100 years ago today John Maclean died at his home in Glasgow. Prison and poverty -- two pillars of capitalism -- extinguished the greatest Scottish revolutionary of his day. His last months were spent fighting for safe housing, fair work, and anti-imperialist solidarity.

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Inspired by the John Maclean centenary events? Join the editors of "Now's the Day, Now's the Hour: Poems for John Maclean" for this free creative writing workshop at Pollokshaws Library. Contact us to book your place. Details in link. glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/poetry…

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As well as Friday night's big show, there's another Maclean event at Celtic Connections. Myself and some comrade poets will be chatting about Maclean's life and legacy in poem and song. Come along. celticconnections.com/event/1/john-m…

I spoke to Libby Brooks on why temporary measures are not enough to undo decades of harm caused by the private rented sector in Scotland. With the housing bill due this summer, Living Rent continues to fight for a robust, permanent system of rent controls to bring rents down.

I'm very happy to announce the publication of my article on R.D. Laing, James Kelman, and disabling states of surveillance in Etudes Eccosiases journals.openedition.org/etudesecossais… edited by Gavin Miller and Arianna Introna , surrounded by great contributions! Give it a read :)

Literary scholar Christopher Law @clawstopher and artist Joey Simons @joeysimons discuss the link between poetry and landscape in the work of Scottish poet David Gray #PBF24

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You're watching British cops move in to attack residents who've just shut down the ThalesUK arms factory in Glasgow. Protecting the forces of genocide. Attacking the community. We don't want these killers in our city. Solidarity with the people of Glasgow.

Berlin Police provoke Palestinians on the street then brutally attack them for no reason; systematic state violence with impunity, and full green light from the regime of Olaf Scholz @Bundeskanzler.

Palestinian poetry is not only poetry for times of crisis. It is poetry for all time. It is another form of injustice to approach it as an extension or symptom of tragedy or even worse as merely a token of sympathy and solidarity asymptotejournal.com/blog/2024/04/0…

From KotrynaUla Kiliulyte to Joey Simons, we're taking a closer look at all the great artists contributing to @GIfestival, who are returning to Glasgow after a three-year haitus theskinny.co.uk/art/features/s…

👀 Mary Brooksbank news.... Baith her rare, vital & revolutionary books are soon tae be BACK IN PRINT! A huge thank you to Scottish Book Trust for supportin our collective - mair news soon, Dundee and beyond 🎶✊✨

Really class stuff going on at the Glasgow Housing Struggles Archive -- at the launch event at the Glasgow Women's Library today. Next event on the 19th September. Understanding our history is key to building our future.

Great afternoon finding out more about the housing activism archive and collective with a fantastic panel of speakers. One of the key take away as was people archiving their own stories and creating their own histories. Find out more here glasgowtenantsarchive.com

At Platform Glasgow with Keira Mclean and Joey Simons chatting through our heritage project! The importance of researching, documenting and celebrating our own histories of resistance and survival feels more relevant than ever as Glasgow's working class history and diaspora..

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