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Highlands R Us

- a celebration of Highland diversity

 

Action packed day of free fun for all the family

Tuesday 8th July, 11am – 4 pm

 

Falcon Square / Eastgate Centre

* Multicultural music, dance and drama * Bubbles & Co *

* Face Painting * Arts in Motion Theatre Group *

* MFR Outside Broadcast with Nikky Marr (11 – 1) *

* ‘Waking of the sleepy lion’ ceremony (2pm) *

Mobile Police Display Unit * Information stalls *

…… and much, much more

 

MAIN STAGE

(Falcon Square, Inverness City Centre)

  

time

theme

11.00 – 11.10

Highland Piping – Rachel MacDonald

11.10 – 11.20

Opening Address

11.20 – 11.45

African Drumming: Gift Amu Logotse

11.45 – 12.00

Arts In Motion – Scenario #1

12.00 – 12.20

Val Houston’s Highland Dancers

12.20 – 12.35

Arts In Motion – Scenario #2

12.35 – 13.00

Members of Ross-shire Feis Rois

13.00 – 13.15

Arts In Motion – Scenario #3

13.15 – 13.40

Egyptian Dance – ‘Sabaya’

13.40 – 14.00

Selected members of Gizzen Briggs

14.00 – 14.20

Waking of the Sleepy Lion- SHIMCA

14.20 – 14.45

Russian Dance – Elena, Elizabeth & Anna Reid, Rita Spuv

14.45 – 15.05

Selected members of Gizzen Briggs

15.05 – 15.25

Introduction to British Sign Language – Deaf Communication Project

15.25 – 15.50

Xylophone Race – Highland funk band

15.50 – 16.00

Thanks and closing address – Highland Area Procurator, Andrew Laing

16.00

Close with Highland Piping – Rachel MacDonald

 
SEMINARS / WORKSHOPS

(RAMADA JARVIS HOTEL, CHURCH STREET)

 

Workshops – Presidential Suite

11.45 – 12.30

Egyptian Dance

With ‘Sabaya’ (bring a long scarf to wrap around your hips)

12.45 – 13.45

African Drumming

With Gift Amu Logotse (Amu will have a large selection of drums for you to use)

 

 

 

14.30 – 15.15

Forum Theatre

With Arts In Motion (your chance to direct the action)

15.15 – 16.00

Russian Dancing

Russian Dancing with Elena, Elizabeth and Anna Reid and Rita Spuv (learn a traditional dance)

 

Seminars – Senate Suite

11.00 – 12.00

Citizens’ Advice Bureau Surgery

One-to-one consultations with John Gourlay on Discrimination issues

12.00 – 13.00

The Eye of the Storm

An opportunity to view the original film of the 'blue eyes, brown eyes' exercise in discrimination conducted by the diversity champion Jane Elliott,  and to discuss the way power relationships can influence our perceptions, attitudes and behaviour. (facilitated by Gillian Neish)

 

 

 

14.30 – 15.15

Diversity in Rural Scotland

Public Lecture by Helen Miller, Policy Officer, Equality & Human Rights Commission Scotland

15.15 – 16.00

It’s our community too

Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability present a history of attitudes towards learning disability

 

Download a booking form for the free workshops and seminars (see below)

 

Or contact Morag Redwood 01463 251738  for further details 

 

HIEF thanks

Event Partners: Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, Northern Constabulary, Highland Council

 

Seminar/Workshop Sponsors: NHS Highland, Scottish Government, Scottish Natural Heritage

 

Additional Supporters: Equality & Human Rights Commission, Cairngorm National Park Authority, BEMIS

 

Workshop and Seminar Booking Form

 

HIEF Roadshows

Equalities Legislation is changing.  Is your organisation up to date?

 

Find out by coming along to our free of charge short presentations followed by lunch. Throughout 2008 we will be holding a series of workshops aimed at getting your organisation up to speed with changes to Equalities legislation. Roadshows are open to all businesses, organisations and individuals.  We are currently planning an autumn 2008 diet of events and will publish these soon. Meantime, if you would like to suggest a venue, please contact us.

 

If you know of any other events which would be of interest to site users, please Email details to HIEF.

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