News - Positive Action in Housing

25 October 2024

From refugee to resilience: Dr Hashem Salim

Hashem, a 30-year-old orthopaedic surgeon from Gaza, addressed our 29th AGM gathering in Glasgow, recounting his extraordinary journey from asylum seeker to NHS doctor. His speech revealed the devastating impact of genocide on his family and the transformative impact of our humanitarian work on his life. His story is a poignant reflection of the horrors right now being faced by countless Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank.

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, Lilias Graham Trust.

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.

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.

31 July 2024

Pushback

A lot of comments on our social media in the last few days that claim refugees from Africa, Asia and the Middle East just come here for £9 a week and a room in a hotel. Check the hypocrisy and double standards.

31 July 2024

Let refugees work

In 2000, the UK govt engaged in an act of self-harm by forcing asylum seekers in this country NOT to work or save money; NOT to pay their own rent; NOT to pay for their own food, heating and living costs. Instead, the state paid for it. And that has been the case for 24 years.

21 July 2024

Home Sweet home from Glasgow

Home Sweet Home for 28-year-old Suliman, from Iraq who received a positive asylum decision recently after spending a year staying in a hotel provided by the Home Office asylum housing contractor Mears group. When he contacted us a few weeks ago, he lived in an empty flat.

19 July 2024

Letter from Gaza

In this blog, Dr Hashem Salim expresses his gratitude for the support and intervention of our members and supporters that has saved the lives of 9 family members who were able to leave Gaza three months ago . He also shares the hardships faced by his father-in-law who remains in Gaza with other family members.