AGENDA
Charity walk to follow route of Jacobites’ historic march
The romantic myth linking the fate of Scotland to lucrative New World trade Scotland with the lost cause of Charles routes. The eventual carnage at Edward Stuart has an enduring power Culloden led to the decimation of the that has kept it alive in Scottish clan system and paved the way for the consciousness. To mark the anniversary Clearances.‘ ofthe 1745 uprising. a two-week The walk promises to be a colourful sponsored walk will be winding its way spectacle. Pen’od costume will be worn through Scotland along the same route by many of the marchers and clan marched by the Jacobite amiy 250 groups. Jacobite sympathiscrs and local years ago. theatre groups will be taking pan. Despite the Victorians’ attempt to However. Tait is adamant that though it obscure Scotland’s history behind a will be a celebration of an important swirling mist oftananry. folk heroes moment in the nation's past. the walk such as Charles Stuart and Rob Roy will not be hijacked by the separatist MacGregor are re-emerging — the latter cause. with a little help from Hollywood — as ‘We want to make it clear that a focal points for a re-examination of celebration of Scottish history does not Scottish identity. exclude people from every nationality.‘ All the glory and tragedy of the ‘45 he says. ‘The more you study history. uprising will be relived during the 200 the more you realise that it's not a
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examine the political realities that led
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' Art school students have designs on the Internet
Hard to breathe: Fo£ volunteers monitor pollution levels
- ' recommended the setting up of an o u a L ‘Edinburgh Environmental Forum‘ i which would bring the city‘s main
I I a ‘ x t m i public sector agencies together with . I y ’ busmcsscs and communi‘y groups. cvher-stirlers: art students go on-Iiite Once created. the forum would then Final year product design students at wt" help raise artistic standams on concerns posted on the Internet later this was a chance m use the medium to its confirmed what many residents already pollution project which gives ordinarv ‘ o, . . . net, Global 95 will give the Glasgow will encomage design agencies
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l i strategy for the city to tackle these first when their 1995 deg!“ Show ‘8 generauy nemected’, he says- “this Edinburgh Dismet comm“ has : Scotland is currently working on an air . . virtual art galleries gathering on the The students hope that ciohai 95°
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which will be the Internet equivalent one at the designers whose work will 0' the aft SOMOVS PhVSica' “9'89 be displayed on the net. ‘We decided show taking place In the art school to go global and hit the network
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