We're still collecting donations
On the 24th October 2022 we'd raised £3,370 with 98 supporters in 14 days. But as every pound matters, we're continuing to collect donations from supporters.
Help us turn an empty space into an inclusive, collaborative, community news hub.
by Greater Govanhill magazine in Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
On the 24th October 2022 we'd raised £3,370 with 98 supporters in 14 days. But as every pound matters, we're continuing to collect donations from supporters.
We believe in doing journalism differently. We want to do journalism that serves the community and brings about positive change. A huge part of that is being open, approachable and inclusive.
That's why we're excited to open 'The Community Newsroom' right in the heart of Govanhill. The project is a collaboration between Greater Govanhill community magazine and investigative journalism outlet, The Ferret - whose Glasgow staff will share our newsroom while the organisation continues its work across Scotland. This will be the first ever office space for both partners.
It's in a prime location, just off Victoria Road in the Southside of Glasgow. It will allow us to have a space that we can collaboratively work, host events, workshops and drop-in sessions for members of the community who want to share their own stories.
We see it as a hub for community building and a space for sharing of stories, ideas, and perspectives. It will be an innovative space for hyperlocal, community based journalism to collaborate with rigorous investigative journalism; not seen anywhere else in the country. Our first collaborative project, exploring solutions to health inequalities, is already underway.
But we need your help with start up costs to get it up and running. If we could raise £5000 that would mean we can make it more accessible, redecorate, get a sign painted and kit it out with all it needs to be the community media hub we envision.
We know, of course, that money is tight this winter and realise that not everyone has pounds to spare. You can help by
If we do reach our target, we hope to hold a launch event in November, and you're all invited! We have always been bowled over by the support of our community and thank you in advance for any contribution you can make.
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About Greater Govanhill CIC
Greater Govanhill is an award-winning community magazine launched during 2020. It produces a high quality quarterly print magazine as well as a community news website and radio show. It was established to challenge negative perceptions of Govanhill by celebrating the diversity that makes the neighbourhood so unique. It takes a solutions focused approach to covering local issues and publishes stories in multiple languages. It aims to provide a platform for typically marginalised voices and empower local people to tell their own stories in their own words through community journalism training programmes.
About The Ferret
The Ferret is an award-winning investigative journalism platform for Scotland and beyond. Established as an independent, non-partisan co-operative by journalists in 2016, The Ferret covers a variety of public-interest stories spanning topics including the environment, privacy, and human rights, as well as fact checking services and training. Each subscriber owns a part of the organisation, and there are seats reserved for members as well as journalists on its board.
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