Who owns the Clyde?
The Empire Café was established by writer Louise Welsh and architect Jude Barber of Collective Architecture during the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Its projects include soundscape Merchant City Voices, The Empire Café cultural event, podcast Who Owns the Clyde? with Halina Rifai and Clyde Reflections with photographer Chris Leslie. Through its work, The Empire Cafe encourages conversations about history, land ownership and the ongoing effects of Empire through cross-cultural events, writing, visual arts, public discussions, sound-based works and more.