Lecture by Dr. John Shaw

Community Lecture with Dr John Shaw, Honorary Fellow, Celtic and Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh

 

The proverb ‘Nuair Thig an Latha, Thig a’Chomhairle’ | ‘When the Day Arrives, So Will the Advice’ is one of the large number of sayings expressing thought and experience gained and shared over generations in the region’s Gaelic communities. It is also a realistic view for planning the future for Gaelic language and culture. Over the past decades we have seen remarkable progress here, particularly among our younger generations, in regaining community skills and the access to the Gaelic world that they provide. The key to the small but important recent successes has been social learning drawing on community resources, with the pride and sense of shared ownership that it engenders. This lecture will discuss the present and future uses of the significant resources already present in communities; how present circumstances may be best turned to advantage; some needs and priorities; and the importance of contacting and learning from other endangered cultures within the global context.

 

This community lecture is free.  All are very welcome to attend.  Please share this invitation with friends and colleagues.

 

Saturday, August 13 at 7pm

St Mary of the Angels Parish Hall

Route 105

Glendale, NS

 

If there are any questions, please reach out to storasabhaile@gmail.com or call 902-725-2272.