Do you zig or do you zag?
The Zag Non-Conformist Conference takes place on 8 February when speakers will address “selflessness amid spiralling societal challenges”.
Panellists include Ewan Aitken (CEO, homelessness support charity Cyrenians), John Dower (Founder, Heirs of Slavery), Kirsty McIntosh (Head of Partnerships, Scottish Tech Army), and Hanna Crawford (Founder and Coach, Thistle and Rose Arts).
Michael Hart, Creative Director for The Union and ZAG founder, said: “From social media to unethical politics, ZAG explores whether our values are eroding, or if our faith in humanity remains as strong as ever.
“Thanks to our stellar line-up of speakers, this year’s ZAG conference will weave a narrative of generosity and resilience against the odds, providing a platform for stories and discussion that we hope will inspire positive change.”
Hosted by The Union at Union House on Inverleith Row. Sign up here.
Photos below of the speakers and from last year’s event.
Leith Chooses
The participatory budgeting scheme in Leith is now underway. There is a pot of money – £52,000 – made available from council coffers and the Tram to Newhaven project, and locals can vote for what it should be spent on. Any project may apply for a maximum of £5,000.
Voting details are here and is open to anyone who is older than eight-years-old and who lives, works, studies or volunteers in Leith. Voting ends on 5 February 2024.
And there will be a community voting day on Saturday 27th January 2024 (from 11am to 3pm), at the Leith Community Centre (12A Newkirkgate, Leith, EH6 6AD).
- Voters may vote twice if they wish to: once in-person at the voting event and once online.
- If voting twice, voters should tick the box on the online voting form, to state this.
- If voting twice, voters can cast the same votes in-person as online, or choose different projects each time they vote.
- All voters get 4 votes (or 2×4 votes for those choosing to vote twice).
- 3 of the 4 votes will be cast for 3 different favourite projects – only one vote per project – out of the total number of project applications.
- The 4th vote (which is optional) is known as the ‘Boost vote’. Having already cast their first three votes, all voters can choose to cast an extra vote to support a minority ethnic project. This can be a second vote for a project they’ve already voted for, or it can be a new, extra vote for a different project.
Find out more about each project below – in randomised order) and for all details click on the image below.
Flurry of movement at Hibs
There has been a flurry of announcements from Hibernian over players going out on loan or being signed to the Easter Road side. This comes ahead of the transfer deadline of 31 January and there will no doubt be other moves before then.
Read all the sports news here.
Oyster mural
The Heart of Newhaven need some help in creating a mural to commemorate the reintroduction of oysters – see the poster below.
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