Monthly Archives: April 2016
The Outsiders’ View of Britain: Photographs of a Nation
Martin Parr, one of the most renowned documentary photographers of modern life, is not everyone’s cup of tea. When Henri Cartier-Bresson – the grandfather of street photography – attended an
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The Clerkenwell Italian Community: A History
“It all started with immigrants coming over on foot, for they couldn’t afford to use any other transport. They walked through Europe and then got a boat in Calais or near
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Sex as a Commodity: Exploring Local Responses to the Sex Industry
“If we… Sex… What?” The press officer for Islington council chokes on his words on the other side of the phone when asked if he knows anyone who’d be
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Breaking Down the Stigma: The Story of a HIV Positive Woman
Cindy* was diagnosed with HIV when she was only two. When she was told about her condition at the age of 12, her world fell apart. Terrified that her friends
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Hackney Community College Unlikely to Receive Share of £20m English Language Fund
The English Language fund is only a drop in the ocean to reverse the damage done by the cut in funding to English as another language (ESOL) classes at Hackney
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