ACTive Inquiry

Louder than words: actions of the News Group

By fay.young on August 30, 2010

Confrontation – how the media simplifies a complex story [pictures by George Lamb]
Every now and then a surprised face peered through the window: this was not business as usual in the Scottish Parliament, not even during the Festival of Politics. For once the emphasis was on actions rather than words. And actions can speak volumes. [...]

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Scottish Parliament votes for maximum wage

By fay.young on August 19, 2010

It’s true. In the debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament yesterday a majority voted in favour of a maximum wage, a cap on bank bonuses and renationalisation of the railways. Whatever will the News Group do tomorrow?

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Turning a new Facebook page

By fay.young on July 19, 2010

Phew! It took two attempts and then a bit more trial and error but Leith Open Space finally has a Facebook Page – with thanks to Dougal Perman and Anny Deery for support and guidance, Ally Tibbitt of Greener Leith for setting a great example, and to the good friends who are already joining the [...]

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Leith drama workshops in the Festival of Politics

By fay.young on July 7, 2010

It’s official – if a little scary – we’re in the Festival of Politics along with Annie Lennox, Mark Thomas and John Prescott. Admittedly we’re not all on the same platform at the same time. But the News Group are delighted to be in the fantastic programme of events taking place at the Scottish Parliament [...]

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Cafe culture brews revolution in Leith

By fay.young on June 3, 2010

The cafe was always a place where you could go and talk about changing the world. But now a bigger change is happening; something that requires less talk and more action…
Action points: there’s lots of exciting stuff simmering below the surface which we are not quite ready to tell you about. But one festival event [...]

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Smile please – you’re in Leith

By fay.young on April 30, 2010

All smiles: Maria Masur-Grieve and just visible behind her Marek Pietryzykowski
Politicians take note. Sometimes the simplest ideas win the most hearts, minds and votes. Last night’s political drama in Fort Community Wing ended with a competition for a project to change life in Leith for the better. And the clear winners of a small cash [...]

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Be the change (and win a prize to make it happen)

By fay.young on April 27, 2010

It’s not just make-believe. Actors in Change – the political drama coinciding with the general election campaign – will invite the audience to vote for changes they want to happen in real life. But this election involves community organisations who work for positive change and the winning votes come with a small cash prize. Which [...]

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Change – a real life political drama at a theatre near you

By fay.young on April 23, 2010

“I’ve never seen anything like it! It is such an interesting and dynamic way to explore issues. I really liked how the audience interacted with and influenced the play.”

While politicians debate, a Leith community theatre invites local people to explore what positive change means and how we can make it happen. Change is [...]

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Defining change in the theatre of politics

By fay.young on April 3, 2010

CHANGE – a theatre project during the General Election
Saturday 10th April 10am-1pm, Pilmeny Youth Centre, FREE
So what do we mean by change? Can we do more to change things than just voting every four or five years? With questions like these, Leith-based theatre company ACTive Inquiry invites local people to help create a piece [...]

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Meet Jo (or Joe) the active citizen

By fay.young on February 19, 2010

Racing for life: picture by Nick Gardner
What is an active citizen? If I was being very flippant I would say it is the kind of person who comes out on a Saturday morning to talk about the big news stories of the day. No, not just talk. Active citizenship in the ACTive Inquiry sense means [...]

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