Please note: this event will take place online.
Join us as we explore the Gaelic language and the legacy of place names. We will examine their intrinsic value in helping us understand climate change, land use, and colonialism, as well as the Gaelic folklore that inspires climate justice zine-making and community action.
This session will include examples from East Sutherland and Glasgow and will be hosted by Jacquie Aitken, Digital and Heritage Curator at Timespan, Helmsdale.
This talk will be followed by an in person workshop at Glasgow Zine Library, giving you the opportunity to create Gaelic place name zines to be added to the library collection (if desired) exploring the themes from the talk in greater depth. Confirmed details to follow.
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About Jacquie:
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.
About Timespan:
Timespan is a cultural institution in the village of Helmsdale in the North East of the Highlands consisting of a local history museum, contemporary art gallery, library and archive, river cafe, shop and geology and herb gardens. Our vision is to be an institution of the commons: a space where people and communities can come together to cultivate collaborative processes of knowledge exchange, resource sharing and learning. Working through culture, we want to raise questions and inspire people to challenge systems of oppression, to build a just world together.
Ticket information
This event will be held online. You will need a good internet connection and a laptop/computer/mobile device to join us.
There will be 100 attendees maximum, and the event will feature comfort breaks. During this event, attendees will participate in: Talk / Lecture, Visual presentation, Sound/music, Q&A
If you have any questions or access requirements, please get in touch with us via events@glasgowzinelibrary.com.
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How to access the event:
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