Duilich, chan eil seo ri fhaighinn ach sa Bheurla an-dràsta.
In the mind, on the ground
A Person is Not an Individual Publication Launch, Friday 4th March – photo credit Jordan Young
To mark the launch of the publication, an occasion was held at the Skye Gathering Hall in Portree. The day included a screening of Dàn Fianais, an open induction session for folk to bind their own copy of A Person is Not an Individual, and was punctuated in the evening by live music and readings from the book itself.
A Sense of Belonging, Saturday 5th March
The group worked with Malcolm Mackenzie to learn through making, responding to an archive photo of the St. Kilda parliament. This manifested with a chair making workshop at Talla Bhreacais led by Malcolm, exploring how to work and negotiate together, finished with a structured discussion.
In the mind, on the ground, Sunday 6th March
A site visit to the Glendale commons led by Sandy Macphee, Grace Wright, Katharine Barrington and with James Oliver (in spirit) where conversation revolved around the prompts: ‘what is the land?’ and ‘what is the commons?’. The day included tree planting, and exploration of the land by way of its history and ecology.