October 1st marks the start of two exciting times: Black History Month and the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival (@SMHAFF). And to kick it all off, Kelvingrove Museum is hosting Moving Minds : a free cultural extravaganza exploring diversity in our communities. We are excited about the whole prgramme, not least because […]
Are you part of a community group that has members who enjoy films about big issues? Our friend at Take One Action have a limited number of free tickets for selected events at their film festival. There’s some great stuff on, with highlights including: Everyday Rebellion in Glasgow on September 20: a film about non-violence […]
A guest post from John Richardson of @SiSaysPSYCHOSIS Considering my first stint of abrasive reality arrived whilst studying film production; making a documentary on psychosis was naturally, inevitable. It was the Early Intervention in Psychosis service, which I’d recently been discharged from, that gave me ‘the prod’ to do so. I joined filmmaking forces with a psychologist in […]
A film review from our Community Correspondent Emily McCurrie 3.5/5 I was eager to see this film since reading and loving the book by Jonas Jonasson. The main character, Allan Karlsson, the 100 year old man, doesn’t fit the stereotype of an old, slow man. He is a switched-on character who, pretty much, does as he […]
@caminosmem Where are you from/ where do you live? I was born in Manchester but moved up to Scotland 14 years ago. I’ve been equated with the littlest hobo since then as I’ve lived in so many places around Scotland but have finally settled (very happily) in Glasgow. Why are you interested in wellbeing? This […]
If you’ve been feeling at loose end since the end of the Commonwealth Games, don’t worry, there’s lots of exciting stuff still happening in the city. A good place to start this Saturday 30 is at Gartnavel Royal Hospital. As part of their Art in the Gart programme, they’re running “Over the Wall”, which they […]
This month, we are focusing on “resilience”. There is just a week left before our photography competition closes on August 29. To get you thinking about what resilience means and give you some inspiration for your photography, we love this short animation from the Glasgow Centre for Population Health: If this has given you food for […]
We’re running a photo competition, looking for the best image that sums up “resilience”. Photographer @kierandhamilton ran a workshop for us to help you take great pictures with the equipment you carry in your pocket. Don’t worry if you couldn’t make it along. Here’s the slides from the workshop with some great top tips. Don’t forget […]
Our Community Correspondent Edward Davies explains what resilience means to him They say resistance is useless. But there is a stark difference between resistance and the strong resilience within us. That shield, that potion of resilience which can drag us out of the deepest darkest hole, is the most difficult one to concoct. I believe […]
As part of our work with #citizen14, we visited the Glasgow Women’s Library and spoke to Sue John about all the exciting things that are happening there during the Games. It was great to hear about their Commonwealth woman writers’ talks and their Read, Relax, Recharge programme on writing for wellbeing. We’re definitely going to […]
