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MARYHILL SSP
The SSP held its Socialism 2010 events in Maryhill in the Community Central Halls on 5th - 6th February. On the evening of the 5th there was an international rally with speakers from Enhedslisten, the Red-Green Alliance, Denmark, the Nouveau Parti Anti-Capitaliste (NPA), France, the Irish Socialist Network, the Scottish Cuba Solidarity Campaign, John McAllion, SSP and Eric Chester from the US Socialist Party, currently in Maryhill and participating in our branch. On the following day there were plenty of workshops to discuss various topics.
More photos of international rally.
January 2010’s meetings included discussion on the party’s electoral strategy and the nature of the SSP’s way forward.
In December 2009 Susan Dorazio and Eric Chester gave a very interesting report back from the activities centred around the climate change summit at Copenhagen where there were demonstrations, meetings and workshops attended by environmental activists, anti-capitalists and others from round the world.
There were a series of marches known as “the Wave” organised in several cities to coincide with the Copenhagen summit. Many SSP members participated in the Glasgow Wave march. The demonstrators assembled and set off from Bellahouston Park in Glasgow’s south side. It was a long march and videos were taken showing the marchers’ progress along Paisley Road West, up to the Squinty Bridge across the Clyde, at the motorway and continuing along the north side, and finally up Kelvin Way and into Kelvingrove Park where there was a rally. Photos here.
· Free public transport to reduce car usage and fuel emissions is one of the SSP policies and campaigns on the environment, a policy which also helps tackle poverty. Read more here
The main topic discussed at the last branch meeting in November was the rise of fascism and racism, the recent anti-fascist demonstration in Glasgow and the building of an anti-Fascist and anti-racist movement in Glasgow and Scotland. In 2009 the SSP organised for and participated in anti-racist marches to prevent racist thugs from marching in Glasgow on November 14th 2009.
To get involved in the Maryhill branch of the SSP phone 07981 305362
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· Click photo to see video of the main Glasgow anti-fascist demonstration on 14 Nov 09 · Link to video of the earlier part of the Glasgow march here |
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More photos of anti-fascist demonstration here |
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SSP MEMBERS ON THE MARCH AT THE GLASGOW WAVE DEMO ON 5TH DECEMBER 2009 The SSP youth section’s black, red and green ssy.org.uk flag can be seen throughout the demo. |
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TUE 16 MARCH 7:30pm Branch meeting. Guest speaker Marinella on developments in the Bolivarian Revolution. Venue: Shakespeare St Youth Club, Maryhill WED 17 MARCH 7:30pm Unity in the Community Public Meeting in Church Hall, Quarrywood Ave, Barmulloch, Glasgow. Speakers Kevin McVey SSP, Waheed Totakhyl, Afghan society. RECENT EVENTS: FRI 5th March 2010 Susan Dorazio from Socialist Party USA who has been active in Maryhill branch introduced a film on the attempted murder and framing of environmentalist and labour organiser Judi Bari at the Electron Club in CCA where weekly political films are shown. A discussion followed SAT 6th March The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) launched a major campaign for 2010 starting with a march and rally on 6th March to promote the cause of Scottish education and protect the funding of schools and colleges. They do not want children’s education to suffer as a result of budget cuts just at a time when higher level skills and qualifications will be needed more than ever. Education has suffered quite enough already with the closure of many schools over the last year. Videos of EIS demo part one, part two. EIS website here. SUN 7th March 2010: SSP members demonstrated outside Cornton Vale Women’s Prison to highlight unfair differences in men’s and women’s sentencing and conditions and the fact that a very high percentage of female prisoners are there as a result of petty crimes stemming from a life-long experience of being victims of abuse of one kind or another. The demonstration has become an annual event on the closest Sunday to the 8th March on international women’s day. Video MON 8th/TUE 9th March: The PCS civil servants’ union been fighting brutal attempts to slash tens of thousands of jobs. They have had a series of negotiations over a period of time but even slight improvements in offers would still result in huge cuts so they have held strikes and pickets. Every department - which includes Job centres, Tax offices, Driving Centres, the MOD, Student Loans authority, etc were out on strike on the 8th and 9th and held a rally in the Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) on the 9th March. Other unions like the EIS and FBU were there to offer their support. PCS action on 24th march SAT 13th March 2010: SSP members participated in two marches in two cities. In Edinburgh Scotland’s 4 Peace organised a “Cut Trident Not Jobs” march and rally. In Glasgow there was a demonstration to remember the Serykh family who fell to their deaths in Red Road and to demand an immediate end to enforced removals of refugee families. Sat 13th was also the 3rd in a series of RMT strikes over rail safety. |
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RMT official explains reason for strike. Photos of Glasgow Queen St picket here. |
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On Saturday 20 February the SSP joined with thousands of other anti-fascists in keeping Edinburgh’s streets clear of neo-Nazis, just as they did in Glasgow in November 2009. Photos |
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On Monday 22 February the SSP held a public meeting on the subject of End the illegal war in Afghanistan and bring home the troops. There were speakers from the Scottish Afghan Society and Military Families Against the War and Colin Fox, SSP co-spokesperson. Joan Humphreys, grandmother of Dundee soldier Kevin Elliot killed in the war, who joined the SSP because of its strong stance against the war, spoke at the meeting. Photos of meeting. |