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Queer, Jewish, Anarchist, Local: An Interview With pink peacock
Founded in 2020 by Morgan Holleb (he/him) and Joe Isaac (he/him), Pink Peacock will open after COVID restrictions as a late-night, alcohol-free, pay-what-you-can space in Govanhill. Despite the pandemic putting a temporary hold on their progress, Pink Peacock’s team has been busy in the past year.
Give Us Clarity. Give Us Support.
…After a year of unparalleled and unprecedented disruption, including personal and financial hardship for so many, students deserve appropriate support and clarity of communication from our universities and governments, not further uncertainty and bluster…
Men’s Mental Health in the UK: What can I do?
The number one cause of death for men under 45 in the UK is suicide. Just because it is not November anymore, it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t speak about men’s mental health. Johnny discusses this further in this article and links some helpful resources.
Forming Routine out of Chaos
My 2020 has, like most others’, been objectively horrific: all of the big life events that I’d been making my happiness contingent on (the last day of high school, prom, freshers) have effectively been cancelled. Instead, I have spent the best part of the year sitting in my bedroom, staring at the same four walls, feeling like I’m slowly going insane. It is during this stretch of time that I think a lot of people, including myself, have started to truly appreciate the importance of routine in the face of total chaos.
Talking About The Elephant in the Room: Bridging the gap between Peer Support and Institutional Mental Health Services
Even prior to the coronavirus outbreak, Student Welfare has shone as a focal point of conversations on campus across the four student bodies. University is an inherently stressful experience: the toll of balancing any mix of employment, social lives, academic pressures and moving out of home for the first time was challenging enough even before adding a global pandemic into the mix