Issue 14 - Community Action - Out Now!
We’re so excited to share with you the latest issue of the magazine on ‘Community Action’ focused on how the community is responding to injustice in our community and beyond. We’ve started delivering the magazine but if you’d like a copy sent to you directly, become a member today from as little as £3 a month. For now, happy hunting, we hope you enjoy this issue.
A Letter from the Team
Dear Readers,
Govanhill is an area that is constantly in flux; its character influenced by the different communities who make it their own. Yet throughout its history, local people have banded together to fight for their rights and others – it's in our DNA.
This issue showcases the activism happening in our communities to inspire hope and bring the lessons from our past into the fight for our shared future.
From conversations with community growers in the Agnew Lane Gardens, to a showcase of our new photography group capturing ‘Small Acts of Resistance', and a timeline of successful protests – there’s something for everyone in this issue, platforming different voices while exploring themes of community and social action.
We are also still celebrating after winning the Reporting Communities Award at this year's Regional Press Awards. The judges said: ‘Greater Govanhill has become a powerful example of how local, community-led journalism can bring about real change’ – something we couldn’t do without the support of our readers.
Yours sincerely,
Devon McCole
Journalist
Of course we couldn’t create such a packed magazine without the help of our community members, so a big thanks to everyone who played a part in this issue. if you’re reading this and are interested in writing for a future issue, please email devon@greatergovanhill.com or samar@greatergovanhill.com and share your idea with us!
Contributors
Editor-in-Chief Rhiannon J Davies
Creative Director Laura Hurst paperarcade.co.uk
Journalism team Devon McCole and Samar Jamal
Picture Editor Iain McLellan
Cover Image Govanhill Spring Clean by Iain McLellan
Words by Daniel Mwangi, Devon McCole, Jill Clark, Kate Wilson, Katherine Mackinnon, Lena Popikova, Marzanna Antoniak, Paula Larkin, Naaz Sidhu, Rhiannon J Davies, Rory MacNeish, Samar Jamal, Sehar Mehmood, Tabasssum Niamat, Pinar Aksu, St Bride’s P6s, The Anymen, We Are Many
Photos by Audrey Bizouerne, Iain McLellan, Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert, John Bowden, Karen Gordon, Laura Vroomen, Michael Paley, Miriam Ali, Niall Miller, Rob Reid, Rhiannon J Davies, Raia Gadiaga, Ryan Federman, Simon Murphy, Stefan Krajcik, STUC archive, Syeda Sadaf Anwar, This is Rigged, Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
Translations by Romano Lav and Naaz Sidhu
Printed by Gladstone Media Ltd
A special thanks goes to our advertisers
Garolla, Glasgow Urban Sports, Glasgow Social Enterprise Network, Govanhill Housing Association, Home Energy Scotland, Magikats, Street Level Photoworks, Studio 70, Tramway
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We’re also grateful to every one of our members who help us to keep going, even when times are tight. If you enjoy the magazine and want to support us, visit: community.greatergovanhill.com/join