Edinburgh and the World of Islam Walking Tour

Wednesday 9th November 2022

An interactive guided walk exploring historical and contemporary connections between Scotland’s capital city and the Muslim world.

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Cockburn Annual Lecture: Edinburgh’s Common Good Fund – use and abuse?

17th November, 2022

A Common Good Fund is a fund held by a local authority in Scotland, consisting of property that previously belonged to a burgh. In Edinburgh, the Common Goods Register sets out what it in the Fund, which is extensive.

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Planning for Community-Led Retrofit in Edinburgh

Wed, 26 October 2022

What structures can the Climate Action Forum put In place to support, engage and collectively drive community-led retrofit?

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Our Communities, Our Sector: EVOC Conference + AGM 2022

Thu, 17 November 2022

Our Communities, Our Sector is your chance to gather in-person with friends, colleagues and partners to explore ideas and opportunities for action and change that is needed now, in the medium and the longer term.

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Scotland’s Ties to Slavery

Fri, 21 October 2022

Professor Sir Geoff Palmer will lead a talk that explores how legacies of slavery continue to impact Scottish society

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Edinburgh, Lothians and Borders Archaeology Conference

Saturday 19 November 2022

We have an exciting programme of talks about recent discoveries and archaeological research in Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian and the Scottish Borders

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People, places and polymaths – does Scotland need more people like Patrick Geddes?

11 October 2022

How Geddes’ ideas fit within the current context for placemaking and planning in Scotland? Can they help us to tackle the challenges that we face and, if so, what is needed to support to make this happen?

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Entertainment for all the Family? Going to the Pictures in Edinburgh

12 Oct 2022

An exploration of explore Edinburgh’s engagement with film from the emergence of cinemas as popular entertainment, the buildings used to show moving pictures and how the city has been depicted on the silver screen.

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