1 IN 1745, while the Jacobites were fighting for the restoration of the Stuarts to the British throne, Scotland’s economy was increasingly dependent on the booming transatlantic slave trade. The year 1745 and the brutal suppression of the Jacobite Rebellion would be memorialised in Scottish history, while the stories of enslaved African people remained untold.
Chaired by the Hunterian’s Zandra Yeaman and featuring a special screening of the film 1745, a panel of experts will examine some of the issues highlighted. For all details please head to www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scotlands-untold-story-of-colonialism-slavery-and-resistance-tickets-154719445025. On this Wednesday at 12pm.
2 SCOTLAND’S environmental rights centre is having an online launch with keynote speaker Dr David Boyd, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment. Join to hear speakers wxplain how they are working to strengthen environmental rights in Scotland. As well as Boyd, Mary Austin from Friends of the earth will be in attendance. Details and booking at www.eventbrite.ie/e/launch-event-environmental-rights-centre-for-scotland. This Thursday at 4pm.
3 ARE you a woman from an ethnic minority background who would benefit from media training? Perhaps looking to enter into local or national politics?
Speaking on behalf of others, the very wonderful Talat Yaqoob FRSE is hosting a media training event and will provide practical skills and knowledge on how to take part in media interviews including TV, radio and newspapers. There will be discussion on setting your own boundaries and opportunities for one to one practice.
Reflecting upon issues within the media (such as false equivalence and hostile interviewing) there will also be space to explore intersectionality. For all details head to www.eventbrite.ie/e/media-training-with-talat-yaqoob. This Tuesday at 1pm.
4 ARE you interested in how polling works? Is it a mystery to you ? Ever wondered? Well now is your chance, the very brilliant Mark McGeoghean, in tandem with Aberdeen Independence Movement, is here to enlighten and astonish. Mark is a leading pollster and a big indy supporting lad, there will be an informative talk and time for questions.
All the details at www.facebook.com/events/203209381222909/. Thursday at 7pm.
5 YES Southside never take their eye off the ball, and our friends on the other side of the river are throwing a big quiz to raise money for the upcoming independence campaign. Let’s help them start their ball rolling and also have a good laugh. Everyone loves a quiz, right? www.facebook.com/events/507916177031087. Friday at 7pm.
6 PRESTWICK Airport is holding a massive drive-in event this bank holiday weekend – At The Flix. For the kids you’ve got Zootropolis, Onward and The Incredibles. For teens there is Back To The Future and for the adults A Star Is Born or Fast & Furious. Big screen, snacks, comfort facilities, and of course its socially distanced. For all the details and times head over to their website www.attheflix.com
7 THE Big Feed street food social is back! It is on this Saturday at its usual location, a big warehouse on Govan Road (249 to be precise). There will be street food, games, retro arcade games, sounds, drinks, tables outside, all the fun. Wean and dug friendly and only requires you to make it a party.
Unfortunately alcoholic drinks are only outside tables for the time being. But keep your paws crossed we drop a level before the weekend. For all the details head over to www.big-feed.com
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