Ellie Harrison

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2013

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Thrift Radiates Happiness

14 March 2013
Birmingham Municipal Bank, Birmingham

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The History of Financial Crises

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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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Wow, this is totally epic! 🥳 🎉 After six years' work, I'm so excited to finally be launching Glasgow Community Energy's Community Share Offer 🌞 If you live in Glasgow, don't miss your chance to join our new renewable energy co-operative for the city, before the deadline on 18 June 2021 👇 #coops ... See MoreSee Less

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Amazing Ellie! The world needs more artists like you!

It was fun going up against my old foe Pete Waterman (yes, you heard it, Pete Waterman!) on BBC Radio 2's The Jeremy Vine this lunchtime 😂 So much for #greatbritishrailways 🚆💸 Bring Back British Rail! ... See MoreSee Less

20 May 2021: BBC Radio 2 Jeremy Vine on 'Great British Railways'

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Well done, again, Ellie! You made your points really well. xx

It's all right for him - he's got his own railway!

📣 My main aim for 2021 is to bring ‘Bus Regulation: The Musical’ (the Strathclyde version) to Glasgow once the lockdown eases 🚍🚏 I’m calling out to any local organisations, individuals or groups who would like to help me produce it 👇 Please get in touch!
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Hi Ellie Harrison happy to help you with this project.

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I'm so excited to be launching this brilliant new video made for Get Glasgow Moving by Sooz Draws. It explains exactly why we need regulation and public ownership to sort out Glasgow's buses 🚍🚏 Please share! ... See MoreSee Less

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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

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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