The arrival of summer in the Balearic Islands is accompanied by a massive arrival of tourists who need services; an arrival that, in 2024, rubs the 4 million people, if we count only until the month of May. Many people work in these services, among them the floor maids, known as Kellys, dedicated to the … Read more
On April 21 took place a staging of a fiction that summarizes so many daily stories of dreams, hopes, life, dignity and livelihood. It is in this space in which different life stories of migrant women who have arrived in the Balearic Islands are intertwined that the theatrical piece “23 Kg. Stories of women who … Read more
On March 31, a new report was published that collects the study on residential exclusion and gender violence in the Balearic Islands, carried out by the Social Observatory of the Balearic Islands of the University of the Balearic Islands (OSIB-UIB) and the Institute for Social Reinsertion Foundation (IRAS). This research, which has been funded by … Read more
On January 13 of this year 2024 was held the reactivation of the antipatriarchal Assembly of Palma, after almost five years of stoppage, necessary, from their point of view, for a reflection towards feminist movements on the island of Mallorca. The celebration took place at the Ateneo Popular Sano Fonera, a self-managed space in the … Read more
On February 15 and 16 the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), through the University and Business Foundation (FUEIB), hosted a seminar aimed especially at activists and professionals in the social sector, although the general public was invited to participate. The seminar was a space to rethink, from a transfeminist perspective, the professional and/or activist … Read more
The Social Observatory of the Balearic Islands (OSIB) of the University of the Balearic Islands has published the study “Housing and residential exclusion in the Balearic Islands”. The publication addresses the current situation of access to housing in the Balearic Islands, focusing on residential exclusion. The study shows that housing has become the main determining … Read more
On May 2023 the photographic exhibition “Guerreras”, by visual artist Eleonora Ghioldi, curated by Andrea Beltramo, has been presented at the UIB campus as part of the projects of the Office of Cooperation, Development and Solidarity of the UIB, “XIX Call for grants for actions of education for social transformation – 2023 “. This … Read more