In Common
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Grass-roots community, culture and arts website, based in Southampton. www.in-common.co.uk Interested in promoting community cohesion, equity, a fairer society, celebrating diversity.
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Young Southampton band Welly were absolutely superb in their home city on Wednesday night.
Catch them as soon as you can!
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I can't claim to being a TV fan back in the day, but I was never going to turn down the chance to speak to Wendy James or review her gig at The Brook.
I have a lot of admiration for an artist who still loves what she does and appreciates those who come to watch her do it.
"In politics, this tactic has a name: the “dead cat strategy.” It describes how a shocking or divisive topic is thrown into public debate to distract attention from deeper problems.

Right now, immigration is our dead cat."

See our latest opinion piece.

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Opinion: The immigration debate is a dead cat - In-Common - Southampton
By Charlotte Ndupuechi. A Southampton hotel housing asylum seekers was under a suspected attack on Sunday, 7th September. Police are treating it as an arson attempt after a flare was thrown through a ...
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I tried Gaza Cola & it 100% passes the taste test.
I've been wanting to try it but online it's in multipacks & I didn't want to buy loads if it wasn't good.
I'm not buying the well known cola brands so am pleased to have an ethical alternative - all profits go to rebuilding hospitals in Gaza.
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This message from Palestinian journalist, Wael Al-Dahdouh, must echo across the world.

Wael continued to report from occupied Gaza after his wife and children were killed by Israeli forces.
"To give in to hostility, would be to betray our own history & identity.
This is why those of us who reject hate must also reject silence."

Latest reader's opinion piece, calling for Southampton to stand up against hatred & celebrate being a City of Sanctuary.

www.in-common.co.uk/2025/08/19/s...
Opinion: Southampton - Our City of Sanctuary  - In-Common - Southampton
By Rachel Jones. Southampton is a city built on the movement of people. From the docks that launched the Titanic to the cruise liners that still connect us to the world, we have always been a place sh...
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In case you missed it:
Genre spanning American artist, Bartees Strange, visits The Joiners in Southampton on Tuesday 26 August to showcase his latest album, Horror, which has received critical acclaim.

www.in-common.co.uk/2025/08/15/i...
Interview: Bartees Strange ahead of upcoming Southampton gig - In-Common - Southampton
Genre spanning American artist, Bartees Strange, visits The Joiners in Southampton to showcase his latest album, Horror.
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"In the face of such explicit hatred, one is surely a mass demonstration of joy. That’s what Sunday can be, and so we ask you to join us to celebrate who we are."

See our latest reader's opinion piece: 'why I'm standing up for refugees in our city'

www.in-common.co.uk/2025/08/13/o...
Opinion: why I'm standing up for refugees in our city - In-Common - Southampton
By a member of Southampton Stands Up To Racism. The first time I saw them I was a wide-eyed little boy looking up, not quite knowing how to feel, but also knowing: these people were not my friends. No...
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