by Patrick Harvie MSP The most important people in the debate about Scotland’s independence referendum are the ones who’ve not made up their minds yet. Some people are motivated by [...]
With just three days to the first Radical Independence Conference Allan Armstrong makes the case for a Scottish republic. Most people understand a republic to be a state without a monarch. [...]
Monday , 1pm: a BBC report states that the death toll has now risen to 94 Palestinians and 3 Israelis. 1- Ahmad Al-Ja’bary, 52 years old. 2-Mohammed Al-hams, 28 years old. [...]
A recent statement by Professor Noam Chomsky indicates a different take on Israeli aggression than he has had in the past. His statement has been misquoted over the weekend, so, for [...]
Here’s the 4th episode of the For A’ That podcast where The Peat Worrier and myself (Michael Greenwell) are joined by Gary Dunion of, amongst other things, Bright Green Scotland.
A SONNET FOR GAZA Shalom. This is not a time for clandestine poets to hurl shoes over Jericho's fortified walls. Stay calm. The stench of exploding verse will not deter [...]
Community campaigners have announced that the second Anti-Poverty Conference will be held in Craigroyston Community High School on 1 December. It’s hoped that the latest event will build on the achievements of last year’s conference, and will target the Scottish Parliament this time round.
Edinburgh Demonstration Meet 12 noon, Saturday 8th December 2012. Kirkgate, Leith. Many companies and charities have pulled out of the government’s workfare schemes when met with pickets and direct action that put these exploitative schemes in the spotlight.
Last month we co-hosted a talk with ECAP by Lindela Figlan from the South African shackdwellers’ movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo. Organising from the bottom-up, thousands of people are involved in the movement fighting for social change, land and housing and abstaining from voting. We recorded the talk and include some quotes from it below.
by Margaret Woods I recently spent an extraordinary evening at the Citizen’s Theatre. To a packed audience the National Theatre of Scotland performed “Glasgow Girls – The Musical” – the [...]
