News - Positive Action in Housing

16 November 2024

Ken Loach’s film The Old Oak to raise funds for Emergency Relief Fund

Tonight Balerno Village Screen will be screening Ken Loach’s last film, made with his long term script writer Paul Laverty, The Old Oak, (Cert 15). The Screening with be attended by Multi BAFTA & Cannes award winner, Paul Laverty and our CEO Robina Qureshi.

8 October 2024

Timeline of One Year of Collective Punishment of Gaza

Scotland’s The National publishes a time line of a year of Israel's brutal bombardment and collective punishment of Gaza.

8 September 2024

Stand Up To Racism protest in Glasgow backed by trade unions and celebrities outnumbers racists 10 to one

Over 5,000 antiracists in Scotland showed that supporters of refugees are the majority in society, with a massive show of solidarity in response to a planned anti-immigration rally organised by the far-right who turned out less than 500.

6 September 2024

RIP Catherine Morrison

We are very sad to report the passing of Cath Morrison on August 23rd. Cath was the former CEO of a Stirlingshire based charity.

3 September 2024

Positive Action In Housing Partnership with gas distribution network SGN

Marginalised ethnicities are disproportionately vulnerable to fuel poverty, particularly those with migratory backgrounds. Partnering with SGN will support Positive In Action Housing to continue to deliver much needed energy advisory and safeguarding support to Black and Minority Ethnic communities across Glasgow.

12 August 2024

Asylum & Immigration Full Facts - Scotland

Here are the latest Home Office Immigration statistics for Scotland as follows:

8 August 2024

Information for refugees, asylum seekers and anyone from a visible ethnic minority background

Important safety information

6 August 2024

Worst far-right violence should be treated as terrorism, says ex-police chief

Neil Basu, former head of UK counter-terrorism, condemned rampaging rioters as ‘bullies and cowards’

6 August 2024

Statement: Scotland says NO to racism and Islamophobia

A statement in response to the far right racist and Islamophobic violence witnessed this past weekend.

3 August 2024

Reinstate Stella Maris

An open letter to the Principal of St Andrews University signed by over sixty prominent human rights advocates, academics, writers, artists, filmmakers and Israeli dissidents strongly condemn St Andrews University’s dismissal of Rector Stella Maris from the University’s governing board and calls for her immediate reinstatement.