"The arts in all their glorious manifestations are essential prescriptions for those who are in pain, indespair or in recovery. Creativity and imagination stimulate the spirit and, in so doing, speed the healing process. They are powerful medicine indeed"
Lord Richard Attenborough
" The 21st Century belongs to a dynamic collaboration between the techies and the creatives, something never envisaged before, a true welding of science and art, local communities are the third side of the triangle."
Keynote speaker
Apple Conference 1992
Universal declaration of human rights
Article 26
'Everyone has the right to education'
Article 25
'Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for health and well-being'
Article 27
'Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community'.
When people play their part
Verse one
We thought the day had come
When we'd win through at last
When men would walk with dignity
In their own cities, proud and free
Chorus
The powerful in the land
Can't bring a change of heart
But history will be made
When the people play their part
Verse two
You ask me why I'm sad
Have you been on a trip
The headlines stare you in the face
And kidnap, killings, riot, race
Hold us in thier grip
Chorus
Verse three
But some say that the've heard
A whisper in the wind
Communities are on the move
Their way of living to improve
and festivals you find
Chorus
From 'Castle, Cooncil & Curse, 1974, Craigmillar Community musical