- a celebration of Highland diversity

Action packed day of free fun for all the family

Tuesday 8^th 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)