On Tuesday 20th February the women of Moments of Freedom held a community gathering in Centre 81, Clydebank. The group welcomed over 50 attendees from across the community: third sector organisations, Council workers, elected members, community groups and community members. The women wanted to host an event that brought community members together in a comfortable,…

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A Climate Chat with Moments of Freedom

A Climate Chat with Moments of Freedom Over the last few months we have been having some informal Climate Chats with the women of Moments of Freedom during their group sessions. The women decided to do a climate audit to find out what small changes they could make to ensure the group is more environmentally…

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Moments of Freedom visits Scots Syrian Roses We had a wonderful day yesterday in North Ayrshire with the New Scots women of Scots Syrian Roses. The women of Moments of Freedom had been invited down to meet with the group to share their experiences and learning. The women met in Centre 81 and took a…

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Summer sessions and Marie McNair MSP visit

Summer sessions and Marie McNair MSP visit At our latest Moments of Freedom session we met again in the fantastic Centre 81. This also happened to be last day of the summer kids camp and the centre was full of excitement and laughter. Group session The women have been working on bunting and a banner…

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Outside the Box and Spike Wheat Scots North Ayrshire

Spike Wheat Scots Outside the Box is excited to start working with Spike Wheat Scots. They are a community group of Syrian New Scots who have resettled in North Ayrshire. Over the next year we will be working alongside the women from the group to explore meaningful integration, their valuable contributions to community life, shared…

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community coffee afternoon

Moments of Freedom community coffee afternoon The women of Moments of Freedom were delighted to host a community coffee afternoon on Tuesday 20 June in the amazing Centre81, Clydebank. This was also coincidentally World Refugee Day!  The women invited local elected members, council representatives, community members and representatives from other Scottish organisations.  Around 60 people…

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Refugee festival scotland event

The much looked forward to Refugee Festival Week is almost upon us! A festival for everyone – the week kicks off on Friday 16th and runs until Sunday 25th June. This year’s theme is Hope and the festival brings people together to meet, share art, culture and ideas, and get to know each other better.…

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Govanhill Food Stories Community Market

Govanhill Food Stories Community Market Food Stories & Community Learning It started out as a cloudy Saturday morning, but by the time we arrived at Govanhill Food Stories Community Market last weekend, the clouds had cleared and crowds had gathered to enjoy the sun. The theme of the market was ‘Food Stories’, celebrating Govanhill’s multicultural…

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Reflecting on my internship at Outside the Box, a blog from Rahmah

Blog from Rahmah Reflecting on my internship at Outside the Box Since I started my internship with Outside the Box, I have been involved with the Moments of Freedom group and communications. With Moments of Freedom group, I have been creating short presentations about a variety of topics that the women wanted to know more…

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Finding ways to belong can help make us feel less lonely A sense of belonging is a human need, just like the need for food and shelter. Feeling that we belong helps us to see value in our life and helps us cope with difficult situations.  It also helps with our motivation, health, and happiness. …

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