media co-op

28/11/2025

🎥 Today we’re launching our new animation series

We’re proud to share four short films created with Media Co-op, shaped by real lived experience from people affected by the justice system in Scotland. These stories are honest, human and hopeful and we hope they help more people feel seen, understood and supported.

Below you’ll find all four animations, each exploring a different part of the journey.

💛 Isolation

When life is turned upside down and you don’t know who to speak to, the feeling of loneliness can be overwhelming. This film shows how one safe conversation can make someone feel understood and no longer alone.

🔥 Fear

Fear of the future, fear of the media, fear of not knowing what comes next, this film captures that intense anxiety and the difference it makes when someone with lived experience says: “I’ve been where you are.”

🚪 Stigma

For many people, the hardest part isn’t the sentence, it’s what comes afterward. Stigma can block opportunities, connection and confidence. This film shows how sharing your story and finding support can create change.

🌟 Brand Film | Turn the Page

Across the UK, 12.5 million people have a criminal record. Behind every number is a real person, a family, a future. This film reflects what Next Chapter Scotland stands for: support, not stigma and the belief that everyone has the right to turn the page.

Thank you for watching, sharing and supporting this work.
Every view, every repost, every conversation helps challenge stigma and bring understanding, compassion and humanity back into the narrative.

💛 Everyone deserves a second chance.
Support, not stigma.

25/11/2025

16 Days start today

Today marks the start of , the annual international campaign calling for action on gender-based violence.

Violence against women & girls is a cause & consequence of women's inequality. To eradicate this violence, Scotland must prioritise primary prevention across all areas of public policy. From housing & planning to social security & education, every policy decision can either reinforce inequality or help dismantle it.

The impact of experiencing, or fearing, gender-based violence is all-encompassing, with devastating consequences for the health, social & economic circumstances of women & girls, as well as their families, workplaces & communities

Primary prevention aims to stop this violence before it starts, creating a society where women & men have equal access to rights, resources, decision-making & safety. It means addressing the systemic & structural causes, not just the consequences, of violence against women & girls.

Head to our website to find out more about our work on primary prevention.

If you’ve been affected by gender-based violence, you are not alone: support is available from Scottish Women's Aid, R**eCrisis Scotland & local services near you.

25/11/2025

16 Days start today !

Today marks the start of , a global campaign to end violence against women and girls.💜🧡

Join us as we explore a different theme each day, share powerful quotes from women in Scotland, and highlight important helplines and services.

📢Together, we can create a safer and more equal world, one free from violence.
📅 25th November to 10th December.

13/11/2025

"We made the mistakes, so you don't have to." media co-op presented 'Lights, Camera, Impact' at the Circular Communities Scotland Annual Conference: tips on how to create short videos for social media on your mobile phone. We ran through the most common mistakes, reminding people to: charge the phone, clear the memory, clean the lens, pick whether to shoot vertical or landscape, check the background of your shot, and turn on airplane mode - all before you press record. Seems blindingly obvious, but so easy to forget. Thanks to everyone at the workshop who shared your expertise and insights. What a great buzz at the Conference, thanks for inviting us.
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29/10/2025

It's been a wee while. We've been very busy with exciting projects, which is exactly why we're now hiring for a new Studio and Production Manager!

✏️ Join an award-winning creative agency and workers' co-operative in Glasgow that puts ethics and people over profit
✏️ Work with some of Scotland's biggest charities and universities, including R**e Crisis Scotland, University of Glasgow, and Paisley Museum.
✏️ 32 hours a week, 4-day work week
✏️ £28,500 salary (we all get paid the same!)

If you have experience working in an administrative role in a studio or agency, and want to make content that makes a difference, get in touch.

Read the full job description at https://mediaco-op.net/news/studio-and-production-manager/

Deadline to apply is 1st December. Please email a CV and cover letter to [email protected]

07/10/2025

Want to make your meetings more creative and inclusive? Join GSEN and Eddy Draws CIC for an interactive session on graphic recording skills — learn how to capture ideas visually and turn conversations into engaging, memorable visuals! 🎨🗯️

You’ll explore how words + pictures = better communication, accessibility, and collaboration.
🖍️ All materials provided
👥 Exclusive to GSEN Members

https://events.humanitix.com/introduction-to-graphic-recording-with-eddy-draws-for-gsen-members?fbclid=IwY2xjawNRvIZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE4NXlVM0xRSDFrbFh3Ym1rAR5OIuMR-fOAvFnpImKa70j6Hx4AbizKuNVD48CU_eY49z1NSY38hjhOXxDJQA_aem_p8HsfguuXqyYfK5o-sFvRA

Learn the art of Graphic Recording with Eddy Draws!

08/09/2025

Get your ticket fast for the Women's Support Project comedy fundraiser - see you there !

With Kate Hammer, Amanda Dwyer and Susie McCabeLine-Ups TBC. Please note all line-ups can be subject to last minute changes.All ticket proceeds, minus bookin...

04/09/2025

Today, Positive Action in Housing will try to submit last-minute family reunion applications by 3 pm for up to 75 Palestinian families trying to reunite with their loved ones in Gaza.

02/09/2025

Scotland's social enterprises added £2.89 billion to the Scottish economy last year. media co-op proud to be part of the social enterprise movement, we're here at Social Enterprise Scotland's summit in Stirling today. Thanks TFN for spreading the good news. Co-operatives UK

A summit was held in Stirling to announce the report.

21/08/2025

The Stories We Wear is going to the Cannes Short Film Festival! 🏆 👕

This powerful film about the exploitation of garment workers in the UK fashion industry was based on research conducted by Glasgow Caledonian University London lecturer Erica Charles.

We're very proud that this animation is getting the love and recognition it deserves. Catch it in person in London on the 30th August, or watch it on our website: https://mediaco-op.net/projects/the-stories-we-wear/

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15/08/2025

media co-op's own Louise & Lucinda are the guest speakers at Pride Peers on Wed 20th August in Glasgow. Hear about their decades of q***r activism, and watch some media co-op short films 🏳️‍🌈

Book your place now https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pride-peers-lgbtq-networking-event-august-tickets-1374712454959

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Pride Outside Festival LGBT Unity GlasgowLGBT Health and Wellbeing LGBT Youth Scotland Equality Network THRE Third Sector Human Rights and Equalities Pride Glasgow

Connect with fellow LGBTQ+ professionals, share experiences, and build meaningful relationships at our Pride Peers networking event!

06/08/2025

Yippee! Our favourite film festival Take One Action Film Festivals is back - mouth-watering programme launched today. See you in the cinema

🤩 👋 We’re BACK!

Real Utopias will be coming to screens and community spaces near you this autumn, so mark your diaries: We’ll be hosting four weekends of in-person screenings, workshops and conversations in:

〰️ (17-21 Sep)
〰️ (25-28 Sep)
〰️ (28-30 Oct)
〰️ (7-8 Nov)

👀 🎟️ Full programme and tickets available next week! Subscribe to our newsletter in the TOA website to get it before everyone else.

We’re beyond excited to share our gorgeous poster for this year’s festivals, designed by the wonderful (spoiler: she can).

So grateful to get to collaborate with pals old and new: .group ***rfilm .zine.bothy

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