LIST CO-PROMOTION FESTIVAL OF POLITICS THURSDAY 19 - SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER, SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised 16:30 - 18:00, £6.00/£4.00 Twenty years ago, with no tweeting, texting, selfies or Snapchats, news came from TV programmes like Newsround. Nowadays, Generation Z has the world at its fingers and fame just a million clicks away. But what is the real impact of this virtually connected world? Repetitive Beats - The Rave Revolution 14:00 - 15:30, £6.00/£4.00 Two decades after its heydey, the rave revolution is a multibillion pound industry but does its success suppress the original counter-culture ideals? Join our panellists, Sheryl Garratt, writer and former editor of The Face magazine; Luke Bainbridge, journalist; and Graeme Park, former resident DJ at The Hacienda Manchester, now international DJ and producer, as we attempt to find out.
LGBTI Teen Years 14:30 - 16:00, Debating Chamber, £8.00/£6.00 Today in Britain the LGBTI community has made huge strides towards equality. Yet, the Time for Inclusive Education campaign recorded that around 90% of LGBTI youth have experienced homophobia, biphobia or transphobia. So is the world really that different? Join Deputy Presiding Officer Christine Grahame MSP and our panel including musician, Horse McDonald; Holby City actor David Ames; and Scott McGlynn, podcaster, author and TV presenter, as they discuss growing up, equality today and what still needs to happen for true LGBTI equality.
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George Monbiot - Out of the Wreckage 15:30 - 17:00, Debating Chamber, £8.00/£6.00 With his new book, Out of the Wreckage, George Monbiot offers hope and a vision to politically re-engage people amidst a world of environmental collapse, civic breakdown and anti-politics.
Attack of the 50Ft. Women - Gender Equality 11:00 - 12:30, £6.00/£4.00 In a world where fewer than 10% of world leaders are women, progress towards gender equality appears to have stalled. Journalist, author and co-founder of the Women’s Equality Party, Catherine Mayer hopes to fight back with her ideal of ‘Equalia’, a truly gender balanced society.
Speak Your Mind S - YOUTH Mental Health - In Partnership with The I Scottish Youth Parliament S 11:00 - 12:30, Debating Chamber, 1 £8.00/£6.00 Did you know that an estimated one in ten children and young people
thttt between the ages of five and sixteen have a clinically bbbb ttt diagnosable mental health problem? Join our panel including members of the Scottish Youth Parliament; Greg McHugh, aka Gary Tank Commander; and Dr Trevor Lakey, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, on this interactive exploration of mental health.
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