Name/TitleNew Scots Stories of Hope
About this objectSlim booklet titled 'New Scots Stories of Hope' produced by Freedom from Torture with funding from the Scottish Refugee Council. The introduction describes it as "a client led project, designed to celebrate the Refugee Festival Scotland 2022. The project was developed through a series of creative writing and art workshops, where stories were shared and written by torture survivors. The participants then demonstrated their autonomy, skills, and experiences by taking ownership of the project, and produced this book as a result." The participants represented in this book came to Scotland from Afghanistan, Algeria, Cameroon, Congo DRC, Iraq Kurdistan, Iran, Iran/Kurdistan, Kurdistan, Kuwait/Bedoon, Russia and Somalia.
MakerFreedom from Torture
Date Made2022
Period2020s
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 210 x W: 147 mm
Subject and Association Keywordsmigration, resettlement
Subject and Association Keywordswar & conflict
Subject and Association KeywordsAsylum seekers, refugees
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBooklet
Object numberGWL-2025-79-2
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved