Speaker announcement.
We are proud to announce that the Actor Brian Cox, will be joining us on Saturday, 2nd September in Edinburgh, at the March & Rally for an Independent Scotland in the EU.
Event details: https://believeinscotland.org/march_rally
Fridays For Future have announced a global climate strike tomorrow, Friday 3 March, which will see protestors march from Middle Meadow Walk to the Scottish Parliament, departing at 11 am.
The organisers will emphasise the catastrophic effects that fossil fuels have on our planet and its people; the lives being sacrificed for new oil and gas.
Adam Ballard, a 17-year-old activist with Fridays For Future, said: “The climate crisis and the cost of living crisis have the same root cause: the refusal to move away from fossil fuels.
“There is no energy shortage; there is a corrupt system that prioritises profit over people. While ordinary people are forced to choose between heating and eating, the people in power and fossil fuel CEOs continue to make unimaginable profits.”
After the march, there will be a rally in front of the Scottish Parliament where speakers from supportive groups including Stop Rosebank, Youth in Resistance, the Edinburgh High School Students Union and Palestine Action will share words with the activists and lend their experiences.
Niamh Gill, 16, said, “The science clearly states there can be no more oil, gas or coal developments if we want a liveable future.
“The UK government is keeping Rosebank, Jackdaw and the newly proposed Whitehaven coal mine on the table, instead of securing and investing in a just transition to renewables for the workers and wider society, and climate justice for all.”
Harris, an 18-year-old activist added: “The Global North has already used up 90% of the carbon budget to have a chance of staying below 1.5 or 2 degrees of warming. Millions in the Global South are far more vulnerable to this crisis, despite having the least responsibility in causing it.
“Yet our countries, governments and corporations continue to exploit them and destroy their lives and communities in search of more profit. The facts are clear, fossil fuels are fatal.”
Fridays for Future Edinburgh are calling on everyone to join them on March 3rd to protest against fossil fuels and the UK Government’s continued expansion of fossil fuel projects.
TODAY: leaves HOLYROOD PARK at 1pm
THE EUROPEAN MOVEMENT in SCOTLAND
EDINBURGH 4 EUROPE
MARCH TO REMAIN IN THE EU
A Tory Prime Minister, with no UK-wide mandate, is planning to take us all out of the European Union, without a deal, threatening our jobs, services and citizens’ rights, on 31October. Scotland voted 62% for Remain in the 2016 referendum, yet our views continue to be ignored.
Crashing out of the EU with no deal is the worst possible outcome – it could wipe £11billion off Scotland’s economy in under a year and lead to job losses of 10-25%. Jobs in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors are most at risk. Millions of EU citizens could lose their rights overnight. There will be shortages of essential drugs and food.
We will also lose sovereignty by becoming subservient to Donald Trump and without real protection from an ineffective World Trade Organisation.
We did not vote for this. The Edinburgh4Europe March and Rally on 21 September, could be our last our chance to show Boris Johnson the strength of feeling in Scotland against him and his chaotic no deal Brexit.
We demand that MPs revoke Article 50 to prevent a no deal Brexit. We must remain in the EU to preserve peace in Europe and to ensure shared action to prevent climate change.
21 September is the United Nations International Day of Peace: https://internationaldayofpeace.org/
Gather in West Parliament Square, outside St Giles Cathedral, at 2pm and march to Holyrood, where we will hear passionate speakers, including:
Joanna Cherry QC MP, SNP
Lord John Kerr, author of Art. 50
Lorna Slater, Co-Leader, Scottish Greens
Ian Murray MP, Labour
Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP, Scottish Lib Dems
Professor Tanja Bueltmann
Madeleina Kay, EU Supergirl
Cathy Wigley, Women4EU
More speakers to be added as they are confirmed …
Bring your placards and banners!
Event organised by Edinburgh for Europe, affiliated to the European Movement in Scotland. Contact ed.activists@euromovescotland.org.uk for more info or to join the Brexit resistance.
Today’s pro-independence rally is set to go ahead at Holyrood Park, despite a ban imposed by Historic Environment Scotand. Continue reading Independence Rally to go ahead in Holyrood Park … despite ban
As you may be aware, workers at the engineering firm BiFab have taken control of their sites, since 1,400 jobs are at risk. In solidarity, the GMB and Unite have organised a march and rally in support of the workers tomorrow:
In solidarity,
Campaign for Socialism
