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New Project Will Give EU Citizens Across Scotland Opportunity To Find Out About Their Rights After Brexit

A group bringing together migrants’ groups, voluntary organisations, and lawyers has launched a new project to make sure EU citizens in Scotland know about their rights after Brexit. A series of four events in April and May will provide advice and information about Brexit to EU...
Posted On 01 Apr 2018
, By Noelia Martinez
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The film festival IberoDocs is back with 15 documentaries from 11 countries

IberoDocs, Ibero-American Documentary Film Festival Scotland, is back for its 4thedition in Edinburgh to celebrate rich and thought provoking stories from Ibero-America. The event, which will run from the 10th to the 14th of May in the Filmhouse. 14 of the documentaries to be...
Posted On 10 May 2017
, By Noelia Martinez
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IberoDocs 2017 – Filmmakers Daniel García and Aurelio Medina to Present their Documentary about Dennis Hopper’s Most Mysterious Movie

Hollywood didn’t like Dennis Hopper‘s third work, ‘The Last Movie’. In fact, he was banned from directing for ten years after its presentation. Its surrealistic touches, its unconventional narrative and its experimental nature fitted neither the canons of Universal Pictures nor...
Posted On 19 Apr 2017
, By Noelia Martinez
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IberoDocs 2017 – The Gaze of Salamanca: Ricardo Íscar Masterclass

The fourth edition of IberoDocs, the first showcase for Ibero-American culture in Scotland, focused on documentary films by Spanish, Portuguese and Latin-American filmmakers, is back on May 10-14. The new edition of the festival, in collaboration with Scottish Documentary...
Posted On 18 Apr 2017
, By Noelia Martinez
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Reinventing The Economic Exile: Anti-repression forum in Edinburgh

On the 4th of February 2017, the second anti-repression forum took place in Edinburgh. This event was organised by a collective, formed by people pushed into economic exile from the Spanish state. The objective of the group ‘Edinburgh in protest’ is to address the...
Posted On 11 Apr 2017
, By Laura Sánchez
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Betwixt and between? Greek and Spanish Migrants Having Lived in Scotland since the 1960s

In this article Konrad Lawson, School of History, University of St Andrews and Nikolaos Papadogiannis, School of History and Archaeology of Bangor University, outline their participatory research on Greek and Spanish migration in Scotland. 
Posted On 19 Feb 2017
, By Jordi Albacete
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The Fight for Housing in Spain and the UK (Radio Programme)

Jose Luis Carretero author of  Your house is not yours, it belongs to the bank [Tu casa no es tuya, es del banco] talked about the housing right movement in Spain last July in Edinburgh.
Posted On 25 Jul 2016
, By Jordi Albacete
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Housing Rights in Mexico- Radio Programme

Matias Viotti interviews Enrique Reynoso housing rights activist in Mexico, on the radio programme ‘Entre Mates’  (published and edited by Colectivo Burbuja) .
Posted On 19 Jul 2016
, By Jordi Albacete
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Be Global Translations: Translating Towards Internationalisation

Be Global Translations is a company specialising in legal and economic translations founded by Virginia Pastor (Madrid, 1990), a Spanish enterpreneur based in Edinburgh. This startup aims to help in the internationalisation of local and national Spanish talent. The career choice...
Posted On 04 Jul 2016
, By Jordi Albacete
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Spanish Votes Lost Abroad

After nearly one year without a Government, Spain brought Mariano Rajoy’s Popular Party (PP) back into power as a minority government on the 29th of October 2016. This avoided a third general election in December (the first one was held on 20th of December 2015). Many Spanish...
Posted On 29 Jun 2016
, By Laura Medina Leman
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‘Shared Heritage, Shared Future’ Connecting Spanish and Scottish Cultures Through History and Social Innovation

The Scottish charity People Know How (PKH) is coordinating a participative project in Edinburgh to unearth the historic bonds between Scotland and Spain by interviewing Scottish holidaymakers who visited Spain from the 1950s to the 1980s. PKH runs other projects to help people...
Posted On 19 May 2016
, By Jordi Albacete
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Social Activism and Cultural Creation in Edinburgh: Beyond Demographic Data

The Spanish community in the United Kingdom has noticeably been on the rise, it is has become progressively conventional to hear the Spanish language being spoken whilst walking the streets of major cities. Not only participates of local events these communities are increasingly...
Posted On 09 May 2016
, By Sara Rayo
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IberoDocs Festival to Support the Work of Emerging Directors in its Latest Outing

IberoDocs, the Ibero-American Documentary Film Festival in Scotland, is back from the 4th to the 8th of May at the Filmhouse in Edinburgh. Its third outing will be focused on showing the first works of emerging directors who have taken risks using unexpected formats and/or...
Posted On 03 May 2016
, By Noelia Martinez
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Ester Quintana: “Bringing the Case to Trial has been a Victory for all Victims of the Rubber Bullet”

During the general strike on 14th November 2012 in Barcelona, Ester Quintana was returning home from a protest when a rubber bullet, shoot by the mossos (Catalan police) impacted in her face. As a consequence, she lost her left eye. On April 11th 2016, nearly four years later,...
Posted On 22 Apr 2016
, By Noelia Martinez
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Edinburgh Hosts its First Anti-repression Conference

A new anti-repression conference organised by Edinburgh in Protest, in collaboration with Spanish Workers in Edinburgh, is taking place on the 19th and 20th of March in Edinburgh. The weekend’s programme includes documentaries, talks, debates and concerts. The aim of this event...
Posted On 16 Mar 2016
, By Noelia Martinez
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Sócrates Fernández: ¨Los derechos no han caído del cielo, son el resultado de años de lucha y sacrificios¨

El minero berciano Sócrates Fernández, trabajador de La Hullera Vasco Leonesa, actualmente en liquidación, visitó Edimburgo para hablar sobre el conflicto minero en España y las décadas de lucha de un colectivo, que en la actualidad batalla contra su desaparición y para que el...
Posted On 15 Mar 2016
, By Noelia Martinez
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Cosmopolita Scotland and Mundo Spanish collaborating in the promotion of Spanish businesses in Scotland

Cosmopolita Scotland joins the Mundo Spanish business network, founded by journalist Beatriz Revilla, to jointly publicise Spanish entrepreneurs and businesses in journalistic reports published simultaneously on both platforms.
Posted On 11 Mar 2016
, By Jordi Albacete

Memory, Exile, Human Rights, Bilingualism and Poetry, interview with Consuelo Rivera co-author of ‘Wonder-Makers Navigators of the Thames’

In this interview for ‘Cosmopolita Scotland’ Jordi Albacete speaks to Consuelo Rivera-Fuentes co-author of the bilingual anthology of poetry (English and Spanish) ‘Wonder-Makers Navigators of the Thames’. Latin American and Spanish women, immigrants and in exile,...
Posted On 10 Feb 2016
, By Jordi Albacete
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Displacements of Farmers in Colombia and Pension Funds from the Scottish Parliament, the Hidden Side of Investment in Fossil Fuels

How could the pension funds of Scottish parliamentarians contribute to the displacement of poor farmers in Colombian Guajira? Jordi Albacete interviews one of the affected Guajiros, Samuel Arregocés, and the Bogota activist Danilo Urrea who are in Scotland as part of their tour...
Posted On 06 Feb 2016
, By Jordi Albacete
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and the Spanish Civil War

Sue  Cormack reviews the plot of the acclaimed novel and film The Prime of  Miss Jean Brodie first published in 1961 and adapted to cinema in 1969, which portrays some connections between Scotland and Spain in the 1930s during the Spanish civil war.
Posted On 16 Jan 2016
, By Jordi Albacete
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Pilar Lima: “Institutions Need People with Different Abilities”

Pilar Lima is the first elected official who is deaf in Spain. She has a very extensive professional and activist career. She has been a volunteer at the Vicente Ferrer Foundation in Anantapur and also a professor in several public and private institutions that promote the...
Posted On 17 Dec 2015
, By Guillem Lisarde
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Natàlia Corrales: “Deaf Students to Fall Through the Cracks due to Lack of Financial Support”

Natàlia Corrales is a sign language interpreter living in Barcelona. During her ten years of work, she has experienced first-hand what it is like to live in a world full of communication barriers. Many of these barriers are misunderstood or easily dismissed. For the last three...
Posted On 03 Dec 2015
, By Jordi Albacete
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Galería Gaudí will bring Spanish contemporary art closer to Scotland

Galería Gaudí, from Madrid, will take part in Edinburgh Art Fair (13-15 November at Edinburgh Corner Exchange) for the second year running to bring Spanish contemporary artist closer to the Scottish public.
Posted On 05 Nov 2015
, By Noelia Martinez
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Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival

After the exit of the first edition, the Festival aims to establish itself as a reference of Spanish culture in Scotland
Posted On 01 Oct 2015
, By Sara Rayo
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People Know How To Organise a Bilingual Meeting for the Integration of the Spanish Speaking Community in Edinburgh

(Published in CEXT Spanish Citizenship Abroad) People Know How has set up the event #EdiSpanish in order to boost the integration of the Spanish speaking community in the Scottish capital. It will take place on Saturday, June 13th at Stockbridge Church from 16:00 to 20:15. Noelia...
Posted On 10 Jun 2015
, By Noelia Martinez
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The Golden Years of the Spanish Economy: a Model based on Scarcity

Emigration is one of the top issues in Spain due to its financial turmoil(1), which has forced many young highly qualified people to leave the country. The often-called “diaspora” has unveiled the deep instability of the job market, traditionally regulated in favour...
Posted On 07 May 2015
, By Noelia Martinez
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Poles in Scotland and the Ability to Adjust

Poland became part of the European Union in 2004 when the country was still economically poor. Many Poles came to Scotland looking for new opportunities. The impact  of this wave of immigration has been the subject of a debate focused on cultural integration of Poles within...
Posted On 07 May 2015
, By Andrea Vega Redondo
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Interview to Economist Santiago Niño Becerra

Santiago Niño Becerra is a professor of economics at Ramon Llul University in Barcelona. He has written many articles, essays and books about the financial crisis in Spain. In fact, he predicted the disaster in 2006 when he announced “high-debts will cause a crash in 2010...
Posted On 30 Apr 2015
, By Noelia Martinez
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Understanding the Hosting Culture: The Challenge for Spaniards in Scotland

Scotland is one of the most popular destinations for Spanish emigrants. Although the media usually points to the 2008 economic crisis as the main cause of this migratory phenomenon, the reality is that lots of Spaniards were already arriving in Scotland before that date.
Posted On 24 Apr 2015
, By Andrea Vega Redondo
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Spoken English a Pending Subject for Many Spaniards

The English language is still the main barrier for many Spanish-speaking residents in Scotland. Lack of language management makes it hard for these individuals to integrate into social and professional networks. Although there is not a single cause for this, experts agree that...
Posted On 19 Apr 2015
, By Jordi Albacete
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Cinemaattic April Showcase at Summerhall

As every month Cinemaattic will be back in the Summerhall to present a programme of independent short films distributed by OFF ECAM. This project was born in ECAM, one of the most prestigious Spanish film schools.
Posted On 18 Apr 2015
, By Jordi Albacete
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Cinemaattic back in Glasgow

Cinemaattic is back to the CCA in Glasgow to offer you a programme of entertaining and stimulating Spanish and Latin-American short films. 
Posted On 08 Apr 2015
, By Andrea Vega Redondo
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From the Caribbean to the North Sea, a Journey to Sustainable Development

No one questions chocolate’s unbeatable power of seduction. However, many condemn the lack of environmental and social justice surrounding this industry. Basilio Almonte took part in the Fair Trade Fortnight in Scotland to promote the fair trade cocoa cooperative (CONACADO) in...
Posted On 03 Apr 2015
, By Jordi Albacete
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Reality versus fiction at CinemaAttic showcase this Friday at Summerhall, Edinburgh

The platform for Spanish, Iberian and Latin-American cinema in Scotland (CinemaAttic) will be back in Summerhall (Edinburgh) this Friday at 8pm. The programme will explore the relationship between reality and fiction throughout 5 short movies; two of them, Safari and A Whole...
Posted On 19 Mar 2015
, By Noelia Martinez
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A building is camouflaged under the Edinburgh castle

The Spanish artist Ismael Teira exhibits a maquette of the enigmatic Argyle House building in Edinburgh city centre. The exposition will be opened until the 28th of March at the Forest Centre Plus.  Acción  Cultural Española  works in this project. The entrance is free. You can...
Posted On 06 Mar 2015
, By Andrea Vega Redondo
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‘The New Spanish Community in Edinburgh’ Research Event

The Spanish community residing in Edinburgh, which has been increasing in the last years, constitutes an important part of the population of the city. Unemployment has continued to rise in Spain since the credit crunch and the ensuing economic crisis. During the crisis, the UK...
Posted On 05 Feb 2015
, By Jordi Albacete
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Hong Kong, Scotland and Catalonia, a Tale of Three Referenda    

Ho Wai Clarence Leong, a student from Hong Kong living in Scotland, compares the referenda and public consultation in Hong Kong, Scotland and Catalonia, held during the last months of the recent year. 
Posted On 23 Jan 2015
, By Ho Wai Clarence Leong
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Universal Justice and the Recovery of Spanish Historical Memory

In this article we look at the news of the arrest warrant for 19 ex officials from the Spanish dictatorship issued by Argentine Interpol on October 31.  This report will review some key aspects on how international law has regulated the recent Spanish historical memory.  
Posted On 18 Jan 2015
, By Jordi Albacete
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Independence Processes and Devolution in Scotland and Catalonia, the Road Maps

The recent referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom and the popular consultation on the sovereignty of Catalonia in Spain, are two historical milestones for these two Stateless Nations. In this article we contextualize the emergence of these processes and what...
Posted On 18 Jan 2015
, By Jordi Albacete
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Scotland, more than tango

Tango was born to seduce, but in the 21st century it has come to mean much more than that. Scotland is showing the world how the symbiosis between a contemporary chamber orchestra and tango singers reformulate the genre from its essence. This is to the delight of music lovers,...
Posted On 14 Dec 2014
, By Jordi Albacete
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Argentinean Interpol asks Spain to arrest 19 Franco-era officials

Argentinean Interpol has asked Spain to arrest and extradite 19 former officials accused of abuses during the military rule of General Franco (1939-75). One of these Franco-era officials is the father in law of Justice ex-minister, Alberto Ruiz Gallardón. Matías Viotti...
Posted On 12 Nov 2014
, By Jordi Albacete
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Over 80% of voters back Catalan independence

2,345,144 people voted for Catalan independence in a non biding referendum last 9th of November. Spanish government describes Catalan vote as “sterile and useless”. Over 80% of voters chose independence. Jordi Albacete More than two million citizens in Catalonia, and...
Posted On 10 Nov 2014
, By Jordi Albacete
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Crimes Against Humanity in Mexico: Solidarity Groups ask for Support from the People of Scotland

43 students have disappeared in Mexico since 26th September.   In addition 6 civilians have been found dead and many mass graves have been found within a month. The atrocities have resulted in a huge amount of outrage, not just in Mexico but all over the world.
Posted On 28 Oct 2014
, By Jordi Albacete
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