Labour and Love

I liked the title Labour and Love because 'Labour' or 'Love' were considered as reasons why people migrate to a new county in a recent research study by Johanna Leinonen, but asking my sitters 'out of curiosity" or "freedom" for instance are others. Here are some images and quotes of the people I photographed. They are from Slovakia, Bulgaria, Poland and Romania. Most of them now live in Brighton, UK. I published Richard's and Dimitrina's story in Latest7 magazine recently. Read it here (issue 349 and 351, page 10 or 16).

Photography by Julia Horbaschk

Richard, from Slovakia,
Czech and Slovak party
organiser, Kulture Club,
Brighton,December 2007
www.brighton-csparty.com








Mihaela, from Romania,
Trafalger Square, London,
UK, December 2007











Marcin Pachulski+Tomasz Wojdak,
business partners in front of
their Deli shop "Smaki Polski",
St. James Street, Brighton, UK.
December 2007








Dominikol and Mikulsko,
couple from Poland.
Mikulsko came to the
UK 3 years ago and works
at an off license in
North Street, Brighton.
December, 2007







12:30pm Polish Mass, Brighton
@ St Mary Magdalene Church
1st December 2007
marymagdalen.blogspot.com









Dimitrina from Bulgaria,
cafe owner, "Chez Dimitrina",
Brighton, November, 2007










Wojtek, Kinga, Piotr and Daniel
from Poland, rides operators and
rides supervisors, Brighton Pier,
November, 2007
www.brightonpier.co.uk








Polish and Spanish notice
for visitors, Brighton Pier,
November, 2007
www.brightonpier.co.uk














Mihai Chirilov, Romanian film critique, introducing film "Occident", Duke of York cinema, Brighton, 24th November 2007

And some interesting links:

Dimitrina's (Issue 349) and Richard's (Issue 351)
"Welcome" features on: www.latest7.co.uk

Czech/Polish club: http://www.brighton-csparty.com
(watch the little clip top right hand corner-very funny!)

Joseph Rowntree report "East European immigration and community cohesion" by Eugenia Markova and Prof. Richard Black:
www.jrf.org.uk/bookshop/eBooks/2053-immigration-community-cohesion.pdf

Bulgarian internet resources by University of London:
www.ssees.ac.uk/bulgaria.htm#culture

Romanian Cultural Centre:
www.romanianculturalcentre.org.uk

Romanian Cultural Institute: www.icr-london.co.uk

Polish Cultural Institute, London:
www.polishculture.org.uk/in_london.php

St. Mary Magdalen Church, Brighton:
http://marymagdalen.blogspot.com

Brighton Pier, really great site- check it out!
www.brightonpier.co.uk