Dear Green Commons: How to share a city
Our city is a people’s city. Dear Green Commons is four public gatherings in June & August 2026 from the Centre for Human Ecology, exploring the commons as a practical foundation for co-creating just futures in Glasgow.
Clyde Commons. An immersive walk and talk in central Govan, exploring issues of gentrification, bioregioning and embodied practice – asking what it all means for the Clyde Commons, using walking as an urban research method. The event will also see the re-launch of the Centre for Human Ecology’s Clydeside reference library and community learning space, in the Pearce Institute.
Contributors: Neil Gray, Saffy Setohy, Luke Devlin and Dr Anne Winther
13 June, 2pm – 5pm
The Pearce Institute
Flourish. A sharing of stories that explore the city’s diverse intercultural heritage as a living commons through food cultures, art and economic activity that sustain wealth and power within local communities.
Contributors: Dr Pinar Aksu, Zarina Ahmad, Diana Quintana Cataño, Fergus Walker, Moogety Garden and Dr Svenja Meyerricks
13 June, 6pm – 9pm
The Pearce Institute
Our Dear Green Commons. A forum co-hosted with GalGael foregrounding local experiences of inequality, resilience, and community organising, situating Glasgow within wider global movements for climate justice, housing justice, and economic democracy. Participants will collectively articulate visions of the commons as infrastructures of care and mutual support.
8 August, 2pm – 5:30pm
GalGael Workshops & Garden
A Commons Ceilidh. A gathering co-hosted with GalGael that shares songs, stories, spoken word, honouring community voices and weaving together insights from the previous sessions. A warm, welcoming space for anyone who loves and wants to celebrate this city.
8 August, 5:30pm – 8pm
GalGael Workshops & Garden
All tickets are free/ by donation. All are welcome. Supported by and part of the Glasgow 2026 Festival.
