Please note: this event will be held in person at Tramway.
Land resistance in Scotland is a history of land justice, storytelling, crofting, refusing imperial landowners, tackling housing inequity, and the challenges of community ownership.
With perspectives stretching from Skye to Eigg to Sutherland to Lewis, join our panelists in this discussion considering the lasting impacts of land resistance and what the methods of tomorrow might look like.
CW: Colonialism, clearances, forced migration
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About the panelists:
Catherine MacPhee is an archivist based in the Isle of Skye, preserving and managing historical records. Through her work organisations, she ensures that the region's cultural legacy is accessible to researchers and the public. A deeply rooted connection to Skye and its traditions fuels Catherine’s commitment to using heritage as a form of activism. Coming from a family of tradition bearers, she aims to share powerful stories of the area, contributing to positive change and a hopeful future for the Highlands and Islands. Additionally, Catherine is involved in various community, environmental, human rights, and community land empowerment causes.
Agnes has spent a lifetime working in community development, both professionally and as a volunteer. She lives and works on the croft in Lewis where she was brought up and which now forms part of Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn, the community owned estate which she chairs. She is passionate about the intersection between community development and cultural heritage and considers that communities living on their own land have the potential to fill a powerful role.
Jacquie Aitken, the Digital and Heritage Curator at Timespan in Helmsdale, is encyclopedic and deeply curious about the cultural landscapes shaped by human activity and the natural environment and how community knowledge informs and creates local histories. Jacquie is fascinated by place names and the way they uncover hidden uses of the landscape and highlight social inequalities. Jacquie is a star decoder of the landscape and a great person to walk up a hill with.
Anne Martin has performed and tutored across the globe, and was recently inducted to the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. She runs Whitewave Accommodation and Music with husband John White in Kimuir, Skye. She trained in Youth and Community Education and has worked on various projects around the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, and values highly the opportunity she had to work on the Muka Mukuu Co-operative in Kenya. She holds a MSc in Material Culture and Highland History and holds a professional practice award in mentoring. She is an associate facilitator with the Social Enterprise Academy.
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