Isis - the gates of no return
Tooba Gondal: the British woman who recruited women for Isis
When big trade unions abandon their precarious workers
Cleaners of the world... unite!
Immigrants: finding a multicultural identity
"I was born here but I don't feel at home anywhere"
Gaza, the broken promised land
Migrants through Central America: an act of resistance
John Collins: lntercultural friendship can be a big challenge
LGBTQ+ life: the extent of repression in Russia today
PB: Global visions and getting the job done
Participatory Budgeting - an idea whose time has come. Part 1
Very few local councils in England allow their residents a say in how they spend their taxes. The Labour Party leadership has said nothing about a model of local democracy widely used in Europe and the Americas. Here is the history and here is how it empowers the people: the first in a 3 – part Prisma series.
Participatory Budgeting or the people taking back control
Portugal's nostalgia for Empire
History must not be erased we are told, when a slaver’s statue is taken down. Here a mythical history is still being created to preserve the happy colonial family image created during Salazar’s dictadura. And education is schools still masks the reality of a brutal colonialism.
Smoking out Exploitation in the Tobacco Industry
“You can’t make dishonest people honest, but you can take away the temptation for abuse”. Creative solutions to stop employee exploitation when legislation is ineffective. Transatlantic cooperation in the fight for rights in the global tobacco industry.
Jose Vieira part 2 - A Society's scapegoats reveal its ghosts
Shocked that immigrants were again living in shanties, near Paris, José began to follow the Romanian and Roma people. Taking photos for them, led to making films, and being invited to Romania. He talks about giving voice to migrants through films made on a shoestring budget.
Jose Vieira - Immigration is for life
Portugal - Forgotten Memories of Colonialism
French director Ariel de Bigault talks about the illusions of colonialist ideologies, which laundered the brutalities of slave trafficking. She highlights the failures of the left in Portugal and Brazil to recognize the racism inherent in their cultures. And tells a story of a journey that led her from music to culture and politics.