November 2023, more than 3,000 people from the voluntary sector and beyond came together at the EICC in Edinburgh,venue to offer vegetarian-only catering options, with all ingredients sourced from within 200 miles of Edinburgh,My belief is that, in the most difficult times - the darkest times - humanity shines through.,were covered, including responsible use of AI with vulnerable people and communities, the impacts of human,on track to meeting emissions targets Voices from across the environmental movement came together in Edinburgh

It draws from the views provided by voluntary organisations in two roundtable events, SCVO's engagement,take this forward could be the Scottish approach to service design which has been developed through a human,their data and intelligence is of particular importance to bring them in to the public health reform conversation,Wellbeing lab Introduction In conversation between third sector public health stakeholders, we identified,policy Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh

Last week, at an event organised by Voluntary Health Scotland I joined a panel with representatives from,SPICe, Camphill Scotland, Changing Faces and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh to explore,As you’d expect, much of the conversation focussed on workforce, medicine and research.,ensure volunteers and workers can continue to contribute to the sector and our communities and to ensure human

Direction of travel In July 2015 SCVO held a Fairer Scotland event, attended by many of our members and,The key principles outlined at that event formed the backbone of the Fairer Scotland strategy and it,SCVO is a member-led organisation and this consultation response is the result of many roundtables and conversations,At SCVOs consultation event attendees expressed their dissatisfaction with the PIP scheme for numerous,Officer Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh

Human rights-based approaches: they’re our rights “People around the world are fighting for basic human,As a sector we must strive to encourage decision-makers to hold the meetings and events in communities,money society uses to support both formal democracy and public services – it is clear that the tax conversation,With the new tax powers coming to Scotland, let’s continue to work together to have a positive conversation,Ewan Aitken, Edinburgh Cyrenians In Scotland public sector funding for the third sector dropped from

further devolution fits within the ongoing dialogue emerging from the Healthier and Fairer Scotland conversations,How we build rights based approaches into priorities which derive from these conversations is important,As the 1998 Scotland Act which requires Ministers and MSPs to positively take forward key UN Human Rights,Social Security system Based on dignity and respect Compassionate Respectful Friendly and supportive A humane,559 5036 Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh

Such events were one of the outstanding successes of the referendum campaign and all efforts must be,A broader conversation outside purely party political circles may ultimately detribalise our democracy,examples include Men’s Sheds, Project Ability, Spring Fling Open Studio initiative, Big Tent Festival and Edinburgh,Many of Scotland’s citizens are continuing the conversation about future possibilities for the country,474 8001 Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh

social care There has been a renewed interest in sports and creative activities alongside major hosted events,capital is timely and reflects our view that we need to support people and their communities build on the human,Reference Big Lottery Fund Consultation: http://yourvoiceourvision.org.uk/join-the-conversation Contact,scvo.scot Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh