Storytelling: Language, Land and the Connection to Food & Climate

Background

Language plays a central role in how we relate to a specific place - whether that is somewhere we were born and raised, or somewhere entirely new to us. Storytelling is a powerful tool to provide context to the language we use for that place and can serve as a bridge to invite new audiences to appreciate that place with us. This event is an opportunity for participants to explore the relationship between the language they have for the land around us, learning creative storytelling techniques that allow us to communicate our passion for a place and the causes that we invest in to preserve or enrich that place.

Flow of the event

The event will start with a walkthrough of the old Ruchill Golf Course, identifying landmarks and characteristics of the natural landscape that inspire memory and story. We will then gather at the Ruchill Pavilion to enjoy tea and light snacks, followed by a series of activities around story building using a combination of natural materials and artistic stationary. We will capture the stories we build through, learning how animation can be a resource-efficient and accessible form of documentation, even for a novice storyteller!

Intended audience

This event is aimed at anyone excited to learn more about storytelling. It can also be valuable for individuals and groups involved in community food growing and climate justice to communicate the impact of their work with a wider audience.

Accessibility

The golf course has a network of informal paths throughout varying surfaces although we may be going off the paths for this event.

Ruchill Pavilion is wheelchair accessible. Gendered toilets & an accessible toilet are available at the Pavilion.

Getting There

1 Brassey is serviced by buses 90 & 61.

Buses 60, 60A, 60, 17 & X10 are available on Maryhill Rd, which is approx. 12 min walk from the venue

Possilpark & Parkhouse train station is a 20 min walk. On street parking available

Food & Climate Action is a project delivered in partnership with 6 organisations in Glasgow and funded by The National Lottery.