WHAT’S ON AT THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

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This week in Parliament  
Festival of Politics: Upcoming events
Scotland 2026 –  who gets to belong?
Stopping child poverty – In partnership with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Monday 17 August, 5:30pm to 6:30pm
With growing polarisation, mistrust, and a sense of being “left behind” for many communities, how can Scotland bring diverse voices together, move from division to empathy, and ensure community voices are at the heart of decision-making?
Thursday 27 August, 6:30pm to 7:45pm
With estimates that 24% of Scottish children remain locked in poverty, intergenerational poverty remains a persistent challenge despite legislative moves like the Scottish Child Payment. How do we break the cycle and make meaningful change to poverty that corrosively impacts hunger, health, work, debt, insecure housing, and energy poverty?
Free tickets available now
Free tickets available now
What’s On
Come along to the Parliament this summer to see:
Mother Glasgow:
11 – 28 August
Mother Glasgow is a series of striking new portraits by artist Gerard M Burns celebrating women who have made Scotland, and Glasgow in particular, their home.
One Hundred Voices:
12 – 28 August
One Hundred Voices is an interactive, audio-guided installation, bringing creative insight into living in the care system. It serves as an artistic act of recognition and celebration of the one hundred testimonies recorded through the Caring Scotland project.
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