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June 2, 2013 12:58 am
Brazilian Embassy film shows
A new cultural event in the capital is the free weekly film show on Wednesdays at the Brazilian embassy now in new premises at [...]
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 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 [...]
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 7, 2013 8:32 pm
Art from prison
The festival DIY Cultures 2013 presents creations arising from within prison to the outside world on 7th April. Their situation enables them to [...]
April 7, 2013 12:00 pm
The war between the US and Cuba
On 14th April, The Renoir cinema is to show the documentary “Will the real terrorist please stand up?” The documentary, directed by Saul [...]
April 2, 2013 12:32 am
Black female artists
An exhibition will run for the first two weeks in April, showing the works of a group of young black women, who express their [...]
March 3, 2013 12:01 am
Immigrant women… under the lens
A photographic exhibition portrays how life is for eleven women residents in the British capital. The exhibition starts the 8th of March. Economic [...]
March 3, 2013 12:01 am
“Reel Iraq”: culture stops for no war
From the 21st to the 25th of March, this London festival hosts a number of activities showcasing Iraq’s cultural development during the conflict that [...]
February 18, 2013 2:14 am
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival raises the curtain
The renowned festival will take place from the 13th to the 22nd of March and will highlight issues such as women’s rights, disability and [...]
February 17, 2013 10:54 pm
Poetry in the words of women
This festival, named ‘Cry of Woman’ 2013, will take place in countries all over the world, beginning with a large scale poetry reading on [...]
February 17, 2013 10:18 pm
Pharmaceuticals: the truth exposed
“Fire in the Blood” premieres in London on the 22nd February at the Prince Charles Cinema. The documentary shows how pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer [...]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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