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Brian Taylor's Big Debate
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Air your views on the week's goings-on as BBC Scotland's Political Editor brings his debate to town. To book a seat or contribute a question, email brian@bbc.co.uk. Booking is essential.
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2 Mar 11.30am Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
A City of Ladies: Edinburgh
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A special event to mark International Women's Day, inspired by Christine de Pizan's The Book of the City of Ladies, with talks looking at Edinburgh's valiant medical women of past and present. Special topics for focus include the women of the Royal College of Surgeons, and women's experiences in warfare. Booking is essential.
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5 Mar 6pm Surgeons' Hall Museum, Edinburgh
Design & Democracy
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Work by 15 new designers, all recent graduates from Scottish art schools, and all demonstrating how design can alter the ways in which we live, be it in the fields of health, society or environment.
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11 Feb–17 Mar Sat 11am–5.30pm
10 Feb–23 Mar Mon & Fri 10am–4pm
21 Feb–22 Mar Tue–Thu 9am–6.30pm
14 Feb–16 Feb Tue–Thu 10am–4pm 		The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
Dundee Womens Festival
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Built around International Women's Day on Thu 8 Mar, the Dundee Women's Festival has over 80 events dedicated to thinking about the history of women's rights and where things stand today. Events scheduled for 2012 include a screening of The Lady – a new biopic of Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi, a talk by Edinburgh novelist Sarah Sheridan, as well as a range of workshops, discussions and activities.
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3 Mar–17 Mar Times vary Various venues, Dundee
The Edinburgh Lectures: Feeding the Future
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Magnus Macfarlane Barrow discusses the work of the Argyll-based charity Mary's Meals, which provides school dinners for the world's poorest children, resulting in dramatic increases in enrolment, attendance and exam pass rates.
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22 Feb 6.30pm Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
The Festival of Politics
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The only festival of its kind to be hosted in a UK parliament, the Festival of Politics features famous names from politics, media and the arts in debates and cultural events. Most are free apart from a reservation fee, and all events are themed around a politically-inspired topic – last year's was the suitably zeitgeisty 'Renewing Politics in the age of New Media', and involved talks about the uses of Twitter on politics, and the ramifications of the internet for freedom of information.
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17 Aug Times vary
24 Aug Times vary 		The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
Festival of Spirituality and Peace
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Based in St John's Church on Princes Street and having emerged from the Fringe six years ago as a festival in its own right, this multi-faith series of events marries creativity and peace-making in a three-week programme of talks, discussions, performances, film screenings, food events, exhibitions and family activities.
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3 Aug–28 Aug Times vary Various venues, Edinburgh
A Green Recovery? How Environmental Investments Can Create Job
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Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, and Matthew Crighton, Edinburgh UNISON, debate the changes needed for Scotland to tackle climate change and use the opportunity to create new green jobs.
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23 Feb 7.30pm Counting House, Edinburgh
The Importance of Being Awkward: Tam Dalyell in Conversation with Brian Taylor
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Former Labour MP Tam Dalyell discusses his new memoir of a political career characterised by outspokenness and a strong sense of moral conviction. Includes refreshments and a book signing after the discussion.
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26 Mar 6pm National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
A Night in the Gutter: Scottish Independence, Irish Consequences
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Hip literary mag Gutter teams up with Irish literary magazine Irish Pages to host a discussion between three Scottish and three Irish writers about the possibility of Scottish independence and its potential effect on Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Booking is essential.
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22 Mar 7pm National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
Political Campaign Materials
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Workshop for all ages on the different aspects of campaigning, with the chance to make badges, rosettes and banners.
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18 Feb Sat 10.30am–12.30pm & 1.30–3.30pm Museum of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
A Stroll Through the Axis of Evil
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Travel writer John Pilkington followed a route via the Euphrates, Kurdistan and the Valleys of the Assassins to the Persian Gulf. Here he discusses the huge variety of people he met, and the communities working together to cope with the harsh climate and political strife.
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5 Apr 7.30pm Appleton Tower, Edinburgh

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