“I just want the Palestinian and Israeli people to live in peace.” Simon Collings from Renton grew up in the Vale, however his birthplace was many thousands of miles away in Jerusalem. Charlie Sherry / Clydersider Magazin* Born in 1979, he was adopted by a couple from Renton […]
Human Rights
“Western journalists are cowards”: The Western abandonment of Palestine
Give Over hosted a panel discussion in London about Palestinian journalists left to die in the dark. Maryam Jameela /Now Then* This panel was organised to discuss the conditional solidarity which has meant that Western journalists have been a complicit audience watching Israel target and kill Palestinian journalists […]
I don’t enjoy being here… trust me
A social stigma persists which views people in a situation of homelessness as social parasites or hopeless victims of addiction. Recognizing the human potential of marginalized people instead of seeing them as a criminal problem has been shown to be effective. But European decision-makers refuse to implement it.
I am here… Do you see me?
A unique experiment during the Covid crisis challenged the uncaring view of people in a situation of homelessness as scroungers and showed what can be done when people come together in a situation of trust, where their individual stories are respected. Wealthy countries have the means to solve social problems but are reluctant to fund projects that work.
The tiger in high heels: gender wars and political image-making
Following the therapeutic benefits from making the film, Monika Donner discovers that the outside world is riddled with double standards, even within minority groups. Her constant search for acceptance in political groups is moderated and she achieves a clearer vision of the world and its shortcomings: “Better be hated for […]
















