Lecture
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The Glasgow Effect: Social Mobility in Scotland – Ellie Harrison & Kenneth Calman
22 Aug 2019
ScotlandsFest, Edinburgh Festival Fringe -
A Tale of Two Cities – Ellie Harrison & Jemma Neville
20 Aug 2019
Edinburgh International Book Festival -
The Future of Public Transport
10 Nov 2018
We Own It conference, London -
Roundtable Discussion on Transport Bill
Speaking on behalf of the Get Glasgow Moving campaign, Harrison makes the case for publicly-owned buses and for a properly regulated and integrated public transport network, at the Rural Economy & Connectivity Committee’s Roundtable Discussion on the Transport Bill at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh.
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Art & Energy
9 May 2018
Free Exchange, Fermynwoods Contemporary Art, Northamptonshire -
Think Outside the Circle
26 Oct 2017
Transform Scotland AGM, City Chambers, Glasgow -
Energising Culture
9 Mar 2017
Julie's Bicycle, Barbican, London -
In Conversation with Kathrin Böhm
26 Jan 2017
NN Contemporary Art, Northampton -
People Powered Money
Speaking as one of the founders of Glasgow Pound Working Group, at the launch of the People Powered Money: Building a community currency for Glasgow event, Harrison explains how her interest in community currencies emerged from the Say No to Tesco campaign in 2013, showing how they can be a powerful tool for radically re-thinking Glasgow’s economy and building a more equal, connected and sustainable city. (Timecode 00:00-04:00)
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Scottish Artists Union AGM
Harrison was invited to be guest speaker at the 2016 AGM of the Scottish Artists Union, the union she has been a member of since 2010. She offered some insights into her research and work during The Glasgow Effect, in relation to some timeless trade union themes: solidarity and exploitation.
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Get Glasgow Moving
Speaking as founder of the Bring Back British Rail campaign at the Get Glasgow Moving! Building a citywide Public Transport campaign meeting, Harrison gives an account of her experience of various public transportation systems in cities around the UK to show how and why Glasgow must radically transform its own. (Timecode 08:54-19:25)
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What can the world learn from radical approaches to socially engaged art-making?
Harrison was invited to introduce the Radical Renewable Art + Activism Fund project as part of this panel discussion chaired by Anna Cutler at the third International Teaching Artist Conference (ITAC3) exploring ‘Best, next and radical practice in participatory arts‘. (Timecode 00:56-09:05)