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Issue 19, Post, Community, Solutions, Housing, Heritage Greater Govanhill Notices Issue 19, Post, Community, Solutions, Housing, Heritage Greater Govanhill Notices

From Homes to Assets: how did we get into this mess?

More than a century after Mary Barbour’s rent strike changed history, Glasgow is once again in a housing crisis. Reanne Sutton and Raymie Kiernan trace how our homes became commodities – and ask what it would take to put people back at the centre of housing.

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Global cycling movement Kidical Mass is coming to the Southside this Saturday 

The Southside will come alive with colour, music and pedal power this Saturday as families join the city’s first ever Kidical Mass ride — a global movement turning streets into safe spaces for children to cycle, play and be heard.

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‘This could happen to anyone’: The impact of fires in the Southside and what could be done about them

Govanhill and Pollokshields see some of the highest fire rates in Glasgow and the recent tenement collapse shows the devastating impact they can have. Natalia Equihua looks at what’s behind the numbers – and what’s being done to prevent them.

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Practice Makes: Govanhill – supporting artist-led initiatives and projects in Govanhill

Celebrate Govanhill’s creative community tomorrow at Glasgow Zine Library for the Practice Makes: Govanhill launch. This artist-led project showcases local initiatives through a unique publication-in-a-box, connecting and celebrating the area’s vibrant cultural scene.

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Govanhill Carnival: a riot of colour and community activism with an important message

Featuring a unicorn, Mothers Against Genocide, Latina dancers and trans rights activists, GIFC 25 started with a bang last Saturday with the carnival parade and festival in Govanhill Park. It has to be the most colourful day of the year, but there’s an important anti-racist message behind it all.

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Advice on power outages

Following the power outages this summer in Spain and Portugal, South Seeds hosted an Energy Information Event in June to share tips on what to do in the event of a power out. This article was written as part that event, hosted by South Seeds and The Well in the Multi-Cultural Resource Centre on Niddrie Road.

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