Please don’t surrender
Five years ago, I was sinking in the hopelessness swamp in Syria, but today I am writing this post as a person with two master degrees preparing for my … Continue reading
Retrospective: Skipton and the Pennine Way
In Skipton we bought waterproofs and upgraded from trainers to boots in preparation for the Pennine Way. We ate a pie by the canal in dazzling sunshine, enjoying the … Continue reading
Film Series: Welcome to Refugeestan
As part of Refugee Week, and to mark World Refugee Day, the GRAMNet and BEMIS Film Series brings you this excellent documentary Welcome to Refugeestan. Join us on Wednesday 21st June … Continue reading
Re-building a Nation
When I moved to Scotland in the summer of 2015, I couldn’t have imagined the political upheavals of recent times – first and foremost Brexit– or the shock … Continue reading
Film Series: A World Not Ours // I came from the unknown to sing.
This month on 17th May 6pm at CCA the GRAMNet/BEMIS film series returns with two films to commemorate Al Nakba: award winning Palestinian filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel‘s A World Not Ours; … Continue reading
Language Cafes as a site of Wider Cultural Integration
This project aims to influence policy and practice, and to make tangible improvements to the lives of migrants who have settled in Scotland. Our focus is participatory action research, working … Continue reading
Dangerously plural: why living with many languages is dangerous.
There was an elder tree in the garden of the house where I grew up. It was easy to climb and its branches formed a shelter filled with filtered … Continue reading
Film Series: The Babushkas of Chernobyl
This month is International Women’s Day and have we got a treat for you! Multi-award winning documentary The Babushkas of Chernobyl will screen at the CCA on Wednesday 8th March at … Continue reading
February Interview: Reflections from Migrant Solidarity in Belgrade
This month we spoke to Glasgow resident Nina who has gone to Serbia as an independent volunteer to work with migrants in Belgrade’s unofficial refugee camp… Nina, can … Continue reading
UNESCO Chair series: Reflections from our visit to Ghana and the Noyam African Dance Institute
1 August 2017 In this first post, Prof Alison Phipps reflects on her visit to Ghana and the Noyam African Dance Institute as part of the GCRF Project “Idioms of … Continue reading →