News 2024
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19 December 2024
As we approach the end of the year
As we approach the end of 2024, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks for supporting Positive Action in Housing. Your generosity helps us give a voice to some of the most vulnerable people in our society —those who are forced to rely on charity due to enforced impoverishment, unable to work because of legal restrictions, and experiencing homelessness and destitution as a result. Many of those we support are also vulnerable due to age, illness, discrimination, or the lack of a support system.
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.
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.
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