Open letter to 'Occupy Glasgow'

The following open letter has been written by the newly formed Glasgow Women’s Activist Forum in response to recent events involving the ‘Occupy Glasgow’ camp in George Square, a good summary of which can be found here. SSY supports the sentiments expressed in the letter, and we are happy to share it on our blog [...]

Sparks fly as electricians confront bosses in Glasgow

The pavement outside the Radisson Hotel on Argyle Street, Glasgow was the setting of a showdown last night between electricians – currently fighting the tearing up of a national pay agreement that will see wage cuts of up to 35 percent and the wholesale de-skilling of their trade – and industry bosses, who were arriving [...]

Stop Deportations!

An emergency protest was held in Glasgow earlier today against a planned mass deportation of Nigerian asylum seekers, set to take place on a specially charted flight overnight tonight. Among those who have been detained by the UK Border Agency over the past week are three Glasgow-based asylum seekers, including one who has been resident [...]

Huge course cuts voted through at Strathclyde & Glasgow

Crunch decisions over cuts at both Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities over the past week have yielded mixed results for the anti-cuts movement in the city. With, in particular, Humanities subjects under threat at both universities, a huge amount was at stake. Since February, when course cuts were revealed at Glasgow University, a mass campaign has [...]

We gotta fight fight fight fight, fight all the cuts

A ‘Coalition of Resistance’ is set to get off the ground in Glasgow over the next few weeks, with a view to bringing together the various strands of the anti-cuts movement in the city. SSY has been involved in initiating the group, as one of the signatories to an open letter, an edited version of which was [...]

Strathclyde police: quality polis aw the way

Ever feel like you’re being watched? If you’re a politically engaged person in Glasgow you probably are. Every single demo is followed by hordes of cops in uniform, in plain clothes, in mad vans with rotating cameras on top, on horses, in helicopters, on bikes and motor bikes. Sadly Strathy Police recently had their audacious [...]

From Scotland to Toronto, let's solve this problem pronto!

Today saw around 200 mostly young people take to the streets of Glasgow against victim blaming and recent political discourse surrounding the issue of rape, as Slutwalk arrived in Scotland for the first time. The Slutwalk phenomenon began in April this year in Toronto, following remarks made by a senior police officer that women should ‘avoid dressing [...]

Cops run riot at Strathclyde

Another day, another demo, another series of spectacular fuck ups by Strathclyde Police. In an approach to public order policing fast becoming customary for the force, Thursday’s otherwise completely peaceful demonstration against course closures and job losses at Strathclyde University saw a lengthy stand-off between protesters and the police, following the audacious arrest of a [...]

Slutwalk

Slutwalk is the result of women fighting back against the idea that what you wear will determine whether or not you are raped. It all started with Toronto Police’s lecture to women, saying that “…women should avoid dressing like sluts” to prevent being raped. Women of Toronto fought back by organising a protest which they named [...]

LET'S ALL GET PISHED IN KELVINGROVE. INVITE YOUR PALS

Last Friday, as the rest of the country settled down to happy clappy street parties, boulevards decked out in union jacks and wall to wall television coverage of a fairytale wedding, a rather different story was unfolding in Glasgow. The city hit the national headlines after a massive unauthorised party, which saw up to 10,000 [...]

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