This podcast was an absolute pleasure for me. I have long been committed to outdoor learning and chaired the Outdoor Connections Advisory Group for Scottish Government, so to combine that with addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences was an irresistible opportunity for me.

Conor McNamara, Conor.mcnamara@oytscotland.org.uk, does exactly that through his work with the Ocean Youth Trust. You can get a real insight into the Trust's activity through this marvellous video

https://oytscotland.org.uk/young-people-from-g15-youth-project-share-their-story-through-film-after-cashback-voyage

and get more information on their website - Home - OYT Scotland

Conor is wonderfully enthusiastic and was a joy to talk to. His work and that of the Trust make a massive difference to young people through offering opportunities, challenges and support. Listen and find out more including how to help the organisation to reach more young people

This episode takes us back into the territory of community activism and empowerment and that is something that is at the heart of this series. Terry McTernan has a great story to tell about Ferguslie Park and the people who live there. Often highlighted, Ferguslie had become a byword for the extent and impact of deprivation. Sadly, it had often appeared to be a graveyard for efforts at regeneration and recovery. Terry tells a very different story a community that helped itself. One which made impressive progress when the people who lived there were empowered and encouraged.

He echoes much of the work and thinking of Rebecca Solnit in her books, especially "A Paradise Built in Hell" and "The Beginning Comes After the End" and these are just some of the references made in this wide ranging conversation about how we really need to address industrial decline, unemployment, poverty and all the impacts of adversity, including adverse childhood experiences.

It is fulll of ideas and passion and is a genuinely encouraging and uplifting conversation

It is wonderful to come back to the film "Love and Trouble" which we first discussed in episode 4 of series 1 of this podcast when we spoke to Christo Hird from Dartmouth Films. I now get the chance to talk about not with Kenny and Kerry who are the subjects of the film. I really admire both of them for the way that they have addressed the challenges and issues that they have faced and for the courage and openness that they have shown in allowing the film maker, Amy Hardie into their lives. Amy is a talented and sensitive person and her qualities, combined with the willingness of Kenny and Kerry to share their lives, have created a remarkable film.

Showings of the film can be organised through the Scottish ACEs Action Community. If you would like to host a screening for your community or organisation, get in touch with Suzanne Zeedyk -suzanne@suzannezeedyk.com. She will tell you how Scotland’s ACEs Action Community can help you.

There are screenings scheduled for for the School of Health and Wellbeing at Glasgow University on the 11th May -https://www.gla.ac.uk/events/listings/index.html/event/14695

Glasgow Clyde College on 19th May - jroden@glasgowclyde.ac.uk

Dundee College on 20th May https://dvva.scot/news/love-and-trouble-screening-and-qa-with-da-college-20th-may/

Keep an eye on the Scotland's ACEs Action Community Facebook page for details of all screenings.