1820.

 

             The struggle for freedom and justice is not a new struggle, generation after generation of ordinary people have been struggling for that better world for all. We owe it to them to continue that struggle, the struggle will be over when we overthrow the present system of state/capitalism that has spawned so much poverty, wars and insecurity for the mass of the world's population while heaping unimaginable wealth, privileges and power on the few.
           The Glasgow Keelie Group and others took to the streets to mark the state murder of one of those freedom fighters. James Purlie Wilson who was brutally hanged and then beheaded by the state on Glasgow Green for his part in the 1820 insurrection. This enactment took place in Glasgow on Sunday 27 August on Glasgow Green, at the Barras and in front of the Glasgow's People's,Palace.

       For more on the 1820 insurrection go to https://spiritofrevolt.info and click on Strugglepedia 

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Pillage.

          Glasgow City Council is becoming famous for it gay-abandon and pillage attitude to Glasgow's common goods and public assets. At the moment there is a campaign to reopen the Glasgow People's Palace and Winter Gardens, which the council closed. The campaign group "Friends of the People's Palace, Winter Gardens and Glasgow Green" have so far got the council to open part of the People's Palace but the trashed, (by the council) Winter Gardens remains closed. This vandalism has raised the anger of the people of Glasgow who demand it get reopened as it was, a free, pleasant public place for the citizens to enjoy. The council seem keen to open it as some sort of commercial concern, getting the public to pay for entry and some business to make lots of money from what was, and should continue to be a wonderful public asset for all to enjoy free.
         The Friends of the People's Palace, Winter Gardens and Glasgow Green, held another protest on the Green on Saturday 23rd. April and they are becoming famous not only for their persistent and innovative campaign but also for their massive long banners, a work of art in themselves. The yellow banner stretches all the way round the People's Palace and Winter Gardens and creates quite a bit of interest from public and press for the comments and info on the banner. However the campaign needs more support from Glasgow's people to finally push the council into a state of common decency and sense and reopen the People's Palace and Winter Gardens as they were intend, for the people of Glasgow forever and ever, and free.

 

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Our Green.

         The citizens of Glasgow, like those of other large cities have a myriad of likes and dislikes, loves and hates, but one thing you can count on is the general love of Glasgow Green by the majority of Glasgow's citizens. "The Green" as it is referred to is steeped in Glasgow's history It has been a place of celebration, family outings, a place in the city centre where you can walk with kids cycle, have a picnic. However there is another aspect the "The Green" that endears it to the people of Glasgow. It has been a place of struggle, a rallying point for all manner of radical actions. It has hosted thousands on May Days, anti-war protests, suffragette rallies, freedom of speech battles. It is also the place where the state carried out some of its "legal" murders of radicals. Over the years there has been fights with the Glasgow council to save "The Green" for what it was intended, the free use by people. There have been attempt to sell off parts, even, at one point considering starting a coal mine, all resisted by the good people of Glasgow.
       The battle still continues as the council have let the gem in the centre of "The Green", The People's Palace and Winter Gardens, fall into a state of disrepair, trashing the Winter Gardens completely, and a battle rages to have it opened in its original form and for what it was, a centre of history of the ordinary people of Glasgow, and a place for all to relax in its lovely Winter Gardens, FREE for all of Glasgow citizens. Meanwhile the council has ideas to "reimagine" it and turn it into a commercial venue where the citizens will pay to enter and make lots of money for some corporate mob. 

 

 

     You can enjoy Spirit of Revolt's "Radical History on Glasgow Green, HERE 

      Also you can enjoy this new addition to the Spirit of Revolt's Video collection

 

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Angry Time!

 

          Glasgow folks are getting pissed off with the council, having watched them close so many amenities due to Covid are now being informed of a list of those that will not open again. Public libraries among some of those permanent closures. The well loved and much used People's Palace Winter Gardens, now has a shadow of permanent closure hanging over this gem of a Glasgow public owned asset. As myself and others have repeated on a regular basis, that all those billions of pounds paid to keep very rich corporate business with a tidy bank balance would have to be paid back by you and I in the form of austerity. The loss of public services and amenities is just the start, there will be a whole raft of measures to pay back the financial Mafia for that load the state borrowed to keep their corporate friends happy during the pandemic. You ain't seen nothing yet, cuts to education, NHS starved of proper funding, stricter control over benefits and cuts to social services, that will be there plan for starters. Of course we can sit back and moan to each other about hard things are, or we can get organised in our communities and work places, and take our anger and discontent on to the street. Together we can forge a new normal, a fairer society based on mutual aid and sustainability, freed from the poison that is the economy of profit and ever expanding consumption, a society that sees to the needs of all our people. That choice is up to us, don't expect the billionaire parasite class and their minders the state to do that for us. Let your righteous anger flood the streets and change the world we live in.
       Saturday afternoon, 5th. June, saw some of those angry Glasgow citizens form up in George Square to voice their determination to fight to hold onto all our public assets, public services and amenities, join them, our wall of anger, determined solidarity and organisation can push back that tide of austerity that is coming our way. 

Join them here;

 https://www.friendsofppwggg.org.uk/  

https://www.livingrent.org/contact_us

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