La Cañada Responds
GABRIELA LÓPEZ, Coordinator of Centro Sir[a] Can you imagine getting up with a wall built in just a few hours at the door of your house? Having to study with candles because you have no light; having to walk in mud because your street has no asphalt; or fearing for the life of your baby, who cannot get [...]
Perceptions of psychology in sub-Saharan Africa
MAHAMADOU SIMAKHA Community Facilitator, Sir[a] Centre Widespread, seeing a psychologist is associated with stigma throughout Africa. Psychology is associated with madness and going to a mental health centre is therefore a symptom of having lost control over your body and [...]
Not all is dark
ANDREA GALÁN SANTAMARINA Psychologist at the Sir[a] Center A year ago, together with the Community Action Group, we published the report “Labyrinths of Torture: Violence and Impacts in the Migratory Transit from Africa to Spain.” After years of working with survivors of this route, at the Sir[a] Center we decided to gather their voices to bring visibility to the violence and […]
Join us in breaking the silence
GABRIELA LÓPEZ NEYRA Coordinator of the Sir[a] Center This week we celebrated the launch of our new campaign: “Accompanying to Break the Silence.” This motto perfectly summarizes the work our organization has been doing for years. In fact, it reflects the will and mission with which we were founded. Sir[a] is an acronym […]
Some reasons for silence
Silence is part of the daily lives of the people we work with. An outward silence that is, conversely, often a deafening inward noise that exhausts. PAU PÉREZ SALES Clinical Director of the Sir Center[a] Silence is part of the daily lives of the people we work with. […]
Islamophobia live
Omar's arrest was recounted in great detail. These are epic, cinematic tales of law enforcement breaking down doors, cracking passwords, blocking streets, and confiscating CDs and weapons. Nothing like what we would hear years later from the protagonist himself. SEBAS RODRÍGUEZ | Head of Communications at the Center […]
To question the childhood of migrant children is to attack their identity.
Over the past few years, we have observed that most of the migrant children we support have been exposed to reception conditions that did not respect their dignity and that generated fear, insecurity, and helplessness. ESTHER FRAILE | Psychologist at the Sira Center. Save the Children recorded a […]
Argentina: An exciting journey, a necessary struggle
Within the Argentine lawsuit, the only open case against Francoist crimes in the world, I was able to tell my story. They took note of my statement, and it was recorded in the court. Finally! ROSA GARCÍA | Member of La Comuna Presxs The secretary of the Federal Criminal and Correctional Court No. 1 of the Republic […]
Whatever comes, we will be here in full awareness
#ConPrueba is important work and seeks to distinguish between techniques that promise to cure certain diseases and ailments and those whose effectiveness has been scientifically proven. When have meditation or yoga ever claimed to be a science or to replace therapy? MIREIA PÉREZ | Body Therapist at the Sira Mindfulness Center, emotional management, cupping, aromatherapy, meditation, […]
Police violence and opportunities for change
There are laws that allow police violence to continue without being properly punished, perpetuating a cycle of abuse and human rights violations. PAU PÉREZ | Clinical Director of the Sira Center. Next June 26th marks World Day Against Torture, a significant date to reflect on the progress and challenges […]