Blogs

There is a show called 'Tropic of Cancer' that has been running on BBC Two for several weeks now. The presenter, Simon Reeve, journeys around the world along the Tropic of Cancer, highlighting the countries and communities that lie along it.

Danza Contemporanea de Cuba - described as "Cuba’s premier contemporary dance troupe" by The Times - launches a UK tour with a performance in Newcastle next week (good to see not everything is focussed on London). The dance troupe - founded in 1959 and rarely seen outside Cube despite the world fame - fuse contemporary dance, ballet, AfroCaribbean and Spanish dance.

What a way to spend your half term.

Several high school students of foreign descent from London who wrote winning essays on the SS Empire Windrush (the ship that brought the first large group of Caribbean immgrants to the UK in 1948) were awarded with a fully paid trip to visit Michelle Obama at the White House.

To celebrate Black History Month, they had written essays about the experiences of African and Caribbean immigrants in the UK. During their visit they got a chance to read excerpts of their essays to the First Lady.

If you are in Costa Rica, are from Costa Rica or know people there and can assist, please help find Michael Dixon who went missing on 18 October 2009.

Taken from the Facebook page setup by David Dixon (Michael's brother)

Michael Dixon disappeared while on vacation in Costa Rica. He was last seen on 18 October. His hotel room was found undisturbed and all of his belongings are accounted for. Please help us find him!

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The Interbank Multicultural Network (IMN) is a network of ethnic minorities in the top investment banks in London. They recently held a very informative and enlightening panel discussion at Deutsche Bank.

You can watch the full video here: 
http://video.db.com/EVEServerProxy/player.html?pguid=EC4280A4-F946-70C8-...

Highly recommended...

As a newly arrived professional in London, it can be difficult to navigate the property market to find somewhere to live. Selecting the right location, finding trustworthy landlords or finding reliable flatmates can be a daunting experience. Enter Corporate Homes, a premier lettings and management service to help you find the right home and the right flatmates at the same time. They source and service shared homes for young City workers.

Haiti has experienced its worst earthquake in hundreds of years and almost 100,000 are feared dead and many more injured or left homeless.

To the victims and to the Haitian community we send our condolences and will keep you in our prayers.

For those wishing to help you can do so by contacting one of the organisations below (List courtesy of the BBC website):

British Red Cross

Christian Aid

The BBC website has an article on how the US is considering its competitive advantage in IT. Would other western countries consider something similar? Read full article here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8417510.stm

A new book titled 'Immigration: Your Country Needs Them' by Philippe Legrain gives an honest assessment of the need for immigrants and the benefits that they bring to the UK and other Western countries. Philippe Legrain is a London-based journalist and writer. He studied at the London School of Economics and has worked at The Economist and The World Trade Organisation. He has written for the Financial Times, The Times, The Wall Street Journal Europe, The Guardian, The Independent and more.

He is an award winning journalist with several cutting-edge, thought-provoking documentaries under his belt. Cry Freetown (2000) made his name and Exodus from Africa (2001) cemented it. Cry Freetown was an uncensored account of the violence meted out to civilians during the Sierra Leonean civil war. Exodus from Africa is a first hand depiction of the many hurdles Africans face while attempting to escape Africa for Europe via the Strait of Gibraltar into Spain.