Spanish nationality, can build a future for herself in other EU countries. She is a relatively recent arrival to the city of London, arriving from Madrid just four months...
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