Isles of the Left

Life on the Periphery of Maltese Society

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Beyond the rhetoric of wellbeing, equality and social prosperity, there are many in our society who are pushed to the margins on the basis of the colour of their skin, sexual orientation or gender identity, religion, disability, or lack of access to wealth and other resources. Or because we make it difficult for them to fit in.

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Refugee Solidarity in Truly Challenging Circumstances

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There are currently around 24.5 million refugees from different countries around the world. One of the major paradoxes of our time is the acceptance by economically developing countries to host hundreds of thousands of refugees, whilst much richer ones are more concerned with building barriers to keep those in need out. [Read more…] about Refugee Solidarity in Truly Challenging Circumstances