Tag Archives: Discrimination

Girl goes to war

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Alexandra

I just wanted to recommend a beautiful post to anyone who can read Portuguese. It’s entitled “Menina vai pra guerra” and deals with the experiences of a Brazilian teacher who dared to assume her Afro hair in a society not … Continue reading →

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May 17th: International Day Against Homophobia

Posted on May 18, 2007 by Alexandra

As Denise and Regina have recently pointed out, yesterday was International Day Against Homophobia. I think the first time I became aware of homophobia was when I was about 12 years old. All my friends were crazy about this particular movie star … Continue reading →

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Brazil not such a haven for immigrants

Posted on April 2, 2007 by Alexandra

It was on the news: Brazilian students at the University of Brasilia set fire to the student residence where African students lived. The criminals emptied fire extinguishers, piled bricks against the exit doors, waited until the foreign students were asleep … Continue reading →

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Multiculturalism and hyphenated-Canadians

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Alexandra

Last month we introduced Barcelona to some new-found Canadian friends. Ron and his son Jordan live in Toronto but Ron was doing some work in Dublin and Jordan came to visit during his spring break. Ron and I had some … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King Day

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Alexandra

I don’t think there’s anything I can say about Martin Luther King that hasn’t been said before. Instead, I’ll celebrate this day by posting a section of his famous “I have a dream” speech, delivered in the march on Washington … Continue reading →

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New law in Russia

Posted on January 15, 2007 by Alexandra

A new law in Russia, passed after race riots rocked northern Russia last summer, set the maximum number of immigrants working in retail to 40% and aims to reduce that number to zero by the end of the year. You can read more … Continue reading →

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