Ruth Dowson

It’s a wrap! Bernadette Albert Dan Lomax & I submitted our new book *The Cultural Risk Assessment in Events: Achieving Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity* to our publisher Sally North @Goodfellows Thanks to contributors: 16 case studies; Gavin Mart; Alister Albert & Rachel Lomax
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Gavin Mart & I spoke at the Welsh Places of Worship Forum Llandudno 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿to share our expertise on eventization of faith, encouraging churches to take a strategic planned approach to events activities & creating grassroots approaches to creatively re-imagine places of worship for events.
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Presented with a book at St Peter’s Square

Book front cover

Amazing morning at the Vatican, I had the honour of being presented with a book (with a chapter by me) by the editor Monsignor Fabrizio Capella of the Roman Catholic Dicastery of Education and Culture. We stepped out onto his office balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square and the Basilica #academicsky

Our first walk down to the marina on this 🇳🇴trip, we’ve been conserving our energy and getting extra naps 💤 whilst we’re looking after the girls ❤️❤️

Thanks to my friends in the King’s Army of the English Civil War Society who awarded me a medal for service today. Doing my thing as their Chaplain gives me great joy. And wonderful to spend some quality time with my dear friend Sue

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Just finished writing the first draft of a book chapter this afternoon. Time to start another one tomorrow 🤗 #academicsky

@mattyorkshire.bsky.social Happy birthday to my beloved, amazing Dad, loving Grampy. You light up my life.

Margaret Thatcher resigned 34 years ago today.

Her cruel decisions have echoed through the decades, creating some of the most serious problems the UK faces in 2024.

5 examples:

I’ve heard some people criticise @duolingoverde.bsky.social but today I’ve been studying Norwegian 🇳🇴 for 300 days so I can understand what my granddaughters are saying - and I definitely understand more now than I did in January

We’re recruiting a More in Common UK Events & Operations associate to manage our programme of webinars, research presentations & party conference events, as well as supporting project management across our work. If it sounds like it’s for you apply here! t.co/vmdr73V3dA

There are differences between faiths and religious traditions / denominations but these differences influence every aspect of events strategy, planning elements and delivery

I’d love to have a conversation with you about applications beyond this.

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Delighted to announce that I am now Visiting Researcher in Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management @LeedsBeckettUniversity
Many thanks to Dr James Musgrave and Dr Peter Robinson for making this happen
Supporting LBU through my research in events and eventization of faith #academicsky

Thank you!

Great to be back at UK Centre for Events Management @LeedsBeckett University
yesterday giving a guest lecture on commercialisation and commodification of event venues - learning from churches. A great bunch of students

So now we have our ‘Event Planning and Management’ textbook published in Greek 🇬🇷
A lovely afternoon with Bernie Al and Jojo - and thank you for the beautiful flowers

Thanks but we’re doing pretty well through our own direct academic and professional networks.

Thanks

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Another opportunity to celebrate - official letter from Leeds Beckett University
confirming conferral of my PhD on #eventizationoffaith and a printed copy of my work! Thanks again to all who supported me in these endeavours 👏🏻 #academicsky #CarnegieSchoolofSport

#waveoflight #remembering

Flowers 🌺 and PhD congratulations from my wonderful Norwegian family
Thank you ❤️

Back on campus today giving a guest lecture to Carnegie School of Sport Event management Masters students on assessing cultural risks in events and venues - building on my work with Bernadette Albert & Dan Lomax. And hugs from former colleagues as yesterday my PhD amendments were approved! 🎉 #RevDr

Presented research #EventizationofFaith engaging churches in strategic planning for #Bradford2025 #UKCityofCulture at conference #Ecclesiology & #Ethnography St John’s College Durham. Representing #UKCentreforEventsManagement sharing #theological & #eventsmanagement experience. #academicsky

Teaching events management undergraduates for 14 years my colleague Bernadette Albert and I developed the Cultural Risk Assessment for event planners and venue managers that enables students to develop their cultural competence to enhance inclusion in event spaces. We’ve written a paper too..

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Re-enactors processing

Re-enacting drummers

On parade

Throwback to January, commemorating the death of King Charles I 1649 with the King’s Army of the English Civil War Society re-enactors

A rose from my garden

Potatoes and rhubarb

Celebrating the beautiful products of my garden - a gorgeous variegated rose left by the previous owners who lived here for over 50 years; delicious rhubarb that I transplanted from the bottom of the garden; and accidental potatoes 🥔 that somehow grew in my raised beds without me planting them