Peace, Sustainability & Equality
About Words and Actions for Peace, a Secure Scotland Project
- words for telling the story, and actions to address the problems -
Words and Actions for Peace is a community drop-in and resource centre and activist hub in the center of Edinburgh.
It is a key initiative of and hosted by Secure Scotland.
Secure Scotland is a network of people and organisations that challenge prevailing ideas of security.
In place of practices that increase inequality and make us less safe, we want to link up people who think Scotland could look after all its citizens and their environment by responding to basic needs and real threats, and make useful contributions to peace and security in the global community.
Together, Secure Scotland and Words and Actions provide both a practical space for public engagement and a platform for fostering critical conversations that challenge dominant, fear-based security narratives.
All are welome to drop in, use the resources and start a conversation.
Words and Actions for Peace is for building community, shared action for the common good, and avoiding campaigns in competition with each other. It is for collaboration between all who share a concern for peace and sustainability. It has been used to screen films, host acoustic gigs, organise panel discussions, hustings, coffee mornings and vigils, and to make a tea and have a chat. It is managed by Secure Scotland and kept running by many volunteers.
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It is easy to register as a Words and Actions user or to apply to volunteer, and all are welcome to utilise the resource base for study, research or just using the WiFi. Words and Actions is open to the public from 10 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday, and bookable for groups at other times.
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If you sign up to the Secure Scotland Mailing List, you'll get notice about various open events and exhibitions that take place at the premises.
Peace & Justice Scotland
Peace & Justice Scotland, founded in 1980, has also made WandA its home since its doors opened in late 2022.
P&J's Campaigns Lead is available there on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Secure Scotland is grateful for its long history and contacts, and we partner on and share some projects.