Issue 11 – Finding Strength in Community – Out Now!
It’s that time again! We’re so excited to share with you the latest issue of the magazine, focused on how the community is responding to health inequalities. We’ve started delivering the magazine (many of you hopefully got your hands on a copy at the Govanhill parade) but you’d like a copy sent to you, become a member from as little as £3 a month.
A Letter from the Team
Dear Readers,
I first met Mary, our cover star, when she and her three children bundled into The Community Newsroom when we were hosting our workshops for this year's Refugee Festival Scotland. While she and her eldest learnt the basics of video storytelling, me and the two wee ones drew octopuses and drank juice. Mary talked to me about the beauties of being a mum and how a charity had helped her through all the challenges.
The story stuck with me much much longer than the scribbles her two sons left across my desk. When she brought in some handwritten pages, I knew we had to feature her writing in the magazine.
The theme that links the articles in this issue are how communities themselves are creating solutions that make a real difference in people's lives. As we come to the end of our year-long project exploring solutions to health inequalities, it only seemed right to talk about what people are doing to support each other to overcome the structural barriers that exist.
While I should have been editing our magazine (don’t worry, I think I’ve got most of those typos), I have also been trying to solve the magazine’s first cryptic crossword – perhaps the world’s first with a Govanhill-based theme? Set by the elusive ‘Anymen,’ even here at the Community Newsroom, we don’t have the answers. But I hear in good faith they will be delivered by owl soon, along with a prize for one lucky solver.
But before you melt your brain trying to decipher it, first get a cuppa and enjoy the rest of the magazine.
Jack Howse
Editorial Assistant
Of course we couldn’t create such a packed magazine without the help of our community members, thanks so much to everyone who played a part in this magazine… if you’re interested in writing for a future issue, please email jack@greatergovanhilll.com
Contributors
Editor Rhiannon J Davies
Creative Director Laura Hurst
Editorial Assistant Jack Howse
Staff Journalists Devon McCole and Samar Jamal
Words by Benjamin Kritikos, Coco-Nina C-J, Devon McCole, Dylan Lombard, Dyuti Sen, Jack Howse, Jim Monaghan, Mary, Marzanna Antoniak, Melanie Goldberg, Mursal Noori, Rhiannon J Davies, Samar Jamal and The Anymen
Photos by Angela Catlin, Dyuti Sen, Iain McLellan, Jackie Dives, Martha James, Meray Diner, Simon Murphy and Stephanie Gibson
Illustrations by Alistair Quietsch, giacinta frisillo and Issey Medd
Translations by Anna Bearne, Fatma Hegazy, Mana, Maria Marchidanu, Rizwana Saeed and Romano Lav
A special thanks goes to our advertisers
Burning House Books, Garolla, Glasgow Credit Union, Gulabi, Home Energy Scotland, Muscle in Motion, Robertson Dental, Studio 70, Street Level Photoworks, Tramway and Women on Wheels.
Want to advertise in our next issue? Email advertising@greatergovanhill.com
Printed by Gladstone Print Ltd