In August this year, Greenbelt Festival hosted a conversation for anyone interested in exploring the possibility of doing something like Greenbelt in Scotland. So a second meeting took place in Perth in November to take things a step further.

So ‘The PROJECT‘ was born… an interim process of small, viral, organic events during 2009 & 2010, building to the possibility of a larger event in 2011.

These small events would allow us to flesh out what a bigger event might look like; to more immediately model the kind of thing a larger event would contain; and to build a community of folk who’d be able to make a larger event happen.

It was clear at both meetings that any future event in Scotland should have its own identity, should grow out of Scottish culture and concerns, and not merely attempt to imitate Greenbelt. Although initially inspired by the spirit that Greenbelt (and other events) manifests, ‘The PROJECT‘ should develop a distinct Scottish nature, responding to the specific conditions, context and needs of this place and time.

More Info on The Project Wiki and Facebook Group

Having philosophical/theological education that was formed mostly in institutions like Cottiers and Uisge Beathe, I don’t think I’m anywhere grasping his whole concept.. but there’s certainly enough soundbites in this film to provoke a bit of thinking… well worth 70 minutes. Sometime soon i’ll watch it with a notebook and try and blog it a little bit more thoroughly..