Launch event for “In the shadow of Brexit: Portraits of EU families in London”, photo and video series produced by Eurochildren to capture the diversity of EU families in London through the stories of fifteen families. The launch will be followed by a panel discussion on the representation of EU citizens and Brits abroad in…
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Coping with Brexit in Scotland: new Eurochildren briefs out today
We are launching two new Eurochildren Briefs today focused on EU nationals in Scotland. The first Eurochildren Brief (n.7), written by Dr Laurence Lessard-Phillips, looks at the geographical distribution of EU citizens in Scotland and the evolution of the EU population over forty year. EU nationals made up under 1% of the Scottish population in…
“Home is wherever we are together”: Portraits of EU families in London
Shahadat is from Bangladesh but is now British. Valeria is Italian and moved to the UK from Mexico after Brexit. Leonardo was born in London in 2018. He is a “Brexit baby”, she says. Portraits of EU families in London is a participatory photo project linked to the ESRC-funded EU families and ‘Eurochildren’ in Brexiting…
“Dad, what does incompetent mean?”: Portraits of EU families in the shadow of Brexit
Mirela left Croatia in 1991 because of the civil war. Frank grew up in Ireland at the time of The Troubles. Both are worried Brexit has lacerated British society. Daughters Fay and Aine-Daisy are also worried by the incompetence of “the guys in office”. Portraits of EU families in London is a participatory photo project…
“If you are Black and immigrant, Brexit hasn’t changed how you feel in Britain. It was bad, it still is”, French Cameroonian Thomas explains.
“Because he’s black, and I’m white, Brexit doesn’t feel the same”, Thomas is French and Cameroonian and wants to become British, while Sonia who is French doesn’t see the point. Meanwhile their daughter Zoe is British and French, and son Leo is just French. Portraits of EU families in London is a participatory photo project…
“There is a lesson for us all to learn…”: Portraits of EU families in London
Diversity if a fact of life in London. But things can change and we shouldn’t be complacent.
“The future looks volatile even in London’s bubble”: Portraits of EU families in London
Italian academic Gianluca and Russian architect Veronika struggle to imagine a long-term future for their family in the UK.
“Lexit* is not a bad idea”: Portraits of EU families in London in the shadow of Brexit
To mark this year’s International Day of Families, we are releasing the first of a series of audio and photo portraits of EU families living in London. The portraits, we will release one or two a week until the end of June, stem from a participatory photo research project that aims to capture a glimpse…
Say fromage! Portraits of EU families at the time of Brexit: Call of participants
Brexit is changing the position of Britain in Europe and impacting on the lives of millions of EU nationals living in the UK. Our project is focusing in particular on families and children. The aim of the photo project is to portrait the diversity of EU families living in London and how they are coping…
