SLHF Annual Conference: Popular Protest
When & Where
Event Details
SLHF will be hosting a conference on Popular Protest in a Scottish Local History Context on Saturday, 25 October 2025 at The Wynd Centre, School Wynd, Paisley PA1 2DB.
Speakers include:
Dr David Smale - The Radical War of 1820: Police Spies, Government Spies and Willing Informers
Tom Dowds - The Trials of the Paisley Radicals in 1820
Prof Christopher Whatley - Harvie's Dyke, Glasgow: People, Protest and Place
Dr Phil Back - “There’s going to be an outrage and we’re going to start it!” Protesting the M77 at Pollok in the 1990s
Dr Juliette Desportes - Landscapes of Protest: Rural Resistance in the Highlands and Islands, 1750-1820
Prof Iain Robertson - The Later Highland Land Wars and the Micro-geographies of Protest
Booking
| Ticket Type | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|
| SLHF Annual Conference: Popular Protest - Adult | £35.00 | |
| SLHF Annual Conference: Popular Protest - Full time student | £15.00 |
Costs
£35 (£15 for full time students), includes light lunch