Stories of Hope
Paul Bristow • June 18, 2021
Refugee Week 2021

Back in 2019, artist Mhairi Robertson and myself, spent some time with a group of women in Glasgow, who told us about their experience of the asylum process, and the welcome they had found in Scotland.
The project was pit together by the Poverty Truth Community,
and the women all wanted to focus on the positive things that had happened to them since arriving, and the actions that other could take while in the process.
A booklet of their stories, which also shares information on the support which is available for people, was launched during Refugee Week 2021 at an online event. The book can be downloaded for free on our website
or read on our ISSUU page. A narrated version of the book, recorded by one of the women is also available to view and there is a short preview below.
MTC Project Blog

Earlier this month, we were asked to produce some artwork for the Afrowegian Project , imagining an Afro-Futurist version of the story of real world cycling superhero, Marshall 'Major' Taylor. The comic display panels form part of an exhibition by the riverside in Glasgow throughout October. You can read more about the work of the project and how to get involved. We're looking forward to doing some more collaborative work with Afrowegian's Jim Muotone, down in Inverclyde over the next few months.