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October 2018
An Evening Celebrating Young Latin People & Wellbeing
An Evening Celebrating Young Latin People & Wellbeing is in association with Thrive LDN Culture, Teléfono de la Esperanza, Institute of Modern Languages Research (University of London) and the AHRC Open World Research Initiative project: Cross-Language Dynamics: Reshaping Community. An evening of food, films, wellbeing and music. Monday 15th October from 7.00pm to 10.00pm. La Bodeguita Restaurant, Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre, Walworth Road, London, SE1 6TE. Traducción Española (Spanish Translation): Noche de Celebración de la Salud Emocional y Bienestar…
Find out more »November 2018
Jóvenes Latino Americanas Sin Fronteras
A series of civic participation and creative leadership workshops for Young Latin American Women and Girls aged 14-21, promoting leadership opportunities and positive appreciations of the participants’ own multilingual identities and capabilities. The workshops will run every Saturday at 11-2pm (lunch provided) from Saturday 4th November, with a final public event on Saturday 15th December. Regular participants will receive a certificate from the Institute of Modern Languages Research, University of London. Please register here Organised by Latin American Women's Rights Service,…
Find out more »Brixton Reel Film Premiere: Virginia Casta
Virginia Casta A premiere of the Colombian romantic comedy film, followed by Cuban and Salsa music. Director: Claudio Cataño (Colombia) | Spanish with English subtitles. Based on a best selling Colombian novel Virginia Casta stars acclaimed actress Cristina Umaña who gives a darkly comic performance as a love damaged heroine. Devastated by her recent break up, Virginia Casta attempts to jump from a balcony, but far from ending her life, she becomes an infamous social media personality. Between rock music,…
Find out more »December 2018
Sin Fronteras closing event
To mark the end of a successful programme of creative leadership workshops, the talented and committed group of young Latin American women will share their experiences and the creative works they've produced at a celebration with parents, workshop facilitators and other invited guests. The programme was led by the Latin American Women's Rights Service, under the coordination of Tamya Bustamente, and was funded by the 'Cross-Language Dynamics: Reshaping Community' project, with the support of María Soledad Montañez and Naomi Wells from the…
Find out more »May 2019
Cartonera: Latin American Cardboard Books
Cartonera is a contemporary publishing phenomenon that lies at the intersection between cultural trend and social movement, artistic intervention and community project. Known in Latin America as editoriales cartoneras, they are often referred to as ‘cardboard publishers’, because one feature that unites the diverse publishing projects is the material from which they make their books: recycled cardboard. Many of these presses popped up in Argentina around the time of the 2001 economic crisis, as a result of economic hardship, but also…
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