CCSE Deputy Director debates the social value of sporting and cultural events

On August 5th, as part of the famous Edinbrugh Festivals, CCSE Deputy Director, Professor David McGillivray, was invited to participate in the inaugural Centre for Events and Festivals (CEF) debate. Debate panellists were asked to consider, “Do large scale cultural festivals deliver more social value than major sporting events?” with David and his partner, Iain Edmondson, on the opposition side, arguing for the value of sporting events, against Professor Jane Ali-Knight and Lyndsey Jackson, from the Edinburgh Fringe making the case for cultural festivals.

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A Whistle Stop Tour of Events Right at the Heart of the Cycle Messenger World Champs, Yokohama, JPN πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅

I have just finished a research project in Japan. While travelling around, I had the opportunity to attend the Cycle Messenger World Championships taking place in Yokohama and, to attempt to form an understanding of these events through the lens of a community-based tourism that re-enforces the right to the city for bicycle messengers. Β 

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