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    The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint

    On 4 November 2019, Luath Press published Harrison’s first book. Inspired by her 2016 ‘durational performance’ The Glasgow Effect – for which she refused to travel beyond Glasgow’s city limits, or use any vehicles except her bike, for the whole calendar year – the book provides the complete context for her thinking and action. (Word count: 119,000)

  • Media

    Loving the Inbox: the Artist as Bureaucrat

    1 Jul 2016
    ArtReview Asia (p.68-71)

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    Ellie Harrison on ‘This Is What Democracy Looks Like!’

    14 Jul 2015
    The Yard Theatre

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    Creating a cultural legacy: the National Museum of Roller Derby

    24 Aug 2012
    London Rockin' Rollers

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    Twelve to Watch in 2012

    1 Jan 2012
    Diva Magazine (p.74-75)

  • Performance / Events

    Desk Chair Disco

    Ellie Harrison & Adele Prince (Sports Day) staged the first ever Desk Chair Disco in Newcastle upon Tyne on Friday 4 November 2011. City dwellers were offered the opportunity to redress their work-life balance by reclaiming their ordinary office furniture and taking it out on the town. As part of Wunderbar festival, Sports Day were invited to take over an empty office unit in the Pandon Building and put on this ‘roller disco with a difference’. The evening featured disco lights, DJ sets, live music and daring Desk Chair Derby displays courtesy of the Newcastle Roller Girls.

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    Market Forces

    31 Oct 2011
    Wunderbar website

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    Lady Dada

    1 Feb 2010
    Trece:Veinte (Mexico) (Issue 54 p.22-29)

  • Performance / Events

    Desk Chair Parade

    On Sunday 2 August 2009, Ellie Harrison & Adele Prince (Sports Day) staged the inaugural Desk Chair Parade took place in Manchester as part of We are the Champions – Castlefield Gallery’s 25th Anniversary. A group of willing volunteers – office workers, shoppers and gallery goers alike – embarked on a magnificent adventure, freewheeling through the streets on ordinary office chairs.

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    Desk Chair Parade (Castlefield Gallery)

    30 Jul 2009

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Ellie Harrison is an artist & activist based in Glasgow (UK). On 8 January 2017, she presented The Glasgow Effect: A talk by Ellie Harrison at Glasgow Film Theatre. In 2019, she was commissioned to develop Bus Regulation: The Musical for Manchester Art Gallery and her first book The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint was published by Luath Press. In 2020-21, her Early Warning Signs are installed at four ‘host venues‘ around the UK and her Vending Machine features in the 😹 LMAO exhibition exploring humour in data visualisation at the Open Data Institute in London.

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We must “reimagine, rebrand and relaunch” our public transport after Covid so that “it’s clean, affordable, cheap, quick, a joy to use” ✨🚍 🚇🚆💕 That's me in an interview by Dani Garavelli for today's The Sunday Post 👇 ... See MoreSee Less

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The New Normal: We must reimagine, rebrand and then relaunch after Covid. Our public transport must be a joy to use - The Sunday Post

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PlayBus Regulation: The Musical

Today my dream of Bus Regulation became a reality! 🥰 💕 After years of campaigning by Better Buses for Greater Manchester, the Mayor of Greater Manchester finally announced that he would stand up to the profiteering private bus companies, and commit to re-regulating the region's bus network to deliver an integrated and affordable service which puts passengers first 🚍🚇🚆 Why not celebrate this evening by watching the Musical? We did it ✊ #ActivismWorks ... See MoreSee Less

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Watch the announcement here: www.facebook.com/BetterBusesforGM/posts/5225150167526536

Important stuff

well done Ellie

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Thanks for all you did Ellie to make this happen! xxx

Read the news here! www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/live-andy-burnham-announces-decision...

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Join Free Our City this Thursday 25 March, 7pm for our public hearing on Glasgow City Council's public transport policy 🚍🚇🚆 I can't wait! Sign up here 👉 freebuses.eventbrite.co.uk ... See MoreSee Less

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Putting Free Buses Back on the Agenda

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ScotRail re-nationalised! 🚆 What a massive win for our #makescotrailpublic campaign, launched back in 2014. We did it ✊ #ActivismWorks ... See MoreSee Less

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Public Ownership of Scotland’s Railway

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Fabulous 🤩🤩🤩🤩

Fantastic! More power to you, Ellie.

Good work.

I was well chuffed to discover my book 'The Glasgow Effect' featuring at no.6 on Glasgow Times' list of "best Glasgow books" to read this World Book Day (UK & Ireland) 📚🥳 Copies are still available on special offer direct from the publisher Luath Press 👇luath.co.uk/productsg/the-glasgow-effect ... See MoreSee Less

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The best Glasgow books to read this World Book Day

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Read 'The Glasgow Effect' if you care about the city.

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