An essay by Tanmoy Goswami
In India, many live in less space than is recommended for prison cells. And to most of us, having our own room is unimaginable – if not taboo. Social distancing as a measure to battle the coronavirus pandemic isn’t just a challenge. It’s completely unnatural to a country where community is everything.
Online in the time of Covid – the online programme is available for six weeks from April 20 2020
London Migration Film Festival is coming to you at this time with a platform hosting a retrospective of some of our favourite films presented in our programme over the past four years. This platform will be accessible online for free. For those who can, we ask that you donate your spare £ € $ to charities and voluntary organisations supporting migrants and refugees through this difficult time.
Juntos vamos ficar bem
Portugal sets an example of how important it is that countries extend their critical services to all residents – regardless of where they were born. Now, more than ever, the health of each nation depends on everyone who is living in it – not just those with a government-issued ID card.
By Megan O’Toole
‘It will have ramifications for democracy and for a sense of accountability in the times that are going to come – and the times that are going to come are going to be very bad as well’
– Miriyam Aouragh, University of Westminster
L’utilizzo della bicicletta a Milano dovrà essere incentivato e fare un salto di qualità, continua Granelli: “Per questo stiamo mettendo in campo un’azione straordinaria di realizzazione di percorsi ciclabili e di Zone 30. Stiamo predisponendo atti e progetti per mettere in strada circa 35 km di nuovi percorsi ciclabili, da aggiungere ai poco più di 200 già esistenti, in un tempo compatibile con l’emergenza”.
Ghen Co Vy is a compound of the original song’s title ‘Ghen’ (Jealousy) and the Vietnamese pronunciation of ‘CoV,’ which is short for coronavirus. The huge popularity of the music video, which had been initially produced as a public service announcement to propagate best practices against COVID-19, has certainly been a factor in Vietnam beating COVID-19, as the national tally still stands at 280 as of April 25 2020.
Comment on YouTube: Riku Morwing: I’m a hospital cleaner in Finland. Listening to this song on bad days. Thank you and Godspeed Vietnam!
by Maria Shaidrova
There is no better way to understand the turbulences of migration trajectories than to experience them yourself. I was studying the repetitive risk-taking among returnees in Nigeria when I was “returned” myself to a Covid-19 affected Holland. I am still wondering whether I indeed “had” a choice or if returning was “the only option”, considering the conditions I found myself in. These questions sound familiar for us researchers, don’t they? In distressful situations, people tend to search for safety, therefore, “returning ” can be an immediate reaction to confusion.[1] However, this immediate need does not imply “safety” and does not turn “home” into a long-term aspiration.
When the husband of New York Times Magazine deputy editor Jessica Lustig is infected with the virus, her life changes in a matter of hours. In this essay, she describes the impact her husband’s diagnosis has had on the family life she, her 18 year-old daughter and her husband knew.