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Programme - Friday 22 August 2008
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Keeping the Faith in Sexual Health (NOW CANCELLED) Since its publication in 2005, Respect and Responsibility, Scotland's first sexual health strategy has attracted reactions ranging from praise through to controversy and criticism. Patrick Harvie MSP, chair of the Parliament's Cross Party Group on Sexual Health, is joined by a panel of representatives from Scotland 's Faith Communities to explore their response to the strategy and the role they see religion playing in the promotion of Scotland's sexual health. In association with the Parliament's Cross Party Group on Sexual Health. |
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Linguistic Diversity in Europe - Let's Begin at Home "Linguistic diversity calls for special attention from European politicians," so says a recent EU survey. The Gaelic Language (Scotland ) Act has set the framework for language revival in Scotland and the Scottish Government has now commissioned an audit of the Scots language. So how does 2008, the EU Year of Intercultural Dialogue, help Europe 's lesser-used languages which underpin identities and cultures? A panel In association with the Parliament's Cross Party Group on Scots Language - Scots Leid. |
12.30 (13.30) Committee Room 3 |
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Iraq - War on Terror or Conflict Without End? Five years since the US and UK led invasion of Iraq to overcome the "clear and present danger" of global terror posed by Saddam Hussein's regime, the war in Iraq appears no closer to ending. Author, journalist and Daily Mail columnist Peter Oborne has recently documented the current political and military situation in Iraq for Channel 4's Dispatches series. Hear his take on whether the invasion of Iraq has transformed the country into a unified democracy, or if it is potentially the greatest foreign policy failure of modern times. |
13.00 (14.00) Main Chamber |
£6.00 (£3.50) |
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Part 1: Cultural Identity What do these trends mean for European nations and regions? Do cultural identity and national identity coincide? What role do artists have in exploring our many-layered identities? A panel of political and cultural leaders will discuss these and other questions around the interaction of culture and identity for individuals, regions, nation-states and Europe. |
14.30 (15.45) Committee Room 3 |
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Part 2: Artists, Arts Policy and Intercultural Dialogue Are national and international arts policies keeping up with political changes? What responsibilities do cultural policy-makers have towards encouraging intercultural dialogue? Does this movement of artists and work increase access to culture? A panel of policy makers and artists from across Europe will discuss these questions and explore the practical aids and obstacles to intercultural dialogue. European Year of Intercultural Dialogue seminar presented by the Edinburgh International Festival. |
16.15 (17.15) Committee Room 3 |
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Delivering Democracy: Elections in the Modern World From the elections in Kenya, Pakistan and Zimbabwe to the forthcoming US Presidential elections; elections have never been so prominent in the news. But what are the challenges faced by those who oversee elections? And what are the fundamental principles that should underpin elections, wherever they take place? Panellists include Sam Younger, Chairman of the UK Electoral Commission; Dr Brigalia Bam, Chair of the South African Electoral Commission and Douglas Fraser, Scottish Political Editor, The Herald..Chaired by John McCormick, Electoral Commissioner for Scotland In association with the Electoral Commission for Scotland . |
14.30 (15.30) Committee Room 1 |
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Power to the People? Can citizens, working through civil society organisations, influence the decisions that impact on all our lives? Do the media, the super-wealthy and multinational corporations have too much influence upon society? Rajiv Joshi , Non Executive Director of CIVICUS, Dave Morris , Director of Ramblers Scotland, Stuart Etherington , Director of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), and Diana Leat , Consultant to the Carnegie UK Trust, discuss who holds the power in today's society. Chaired by Geoff Mulgan , Chair of The Carnegie Commission on the Future of Civil Society, and former Head of Policy at 10 Downing Street . In association with the Carnegie Festival. |
16.30 (18.00) Committee Room 1 |
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Banking on Disaster? With turmoil in the world's money markets, and banks coming close to collapse, what has caused the current global financial crisis and are we facing a credit crunch or a global depression? Today programme presenter and former BBC Economics Editor Evan Davis , Scottish economics journalist, Peter Jones , and Chief Executive of Lloyds TSB Scotland, Susan Rice , give their take on how and why the global economy appears to have transformed so quickly, and how our own economy might best weather the storm. |
17.00 (18.00) Main Chamber |
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