Past Events

The Dreaming City: Glasgow 2020 and the power of mass imagination

The Mitchell Library, North Street, G3 7DN on Wednesday, 23rd May 2007

The last decade has witnessed a resurgence of cities. But for all their achievements this renewal is at risk of degenerating into an official formula that fails to connect with people’s everyday lives and aspirations. What kinds of cities do pe...

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END OF PUBLIC EVENTS

End Of Public Events on Friday, 15th September 2006

As of the end of August 2006, Glasgow 2020 has completed its run of 42 public events. You can read about some of these in the past events section of this website.

In the meantime the Glasgow 2020 team are settling down to write a final Glasgow 2020 publication. This will include;
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The Big Dream

The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum on Saturday, 26th August 2006

"The first step to a better future is imagining one"

What kind of city do you want to live in? The Big Dream was a day-long event to imagine the future of Glasgow; its streets, its people, its parks, the night-time and the day-time. 670 people came to share thei...

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Arts and Culture Group

Rogano on Monday, 14th August 2006

Who Came?
The discussion was attended by 18 creatives and artists from accross the city including writers, artists, scultptors and record shop owners.



What Happened?
There was a facilitated dicussion interrogating differing perceptions of the future. The group worked...

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Northern Lites

The Lighthouse on Monday, 14th August 2006

Glasgow  consistently finds itself being compared with Edinburgh and some of the bigger English cities. In order to encourage new perspectives on the future the Northern Lites event was created as a way of finding Glasgow new peer cities.

This event was a way of looking a...

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Journalists

BBC Scotland on Thursday, 29th June 2006

Who Came?
About 20 BBC journalists and freelancers from across Glasgow.

What Happened?
In keeping with previous events there was a discussion followed by the creation of a matrix, followed by a character creation session, followed by the development of stories from the character...

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GHA Tenant Particpation Day

Radisson Glasgow on Wednesday, 7th June 2006

Who Came?
Held in the Radisson Hotel just next to Central Station, the day was open to tenants from across the city. About 150 showed up.

Photos of the event from the image gallery

What Happened?
In the morn...

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Creative Entrepreneurs

g on Wednesday, 31st May 2006

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Cabin Exchange 2020 Week Of Exhibitions

Tradestoun, Denniston, Pollockshaws on Monday, 17th April 2006

CABIN EXCHANGE 17th - 23rd April 2006

results of the cabin exchange programme can be viewed here


 


Porter Cabin’s signify the future: when you see one
you know something’s about to change.

Cab...

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United Nations Anti Racism Day

Merchants Square on Tuesday, 21st March 2006

Glasgow Anti-Racist Alliance ran a free concert in Merchant Square to mark the United Nations International Anti-Racism day. Glasgow 2020 had a stall at the event all day. People were able to submit wishes on postcards and record them in the new wishbook.

The wishbook now has over 1000 wi...

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Young People in Dumchapel

Drumchapel on Monday, 20th March 2006

More to appear here...

Who Came

What Happened

The Lowdown




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Chatter Group: Hairdressers

DLC Hair Salon, Mitchell Lane on Monday, 23rd January 2006

Few people have the opportunity to meet as many strangers in a day as hairdressers. For many of us, telling and  exchanging stories is all part of having a hair cut. Maybe this explains why hairdressers are all apparently so happy. In anycase, it figures that this regular cont...

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Chatter Groups; Cafe Owners

Luv Cafe, Linthouse Glasgow on Monday, 16th January 2006

       
You might not be able to judge a place by its cafes, but you can certainly get a feel for it. Half-finished conversations, notes and cups of coffee provide a patchwork of fragments for the cafe-frequenter to make up a rich picture of a city's people.
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Storytelling Workshop: Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Thursday, 15th December 2005

Who Came?

Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector is the main development agency and membership organisation supporting voluntary organisations and community groups in Glasgow. It has over 500 member organisations and 50 staff that work to support, develop and co-ordinate vo...

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Story Telling Workshop: Single Parents

Glasgow on Thursday, 17th November 2005

Who Came?
Single parents living in Glasgow

What Happened?
The purpose of the session was to have a discussion about the past and the future as a basis for developing fictional characters for stories about the lives of people in Glasgow in 2020.





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Workshop with Creative Writers

University of Glasgow on Wednesday, 16th November 2005

Who came?
Students on the University of Glasgow's post-graduate Creative Writing course

What happened?
The aim was to stimulate fictional writing about living in Glasgow in 2020. There was a facilitated session followed by the launch of a writing competition for the students. R...

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Creative Carriage

On a Glasgow to Edinburgh Train on Friday, 28th October 2005

Confront the future on a train!

"Travel on the train between Glasgow and Edinburgh on either October 28th or 29th and you might be in for a surprise. Glasgow2020 will be running a creative carriage on the Glasgow-Edinburgh train, to help people think about and create new ideas for th...

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Work on Water

River Clyde, Glasgow on Tuesday, 11th October 2005

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Who Came?

50 People from across Glasgow who wanted to decamp a bit of their office to the Pride of the Clyde.

What Happened?

There were three sailings during the day, when pe...

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Lost Glaswegians

London on Friday, 30th September 2005

Who Came?

People who left Glasgow to live in London
     

What happened?

The workshop took place in London. We looked at how important Glasgow was to people who didn’t live there anymore, what their lives would be like if they had t...

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Storytelling Workshop: West Enders

Glasgow on Thursday, 22nd September 2005

Who Came?

People living in and around the West End working in creative occupations. E.g.  Writers, Architects and Designers.

What happened?

The purpose of the event was to explore the feelings and beliefs held by participants about the West End of Glasgow. They ...

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From Glasgow to the Gambia

Royston, Glasgow on Wednesday, 21st September 2005

Who Came?

Six people from Royston, Glasgow, six from Saragunda in The Gambia.

What happened?

You know that feeling you get when you go on holiday and it changes the way you look at your life? Basing the event around exchange between the two groups, we tried to mak...

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Storytelling Workshop: Sexual Health Workers

Glasgow on Tuesday, 6th September 2005

Who Came?

Sexual Health professionals.

What happened?

The purpose of the event was to explore the feelings and beliefs held by participants about sexual health in Glasgow. They looked at the past, the present and the future. This was used as a basis for developing f...

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