Date: Friday 14 August
Time: 16:30 to 18:00
Cost: £8.00/£6.00
While Scotland likes to promote its role in the abolition of slavery, the uncomfortable truth that Scots were also involved in the earlier exploitation of the practice has been somewhat erased from our history books. What was the real role of Scots in the slave trade and what was the legacy? Sir Tom Devine will […]
Find Out MoreDate: Friday 14 August
Time: 19:30 to 22:15
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
There will be a film screening of 12 Years a Slave followed by a short panel discussion. 12 Years a Slave is based on an incredible true story of one man’s fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-civil war United States, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted […]
Find Out MoreDate: Friday 14 August
Time: 16:30 to 18:00
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
The Commonwealth today is an association of 53 member countries with nearly 2.5 billion citizens spread across the globe. Detractors perceive it as nothing better than a post-colonial club with very little influence. Its supporters say it promotes democracy, good government, human rights and economic development. Join Chair and former BBC special correspondent Allan Little to discuss the future of […]
Find Out MoreDate: Friday 14 August
Time: 16:30 to 18:00
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
Voter apathy has become a common complaint from political parties. Yet changes could be afoot with overall voting turnout in Scotland at the recent UK general election at 71.1%, with that figure at 85% in the Referendum last year. So is the tide turning? Join Chair John McCormick, Electoral Commissioner, Scotland as he examines the importance of […]
Find Out MoreDate: Sunday 16 August
Time: 11:00 to 12:30
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
British Sign Language Available: Although they have been synonymous with industrialization for more than a hundred years, detractors believe unions are outmoded institutions whose role has been pre-empted in the 21st century by labour laws, better human resource management and an increasingly educated and mobile workforce. Yet many believe we still need a fairness and […]
Find Out MoreDate: Sunday 16 August
Time: 19:00 to 21:30
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
There will be a film screening of Made in Dagenham followed by a short panel discussion. Made in Dagenham is a 2010 British film directed by Nigel Cole. The film stars Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson, Geraldine James, Rosamund Pike, Andrea Riseborough, Jaime Winstone, Daniel Mays and Richard Schiff. It dramatises the Ford sewing machinists […]
Find Out MoreDate: Sunday 16 August
Time: 11:30 to 13:00
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
In a world where we are bombarded with often conflicting messages about our diets, is this new information actually making us healthier? Can we cut through the media hype and make wise choices about the food we eat? Join Chair Dr Alan Rowe, Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Aberdeen, and our panellists to talk about the […]
Find Out MoreDate: Sunday 16 August
Time: 11:30 to 13:00
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
How did television news explain what the 2014 Scottish Referendum was about? Dr Marina Dekavalla, University of Stirling, will discuss findings from her study (supported by the ESRC Future Research Leaders scheme) in this session chaired by Mandy Rhodes, Editor, Holyrood Magazine, with panellists Bernard Ponsonby, Political Editor, STV, Daniel Maxwell, Executive Editor, BBC Scotland, and Professor Neil Blain, University of Stirling.
Find Out MoreDate: Sunday 16 August
Time: 13:00 to 14:30
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
The Hispanic population in the USA exceeded 50 million at the start of 2011. As a group who have traditionally under-participated at the polling booth, the number of eligible voters has doubled in the last 15 years and over one million young Hispanics turn 18 this year, which means potentially one million new voters ready to […]
Find Out MoreDate: Sunday 16 August
Time: 13:30 to 15:00
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
How we engage with migration reflects on us as a society. How do we respond to people who are looking to live, work, study and seek refuge in Scotland? Join Chair Dr Ima Jackson, Glasgow Caledonian University and Glasgow Refugee and Migration Network, to discuss what Scotland’s political, civic and cultural voice should be in relation to migration. Panellists include Lilja Gretarsdottir, […]
Find Out MoreDate: Sunday 16 August
Time: 14:00 to 15:00
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
Dr Glenn Bryan leads the Potato Genetics and Breeding group at the James Hutton Institute in Dundee and was a participant in both the potato and tomato genome sequencing projects. He teams up with World Kitchen in Leith, for a unique event that will present both an illustrated talk tracing the potato’s roots from Peru to its contemporary use in […]
Find Out MoreDate: Sunday 16 August
Time: 15:30 to 17:00
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
Britain imports around 40% of the food it consumes so is at the mercy of global price rises. Our panel of experts will discuss the new phenomenon of “the malnourished obese”. What is the link between cheap food and poor health? Join Chair Cate Devine, Food and Feature Writer, The Herald, and panellists Dr Alan Rowe, Rowett Institute of Nutrition […]
Find Out MoreDate: Sunday 16 August
Time: 15:30 to 17:00
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
Join Chair Bernard Ponsonby, Political Editor, STV to reflect on the British Anti-Apartheid movement and discuss contemporary South Africa following the end of Apartheid. Panellists include Joyce Sikakane, South African writer and film-maker; Dr Brian Filling, Honorary Consul for South Africa; and Jean McFadden, former Leader of Glasgow City Council.
Find Out MoreDate: Sunday 16 August
Time: 16:30 to 18:00
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
According to Deutsche Bank, China could account for a larger share of global GDP than any other country in the next 5 years and knock America off its perch as the world’s biggest economy. What is the basis of this prediction and how will China and America respond? Will China want to be the new super power […]
Find Out MoreDate: Saturday 15 August
Time: 10:30 to 12:00
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
Join Chair Mandy Rhodes, Editor, Holyrood Magazine and panellists to talk about freedom, femininity and faith for Muslim women, featuring journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown who advocates and reclaims female human rights and freedoms in her book Refusing the Veil. They are joined by British-Iranian journalist Ramita Navai who uncovered a Tehran riddled with contradictions in her book Tehran: City of […]
Find Out MoreDate: Saturday 15 August
Time: 11:00 to 12:30
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
Join panellists for an analysis of the current state of the Democrat and Republican campaigns and the likely outcomes of the U.S. elections in 2016. Panellists include Jason Boxt, U.S. pollster and communications and political strategist; Robert Moran, U.S. pollster and political strategist; and Glenn Thrush, POLITICO’s Chief Political Correspondent and White House correspondent.
Find Out MoreDate: Saturday 15 August
Time: 11:30 to 13:00
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
Is terrorism being used as an excuse to curtail our personal liberties? Are we content that our intelligence services are operating within laws that are fit for purpose? Join Chair Professor Alex Danchev, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews, to discuss these issues with panellists Luke Harding, Guardian journalist and author of The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of […]
Find Out MoreDate: Saturday 15 August
Time: 13:30 to 15:00
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
In association with Beyond Borders How do we build peace, unity and reconciliation in a region when genocide has taken place? Join Chair Mark Muller Stuart QC, human rights lawyer and founder of Beyond Borders, and our panel who will explore impacts of genocide through their experiences and examine the paths towards forgiveness, restoration and a new peaceful future with […]
Find Out MoreDate: Saturday 15 August
Time: 13:30 to 15:00
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
In the aftermath of the attacks on the French magazine Charlie Hebdo this year which themselves triggered worldwide verbal, written and physical attacks, defenders of freedom of speech were challenged to redefine and reconsider whether that position does have its limits. Join Chair Peter MacMahon, Political Editor, ITV Border and panellists Terry Anderson, Scottish Cartoon Art Studio; Jason Boxt, U.S. pollster; […]
Find Out MoreDate: Saturday 15 August
Time: 15:30 to 17:00
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
In association with Beyond Borders British Sign Language Available: In 2011, the social and economic realities of the Middle East caught up with the static political system and led to what has come known as the Arab Spring. Four years later, how has the Arab Spring affected the social and economic realities of the region? Join our Chair, former […]
Find Out MoreDate: Saturday 15 August
Time: 16:00 to 17:30
Cost: £8.00/£6.00
In association with The John Smith Centre for Public Service at University of Glasgow and Carnegie UK Trust Hailed as the most popular political philosopher of his generation and a legend in the lecture hall who regularly draws audiences of thousands, Professor Michael J Sandel will give a keynote speech on the subject of Public Service and the Future […]
Find Out MoreDate: Saturday 15 August
Time: 16:00 to 17:30
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
With Scottish universities establishing branches across the globe, students referred to as ‘customers’ and thousands of former students ready to dig deep, has education taken one step too far into the world of big business and what does it mean for future Scottish students looking to enter higher education? Join panellists Professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski, Principal, Robert Gordon University; Jason […]
Find Out MoreDate: Saturday 15 August
Time: 18:30 to 21:30
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
There will be a film screening of All the President’s Men followed by a short discussion. All the President’s Men is a 1976 American political thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula. The screenplay by William Goldman is based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two […]
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