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DECLARATION New human rights festival in Glasgow wants to get people talking
‘We decided that an interesting way to kickstart a bigger public conversation about a human rights-based approach to healthcare would be to go right back to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and look at each article in turn, thinking afresh about what each one means for people in Scotland today,’ says Andrew Eaton-Lewis. The result is Declaration, a festival of
conversations, provocations and performances from thinkers, campaigners and writers across Scotland. Co-organiser Eaton-Lewis felt the time was right. ‘The conversation has been getting a bit louder in recent years – for example, on International Human Rights Day in 2013, the Scottish Human Rights Commission launched Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP), which has shaped some of the thinking on this subject.’
Partnering with NHS Health Scotland, the Mental Health Foundation, the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland and the University of Strathclyde, some highlights include a 50th anniversary screening of Cathy Come Home, Ken Loach’s drama about homelessness; a night of performance exploring the ‘right to rest and leisure’ curated by Rally & Broad’s Jenny Lindsay (pictured); and the Glasgow Girls’ Amal Azzudin discussing the right to asylum.
‘It’ll also bring together people from the health sector, campaigners, writers, film- makers, musicians and theatre performe rs,’ says Eaton-Lewis, ‘and, most importantly, some of the people most affected by breaches of human rights in healthcare.’ (Kirstyn Smith) ■ Declaration, various venues, Glasgow, Thu 3– Sun 6 Mar, declarationfest.com
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