Activism

Edinburgh cyclists have been feeling a little more loved after recent decisions at two levels of government…
Friends of the Earth Scotland's popular, annual fundraising Ceilidh. The Robert Fish Band will lead the…
SPOKES, Edinburgh's long-running cycle advocacy group, is urging anyone who cares about cycling and walking…
Edinburgh City Council yesterday voted to recognise the occupation in Edinburgh's financial quarter in St…
Occupy Edinburgh continues to camp out in St Andrew Square, the heart of Edinburgh's historic financial…
Professor Yasir Suleiman CBE FRSE Professor of Modern Arabic Studies, University of Cambridge
It started with Adusters magazine's poster, inspired by the Arab Spring, suggesting that Americans Occupy…
Ten years ago it was widely publicised that minerals such as coltan and cassiterite used in electronics,…
According to the Marine Conservation Society, Scotland had the highest average litter levels in the UK of…
The joint winners of the 2011 Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award were announced yesterday. The…
The Festival of Politics 2011, which runs from 20 - 27 August, presents a diverse programme of events…
Plans to demolish the auditorium of the former Odeon Cinema on Clerk Street and build an "arts hotel" were…
All hands on deck for this community clean-up of the popular, sandy Belhaven Beach. This volunteer event is…
The Fringe Society, the body that publishes the Fringe programme, has opened nominations for the newly…
Scotland's national LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) pride festival is a traditional pride march…
Government austerity measures, the threats posed by climate change, and the uncertainities brought on by…
A reading, on the anniversary of International Women's Day, of a new play looking at the experience of…
Guardian columnist and author George Monbiot comes out swinging against his critics in his "Left Hook" tour.…
Speed of Light, created by public art organisation NVA, is today confirmed as being funded by Legacy Trust UK…
TED goes to Ed for the first time with TEDGlobal.