Dr Joanna Rodgers

Our Dr Elizabeth Ritchie & @UHIHistory PhD graduate Dr @Jo_Rodgers_ met at the 'Outer Hebrides Emigration Conference' in Stornoway! Dr Rodgers discussed ancestral tourism in Tiree & Dr Ritchie the impact of emigration on courtship & family formation among 19thC Scots migrants.

I am giving a keynote address in this event "Land, Nature, Justice" of Highland-Palestine 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸 tomorrow (Saturday), alongside Prof Mazin Qumsiyeh of Bethlehem University. It’s been moved online due to the weather warnings. To join us for the afternoon, please see Jo’s message 👇

This event has been moved online due to the weather conditions. DM me for the Zoom link!

Less than a week until we publish our report!!! When? Wednesday 27 November 2024. What’s in it? An assessment of all economic, social, and cultural rights in the Highlands and Islands, based on people’s direct experience.

Join us in Boat of Garten to explore connections between land, nature & justice in Palestine & the Highlands 23 November, 2-8pm Fundraising for the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity. In collaboration with Highland Palestine & Strathspey Storywalks. eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-nature-…

Call for abstracts for new @routledgebooks publication! Qualitative researchers often seek out lived experiences to answer research questions and shape narratives. But what about our own – as women, and as researchers? To submit or find out more, email: m.khatwa@ucl.ac.uk.

"This is PRECISELY the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write... That is how civilizations heal." In these wordless hours, a lifeline from Toni Morrison worded 20 years ago: themarginalian.org/2016/11/15/ton…

A new plan to attract responsible investment into natural capital markets has been launched for Scotland. Minister for Employment & Investment Tom Arthur launched @scotgov Natural Capital Market Framework at the Nature Finance UK 2024 conference. Details➡️tinyurl.com/37c37v3d

Calling it 'Lost Valley' is part of the problem too. Coire Gabhail as it's been known a long time before any 'lost valley' nonsense. The creep of erasure that all adds into the loss of connection to places & land, a process which we then see the excesses and symptoms of here.

On Saturday some of our staff were delighted to join @PrideHighland to march together in a fitting end to #PrideMonth 🏳️‍🌈

Just a few days left to complete our co-designed survey looking at how research about mental health & wellbeing in rural areas can be done more fairly and with relevance to local priorities. What do you think the priorities should be? Deadline 30th June. See more and link 👇

We’re excited to announce a £370,000 fund to support climate adaptation in the National Park 🌱 Open to businesses, land managers, farmers, community bodies and more - we’re interested in projects that take positive action in addressing climate change ➡️ cairngorms.co.uk/park-authority…

Incredible to see the power and fresh thinking emerging when the cultural dimensions of land and ecology are put front and centre

A brilliant event! It was wonderful to meet colleagues from across the Cairngorms Connect partnership to discuss the ongoing importance of Gaelic for this region & how engaging with the language can help us tackle the climate & biodiversity crises.

📣 @HamishTrench will be part of a panel sharing expert insight into how the Land Reform Bill can help build a Wellbeing Economy in Scotland at the latest meeting of the Cross Party Group on April 23rd. Join the session online or in person 👉 tickettailor.com/events/wellbei…

More than two million innocent people in Gaza are in need of urgent humanitarian aid. I’m honoured to have been asked to perform at this concert - all proceeds will go to Medical Aid for Palestinians 🕊️🇵🇸 Tickets on sale NOW !! tickets.glasgowlife.org.uk/33110/33111 map.org.uk

My column in today's P@J: pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/col…

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Scotland’s rent freeze has ended, so tenants will be notified of rising rents. The new rent adjudication process is complex. As such, @Living_Rent has created an app to help you know your rights, and guide you through the process to challenge rent hikes.fightrent.netlify.app