GOVANHILL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL & cARNIVAL

PROGRAMME

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Welcome to the third Govanhill international Festival and Carnival – a festival like no other!The event began in 2017 as a creative approach to combating racism while celebrating the uniqueness of Govanhill as the most diverse community in Scotland. In 2019 the festival will take place over eleven days, showcasing the rich cultural diversity of the area – which is home to over forty nationalities speaking over sixty languages. This year the festival has grown and evolved to include our cultures and talents in all their forms with over fifty events: music, talks, films, performances, workshops and happenings including the first Govanhill Book Festival and the UK’s first ever Roma Film Festival. The pinnacle of all the festivities is, of course, our parade and carnival, bringing everyone together for a fun-packed day of celebration.We have tried to make our events free wherever we can, or affordable, and as family-friendly as possible, ensuring that the highest quality of arts are made accessible to all. We thank our funders and local partners, including Govanhill Community Development Trust for their hard work and support.Let us remember, no matter what our background and heritage, we are all Govanhillians. It is diversity, however you define it, that makes Govanhill great. Let’s celebrate our unique and vibrant community with pride.Govanhill Baths Community Trust

FesTival launChThur 01 Aug, 4:00 – 6:00pm Govanhill Housing Association Samaritan House, 79 Coplaw StThe Lord Provost Eva Bolander along with local choirs will join us in launching the third Govanhill International Festival and Carnival. This is a free event.

ParadeSat 03 Aug, 1:00 – 2:00pm Govanhill Park to Queen’s ParkA colourful celebration of the unique diversity of Govanhill. Community groups, drummers, jugglers, roller skaters, brass bands, lion dancers and more will weave through the streets of Govanhill, ending up in the Queen’s Park Arena where the Carnival will begin. If any individuals or groups would like to join the parade, please contact carnival@govanhillbaths.com

CarnivalSat 03 Aug, 2:00 – 4:00pm Queen’s Park ArenaA spectacular showcase of talent and culture featuring an eclectic mix of music and dance from around the world, opened by Nicola Sturgeon MSP. Stalls, food and activities for all ages, including art workshops, face painting and giant human foosball!

Carnival aFTer ParTySat 03 Aug, 9:00pm to late The Rum Shack, 657-659 Pollokshaws RdAfter all the excitement of carnival day, come over to the Rum Shack and get down to some wild rhythms, presented by Love Music Hate Racism, from around the world. Entry by donation.

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WALKS

Flavours oF GovanhillMon 05 Aug: 12:00 – 2:00pm, 2:00 – 4:00pm, 4:00 – 6:00pm & 6:00 – 8:00pm Govanhill Community Development Trust, 192 Allison StHave you ever gone into a shop and wondered what something is or how to cook it, but been too embarrassed to ask? We have created a short tour to give you a taste of the different cuisines in Govanhill, and to increase our confidence and knowledge

of foods. Free but booking mandatory. Please come dressed for the weather and prepared to walk around a mile between venues. Contact Dave Zabiega on dzabiega@govanhillha.org or call 0141 636 3665 for more information.

Govanhill’s hidden GemsTue 06 Aug, 12:00 – 2:30pm Fri 09 Aug, 12:00 – 2:30pm Govanhill Housing Association, Samaritan House, 79 Coplaw StGovanhill is clearly already one of Glasgow’s best neighbourhoods, but even local folks don’t know about some of its hidden gems. Join us on a tour of Govanhill’s best places – green spaces, architectural treasures, artist studios, fascinating places – with the

option to do so by bike or by foot. Please come dressed for the weather and prepared to walk/cycle around two to three miles between venues. Contact Dave Zabiega on dzabiega@govanhillha.org or call 0141 636 3665 for more information.

JeWish CommuniTy oF Govanhill – WalkinG TourTue 06 Aug, 3:00 – 5:00pm Corner of Langside Rd & Queen Mary AveThroughout much of the 20th century, many Jewish people lived in the Govanhill/Crosshill area, forming a community with synagogues, educational organisations, social groups, youth groups and shops. Harvey Kaplan and Fiona Brodie of the Scottish Jewish

Archives Centre will lead a walk around Govanhill and explore the story of the Jewish experience in the area. The tour is free, but if you’d like to make a contribution to the work of the charity that would be much appreciated. Booking essential: bit.ly/JewishWalk

WalkinG in FaiTh TourThur 08 Aug, 10:00am – 1:00pm Sat 10 Aug, 10:00am – 1:00pm Govanhill Community Development Trust 192 Allison StJoin us as we take a tour of the major faith buildings in Govanhill, which include active, or former, churches, mosques, synagogues and the local Gurdwara. Learn more about faith and the experience of faith communities in Scotland’s most

ethnically diverse neighbourhood. Free but booking mandatory. Please come dressed for the weather and prepared to walk around two miles between venues. Contact Dave Zabiega on dzabiega@govanhillha.org or call 0141 636 3665 for more information.

solidariTy and Co-oPeraTion – a WalkinG Tour oF GovanhillSat 10 Aug, 3:00 – 4:30pm Swap market, 423 victoria rdThe tour will visit places in Govanhill that are part of the history of people working together for community change. The tour will explore the different ways in which people have acted

in solidarity to protect community assets, share resources, celebrate diversity, provide places of support, tackle discrimination and improve the environment. There are limited places on the tour so booking is essential. Email events@swapmarket.info or come into the shop.

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headinG For exTinCTion – The Govanhill ediTion: ClimaTe JusTiCe noWSun 04 Aug, 7:30 – 9:00pm The Deep end, 21 nithsdale StWe would like to invite you for an evening of climate reality. How has human activity already cost the earth and what are the experiences of communities on the front line of climate change? The talk will cover the

current climate science, and where our planet is heading if sufficient action is not taken immediately, with a focus on climate justice, migration and refugees. We will also discuss some possible solutions and Extinction Rebellion Glasgow’s next steps.

FleaPiTs and PalaCes: sCoTTish Cinema arChiTeCTure via Govanhill and The nileMon 05 Aug, 6:00 – 8:00pm Samaritan House, 79 Coplaw StA talk by Gary Painter exploring Scotland’s wild and varied cinema architecture, with a particular emphasis on Glasgow examples, and ending with a tour of the former picture houses that once dotted Govanhill and

its environs. Gary Painter is a Stage Doorkeeper at Glasgow’s Theatre Royal, a caseworker for the Cinema Theatre Association and co-editor of www.scottishcinemas.org. This is a free event.

makinG sense oF madness? rd lainG revisiTedTue 06 Aug, 6:00 – 8:00pm Samaritan House, 79 Coplaw StThe great social struggles of the 1960s resulted in the dominant ideas about mental health and ‘mental illness’ being called into question. Perhaps the central figure in these debates was the Scottish psychiatrist and psychoanalyst R.D. Laing who was born in Govanhill in 1927. This talk will outline Laing’s key ideas

TALKS and activities, including a discussion of the factors that shaped him while he was growing up in Govanhill. Iain Ferguson worked for many years as a social worker and is now Honorary Professor of Social Work and Social Policy at the University of the West of Scotland. He is the author of Politics of the Mind: Marxism and Mental Distress. This is a free event.

hoW Govanhill deFeaTed The BlaCkshirTs hosTed By sTand uP To raCismWed 07 Aug, 6:00 – 8:00pm Samaritan House, 79 Coplaw StIn the 1930s, Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists (BUF) was building organisation across Britain. This talk – by Holocaust education studies expert, Professor Henry Maitles – will shine a light on a little-known piece of Govanhill history, as

Jewish, youth and workers’ organisations allied to mobilise opposition to stop the fascists from marching on our streets. Hear how grassroots campaigning challenged the BUF across Scotland to ensure it was not able to grow. As fascism and racism are on the rise again, this is a crucial lesson for today. This is a free event.

souTh asian seTTlemenT in GlasGoW’s souThsideThur 08 Aug, 6:00 – 8:00pm Queen’s Park Church of Scotland 170 Queen’s DrDr Saqib Razzaq will give an overview of early settlement of South Asians in the Southside of Glasgow. Explore some of the stories of the people who have helped to shape the South Asian community in Glasgow. Saqib Razzaq, from Colourful

Heritage, is a doctoral graduate from St Andrews University who has recently been instrumental in helping to setup the first-of-its-kind permanent exhibition called GlaswegAsians based at Scotland Street School Museum in Glasgow. This is a free event.

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Govanhill – PorTraiT oF a CommuniTyThur 01 – Sun 11 Aug, 10:00am – 5:00pm The Deep end, 21 nithsdale StA look back to the Govanhill community and the campaign to save the Calder Street swimming pool in 2001, as photographed by Southside-based photographer Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert. These images capture the look of the protests, community spirit, fundraising, awareness efforts, and images from

inside the pool. Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert photographs in Scotland and internationally for a variety of editorial and corporate clients, and is the founder of the Document Scotland photography collective.

roma holoCausT day memorialFri 02 Aug, 12:00 – 2:30pm Govanhill Memorial Gardens and Queen’s ParkOn August 2nd 1944 nearly 4,000 Roma and Sinti women, men, and children were murdered in the gas chambers of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Seventy-one years later, August 2nd was officially declared “Roma Holocaust Memorial Day” internationally. At a time of heightened racism the importance of remembering

the fate of the Roma remains as urgent as ever. Join Romano Lav as we mark this important day. We will begin with the unveiling of a plaque at the Community Garden of the Govanhill Housing Association. We will then proceed together to Queen’s Park, where we will plant a tree in commemoration.

CreaTive resisTanCe – arT WiTh exTinCTion reBellionSun 04 Aug, 11:00am – 12:30pm The Deep end, 21 nithsdale StJoin the climate rebels for a morning of creativity and resistance. We will be making a range of rebellion tools from badges to banners, signs and noise makers for our upcoming Govanhill-based action. Wear old clothes because it’s going to get messy. All welcome.

evenTS The BiG launCh: redisCover The hidden GardensWed 07 Aug, 1:00 – 4:00pm The Hidden Gardens, Tramway, 25A Albert DrCome and discover the exciting new developments at The Hidden Gardens. Activities for all ages will inspire you to get

Wild About Gardens. There will be a Scavenger Hunt, Mindful Garden Walk and Horticultural workshop. We will also be giving our first ever Sensory Tours designed for people with sensory impairments. Tours available in British Sign Language and Deaf Relay. All activities are free. Booking is essential for the Sensory Tours only. Call 433 2722 or email administrator@thehiddengardens.org.uk to book.

“messaGe in The BoTTle” – mixed-media WorkshoP & exhiBiTionWorkshop: Wed 07 Aug, 11:00am – 1pm & 7:00 – 9:00pm Exhibition: Sun 11 Aug, 2:30pm Bee’s Knees Cafe, 83 Bowman St Come along and design a postcard to someone you don’t

know with a message of friendship, hope and unity. This mixed-media workshop is family friendly and will be followed by an exhibition of the postcards. Donation suggestion: £3.00.

Give iT a Go Govanhill!Mon 05 Aug, Tues 06 Aug, Wed 07 Aug, Thur 08 Aug, Fri 09 Aug, 10:00am – 12:00pm Samaritan House, 79 Coplaw StJoin us for some try-it-out sessions. We will have Tai Chi, language exchanges, gardening, keep fit, games and all sorts

for you to try! Check the Festival website nearer the time for the exact programme but come ready to really give it a go Govanhill! This is a free event.

sPiriT oF revolT – arChives oF dissenTSat 10 Aug, 11:00am – 3:00pm The Deep end, 21 nithsdale StA showcase of material from Spirit of Revolt - Archives of Dissent. Come look at materials from our collections. Free and

all welcome. More information on: www.spiritofrevolt.info

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Play in a day Mon 05 Aug, Workshop: 12:00 – 5:00pm Performance: 5:00 – 6:00pm The Deep end, 21 nithsdale StA Play in a Day is a workshop that will get us all to join forces to create something amazing, all in one day! Come along to take part in collectively devising a story, making costumes, props and sets, in order to create a play from scratch. After making everything we need, we’ll rehearse the play so that it is stage-ready.

The workshop will culminate in a performance at the end of the day to share our creations with an audience! There will be plenty of breaks for lunch and tea, and you can drop in at any point in the day. All welcome. This is a free event.

niCola BlaCk – aTlas oF BelonGinGWed 07 Aug, 2:00 – 4:00pm Govanhill Housing Association, Samaritan House 79 Coplaw StAtlas of Belonging explores life in Govanhill as seen through the eyes of local Roma people settling into the community. The film follows several local residents as they navigate migration, housing, work, education and the cultural dynamics of starting life

in Govanhill. Nicola Black is a BAFTA award winning filmmaker who has produced this film with input and support from Govanhill Housing Association and Community Development Trust staff. Q&A with Nicola follows the screening. Refreshments provided. This is a free event.

GreaTer shaWlands rePuBliC Comedy niGhTThur 08 Aug, 8:00 – 10:00pm The Rum Shack, 657-659 Pollokshaws RdAward-winning comic Bruce Morton and poetry legend Jim Monaghan with stand-up comedy guests. Morton

and Monaghan invite some of the best and/or most available comedy talent to the southside for a night of sparkling stand-up, satire, stupidity. Tickets £10/£7.

FILM/THEATRE/PERFoRMAnCE a dose oF Blushes – Tales oF The samariTan hosPiTalFri 09 Aug, 2:00 – 4:00pm & 7:30 – 9:30pm Queen’s Park Church of Scotland, 170 Queen’s DrBased on real life “herstories” of former patients and staff of The Royal Samaritan Hospital for Women in Govanhill, this thought-provoking yet hilarious comedy-drama continues its critically-acclaimed tour. Tickets £10: artsenigma.eventbrite.co.uk or call 0797 226 7160.

“We are PalesTinian”Sat 10 Aug, 1:00 – 5:00pm Queen’s Park Church of Scotland, 170 Queen’s DrA screening of ‘We Are Palestinian’, a comparison between the daily lives of a Palestinian family and a Scottish family, pointing out the similarities and differences between Palestinians and Scots. After the film screening we will be learning to dance Dabke, the traditional Palestinian folk dance. This is a free event.

el valor de inTer-CamBiarSat 10 Aug, 5:00 – 5:30pm Swap market, 423 victoria rdThis documentary provides a glimpse into a moneyless economy in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. The project began in May 2015 by the Generators Group of El Cambalache, a six-woman collective that works to dismantle capitalism through inter-changes. Refreshments provided. This is a free event.

moTher CouraGe and her ChildrenSun 11 Aug, 7:00 – 9pm Bike For Good Community Hub, Langside LaneA rehearsed reading of Brecht’s great 1939 anti-war play in a new translation by Glasgow poet Tom Leonard, who sadly passed away this year. Directed by and featuring Tam Dean Burn with Musical Direction by Leo Condie. Full of memorable characters, sardonic humour and wonderful songs set by Paul Dessau. Entry by donation.

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“WhiCh side are you on?”: The liFe and Times oF PeTe seeGerFri 02 Aug, 7:00 – 10:30pm Dixon Halls, 656 Cathcart RdThis uplifting new show celebrates the life and music of folk musician Pete Seeger. The concert features familiar songs together with a slide show of archive photos, including Pete’s performance at St Andrew’s Halls in Glasgow. Pete was born in 1919 and would have celebrated his 100th birthday in May had he

lived. However, his music and influence continue to live on. Tickets are available via eventbrite.com and are £5.00 waged/ £3.00 unwaged.

Transylvanian CeilidhSat 03 Aug, 7:00 – 9:00pm Big Tent in Queen’s Park (near Queen’s Park Arena)Why not Join us for an exotic ceilidh experience! We have invited two expert dance callers from Hungary to show you all the moves. These ancient dances are performed in a similar style to the Scottish ceilidh and everyone will be able to join in. Live music on the night will be provided by Glasgow’s hottest traditional Roma band, Taraful Din Glasgow. Entry by donation.

CommuniTy Garden ParTy and CeilidhFri 09 Aug, 5:00 – 8:00pm Govanhill Community Garden, Samaritan House 79 Coplaw StCome and join us for a garden party in the beautiful Govanhill Community Garden at Samaritan House. All are welcome! Included during the party is a tour of this amazing space, along with an opportunity to meet your neighbours and take part in our multicultural

ceilidh. Fun and games are also guaranteed. This is free event. Please come dressed for the weather. Please contact Dave Zabiega on dzabiega@govanhillha.org or call 0141 636 3665 for more information.

MUSIC QualiTy sCreWBallsFri 09 Aug, 8:00pm – Midnight Queen’s Park Bowling Club, 381 Langside Rd Dance Party! DJ-spun delectable delights from an International Cast of Quality Musical utter-nutters, crackpots and dingbats; featuring an eclectic mix of international beats specially selected for your aural pleasure. Think local – dance global. £8 waged/ £4 unwaged – Proceeds to Médecins Sans Frontières.

oPen miC “inTernaTional Colours”Fri 09 Aug, 7:00 -10:30pm Bee’s Knees Cafe, 83 Bowman St Join us for an exciting evening and a warm welcome for all types of performers and performances in different languages! Free entry.

musiC BroTh’s BiG Thank you To The CommuniTySun 11 Aug, 12:00 – 3:00pm Music Broth, 7 Victoria Court Workspace 8 Hollybrook StScotland’s first musical instrument and equipment library for the community is located right here in Govanhill! To thank everyone who has supported us so far and to celebrate the Govanhill International Festival there will be live performances, ‘come and

try’ musical instruments, children’s activities, refreshments, and our library open to all. Tickets: bit.ly/BookMusicBroth Email: info@musicbroth.org

leT The PeoPle sinG!Sun 11 Aug, 4:00 – 10:30pm Mcneill’s, 106 Torrisdale StAn evening of traditional music, with musicians and singers made up of the local community – singing roots songs from days gone by, in the one-singer one-song folk music tradition. One person starts up the song and the rest join in. Please note: open to all Govanhill immigrant groups. £8 waged/ £4 unwaged, proceeds to Án Gorta Mor – Glasgow’s Memorial to the Irish Famine (Gorta Mor).

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launCh oF The Govanhill Book FesTival in assoCiaTion WiTh Go souThFri 09 Aug, 6:00 – 7:00pm The Rum Shack, 657-659 Pollokshaws RdTwo new exciting book festivals with a difference come together: Govanhill Book Festival in association with Go South: Southside Book Festival celebrate their launch and events in the Govanhill Carnival. This is a free event.

sPeCulaTive BooksFri 09 Aug, 7:00 – 8:30pm The Rum Shack, 657-659 Pollokshaws RdGlasgow’s innovative new short story and poetry publishers, Speculative Books, bring a selection of their writers to the southside. In the year since they founded they have published books by Rab Florence (Burnistoun), Victoria McNulty, Iona Lee, Imogen Stirling, Chris McQueer, Leyla Josephine and many others. This showcase will feature some of their best writers old and new. Entry by donation.

sTories From The souThside – Book launChSat 10 Aug, 11:30am – 12:30pm The Deep end, 21 nithsdale StJoin us 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 will hear local writers reading from their work, and copies of the book will be available to buy on the day. 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, entry by donation.

MUSIC AT THE RUM SHACK GoVAnHILL BooK FESTIVAL

shakaraFri 02 Aug, 9:00pm – 1:00am The Rum Shack, 657-659 Pollokshaws Rd

Afrobeat, soul and more with Maveen and Crammond.

reBeCCa vasmanT + GuesTFri 09 Aug, 10:00pm – 1:00am The Rum Shack, 657-659 Pollokshaws Rd

Jazz, disco, latin and more.

aPosTille + lady nePTune [live]Sat 10 Aug, 8:00pm – 10:00pm The Rum Shack, 657-659 Pollokshaws Rd

Apostille and Lady Neptune (live).

loosen uP!Sat 10 Aug, 10:00pm – 1:00am The Rum Shack, 657-659 Pollokshaws RdAfro, disco and funtimes with David Barbarossa, Fergus Clark and Charlie McCann.

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Jane haininG: a liFe oF love and CouraGeSun 11 Aug, 12:00 – 1:15pm Bee’s Knees Cafe, 83 Bowman StJane Haining was one of Scotland’s heroines. In 1932 she went to the Scottish Jewish Mission School in Budapest, and when

war broke out Jane remained with her Jewish pupils, writing ‘if these children needed me in days of sunshine, how much more do they need me in days of darkness’. She was arrested by the Gestapo in April 1944 and died in the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz just three months later. Jane is commemorated in two memorial windows in Queen’s Park Govanhill Church. Mary Miller is the author of ‘Jane Haining: A Life of Love and Courage’. Entry by donation.

missinG souThside: GlasGoW’s hidden housinG hisTorySun 11 Aug, 2:00 – 3:15pm Bee’s Knees Cafe, 83 Bowman StDouglas Robertson offers a historic tale of the Southside’s contribution to Glasgow’s housing history. Decaying Victorian

tenements, liberation theology, anti-landlordism campaigners, Govanhill Community Marxists and student cludgie improvers all play a role in bringing about the improvement of the city’s tenements. Douglas is one of the leading authorities in Scotland on housing. Entry by donation.

The FuTure oF sCoTland and The FuTure oF sCoTland in euroPeSun 11 Aug, 5:00 – 6:30pm Bike for Good Community Hub Langside LaneJoin Neal Ascherson, writer and authority on Scottish and

European politics, to discuss the state of Scotland and Scottish politics over the last twenty years, where this has taken us and what the future might hold. In conversation with Gerry Hassan, Neal will look at Scotland’s place in Europe and how events may unfold. Neal is a writer and author whose books include Stone Voices: The Search for Scotland and the recent novel The Death of the Fronsac. Entry by donation.

GoVAnHILL BooK FESTIVAL

loved and losT: Govanhill’s BuilT heriTaGe Book launCh and exhiBiTionSat 10 Aug, 1:00 – 4:00pm Dixon Halls, 656 Cathcart RdGovanhill Baths Community Trust launchs 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.

CaTeGory isSat 10 Aug, 1:00 – 2:30pm The Deep end, 21 nithsdale StScotland’s only LGBT book shop presents a showcase of Glasgow’s best and newest queer writers reading short fiction and poetry. Entry free and donations welcome.

a TriBuTe To FooTBall leGend Billy mCneillSat 10 Aug, 5:30 – 7:15pm Queen’s Park Church of Scotland, 170 Queen’s DrBilly McNeill – who recently passed away at the age of 79 – was one of the most legendary and respected footballers Scotland has ever produced; the inspirational captain of the famous Lisbon Lions who made history in 1967. Football broadcaster and writer Archie Macpherson, academic Jeanette Findlay,

and football filmmaker Margot McCuaig of Purple TV join STV Political Editor and Celtic fan Bernard Ponsonby for this tribute and celebration of Billy McNeill’s life. Tickets £5/£3, all proceeds go to Dementia Scotland.

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launCh evenT & korkoroFrench language with English subtitles Sat 03 Aug, 4:00 – 6:30pmUpon reaching a town to stop and work the vineyards, a Roma family learn that the new Vichy regime forbids them from being nomadic. They must settle in order to evade persecution from the Nazis, but their thirst for freedom makes a sedentary lifestyle difficult to bear. The film is at once a cinematic tribute to the Roma killed in the Holocaust and an ode to life lived freely. Korkoro will be introduced by members of the

Romano Lav and Southside Film Festival teams behind CineRoma, who will discuss the significance of the festival and the role of cinema in promoting Roma culture. This event will also feature a short film made by the Romano Lav group. Entry is by donation.

our sChoolromanian language with english subtitles Sun 04 Aug, 11:30am – 1:30pmThe segregation of Roma in education is sadly a practice that is still prevalent and continues to hinder the life chances of Roma children in Europe. ‘Our School’ is a touching story shot over four years following a group of Roma children involved in a school desegregation project. When their school is desegregated, Alin, Benjamin, and Dana set out for the city school, optimistic for education and new

friendships. Their optimism sours when the children are met with low expectations and further isolation. Entry is by donation.

TaikonSwedish language with english subtitles Sun 04 Aug, 2:15 – 3:50pmThis documentary tells the story of one of the most important advocates of human rights in 20th Century Europe, a Roma woman called Katarina Taikon, who lived from 1932 to 1995. Despite facing intense racial prejudice, being denied an education and only learning to read in her late twenties, she became a powerful voice in the fight for Roma rights and one of the most widely-read children’s authors

in Sweden. Katarina Taikon’s story is one that needs to be known. Entry is by donation.

an ePisode in The liFe oF an iron PiCkerRomanes/Bosnian language with english subtitles Sun 04 Aug, 4:30 – 5:45pmIn this film, made in 2013, we follow the story of Senada and Nazif, a Roma couple in Bosnia who come up against enormous challenges in accessing the healthcare that pregnant Senada desperately needs. This is a moving portrayal of family and love

under crushing institutional racism. The film premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Jury Grand Prix. Entry is by donation.

ClosinG FeaTure: Carmen and lolaSpanish language with english subtitles Sun 04 Aug, 6:30 – 8:40pmThis 2018 Spanish drama film is about two young Roma women who fall in love, incurring the wrath of their community and turning their families against them. Both Carmen and Lola’s lives appear to have been carved out for them by the traditions and the values of their community. But their taboo romance

leads them on an unexpected path, and allows them to dream of a life beyond the one that has been set out for them. Entry is by donation.

CInERoMA FILM FESTIVAL

Sat 03 – Sun 04 August The Big Tent in Queen’s Park, near Queen’s Park ArenaRomano Lav and Southside Film Festival present CineRoma, the UK’s first ever Roma film festival, featuring award-winning films from around the world along with UK premieres. The festival focuses on Roma people’s lives, with films selected and programmed by the young people of the romano Lav group.

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Thu 01 Festival Launch ........................................................................................... 03

Fri 02 roma Holocaust Day memorial .........................................................08 The Life and Times of Pete Seeger ..................................................... 12

sat 0� Carnival Parade .......................................................................................... 03 Carnival ......................................................................................................... 03 CineRoma Launch Event: Korkoro ...................................................... 18 Transylvanian Ceilidh ............................................................................... 12 Carnival After Party ................................................................................. 03

sun 04 Creative resistance - Art with extinction rebellion ................08 CineRoma: our School ............................................................................ 18 CineRoma: Taikon ...................................................................................... 19 CineRoma: An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker .................... 19 CineRoma Closing feature: Carmen and Lola ................................ 19 Heading for extinction - The Govanhill edition ...........................06 mon 05 Give it a Go Govanhill! ...........................................................................09 Play in a Day: Workshop & Performance ..........................................10 Flavours of Govanhill ..............................................................................04 Fleapits and Palaces: Scottish Cinema Architecture .................. 07 Tue 06 Give it a Go Govanhill! ...........................................................................09 Govanhill’s Hidden Gems ......................................................................04 Jewish Community of Govanhill - walking tour ...........................04 making sense of madness? rD Laing revisited ............................06 Wed 07 Give it a Go Govanhill! ...........................................................................09 The Big Launch: Rediscover the Hidden Gardens ........................09 nicola Black - Atlas of Belonging Film Screening ........................10 How Govanhill Defeated the Blackshirts ........................................ 07

Thu 08 Walking in Faith tour ............................................................................... 05 Give it a Go Govanhill! ...........................................................................09 South Asian Settlement in Glasgow’s Southside ......................... 07 Greater Shawlands republic Comedy night ................................... 11 Fri 09 Give it a Go Govanhill! ...........................................................................09 Govanhill’s Hidden Gems ......................................................................04 A Dose of Blushes - Tales of The Samaritan Hospital ................. 11 Community Garden Party & Ceilidh .................................................. 12 Launch of the Govanhill Book Festival ............................................. 15 Speculative Books ..................................................................................... 15 Quality Screwballs .....................................................................................13 sat 10 Walking in Faith tour ............................................................................... 05 Spirit of revolt - Archives of Dissent preview .............................09 Stories from the Southside - Book Launch ..................................... 15 “We are Palestinians” ................................................................................. 11 Loved and Lost: Govanhill’s Built Heritage ...................................... 16 Category IS ................................................................................................... 16 Solidarity and Co-operation ................................................................ 05 El Valor de Inter-Cambiar film screening .......................................... 11 A Tribute to Football Legend Billy Mcneill .................................... 16 sun 11 Music Broth’s Big Thank you to the Community ...........................13 Jane Haining: A Life of Love and Courage ........................................ 17 Missing Southside: Glasgow’s Hidden Housing History ............. 17 Let the People Sing! ...................................................................................13 The Future of Scotland & the Future of Scotland in Europe ... 17

FESTIVAL DIARy

A day-by-day guide to all the events that are part of the Govanhill International Festival and Carnival 2019, along with what page contains the event’s full listing.

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