vRSP 2021 Session Reports

Click on the images below to view the reports on these sessions from this year’s virtual Rural Scottish Parliament. 

vRSP21 Session Report – Good Food

vRSP21 Session Recommendations - Good Food
Session Recommendations from the Virtual Rural Scottish Parliament 2021 – Good Food

 

vRSP21 Session Report – Rural and Island Social Care

vRSP21 Session Recommendations - rural and island social care
Session Recommendations from the Virtual Rural Scottish Parliament 2021- rural and island social care.

 

vRSP21 Session Report – Mental Wellbeing 

vRSP21 Session Recommendations - Mental Wellbeing
Session Recommendations from the Virtual Rural Scottish Parliament 2021- mental wellbeing

 

vSRP 2021 – session reports

 

Click on the images below to view the reports on the One Gigabit Rural and Island Scotland and the Democracy and Local Governance sessions from this year’s virtual Rural Scottish Parliament. 

 

vSRP 2021 – session reports

The virtual Scottish Rural Parliament, held earlier this year, has published its session reports which will share over the coming weeks.

Whilst  a dedicated Housing Session was not held at the 2021vSRP as the  curators – Rural Housing Scotland – had recently delivered their Rural Housing Summit in February 2021 and published a comprehensive manifesto,  the sessions on Transport and 20 Minute Neighbourhoods are an important follow-on from our Island Voices recording on Housing and emphasise the interconnectedness of these issues.

Click on the images below to view the session reports in more detail. 

 

 

VSRP21 Youth Session – March 6th 2021

This free, virtual session is an opportunity for rural and island young people aged 16-25 to collectively reimagine the future of their communities. Facilitated by the Social Enterprise Academy, the fully interactive session will also provide an opportunity for young people to question decision makers such as Maree Todd, Minister for Children and Young People and Bruce Adamson, The Children and Young People’s Commissioner. The outputs of the session will contribute to other sessions of the Scottish Rural Parliament and help to influence rural policy.

To attend, register for the Scottish Rural Parliament and select the Youth Session when asked.

Registration link: https://www.srp2021.scot

Scottish Rural Parliament 2021

The Scottish Rural Parliament is a grassroots democratic assembly, bringing together people who live and work in rural and island Scotland with decision makers and influencers to explore current thinking and identify actions that will shape the future of rural communities. 

Scottish Rural Parliament 2021 will be held over five days between March  6th and 18th. In sessions that will be open to everyone who would like to register, panels will look at a wide variety of issues that deeply affect rural Scottish lives – from local democracy and land use to digital communications and climate change. Through conversation and the sharing of stories these sessions will explore what needs to be done so that rural communities are thriving and their natural environment is safeguarded.  

A member of the European-wide network of Rural Parliaments, the Scottish Rural Parliament takes place every two years. Responding to the pandemic reality, the 2021 Virtual SRP (2021vSRP) will take place online on a platform which is easy to access if you have a mobile phone, tablet or laptop and an internet connection. This year the Scottish Rural Action is partnering with the Scottish Islands Federation and Scottish Rural Network and the outcomes of the parliament will form the basis of an updated Manifesto for Rural and Island Scotland.

The programme can be seen in full here and we will be looking at the individual sessions in greater detail over the coming weeks.