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The Glasgow Effect

  • 2019 Lecture

    Book Launch – The Glasgow Effect

    11 Dec 2019
    Blackwell's South Bridge, Edinburgh

  • 2019 Lecture

    COP Tales

    10 Dec 2019
    Creative Carbon Scotland, Civic House, Glasgow (36:04-42:26)

  • 2019 Lecture

    In Conversation with artist Ellie Harrison

    5 Dec 2019
    Outwith Agency, Glasgow

  • 2019 Lecture

    Book Launch – The Glasgow Effect

    13 Nov 2019
    The NewBridge Project, Gateshead

  • 2019 Lecture

    Art After the Collapse

    8 Nov 2019
    Dartington, Totnes

  • 2019 Lecture
    Pecha Kucha Dundee

    Pecha Kucha

    4 Nov 2019
    Dundee Rep Theatre, Dundee

  • 2019 Writing

    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)

  • 2019 Media

    You can’t take the girl out of Glasgow

    3 Nov 2019
    The Herald (Scottish Life p.6-9)

  • 2019 Lecture

    Book Launch – The Glasgow Effect

    1 Nov 2019
    Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow

  • 2019 Media

    The Glasgow Effect – Book Review

    28 Oct 2019
    Goodreads

  • 2019 Media

    Shut M8 to let Glasgow breathe, says artist

    27 Oct 2019
    The Sunday Times (p.5)

  • 2019 Media
    Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung

    Künstlerin und Aktivistin Ellie Harrison über den “Glasgow Effect”

    27 Oct 2019
    Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (Germany)

  • 2019 Lecture

    Gender (Still) Matters! How Citizenship Education Can Promote Empowerment

    25 Oct 2019
    NECE, University of Strathclyde

  • 2019 Lecture

    Radical!

    16 Oct 2019
    Culture Day, University of Dundee

  • 2019 Lecture

    Studio Jamming

    18 Sep 2019
    Cooper Gallery, Dundee

  • 2019 Lecture

    The Glasgow Effect: Social Mobility in Scotland – Ellie Harrison & Kenneth Calman

    22 Aug 2019
    ScotlandsFest, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

  • 2019 Media

    Glasgow Effect artist Ellie Harrison launches book in response to ‘social media ****storm’

    21 Aug 2019
    The Scotsman

  • 2019 Lecture

    A Tale of Two Cities – Ellie Harrison & Jemma Neville

    20 Aug 2019
    Edinburgh International Book Festival

  • 2019 Media

    Luath’s Safari continues on the back of prize-winning bestseller by rapper Loki

    1 Feb 2019
    The Bookseller

  • 2018 Media

    Publicly Funded Art

    17 May 2018
    The Work of Art, National Galleries of Scotland

  • 2018 Lecture

    From Wild Cat Strikes to Collective Action: Building the University of the Future

    4 May 2018
    BSA Early Career Forum, Newcastle University

  • 2018 Media

    Sinister Backdrop to the War of the Luvvies

    3 Feb 2018
    Scottish Daily Mail (p.16-17)

  • 2017 Media

    Rebellious Concepts

    1 Apr 2017
    Sleek (Issue 53 p.78-82) (Germany)

  • 2017 Lecture

    Universal Basic Income

    23 Feb 2017
    For Fika Sake, Glasgow

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Ellie Harrison is an artist & activist based in Glasgow (UK). In 2023 she won the Stephen Fry Public Engagement Award for her ‘Bus Regulation: The Musical’ Trilogy in Greater Manchester, Strathclyde & Merseyside (2019 – 2023).
In 2021 the Second Edition of Harrison’s book The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint was launched at the UN Habitat’s Innovate4Cities conference to mark the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, and chosen by the Ecologist for the Resurgence Book Club. Her Early Warning Signs were also exhibited at Glasgow’s Mitchell Library during COP26 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the project.
Harrison’s Vending Machine continues to feature in the 😹 LMAO exhibition exploring humour in data visualisation at the Open Data Institute in London.

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Artist, activist & author of 'The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint' 📚

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Another massive win for our campaign today! 🥳 Slowly but surely we will get all Scotland's buses back in public control 🚌 ✊ @followers ...

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Today marks 40 years since ‘D-Day’ – the day that Margaret Thatcher’s 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 was implemented everywhere across England, Scotland & Wales, except London 🚍 I’ve devoted the last 10 years of my life fighting to undo the damage that this policy caused. On Saturday, I was proud to be part of this special online event to mark the occasion 👏 You can watch the recording here 👇 @followers
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This is Massive! 📢 Did you hear First Minster John Swinney announce that all buses in Scotland will be brought back into public control by 2031? 🚍🥳 After 10 years' campaigning with Get Glasgow Moving and Better Buses for Strathclyde, it's just amazing to see The Scottish Government finally starting to listen! Hear my reaction in this special podcast for The National Newspaper 👇 @followers ...

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This weekend Wasps Artists' Studios - Hanson Street, Glasgow is celebrating its 25th anniversary! 🥳 I’ve been based here for sixteen of those years, since 2010. On 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟯 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝟭𝟭𝗮𝗺-𝟰𝗽𝗺 I’m opening my studio to visitors as part of the building’s special anniversary open studios event: waspsstudios.org.uk/news/hanson-street-studios-celebrates-25th-anniversary-this-october/ Please come down and say hello! @followers ...

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On Thursday night we launched the Get Glasgow Moving public transport campaign’s 10th Anniversary Exhibition at The New Glasgow Society 🙌 It’s only on until Weds 23rd Sept, so please make sure you visit! 👇

🗓️ Open every day until Weds 23rd September, 12noon-5pm
📍 1307 Argyle Street, G3 8TL

It’s been a total labour of love to bring this exhibition together – four days’ solid to install and a whole summer spent sorting through the archives and organising more than 240 photographs, sixty press cuttings, fifty films, alongside many old placards, banners and leaflets to the tell the story of our campaign over the last decade 🚍 🚇 🚆

If you don’t know much about Get Glasgow Moving or just want to find out how I’ve been spending a massive chunk of my time over the last 10 years as the campaign’s co-founder and chairperson – then please make sure you come along!

I’ll be invigilating from Monday – Weds, so come and say hi 😊

We are also selling our popular campaign t-shirts, designed by yours truly, for just £10 – so don't miss your chance to get one 👕

And thanks, as always, to Neil Scott for the wonderful photos!

Presented as part of Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival 2026

#GlasgowDoorsOpenDaysFestival #GlasgowGoesOut #CulturalHeritage #GlasgowEvents #GDODF26 @followers
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Opening this Thursday! 📢 Please don't miss this special exhibition I've curated to celebrate the Get Glasgow Moving campaign's 10th Anniversary 🥳 I've been working on it all summer and it's 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 at The New Glasgow Society as part of Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival #GDODF26 @followers 🙏 ...

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I was delighted to be back in Liverpool City Region this week for the launch of Merseytravel's new publicly-controlled bus network 🚌🥳 I staged 'Bus Regulation: The Musical' here in 2022 and 2023 as part of the campaign which led to Steve Rotheram's decision to become the 2nd UK city region to roll-out bus franchising, after Greater Manchester. Find out more here: ellieharrison.com/merseyside @followers ...

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After 10 years campaigning, it's just brilliant to see The Scottish Government finally taking action to regulate bus fares in Glasgow 👏 But their £2 fare cap will do nothing to improve services, create new routes or integrate timetables and tickets with other transport modes 🚍🚇🚆 For that we must bring our bus network back into public control. Please support Better Buses for Strathclyde to make it happen ✊ @followers ...

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Commodities

  • National Museum of Roller Derby T-Shirt National Museum of Roller Derby T-Shirt £25.00
  • Radical Renewable Art + Activism Fund Sticker Radical Renewable Art + Activism Fund Sticker £3.00
  • Channel Swimming Challenge Logbook Channel Swimming Challenge Logbook £3.00
  • The Glasgow Effect (First Edition) The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint £10.00 – £12.00Price range: £10.00 through £12.00
  • 4 Live Broadcasts DVD 4 LIVE Broadcasts DVD £20.00
  • Bus Regulation: The Musical T-Shirt Bus Regulation: The Musical T-Shirt £15.00
  • Hen Weekend Bag Hen Weekend Bag £10.00
  • Gold Card Adventures Poster Gold Card Adventures Poster £5.00
  • Tea Blog Sticker Tea Blog Sticker £1.00

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