REPRESENTATIVES from 14 nations and regions across Europe and beyond are set to convene in Scotland next month for a first-of-its-kind conference.
Tickets have now officially gone on sale for the Owning Our Futures event, which will see representatives from the diverse nations sign a declaration stating that Europe's future must be one of greater autonomy and decentralisation.
Among the nations and regions set to attend are Catalonia, Corsica, Flanders, the Faroes, Greenland, Ireland, North England, Sardinia, Sicily, South Tyrol, the Basque Country, Veneto, and Wales.
The event has been organised jointly by the Scottish Independence Convention (SIC) and International Commission of European Citizens – an EU-affiliated organisation bringing together European nations with independence or autonomy movements – and is billed as the “most inspiring independence conference this year”.
It will be held in Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh on October 5 from 2pm.
The SIC said the venue had been chosen to “give our guests a historic setting and show the best of Scotland”.
Tickets cost £10 for the conference alone, or £25 including a ceilidh with a haggis supper and music from the Stan Reeves Ceilidh Band.
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Commenting on tickets going on sale, SIC co-convener Isobel Lindsay said: “An awful lot of people are downbeat just now as we come to realise we've a bit more fighting to do before we achieve independence than perhaps we thought we'd face.
“Well you can both lift the gloom by coming to this inspiring conference and make invaluable alliances with our international friends so we can fight this fight together.
“We know there is a lot of interest in this conference and places are limited.
“It may not quite be the scramble there was for Oasis tickets, but if you don't want to be disappointed we would encourage you to buy tickets early.”
The SIC has said that there are 250 spaces available for the conference, but only 150 for the evening ceilidh.
The convention further asked people who are able to donate to contribute towards a crowdfunder to help pay for delegates’ accommodation and travel.
“All donations to our fundraiser will help us make it a conference which stays in the minds of our international partners for a long time to come,” the SIC said.
You can find tickets to the Owning Our Futures conference here.
