Scapa Fest 2019: Full Schedule

6:30pm BST

Action For The Earth

Instructors

Kate Rawles

Kate Rawles is passionate about using adventurous journeys to help raise awareness and inspire action on our major environmental challenges. A former university lecturer in environmental philosophy, she set up Outdoor Philosophy to explore the big questions about human/nature relations... Read More →

Friday May 3, 2019 6:30pm - 7:30pm BST
Slanj

Talk, Environmental Action

Age limit All ages

7:45pm BST

Rewilding self – Rewilding the Environment

Join me for a fun and interactive talk exploring the concept of rewilding and what this means to modern humans and the planet as a whole. Is rewilding a concept, methodology and ‘experience’ that can knit together what has become unravelled as we become more disconnected from nature through digital technology? Be prepared to play some games and enjoy a plant or two!

Instructors

Jennie Martin

Jennie is an ethnobotanist, bushcraft practitioner, conservationist, closet poet and dog lover.She has designed and delivered a variety of programmes over the past 28 years that support conservation and nature connection, from habitat restoration projects to projects that support... Read More →

Friday May 3, 2019 7:45pm - 8:45pm BST
Slanj

Talk, Environmental Action

Age limit All ages, Adult

10:00am BST

A Dance Called The Anthropocene

Talk and participative workshop, exploring creative responses to climate change and ecological crisis.

Instructors

Dougie Strang

I am a storyteller and performer, with a particular interest in the physical and cultural ecology of wild places. I have an MA in Scottish Ethnology and am a core member of the Dark Mountain Project. I work with various arts, adventure, and environmental organisations, and facilitate... Read More →

Saturday May 4, 2019 10:00am - 11:30am BST
Slanj

Talk, Environmental Action

Age limit All ages

10:00am BST

CANCELLED - Extinction Rebellion

THIS TALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED BY SPEAKER
We are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction event in our planetary history.
The scientific community are unequivocal: this is an emergency.

In this talk, climate speaker Jo Becker from Extinction Rebellion will share details on the climate science on where our planet is heading, discuss some of the current psychology around climate change, and offer solutions through the study of social movements.

Everyone is welcome and there will be time to ask questions and discuss afterwards.

Sunday May 5, 2019 10:00am - 11:30am BST
Slanj

Talk, Environmental Action

Age limit All ages, Adult

6:30pm BST

The Life Cycle

Illustrated talk about cycling from Colombia to Cape Horn following the spine of the Andes on a bamboo bike and exploring biodiversity: what it is, what's happening to it, why it matters and what can be done to protect it. Capacity - dependant on venue.

Instructors

Kate Rawles

Sunday May 5, 2019 6:30pm - 8:30pm BST
Slanj

Talk, Environmental Action

Age limit Adult, All ages