We need to break down the walls that divide us. We need to break down the walls that keep people outside community life.  Paid work continues to be one of the most important routes to citizenship and Values Into Action Scotland (VIAS) continue to lead ground-breaking work on this topic.  Join us for this free webinar led by Norma Curran, John Brown and Liam Simpson of VIAS and facilitated by Simon Duffy of the Centre for Welfare Reform. 

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The webinar will cover:

• Best practice in supported employment

• Project Search

• Young Scotland's Got Talent

• Other innovative projects

An introduction from today's hosts David Douglas and Liam Simpson to all the acts and performances who'll be entertaining us today

This is Me

Michael Byrne is the founder and MD of "Lived Experience Trauma Support". He has vast lived experience of surviving multiple incredible life events including the murder of his father and surviving The Clutha Disaster in Glasgow in 2013.

Four friends discuss over coffee some key themes arising from the concepts of Not Visible, Not Valuable and Not Viable.”

Members of the National Involvement Network brings us their distinct take on the 7 Keys to Citizenship and how the issues at stake inpact on their lives.

People Based Development - Building community-based change in an unequal world

​A live discussion with Varun Vidyarthi, Doreen Kelly and Alastair Minty

Can grassroots change create a meaningful difference to quality of life and equality, even when other systems do not support it?  Can you achieve change without access to money and power?

Would it surprise you to know that this is in place in many of the poorest areas in the world, for more than 30 years, spreading to impact millions of people?  Why haven’t we heard about this?  What is the best way to use that learning here, are you interested in helping make that happen? 

Young Scotland’s Got Talent (YSGT) was set up in 2010 to lobby for better employment support for people with learning disabilities and individuals on the autistic spectrum who want to work. Since then we have delivered over 20 events throughout Scotland. On 29 July we delivered our first online YSGT to honour young people with additional needs who have bee working on the frontline throughout lockdown. We will be featuring throughout the week some of the highlights from the event.

Damien Maddison – Manchester based singer/ songwriter. USA/ Canada/ UK Tours include with Donovan, Ronnie Spector (Ronettes), Stylistics, Wishbone Ash, John Fiddler (Medicine Head), Show credits; Steve Coogan, Caroline Aherne, Russel Howard, John Thomson, Kenney Jones (The Who/ Faces/ Small Faces)  Extensive radio airplay.

The Rainband: Long regarded as one of Manchester’s finest acts. Their high-shine production sound of epic melodies, guitars, keys, crashing drums, powerful vocals and rhythms earned the band their own sell out shows across the major UK venues and support slots for Kaiser Chiefs, Simple Minds, Paolo Nutini, tours with Ocean Colour Scene. Lauded by legends like Jim Kerr, Liam Gallagher, Rolling Stone magazine and radio stations at home and abroad, particularly Italy, their star is always rising.

Music and comedy from the unique father/son combo that appeared at last year's Edinburgh Fringe.