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EDINBURGH GROUP DOWN ON THE FARM
On a grey, wet May day Edinburgh group members braved the elements to visit Whitmuir Farm, otherwise known as “The Organic Place”, which proved to be an opportunity not just for some fresh air, but also some fresh thinking and a chance to sample some fresh produce in the company of fellow Humanists.
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BOB BARFOOT AND PATRICK MCGLINCHEY HSS EDUCATION OFFICERS
Our predecessor, Clare Marsh, was continuing to work with us in arranging school visits. Clare has decided to step down from this post and has resigned from HSS. We wish her all the best in her future work. In the last issue of Humanitie we
talked about our intention to ‘build our public profile and get our current message across’. Both of us gave a joint talk at the HSS National Conference in April in Glasgow. We gave a full outline of our position, including what had changed and what remained the same. Our colleagues Tim Maguire and
Tasca Shadix have been helping the cause of secular education with their
appearances on Radio Scotland’s Call Kaye, on Radio Ulster and on BBC Scotland. As a result of Secular Scotland’s petition to the Scottish Parliament calling for religious observance to be opt-in, we were given a great opportunity to publicise our education policy and to communicate our position in helpful interviews on STV news and in a large piece in the Sunday Herald. We’ll be meeting representatives
from a range of secular organisations in Glasgow in July to get the HSS’s distinctive message across. We’re also meeting with faith groups. We’ve already met with Ewan Aitken of the Church of Scotland and will be meeting with Michael McGrath of the Scottish Catholic Education Service in early July.
Look out also for our Twitter account @HSSEducation. The tweets are few so far, but maybe we can get our followers into double figures!
The visit included a guided
tour, and delicious lunch, and provided much food for thought about some of the destructive farming practices out there, and demonstrated how Whitmuir is developing a healthier, more sustainable model, and is part of “Nourish Scotland” – the movement to create a food system that is locally based with shorter supply chains, promotes and respects seasonality, resilient, fair and accessible to all and creates and maintains a sustainable livelihood for producers. These steps are essential in
order to ensure a fairer more equitable food system appropriate for a low carbon econonomy.
For more information visit:
www.whitmuirtheorganicplace.co.uk www.nourishscotland.org.uk
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