Changin Scotland
A weekend of politics, culture and ideas …. And fun!
Friday March 27th-Sunday March 29th
The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool
IN COLLABORATION WITH NATIONAL COLLECTIVE
Friday March 27th
6.30- 8.00pm
Arrival and Supper
8.15 – 9.30pm
Welcome
Gerry Hassan, Mairi McFadyen and Andy Summers
The Big Question: How To Fix A Broken Economy
With economist and analyst of the global financial system Ann Pettifor and senior economics editor for The Guardian Aditya Chakraborty
Chaired by business and economy editor at BBC Scotland, Douglas Fraser
10.00 – 11.30pm
Informal Session at the Ceilidh Place
Saturday March 28th
10.00-11.15am
The State We Are in: England, Britishness and a Broken Politics
With Scottish Greens MSP for Glasgow Region Patrick Harvie and Ben Jackson editor of journal Renewal: A Journal of Social Democracy and Oxford University
Chaired by author and commentator Gerry Hassan
11.15 – 11.30am Tea Break
11.30 – 12.45pm
Workshop: Be the Change You Want to See in a Future Scotland
With writer, maker and activist Jemma Neville and film director and writer Eleanor Yule, co-author, ‘The Glass Half Full’
12.45 – 2.00pm Lunch
2.00-3.15pm
Arts in the Community: Grassroots
With Dundee’s Tin Roof Collective, artist and Glasgow Southside Fringe visual arts curator Peter Gillies and Ullapool’s Solas Arts Centre
Chaired by architect and photographer Andy Summers
3.15 – 3.30pm Tea Break
3.30-5.00pm
International Connections: Culture and Soft Power
With co-director of Geiteburg Folk Festival, musician and singer Brian Ó hEadhra and singer/songwriter Karine Polwart
Chaired by theatre critic and columnist Joyce McMillan
6.00-8.00pm Dinner
8.00 – 8.30pm
National Collective Celebration and Re-Launch
8.30 – 10.00pm
Evening Performance with singer/songwriter Karine Polwart
Sunday March 29th
10.30 – 11.15am
Sustainability in Highland Communities
With photographer Mhairi Law, musician, student and crofter Pàdruig Morrison
Chaired by artist and arts promoter Jock Urquhart
11.15 – 12.45pm
Beyond the post-indyref Echo Chamber
With Scottish Greens MSP Patrick Harvie, theatre critic and columnist Joyce McMillan, freelance journalist and author Peter Geoghegan and writer Eleanor Yule
Chaired by Gerry Hassan
For Bookings, Tickets and Accommodation:
Please Phone The Ceilidh Place Reception: 01854-612103
Cite ‘Changin Scotland’
Weekend Prices: £60 for all weekend events
Accommodation Booking available from The Ceilidh Place Reception
