It's not just much of Glasgow’s city centre that was built by the slave trade - the Southside shamefully benefited and profited from it too.

 

To help rebalance the picture, it's important to recognise the role the Southside played and the darker side of the local area’s history.

Find out about the transatlantic slave trade's links in the Southside and how local plantation merchants were involved in shaping local heritage.

We’ll cover some key people (both merchants and enslaved) and the connections with local historical sites.

Talk delivered by Saskia McCracken as part of our #SouthsideSlaveryLegacies project.

 

DATE & TIME:   Monday 9th August, 6pm-7pm

VENUE:  The Rum Shack, 657 Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow G41 2AB

Booking not required but arriving early is advisable as numbers will be controlled by the venue in line with regulations.

 

This event is part of the 2021 Govanhill International Festival & Carnival's talks programme

https://www.govanhillbaths.com/festival-talks/

 

Join the Southside Slavery Legacies mailing list here.

 

We welcome all SGHET members and others interested in South Glasgow to join us for SGHET’s 2021 Virtual AGM on Thursday 13th May at 7.30pm. We’re delighted to be hosting a series of lightning heritage talks, as well as keeping you up-to-date with what we’ve been doing and our plans. Members can also vote in our board members election and vote on revisions to our constitution – have your say about where SGHET goes next!

More details on voting and schedule to follow.

Date: Thursday 13th May

Time: 7.30pm – 9pm

Theme: Sustainable Southside / Celebrating Green Space

 

Register your Attendance

**WEATHER DEPENDANT**

We’ll be doing a heritage walk around Queen’s Park on 8th March which will take one some of the elements of our new book (South Glasgow Heritage Trails). We’ll be meeting outside Langside Halls and will be giving a free guided walk around Queen’s Park.

We’ll be taking some muddy paths so boots are a must. The walk will take around 90 mins to an hour (but is informal and will vary depending on the pace so you can do less if you like) and we’ll talk about some of the heritage of the park and the area.

We won’t be doing the walk in bad weather so if you want to come along please ensure you check this events page for updates in advance and on the day for updates.

We’ll have a few books with us to sell and donations are welcome but not required.

We’re limited on numbers to ensure everyone can hear and ask questions so only those with tickets can join.

We will be doing more walks in future, to keep updated sign up to our mailing list http://eepurl.com/dp8fU9

On 22nd September, we will be setting up at TS Queen Mary as part of Doors Open Days Festival. We'll be bringing along some of our archive material and the Southside memories postbox. People will be able to come in and find all about South Glasgow's heritage and look through postcards, pictures and books and you can share your memories with us.

On 21st and 22nd September, we will be setting up at Langside Halls as part of Doors Open Days Festival. We'll be bringing along our archive material and the Southside memories postbox. People will be able to come in and find all about South Glasgow's heritage and look through postcards, pictures and books. We'll also be running talks across the weekend to share some of the most interesting facts we have found out when researching our upcoming tour book. We'll be in meeting room 2 all weekend so come and say hello.

Join us for our multicultural heritage focus groups & workshops this summer! South Glasgow Heritage and Environment Trust are developing an archive of the Southside, and we want to ensure that it is representative of the experiences of the whole community. The archive will be open and accessible to all, digitised where possible, and exhibited in local venues.

We'd like to consult local women and ethnic minority groups (no matter how long you've been here or how recently you've joined the community), to see what the Southside means to you, and what an accessible and representative archive on local heritage might look like. So come along for a chat and a cup of tea! If you are happy to bring an object, photo, or any material that makes you think of local memories, please bring it along and share your thoughts, local knowledge, and memories with us!

Likewise anyone who is happy for us to make copies of material for our archive, or even donate items (e.g. material from Milk’s open mic nights, sewing suppers, zine-making workshops, and Making Art Making Home projects), please do bring it along! We look forward to seeing you there!

Join us for our multicultural heritage focus groups & workshops this summer! South Glasgow Heritage and Environment Trust are developing an archive of the Southside, and we want to ensure that it is representative of the experiences of the whole community. The archive will be open and accessible to all, digitised where possible, and exhibited in local venues.

We'd like to consult local women and ethnic minority groups (no matter how long you've been here or how recently you've joined the community), to see what the Southside means to you, and what an accessible and representative archive on local heritage might look like. So come along for a chat and a cup of tea! If you are happy to bring an object, photo, or any material that makes you think of local memories, please bring it along and share your thoughts, local knowledge, and memories with us!

Likewise anyone who is happy for us to make copies of material for our archive, or even donate items (e.g. material from Milk’s open mic nights, sewing suppers, zine-making workshops, and Making Art Making Home projects), please do bring it along! We look forward to seeing you there!

 

Govanhill Baths Community Trust launches a book exploring and celebrating some of the buildings in and around Govanhill where people lived, worked, learned, relaxed, played and worshipped. Bruce Downie, its author, provides a talk on the buildings of social, cultural and industrial significance, giving insights into how the built environment shaped Govanhill. He will be joined by Saskia McCracken from SGHET who will talk about the people of Govanhill that have helped shape the area throughout the decades. There will be an exhibition and the opportunity for local people to share their memories of the area. This is a free event.

Based on real life “herstories” of former patients and staff of The Royal Samaritan Hospital for Women in Glasgow’s Govanhill, this thought-provoking yet hilarious comedy-drama continues its critically-acclaimed tour. The Production is also part of the ongoing WHASH Project - Women’s Heritage Archive of the Samaritan Hospital.

Tickets £10 via artsenigma.eventbrite.co.uk or tel : 07972267160.

 

Performance Times:
14.00-16.00
19.30-21.30

Stories from the Southside - Book Launch

Govanhill Book Festival (Govanhill International Festival & Carnival)
August 10^th 2019
11.30am-12.30pm
The Deep End

Join us at The Deep End for the launch of Stories from the Southside, a new collection of short stories and poems focusing on the fascinating people and places that make South Glasgow. We’ll hear local writers reading from their work, and copies of the book will be available to buy on the day, as part of Govanhill Book Festival. The collection is edited by South Glasgow Heritage and Environment Trust, with the support of Glasgow City Heritage Trust, and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities. All are welcome, refreshments will be on sale, and entry is by donation.