Thursday 19 August
Hopes & Dreams -
Being a Young Carer in Scotland?
11.00 (12.00) Committee Room 1 FREE*
100,000 children and young people in Scotland provide care
and support to family members and others who are ill,
disabled or caught up in substance misuse. Caring can be
hugely positive, but it can take over life at the expense of
normal childhood experiences. In this event hosted by
Cathy Peattie MSP and Louise Morgan, The Princess Royal Trust
for Carers; young carers involved in creative media training -
as part of the Scottish Government funded Young Carers'
Festival - will share their experiences, hopes and dreams.
In association with the Parliament's Cross Party Group on Carers.
Climate Change - Spiritual Causes,
Moral Consequences
and Ethical Dilemmas
11.00 (12.00) Committee Room 3 FREE*
Climate change has been described as one of the most
serious moral dilemmas of our times. Scotland responded
to this challenge by passing the most ambitious climate
legislation in the world, but is politics enough to tackle the
scale and depth of the problem? Exploring both the
psychological causes of climate change and its unjust effects -
wherein those who have contributed least to the problem are
impacted most severely - this event examines whether we
should look to politicians, or to ourselves, to respond to the
greatest challenge facing humankind. Join Kathy Galloway,
Christian Aid as she discusses these issues with
Alastair McIntosh, writer and activist; and
Michael Northcott, University of Edinburgh.
In association with Christian Aid.
Zero-Carbon Scotland of the Future
13.30 (14.30) Committee Room 1 FREE*
Scotland has some of the world's toughest
climate targets. But when we have, hopefully,
reduced our carbon emissions to almost nothing,
what will Scotland be like? Where will our energy
come from? What will our homes look like?
How will we get about? Join the Sunday Herald’s
Rob Edwards as he chairs a session where some
of Scotland’s leading experts, including Rachel Nunn, Going Carbon Neutral Stirling, Stuart Haszeldine, University of Edinburgh, John Pinkard JMP Consulting/Transform Scotland, describe what
Scotland could be like after carbon!
In association with WWF Scotland.
From Scotland to Malawi –
Working for Common Good
13.30 (14.30) Committee Room 3 FREE*
Following the example set by David Livingstone over 150 years
ago, many Scots have forged strong links with Malawi, and
continue to take a close interest in its aspirations and welfare
today. With the Gleneagles G8 summit, 2005 was hailed as the
Year of Africa, and was marked by the Commonwealth
Parliamentary Association Scotland Branch visiting South Africa
and Malawi to see what Scottish organisations were doing to
alleviate poverty. What difference, from both a Scottish and
Malawian perspective, has continuing parliamentary
involvement made, and what future role is there to ensure this
strong relationship continues to be sustained?
In association with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Scotland Branch.
Book online
The Politics of Devolution 
16.00 (17.30) Committee Room 1 FREE*
How has devolution developed in Northern Ireland,
Scotland and Wales? What are the big issues for the
future of politics in these territories and their
relationships with Westminster? A panel of leading
politicians and commentators discuss and debate their
experiences of devolution. Panelists include
Michael Russell MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education
and Lifelong Learning, Scottish Government; former Labour MSP and Scotland’s first health minister Susan Deacon, now honorary professor of social and political science at the University of Edinburgh; Dr Robin Wilson, Chair, Belfast-based think-tank ‘Platform for Change’; and the former journalist and
television producer John Osmond, now Director
of The Institute of Welsh Affairs. Chaired by Brian Taylor, Political Editor, BBC Scotland.
In association with AHRC Centre for Irish and
Scottish Studies, University of Aberdeen.
CANCELLED: Hepatitis C - Future Impact
on Scottish Society
16.00 (17.00) Committee Room 3
Annie Lennox and the
SING Campaign – One Year On
18.30 (19.30) Main Chamber - £6.00 (£3.50)
Book in advance (limited availability)
Following her highly moving and engaging
appearance at the 2009 Festival, renowned
Scottish musician and campaigner Annie Lennox returns to the Scottish Parliament to provide an
update on developments in her SING Campaign,
fighting HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Find out about
the positive impact SING and the Treatment Action
Campaign continue to have on people living
with HIV. Chaired by Alex Fergusson MSP,
Presiding Officer.
In association with the General Teaching Council for Scotland,
as part of their annual lecture programme.
*Tickets available in advance (subject to a booking fee) or on the day
