Showing posts with label Donald Dewar Statue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Donald Dewar Statue. Show all posts

Sunday 17 July 2016

Planting Seeds.

       Saturday July 16th. saw demonstrations across the country against the abomination that is the Trident nuclear weapon system. Glasgow held its protest against these weapons of mass destruction at the Donald Dewar statue, at the top of Buchanan Street. The usual colourful array of banners, posters and leaflets were on display, Greens, Unions, anti-detention, refugees welcome, anti-austerity, Communist Party and various socialist groups. Alas I didn't see any anarchist presence, I did chat to two anarchist in the crowd, but no leaflets, no papers, no literature of any sort.
       I always feel these events are ideal places to put out our ideas, these are people who have a gripe with the system, people who are prepared to stand up and protests against what they see as a wrong. If we don't put our ideas on their table, then when they are looking for answers, they wont pick up ours. At these events it is not just the committed that you can make contact with, but the general public, the passers-by, the curious, it is a most fertile ground to plant your seeds. We should be there, putting our ideas out there with the myriad of material that surfaces at these events. We have to meet other's ideas with our ideas when ever and where ever they surface. After all it is the ordinary people that we have to reach, those on the street. 

THE PROPAGANDISTS.

When the hordes run with their flaming torches,
When they light the torch of freedom
Burning all injustices
Scorching all hypocrisies
Making a bonfire of poverty
Throwing dogma, patriotism and religion on the flames,
I’ll be there, among them with my box of matches.

Some photos from Saturday.
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Sunday 15 May 2016

Glasgow Primary School Janitors' Strike.


         More than 100 primary school janitors in the Glasgow area planning to begin another three-day strike over a pay dispute. Members of the Unison union they want extra pay for certain tasks which they claim are "dirty, unpleasant, involve regularly working outside or heavy lifting". They have been boycotting some of these tasks since January and staged a walkout in March. They and UNISON are calling a rally for 5:30 pm at the Dewar's statue on Thursday, May 19. All those in struggle against this exploitative system deserve our solidarity, I would go further and say their position demands our solidarity. It is only by the strength of that solidarity that we can win these battles.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-36085912

Thursday, 19th. May, 5:30pm.
Donald Dewar Statue.
Buchanan Street Glasgow.
Rally in support of Glasgow Primary school janitors.
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