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Date for your diary! Thursday October 24th 12-2pm
Come celebrate Black History Month with us! Immerse yourself in African culture with a free drumming lesson.
Come and enjoy some tasty African food supplied by Calabash Restaurant. Everyone is welcome.
Watch a video round-up of what we've been getting up to this year during our #communitysafety project with Generations Working Together.
We are delighted to be part of Glasgow Doors Open Day 2024!
The theme of this years Doors Open Day is ‘We’re All Here’, Diversity and Diaspora. exploring how immigration and emigration have shaped Glasgow into the multicultural hub it is today. Can you spot us in the 2024 promo trailer?
We will be offering guided tours of our building this Saturday 21st September at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm or 4pm.
Yet more unaffordable PBSA’s (Purpose Built Student Accomodation) and high-rises are planned for Glasgow city centre. We need to act fast to get our objections heard!
Read more on how to submit your objection and have your say!
Glasgow Life will commission two freelance, Glasgow-based artists for a 6-month Heritage Artist in Communities project from October 2024 to March 2025. The deadine for proposals is 30th August 2024
In partnership with Garnethill Multicultural Centre, Modern Films & Migrant Voice, we invite you to a free screening of Green Border.
Date: Thursday 8 August 2024, 6PM
Where: Garnethill Multicultural Centre
What: FREE Screening of ‘Green Border’
Rating: 16+*
Language: In English, Arabic, French, Russian, and Polish, with English subtitles.
This multi-award-winning movie tells the story of a refugee family from the Middle East stuck at a Polish-Belarussian border during the latest humanitarian crisis.
Garnethill Neighbourhood Watch meetings are usually held on the 1st Tuesday of every 2nd Month at 7pm in the lounge of Garnethill Multicultural Centre, 21 Rose Street.
Upcoming 2024 dates:
Tuesday 6th August , Tuesday 1st October , Tuesday 3rd December
You’re invited to a series of workshops that will mix languages, art and creative writing. A relaxed opportunity to celebrate languages and share experiences.
Garnethill Community Council meetings are usually held on the 2nd Monday of the month at 7pm at Garnethill Multicultural Centre, 21 Rose Street. All welcome. Click here for meeting dates August to December 2024
Date: Wednesday 24th July, 6pm
Where: Glasgow Film Theatre, Rose St
What: FREE Screening of ‘Martha A Picture Story’
As part of our community safety / street art project, this month, GFT will be screening Martha, A Picture Story.. Set in 1970’s New York, the film follows photographer Martha Cooper as she captures…
Join us before our health walk, every Tuesday at 10.40am at GMC to learn 10 simple exercises to help keep you strong and balanced..
One of our most popular lunches to date - an Ottolenghi inspired cous-cous salad spiced with Ras el Hanout, which has become a regular fixture at our community meals after making it at our cooking club. Click here to download the recipe..
Seniors art class had a wonderful visit to GOMA last week where they were treated to artist Sam Ainsley showing them around her exhibition, Click here to find out more & see what they’ve been up to in class…
An addition to the recovery programmes already in place in the centre. We Welcome Creative Change Collective every Monday 12.30-2.30pm…
Back in March, we had a very special morning out as part of our ‘Behind Closed Doors’ walks, visitng the Alasdair Gray Archive..
Over the last couple of months our groups have been cooking up a storm in our community cooking classes! They have been a great success. Read on to find out more
Come celebrate Nowruz with us this Thursday!
Date: Thursday 21st March 12.00 - 2 pm
Where: The upstairs hall, Garnethill Multicultural Centre
Come share your views on the New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy. The strategy sets out Scotland’s commitment to support people to build meaningful and sustainable lives here.
Date: Thursday 15th February 12.30 pm
Where: The upstairs hall, Garnethill Multicultural Centre
We have provided free non-reusable period products for over a year now (via @simoncommscot) and all products are available in all our toilets. We are now trialing some new reusable period products for FREE!
The power of community and getting together! This time it’s a throw-back to our 2023 seniors’ Christmas party. Our seniors in the community definitely know how to party! The Christmas party was a great success. We had a delicious spread of food…
Garnethill Community Council meetings are usually held on the 2nd Monday of the month at 7pm at Garnethill Multicultural Centre, 21 Rose Street. All welcome. Click here for a list of provisional meeting dates for 2024
Throw-back to December 2023 when Garnethill Multicultural Centre’s Senior Art Group Show : Tea Together was held at Fleming House. A collection of multi-media textiles created by the class.
How do you feel about the Garnethill community? Do you feel safe? Do you know your neighbours? How about the young people? The families? the seniors? Come along to GMC to have your say!
We will be joined by Bella, from Generations Working Together to discuss & explore how we feel about the community, community safety, and how different generations (from the very young to the very old!) can connect. What works well and where do we need to improve? All ideas & suggestions are open for discussion!
Artwork, books, tea & cakes, bric a brac, clothing, plants, tombola, a raffle - it was all going down at our first Winter Fair last Saturday!
A percentage of all proceeds were split between 4 very worthy Garnethill charities - Garnethill Community Council, FROGGS, Garnethill Neighbourhood Watch & ourselves Garnethill Multicultural Centre.
Our first 3 week cooking block is up for booking! This one is for the seniors in the community. No experience required!
Wednesday 17th, 24th, 31st January 2024
Learn to cook (and eat!) healthy, nutritious, meat-free & budget-friendly meals. Socialise, meet new friends, and learn a new skill. There will be enough food to take some home too!
What a life-affirming way to end the year with a Christmas get-together. With a delicious Christmas spread provided by Nyax from Living Solo Initiative. The upstairs hall expertly decorated by art teacher, Adela’s festive cut-outs, creating a lovely, relaxed atmosphere.
We started our weekly conversation café early in 2023 as another way for people newly arrived in Glasgow to meet people from the local community, practice English in a more informal environment, enjoy a warm nourishing home-cooked meal & make new friends.
Over this year our walking group has gone from strength to strength! With funding and support from @Paths for All, we have been able to add lots of exciting events in addition to our weekly walks. And there’s more to come in 2024!
Regular Walks (Tuesdays 11am)
Our regular walks are well loved by our seniors group – and we are blessed in Glasgow to have so many green spaces to walk to…