Constitution Street - Jemma Neville (New edition)
“Both personal and political, insightful but never judgemental and, above all, compassionate. An essential read for anyone who wants to move forward, with hope.”
- Helen Sedgwick (The Growing Season)
“Both personal and political, insightful but never judgemental and, above all, compassionate. An essential read for anyone who wants to move forward, with hope.”
- Helen Sedgwick (The Growing Season)
“Both personal and political, insightful but never judgemental and, above all, compassionate. An essential read for anyone who wants to move forward, with hope.”
- Helen Sedgwick (The Growing Season)
Welcome to Constitution Street. In this updated edition, Jemma Neville explores what real life stories from neighbours on one street reveal about today’s constitutional crisis in an age of anxiety, pre- and post-COVID. Part memoir, part social history, part exploration of a new constitution for the day we live in, Neville’s debut encourages a reclamation of human rights practice as something that belongs to each of us, too important to be left solely to politicians and lawyers.
Jemma gets to know the people and stories that have lived on her street for decades, showcasing real life accounts of perseverance, courage and vulnerability, and that extraordinary stories are waiting behind every door. Constitution Street takes an essential view on the global issue of human rights through the lens of one street and its inhabitants, and firmly places community at its heart, something that feels more important than ever before.
“A love letter to Scotland – its past, present and future – and an exhilarating portrait of the power of community in a time of change. Transformative and inspirational.”
- Gavin Francis (Shapeshifters: On Medicine & Human Change)
