Posts Tagged ‘Changin’ Scotland’
Changin’ Scotland No. 12 November 21-23rd 2008
Iain Hamilton on the Stone of Destiny (and ‘stealing it’ in his words), Chris Carmen on Obama and what happened in the US Presidential Elections, John McLaren, Barbara MacLennan and Alex Bell on making sense of the economic meltdown, Gerry Hassan and Iain Macwhirter talk about Scottish politics after Glasgow East and Glenrothes, Neil Mulholland on creativity, independents and the Scots, Murray Pittock on tartan from past to present and Nick Higgins presents his film ‘The Ten Commandments’. Plus the presentation of the first ever Changin’ Scotland Somhairle Award – for being unique and making a difference went to – Iain Hamilton.
Changin’ Scotland No. 11 March 14-16th 2008
Sue Palmer on ‘Toxic Childhood’ and ‘Detoxing Childhood’ with Carol Craig, Rowena Arshad on racial equality, Philip Schlesinger on the media and broadcasting, Iain Macwhirter, Gerry Hassan and Susan Deacon explore Scottish and British politics after Blair, Kevin Williamson on radical books, Brian Turner on poetry and the US war in Iraq and Madge Bray on working with Georgian street children.
Changin’ Scotland No. 10 March 16-18th 2007
Phil Hanlon on health and well-being, Peter Lamont on the psychology of magic, Zosia Fraser and Ola Witkowska on the Polish experience in Scotland, David Pratt on the Palestinian intifada, Neil MacKay on ‘the war on terror’, the film ‘Shooters’ about young people in the Highlands with Jenny McBain. Music from the Burach Band and with an extra attraction on the Thursday nite Michael Marra.
Changin’ Scotland No. 8 March 17-19th 2006
Iain Macwhirter, Gerry Hassan and Carol Craig on the Scots and imagination, David Hayman on Afghanistan, Dylan Evans on the politics of modernism and utopia, Michael Russell on culture and writing plus a film from Camcorder Guerillas on Dungavel Detention Centre.
