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Making change in our communities • Lighting the way ahead • Telling the stories of how you make change happen
Scotland
Joined June 2012
P1 - P7 have enjoyed taking part in a 'live questionnaire' run by the Love Letham Children's Commission. They have shared their views about the local community and learned more about research skills and data collection. #RRS #effectivecontributors
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A big well done to our Love Letham Children's Commissioners who presented their findings from the research question: What makes children feel unsafe in Letham? They spoke with confidence, took on leadership roles and contributed interesting ideas. #learnerparticipation
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Have you got your tickets yet? #CatrionaAndTheDragon premieres on Weds in Dunbar Parish Church. It's a partnership with Lammermuir Festival that brings together young local musicians and singers with professional musicians and opera singers. Don't miss it: https://t.co/6TZMtoWM0t
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Looking forward to joining a brilliant line-up of artists, scientists & others at @CommonGFest at #COP26 next weekend to shift the conversation on the #ClimateEmergency If we’re going to talk about climate, we need to talk about the economy More here👇 https://t.co/dWgoVheO9u
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We're joining our friends @COP26_Coalition alongside @fiiSorg on Saturday for Global Day of Action for #ClimateJustice then on our screens @CommonGFest @QMUnion from 4pm, debate, live music +more wherever you are join in ➡ https://t.co/dJvuD6aKQq ➡ https://t.co/6xakU7OFhN
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A #wellbeingeconomy is about people and planet, not just the numbers. However . . . @WEAll_Alliance did some proper analysis and found that govts spend *millions* to fix damage caused by pursuing economic growth. See the #FailureDemand report below. 📰👇 https://t.co/lpGoDeWfBg
weall.org
What should be the purpose of the economy, and the goal of public spending: promoting the wellbeing of people and the planet, or reacting to immediate, avoidable problems? Put this way, the answer...
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📢 This new report from @WEAll_Alliance finds that Scotland and other governments around the world spend *millions* each year to fix problems caused by the pursuit of economic growth. #FailureDemand Read the full report / get the key highlights: 📰👇 https://t.co/lpGoDeWfBg
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Sarah has also written a short blog highlighting the key insights from the #GetHeardScotland report. Read it here ➡️ https://t.co/3Edpq801w8
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How can institutions involve people with lived experience in more meaningful contributions to policymaking? Our new #GetHeardScotland report – written by Sarah Stocks, Director of @NorthernStar – explores. Read it here ➡️ https://t.co/ZoqawbZZfm
#ChallengePoverty
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Louise Macdonald: ‘We’re still not seeing the reality of young people’s lives’
theguardian.com
The champion of young people and women in Scotland on fighting stigma in the #MeToo era
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Summary of PARTISPACE outcomes – PARTISPACE https://t.co/A3UlW8iZTX This article gives evidence for youth participation as wider, wilder and more relational than previously thought.
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GDPR emails mostly unnecessary and in some cases illegal, say experts
theguardian.com
Many firms have the required consent already; others don’t have consent to send a request
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Today I'm at #PBScot17, national conference on participatory budgeting. ScotGov is here- that means they've got policy to push on PB.
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Facilitating Restorative Justice conference #RJinScotland- excellent chance for a variety of people to deliberate about bringing RJ here.
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Really interesting findings from a study in fifteen countries about how early adolescents pick up gender roles
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Loved working with the @YoungScot #SaveStudySpend team this morning
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