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Occupy! Occupy! Occupy! Graphic Novel Launch - Govanhill Baths Archive & Magic Torch Comics
2021 marked 20 years since the amazing occupation of Govanhill Baths by the Save Our Pool campaign. The celebrations culminated in a two-day conference which explored industrial, community, environmental and student occupations in the central belt of Scotland. The graphic novel presents material from all occupations featured in the conference, from 1946 Squatting until the 2021 Baile Hoose.
The Govanhill International Festival and Carnival
The Govanhill International Festival and Carnival (GIFC) is back once again and bigger and bolder than ever before. Govanhill Baths and partners bring you a programme of more than fifty events fusing together art, heritage and community activism.
BYOB Bring Your Own Bookshop
OutWithBooks are giving you the chance to sell you second hand books from a stall outside their shop. This one is for the book lovers!
Climate Adaptation Book Launch at the Mitchell Library
The Arkbound foundation are hosting an event to launch their upcoming book, 'Climate Adaptation: Accounts of Resilience, Self-Sufficiency and Systems Change'.
The Dark Philosophers book group: 'Just So You Know: Essays of Experience'
Join The Dark Philosophers to discuss this new collection of essays with voices from across Wales that we all need to hear.
Queer Ecology
In this workshop, ecologist and author, Otter Lieffe and botanist and illustrator, Anja Van Geert will present their new zine, Queer Animals, their upcoming work on Queer Plants and present some of the beautiful concepts behind Queer Ecology.
The Dark Philosophers read... 'Border Country' by Raymond Williams
Join The Dark Philosophers to discuss Raymond Williams’ classic novel ‘Border Country', which draws closely on his own life experiences. We’ll also read extracts from some of his critical works alongside his fiction, dipping our toes into his hugely influential body of cultural thinking.
Govanhill Book Festival
Govanhill Book Festival is part of Govanhill International Festival & Carnival. Speakers include Denise Mina, Murray Armstrong, Henry Bell, Stuart Cosgrove and Hannah Lavery.