MA: Highlights from the Festival For Survival

Indypodcasters Fiona, Marlene and Lynne spent a day at the Festival for Survival in Glasgow which brought together an international group of experts and activists to discuss the twin crises of nuclear weapons and the climate emergency. Our reflections of the day and highlights from a selection of the speakers are:
00:00:42 Intro and reflections
00:08:29 Lynn Jamieson (Scottish CND) opens with a poem
00:11:17 Jean Urqhart (activist) recalls heady days in Ullapool
00:14:25 Mark Ruskell MSP stopping the nuclear convoys
00:18:42 Melissa Parke (ICAN) never too small to make a difference
00:22:07 Bishop William Nolan (Archbishop of Glasgow) real peace
00:26:13 Laura Young (campaigner) engaging our young people
00:33:31 Bill Kidd MSP glimmers of hope
00:36:30 Dr Claire Duncanson (Uni. of Ed) a feminist approach
00:42:03 Dr Olamide Samuel (Int Diplom) Scotland's power
00:46:33 Venessa Hanson (ICAN) climate effects
00:48:37 Tim Wallace - divest and call out polluters
00:50:59 Robin McAlpine (Commonweal) - how much to do?
00:59:41 Bill Ramsay (SNP TU Group) - reflection on the event.
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You can also watch the full day's livestream from the event on kzbin.infojeXZjyXM...
Scottish CND: www.banthebomb.org/
ICAN : www.icanw.org/
Beyond Nuclear: beyondnuclearinternational.org/
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