Festival Diary: Friday 11

75 Years since the Nakba: Festival for Palestine

The Deep End, 21 Nithsdale St, Glasgow G41 2PZ

Visit www.govanhillbaths.com/festival for exhibition opening hours

Full weekend ticket can be ordered on eventbrite for free.

A three-day Festival (11th-13th) of Palestinian life and culture will feature as part of the Govanhill International Festival this year on the 75th anniversary of the Nakba. Film, poetry, photography and political analysis will all be on show on the weekend as the Network of Photographers for Palestine brings you a rich array of attractions. We will be serving delicious Palestinian food over the weekend too. So come and join us as we celebrate the richness and variety that is Palestinian culture today.

Featuring exhibitions ‘Nakba 75’ by Ahmad al Bazz and ‘Skateboarding – Palestine’ by Owen Godbert

Friday 11 Aug

The weekend kicks off with a screening of ‘They Have Taken Away My Son’ and ‘The Present’ by the Oscar nominated Farah Nabulsi.

Book Launch: ‘Invisible Schemes’ by John McGlade

Fri 11 Aug, 7:00 – 8:30pm

The Deep End, 21 Nithsdale St, Glasgow G41 2PZ

Ticketed but free

‘Invisible Schemes’ is a novel about the ways in which working-class communities are made invisible.
No-one is buying McCann’s drugs, and he wants to know why. So he sends his nephew Mark out to report on the schemes that make up his empire. Mark’s strange tales begin to reveal the schemes’ true, hidden nature…
We will have dramatised readings from the book, and Professor Willy Maley will speak on the issues raised by the novel. We’ll also hear the latest from local campaigns on social housing.

portraits of POWER – an exhibition of determination and resistance

New photomontage artworks by Euan Sutherland | Multiple locations

Where does POWER lie? With you or with those in control? We are dominated by an unelected minority via media misrepresentation, an abusive police force and a cruel unjust government. We have corrupt politicians and continual malpractice alongside divisive inequalities, climate change denial, hate-mongering, profiteering and horrendous greed. Enough is enough.
Determination and resistance is building, connections are being cultivated, wee victories celebrated, but we need to help each other out continually. We can’t be divided by small differences and dogma. More cooperation less competition. We need more mutual aid and we need it NOW.

hostile ENVIRONMENTS and mutual aid NOW

Exhibition launch: Fri 04 Aug, 6:00 – 9:00pm

The Deep End, 21 Nithsdale St, Glasgow G41 2PZ

Tue 01 to Sat 12 Aug (excluding Sat 05 Aug) 12:00 – 6:00pm

strike SUPPORT on Victoria Road

Tue 01 to Sun 13 Aug

Through the Looking Glass Public Exhibition, Paria Goodarzi

Tue 01 to Sun 13 Aug

Govanhill Baths Garden (opposite 126 Calder Street)

In what ways are green spaces a refuge, a reflection of society, and a gateway to contemplating space and time? Govanhill is one of the most diverse areas in Glasgow, attracting people for its unique political, economic, and cultural appeal. This installation in Govanhill Baths Garden is by Govanhill Baths Culture Collective artist Paria Goodarzi and consists of three mirrored chairs of varying sizes, incorporating materials like acrylic, wood, and tiles. Mirrors reflect our green spaces’ role as a sanctuary and as a reflection of society. Engraved words like WONDER, HOME, and WISH symbolise ways that we might explore space and time. A blue-tiled line connects the outdoors and indoors, prompting contemplation of the built environment and the world the installation inhabits and holds a mirror up to.

Yes! I Can – Pinhole Camera Trail

Tue 01 to Sun 13 Aug

Various sites around Govanhill

As part of her Culture Collective residency with Govanhill Baths, Jude Mckechnie together with local photographer Martyna Maz and researcher Anna Tudos, worked collaboratively with the Govanhill Youth Club to make pinhole cameras out of empty juice cans.

We ventured out and hung them up in various places around Govanhill and left them to work their magic. The images captured inside our little cans have been made into printed cards with a trail of where the images were taken included on the back. Find out more about the project on our website and learn how to make your very own pinhole camera at home, because yes, you can too! You can find our pinhole camera postcards in Govanhill’s various local cafes and shops and can access the route and view the results via the QR code! Plus read snippets of conversations, thoughts and stories from the young people who took part.