Women for Independence

On 2nd November, the Strathclyde Suite in the Glasgow Concert Hall was packed with 400 women of all ages, listening to Lesley Riddoch, Susan Stewart, Jeane Freeman and Natalie McGarry as they reflected on ways to move forward after the Independence debate. They discussed the importance of broadcast and print media, and Philippa Whitford spoke passionately about our NHS and about the alarming implications of TTIP (the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. Anyone keen to be kept informed and receive regular newsletters and updates should sign up here.

A meeting in Troon Town Hall on 23rd November was chaired by Kate Higgins (of the Burdz Eye View blog) and there was lots of open mic discussion from the 200 participants. Jean Freeman encouraged us all to be ‘active, energetic and organised’, backing campaigns from that range from fracking to TTIP and from foodbanks to Trident. It was pointed out that we still live in a Scotland where one child in five is growing up in poverty. We still have the lowest old age pension in Europe, and the growing privatisation of care is a major concern. Scotland must make its voice heard, and women have to be at the forefront of the movement for change.

The Margaret Cuthbert workshop on Economics on 17th January is sold out, but you can put your name on the waiting list here. If you are interested in media training and help with campaigning and canvassing skills, help is available. Contact Anne Bruce, Margaret Gray or see our Facebook page.