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 [...]
Posted in ACTive Inquiry, Community arts projects, drama
By fay.young on February 4, 2010
“Immigration is one topic that concerns everybody in the UK.” Mohammed Akram
Here is an organisation that is clearly not afraid to tackle a difficult topic. To celebrate 20 years of working for racial equality, the Council of British Pakistanis (Scotland) has chosen the thorny subject of UK immigration control for their conference on Tuesday 9th [...]
Posted in community news | Tagged Council British Pakistanis Scotland, Immigration Policy, Mohammed Akram, UK Border Agency
By fay.young on December 22, 2009
A heartwarming glimpse of multicultural Edinburgh
There is a sound people make when they are pleased to be with one another. Stan Reeves called it “the difference between false gregariousness and authentic comradeship” and this tiny clip of film gives you an idea of what that sounds like. As you can hear, there was plenty of [...]
Posted in Community arts projects, community news
By fay.young on December 8, 2009
Where do you go for help when you are afraid to report a crime to the police? The answer is a surprisingly long – and growing – list of community groups working closely with police. Tomorrow’s Women’s Hate Crime discussion event provides a glimpse of police work which may be unknown to many of us. [...]
Posted in community news, community police | Tagged community police, hate crime, Lothian and Borders Police, third party reporting
