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Social isolation and the search for sanctuary

Threatened with deportation, Furaha Asani turned to her church for support. Met with silence and disinterest, she walked away, but argues that churches should do much more for migrants.

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The friendly societies and healthcare

For a couple of centuries, friendly societies plugged the healthcare gap between expensive private care and charitable institutions for many thousands of people in the UK.

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“Everybody desires a degree of independence”

I’m 26, and building a network of friends and my career. Unlike most people my age, I’m entirely dependent on carers to achieve this.

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Belonging, babies and self-belief

As a first-time mother living abroad, it seemed too exhausting to truly connect with new acquaintances. Instead, Tanya Perdikou began to make a kind of peace with herself.

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  • I'd like to shut off my mind during sex : why doesn't that work every time? I'll tell you at www.iwwit.de / Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe.
  • I'd like to shut off my mind during sex : why doesn't that work every time? I'll tell you at www.iwwit.de / Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe.
  • I never wanted to have sex again : Because I have HIV. How do I deal with it? I'll tell you at www.iwwit.de / Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe.
  • I never wanted to have sex again : Because I have HIV. How do I deal with it? I'll tell you at www.iwwit.de / Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe.
  • My man, my daughter, my fetish : How do I keep us all happy? I'll tell you at www.iwwit.de / Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe.
  • My man, my daughter, my fetish : How do I keep us all happy? I'll tell you at www.iwwit.de / Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe.
  • A man holding a hypodermic syringe over a tub of diluted bleach; diagrams showing the use of bleach to clean hypodermic needles, with telephone details; advertising hygienic practices when using syringes. by , a support group for those with AIDS. Colour lithograph by Photo Co-op, Glover/Hughes and Big-Active Ltd. for Mainliners, 1990/1995.
  • A style-conscious black man holds up a packet of condoms, with symbols (man and woman, condom, British standard kitemark, telephone handset) representing "smart" ways to prevent AIDS. Colour lithograph by Photo Co-op, Glover/Hughes and Big-Active Ltd. for Mainliners, 1990/1995.
  • A new apothecary's shop open for business, with parody advertisements for different potions; representing the remedies required for different professions and social types. Coloured etching after G.M. Woodward, 1802.
  • A new apothecary's shop open for business, with parody advertisements for different potions; representing the remedies required for different professions and social types. Coloured etching after G.M. Woodward, 1802.
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