The Greater Pollok Integration Network has and is still supporting a lot of local projects to facilitate and encourage integration among refugees/asylum seekers and host population within the Greater Pollok Area.

In July 29th and 30th last year, we in partnership with Afro Scots united and Glasgow Ansar did organise and support the all nations tournament that took place at King George the V park involving 8 teams from different parts of the world.

For example Afro-Scot, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Congo ,Red Road United, Universal, Zambia, Ansar. The event was opened by the Superintendent Williams Newland from the Pollok Police Office on Saturday the 29th of July. There was also face painting for the children and health check for men.

The final was played on Sunday the 30th of July between Cameroon and Ansar. It was won by Ansar However this 2007, we are in the planning process of another All Nations Tournament.

It will take place at King George V Park this July 2007. This year we are anticipating more teams than last year. There will also be African drumming, face painting for the children, health check, and prizes to be won.

We would like to welcome everybody within and out with the Greater Pollok area. More information will be given when the time is due and will welcome contributions from any sponsors.

Our contact is : gpintegrationnetwork@greaterpollok.net.

To recap, the ArenA project was designed to develop an online, interactive
solution specifically for the Greater Pollok community. The ultimate aim of
Arena is to digitally engage adults in a creative way and the solution that
has been developed for this is the 'ArenA StoryBox', an online storytelling
resource which will allow users to view, create and respond to stories
contained within the ArenA Storybox.

Stories will take the form of text, short video & audio clips and
photographs, and will come directly from local people. They can be about
anything and everything: everyday life, memories, rants, raves, burning
issues, personal experience.

We are currently working with local individuals, groups and organisations to
build up a bank of stories to populate the ArenA Storybox before its launch.
If you are interested in taking part in this process we would love to hear
from you. Or if you would like to know more about ArenA and how you can
learn to use it then please get in touch on 0141 225 0102 or
gwen@urbanlearningspace.com.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has taken part
in ArenA so far and look forward to working with many more people in the
future.

Some inspirational short films produced with local people as part of the
ArenA research process are available to view on DVD or on the Urban Learning
Space website http://www.urbanlearningspace.com/projects/Arena/ . If you
would like to host a screening of these films please contact Gwen Mackey at
Urban Learning Space.

Gwen Mackey
Creative Learning Manager
Urban Learning Space

The Lighthouse Trust
56 Mitchell Street, Glasgow
G1 3LX

t: 0141 225 0102
f: +44 (0) 141 221 6395
e: gwen@urbanlearningspace.com

www.urbanlearningspace.com

For details of our 2006-2007 events programme see the link below.