social change
RIC2016 Closing Remarks
On building the Scotland – and the world – we want to see.
Austerity and the refugee crisis
Excerpt from anti-austerity demo speech, 13 September 2015.
Joining the Dots: Activism and Social Conscience
Raising consciousness will not save the world — but it’s possible that social conscience will.
Changing Inner and Outer Worlds
The synchronous deaths of Anita Roddick and Madeline L’Engle speak of the need to change our outer and inner worlds.
Scotland’s Greenest MSc
The Centre for Human Ecology offers a radical, transformative MSc…. And its “green graduates” are changing the world. Published in the Scotsman.
Gentrification
The politics of student accommodation: examining Edinburgh council’s proposal to limit student housing. Column on the Education page of the Scotsman.
Getting in the Ring
Interview with Robby Takac of the Goo Goo Dolls, talking about the music industry & politics. Published in the downhill battle newsletter.