Please note: this event will take place in person.
Explore the Gaelic language and the legacy of place names in this in-person zine making workshop.
This workshop will give you a chance to delve deeper into Jacquie Aitken's talk Preserving a Place: Gaelic Placenames and Climate Change. You will have the chance to respond creatively and meet others interested in the topic. You will also be able to explore the library's collection of climate justice, environment and sustainability zines.
All workshop attendees will be sent a recording of the talk prior to the workshop. You do not need to have originally attended the talk to join this workshop, however please do take the time to watch the recording before coming along.
Jacquie's talk examines the intrinsic value of Gaelic placenames 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 workshop will use the placenames and folklore as a jumping off point for your own creative process. You will create a new zine that documents your learning and reflects on how this connects with your own knowledge and experiences.
You will be offered a range of creative prompts to produce content for your zine, including collage and cut up text techniques, but you will have the freedom to create your zine however you wish. You will also be invited to submit your zine to the Glasgow Zine Library collection.
No zine making experience needed. All materials provided, along with tea and biscuits.
This workshop space will be held by the Glasgow Zine Library team with support from Gaelic speaker and artist Cass Ezeji.
This workshop is part of RESIST! ADAPT! HEAL! our programme strand exploring sustainability, climate justice and zines.
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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.
About Cass:
Cass Ezeji is a self-taught artist from Glasgow. Her work spans music, writing and documentary. She is the singer of critically acclaimed bands Laps and Golden Teacher.
As a writer, her work centres narratives from the African-Scottish diaspora. Her work has been published in Scottish Affairs vol. 30, a Special Edition on Scotland’s Gàidhealtachd future, Map Magazine, Ghost Tunes, Delineate, and Black Oot Here.
In her documentary Afro-Gàidheil (BBC Alba) she explores Scotland’s role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade and amplifies contemporary voices from the Black Gàidhealteachd, drawing on the Gaelic musical tradition.
Ticket information
There will be 16 attendees maximum, and the event will feature comfort breaks. During this event, attendees will participate in: Hands on activities, Sharing work that has been created
This event will take place at the GZL space on Albert Road in Govanhill. You can find directions here.
You may be asked to wear a mask at this event. If you have any questions or access requirements, please get in touch with us via events@glasgowzinelibrary.com
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GZL pledges to support The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. As part of this pledge we may participate in strikes called in response to the ongoing genocide in Palestine. If this event falls on a strike day and is cancelled, we will work with event leaders to reschedule the event asap. Participants will also have the option of receiving an immediate refund for any ticket purchases and travel booked to attend.
How to access the event:
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