Conversation Cafe 2023
And that’s a wrap!
What a life-affirming way to end the year with a Christmas get-together. With a delicious Christmas spread provided by Nyax from Living Solo Initiative. The upstairs hall expertly decorated by art teacher, Adela’s festive cut-outs, creating a lovely, relaxed atmosphere.
We started our weekly conversation café early in 2023 as another way for people newly arrived in Glasgow to meet people from the local community, practice English in a more informal environment, enjoy a warm nourishing home-cooked meal & make new friends. Advice is always on hand and Living Solo often provide free toiletries. These small things can make such a difference!
There is a huge need and demand for grass-roots initiatives like this just now in Glasgow and beyond – and we are proud as a community-led charity, to be partnering up with Migrant Voice and Living Solo Initiative each week to offer our help & support. And by no means forgetting the important role our volunteers play. We thank you all!
A lot happens on a Thursday lunchtime as well as talking & eating! Highlights over 2023 have included:
A home energy-saving workshop with Isaro Initiative
Presentations from students at Glasgow School of Art Masters in Innovation Design, showcasing their work.
A presentation from our university placement student, James on social work today.
Keeping up to date on immigration law with Migrant Voice
An illustration workshop with Migrant Voice and Rosie from @illustrationsetc
Black History Month 2023 – Celebrating Our Sisters (with the most delicious African food!)
St Andrews Day – Scotland and Poland style, with a little bit of dancing and a traditional meal of haggis neeps & tatties. (Irn-bru on the side!)
Food Waste & Compost making with Jenny from Glasgow Community Food Network
Polish Christmas decoration workshop with Marzanna and Veronika.
2024 is just around the corner! Plans for early next year include some community cooking workshops – From my home to yours – sharing food from around the world. Keep an eye on our news and socials for how to get involved!
The Thursday ‘café’ will be off for a few weeks and will resume on Thursday 18th January 2024 at 12pm. We wish you all a peaceful festive break & look forward to joining together again in 2024.
