As well as regular storytelling walks, I also lead or am involved with a variety of projects around storytelling, social justice and anti-colonial social history.
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Unmapped places: Cairngorms stories
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My Place project
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Mapping previously unrecorded names and stories of the Cairngorm Mountains, Am Monadh Ruadh, as used by people who live or work in the hills.
Every family or group tends to have their own names for landmarks - with a story to go with them. The project will help to highlight complex connections and relationships between land and people, and add to current debates on wildness, 're-wilding,' communities' inclusion and exclusion - in access, decision-making, livelihoods - as well as climate change. |
The 'My Place' project creatively explores identity, belonging and 'home', with children and young people aged 7-17 from racialised or marginalised communities living within the Cairngorms National Park.
Through outdoor activity workshops with storyteller Sarah and filmmaker Hannah, followed by indoor creative workshops, we are producing a zine that shares the young people's experiences of living here. With a focus on care and connection - to each other and where we live - the project was also a skill-share, while having lots of fun! |
Relevant to the walks, I have:
Outdoor Emergency First Aid qualification
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Gaelic for work purposes Level 3 (SQA course)
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Public Liability Insurance
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I am also working towards my Hill & Moorland Leader qualification, a nationally accredited scheme administered and awarded by Mountain Training.