A crowdfunder has been launched to help bring 16 Palestinian artists to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Creative Scotland has pledged to partially match the funds if the campaign reaches its £30,000 target. With the deadline just two weeks away, organisers are urging people to support however they’re able to.

Balfour Reparations 2024-2044, a performance lecture by Farah Saleh, uses a mix of movement, spoken word, and participatory action to confront the UK’s colonial role in Palestine and explores our role in shaping a decolonial future.

Children from a Bethlehem refugee camp depict life under occupation and dreams of a free Palestine in a powerful exhibition, the final project of the late Jeremy Lester. Their raw and hopeful artwork, alongside symbols of Palestinian identity, offers a moving glimpse into a deeply personal struggle.

Radio Buena Vida, a Govanhill-based online radio station, launched in 2020. Now a radio cafe on Victoria Road, it features diverse community content. The newest show, We Are Many, channels grief, pain, and determination into impactful, anti-racist resistance and the decolonial struggle for liberation in Palestine and beyond.

It’s easy to feel helpless in the face of conflict and displacement facing those in places around the world including Palestine, Sudan, and Yemen. Three Glasgow residents share the importance of international solidarity and how Glaswegians are coming together to support one another in the face of ongoing challenges

In our regular feature ‘My Life Before Govanhill’ we find out from the diverse community of Govanhill what they got up to before settling around Victoria Road. In this edition, we meethusband and wife, Ghaleb and Mariela.

On International Women’s Day, we focus on our neighbourhood of Govanhill and the surrounding area to bring you a round-up of events celebrating the women in our lives. We are also bringing you some of the special Mother’s Day events happening so if you’re running late with your gift this year we have a few suggestions.

Communities worldwide have shown solidarity for the Palestinian people, and Govanhill is no different. Through music, art, food, and talks, people continue to raise awareness and funds for Palestine. This article brings you news of the latest events taking place in our neighbourhood.

Protestors gathered opposite Elder Park to protest the factories ties to Israel, whilst the people of Palestine have called for the world to not go to work or school in support of the country.

On Wednesday 1 November, parents and children gathered in George Square to hold a vigil calling for a ceasefire in Palestine. Teddybears were left in memory of children killed.