Bella Caledonia – independence – self-determination – autonomy
5 days ago · Bella Caledonia: An Anthology of Writing from 2007 – 2021. Curated by Mike Small, this anthology is a flavour of Bella’s output over these 14 years ― the editor’s pick.
About Us - Bella Caledonia
In Why Scots Should Rule Scotland (1992), Gray proposed a possible female figurehead to represent Scotland: “Since the 18th century sculptors and political cartoonists have often represented nations as single people, usually robust and beautiful women with names like La France, Italia, Germania.
Bella Themes for 2024
Jan 2, 2024 · This requires new types of media, new types of thinking and new types of action beyond a) the relentless loop of ‘debating’ climate change b) the endless engagement with tired broken processes (“COP56 has promised a breakthrough”) c) looking to new forms of direct action and building methods of resilience here in Scotland.
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Self-Determination, Autonomy, Independence – Bella Caledonia
Aug 16, 2022 · Hi Alex – 100% agree that ‘ a “better Scottish government” can ONLY be realised by securing the powers of Independence.” Bit I think being completely uncritical of our current governance does not serve the cause of independence …
Bella Caledonia: An Anthology of Writing from 2007 – 2021
This is a book celebrating fourteen years of publishing and collaborations. We have taken the idea of ‘self-determination’ and began to ask what would that mean for us as individuals, communities, towns and cities, not just as a nation?
Backing Bella 2024 - Bella Caledonia
Apr 16, 2024 · Yesterday we laid out some of our themes for the year ahead (Spring 2024: Bella re-Boot) – today we are launching a crowdfund to try and gather some resources to pay for, specifically, freelance writers.As we say here: “We have no big-backers, remain ad-free and don’t hide behind a paywall.
Bella Caledonia: Books, Ideas and Debate – Bella Caledonia
Oct 9, 2021 · Since its establishment Bella Caledonia has provided a vibrant, vital platform for discussing politics, culture and ideas relevant to Scotland. It has over the period also taken time to review books and publications. As the new Books Editor of Bella I would like to build on Bella’s impressive work over the years, and provide a space for profiling and reviewing books on a wide range of subjects.
Ten Years On: The Matter of Independence – Bella Caledonia
Oct 4, 2024 · Similarly, divisions between ‘nationalists’ and ‘unionists’, or ‘sovereigntists’ and ‘unionists’, are not straightforward. Michael Keating and I have been exploring ideas of sovereignty by means of survey questions: ‘ People in Scotland should have the ultimate right to decide for themselves how they should be governed ’ and ‘ …
History – Bella Caledonia
What We Do. Bella Caledonia was founded in 2007 by Mike Small and Kevin Williamson – following the idea ‘don’t hate the media become the media’ – we invite you to write for us – share us – and support us. We are open to submissions and collaborations – our whole purpose is to create a platform for new writers, artists, filmmakers (etc)