, Contents the World’s 3. Welcome to Glasgow 10-13. Event Listings Friendliest City!

4. Welcome to conference 14-16. Timetables

5. Guest Speakers 18-21. Event Listings

6-9. How conference works 26. Get Involved

9. Child protection 27. Conference Song

The Electoral Reform Society is an independent campaigning organisation working to champion the Scotland rights of voters and build a better democracy in Scotland. We work across the political divide with all the parties, with local campaigners and with civil society to put voters at the heart of Scottish politics. Join us for our event Leading Local Democracy on Saturday at 5.30pm in the Main Hall. electoral-reform.org.uk Welcome to Glasgow, the World’s Friendliest City!

I’m delighted to welcome you all to Glasgow, and this wonderful venue, for our Autumn Conference. When I was fi rst elected as a councillor in 2007, I was caught up in debates about building motorways. Thankfully, conversations have moved on, to planning a network of segregated cycle lanes. Glasgow aims to become one of Europe’s most sustainable cities by 2020. During conference, I hope you discover more about the changes taking place in the Dear Green Place. People are making Glasgow. The city’s population is the most ethnically diverse in Scotland and has risen after decades of decline. The city has been transformed by inward migration, and as a dispersal area for those seeking asylum. Planning issues dominated the work of councillors. Decision-making has determined the regeneration activities reshaping the skyline of Glasgow beyond recognition. The Clyde waterfront is now a vibrant creative sector with the Digital Media Quarter and many movie-makers are choosing Glasgow for their fi lm and TV productions. We have ambitions to be sporting champions! The coming of the Commonwealth Games in 2014 stimulated development that included the building of the Hydro at SEC, the Emirates Indoor Arena and Velodrome, and the Athletes’ Village in the . Glaswegians have established a track record of success in delivering world-class sporting events. We are still facing many challenges, including and income inequality. Poverty reduction is inextricably linked to the move towards a low-carbon, resource effi cient, and socially inclusive green economy. Scottish Green Councillor for Glasgow’s

3 Welcome to our 2018 Autumn Conference! Welcome to Glasgow, and the challenges we face, but we don’t embrace Scottish ’s annual defeatism either. We take action! conference 2018. We hope you’ll So over this weekend you’ll hear about have a great weekend, meeting new the work Greens are doing at local friends and helping to shape the level, putting energy and creativity into direction of our party. their communities and showing that when people feel empowered to act It can often feel as though optimism they can often achieve far more than is in short supply right now. With the they thought possible. Greens in local continuing crisis of Brexit, and the threat government here in Scotland and far of a deregulated, free-market race- beyond are doing this, and we’re making to-the-bottom after it; with the rise of the case to give communities more of the far right and a socially conservative the power they need. backlash against equality; with Theresa You’ll hear about – and decide about May proclaiming the false dawn of the – the way we’re facing challenges like “end of austerity” while continuing to Scotland’s need for a transition to a brutalise benefi t claimants and asylum post-oil economy, and the country’s seekers; and with the starkest warnings future relationship with the wider world yet from the scientifi c community about including our continued commitment to the fast-closing window of opportunity a European future. to act on , while You’ll have the chance to meet and governments continue to subsidise fossil talk with many of the organisations fuel … yes, being an optimist – never which work with us, developing the new mind giving hope to others – is hard ideas our political system needs, and to work these days. share experiences and skills with other But the Green movement cannot Green activists around the country. aff ord to lose its belief that we can do Let’s make this a weekend to so much better than this. Whether we reconnect not only with each other, but focus on our local community, Scotland, also with our shared commitment to the UK, Europe or the world, we are change politics and to change society here to show that Green ideas can make for the better. a diff erence, and can rekindle belief in a brighter future. don’t deny the scale of the and , Co-Convenors 4 Mayor of Sheffield Born in Northern Somalia, Magid came as a child refugee to Britain in 1994. He is the youngest- ever Lord Mayor of Sheffield and the first Green Party councillor Welcome to our 2018 Autumn Conference! to hold the role, he studied zoology and marine biology at the University of Hull. He ran the Sheffield half-marathon dressed as a tree (pursued by a chainsaw- wielding friend), banned “wasteman” from the city, and used his inaugural speech at the Sheffield council to condemn racism and post-Brexit xenophobia.

Grace O’Sullivan Guest Speakers Senator, Seanad Éireann Grace is the Irish Green Party spokesperson for Environmental Protection, Natural Resources, and Marine & Tourism. Grace is an ecologist, environmentalist and the Green Party member of Seanad Éireann, where she is a member of the Civil Engagement Group. A former activist on vessels, including the Rainbow Warrior, she was ’s first female Irish national surf champion, and the winner of the 2017 Green Leader Award. 5 HOW Emergency Motions are intended to allow conference to CONFERENCE debate issues that have arisen WORKS since then, and should be sent to [email protected]. The Party’s Constitution and org.uk seven days before the Policy Reference Document start of conference, signed by (PRD) have been voted in, and two members. amended, by a succession of An Emergency Motion relating Party conferences on the basis to events that have arisen of one member, one vote. The since then can be submitted Standing Orders Committee to SOC any time up until noon (SOC) is responsible for ensuring on the first day of conference conference rules are upheld, (also signed by two members). and for guaranteeing its smooth Emergency Motions will be and democratic running. rejected if they could have been If you have an issue relating submitted in time for the first to conference procedures, agenda, or are not concise and please raise it with a member focused. of SOC. SOC reports directly to conference, and its annual OFFICE BEARER REPORTS report – given during the There is a folder containing AGM – must be approved by reference copies of office- conference. SOC has a table in bearers’ reports and accounts front of the stage throughout at the registration desk. Digital conference should you have copies are also available. any queries. LANYARDS / VOTING CARDS MOTIONS Please keep close watch over Motions have to be submitted your voting cards. Please also 11 weeks before conference, wear your lanyard at all times amendments five weeks before. and remember to hand them The intention is that branches back at the end of conference. can debate them and, if wished, agree proxy votes or branch amendments.

6 DEBATES AND VOTING proposed amendment from the Motions are debated and voted floor, as this has not proved to on as follows: be an effective way of deciding • There is a short debate on the party policy. motion itself. • Each amendment is then As a member you may vote at debated and voted on in Yes conference providing that you turn. You have the choice have the red, green and white of voting for, against or voting cards you were given at abstain. registration. Please don’t lose • The final stage is a vote them! They are colour-coded, on the full motion, like traffic lights. as amended (or not amended), and again the Any member who can’t attend choice is between for, Conference may delegate against or abstain. another member to vote on their behalf. This is called a proxy At any point in the debate a No vote. No member may have member may ask (from the more than eight proxy votes. floor) to vote on referring a motion back to the relevant SPEAKING committee. That member Any member may speak during would have to explain a debate. If you think in advance their reasons and another that you’d like to speak, please member would have to fill in a speaking slip and hand it second that proposal. The in to the SOC table as soon as chair may refuse that proposal possible, giving a note of any or may put it to a vote, at expertise or special interest their discretion. Abstain you have in the topic. This will allow the chair Amendments will not be to ensure an equal number of accepted from the floor if speeches for and against, and more than ten members to give priority to those with object, or if the chair background knowledge of the refuses to allow them. subject, rather than just those It is unusual for all other who are better at catching the members to agree to hear a chair’s eye.

7 If you wish to respond to a FRINGES AND EXHIBITIONS point made during the debate, Conference is not just the raise your hand and you will be main sessions organised by called if there’s time. Please do the SGP. It is also the fringe not speak unless called upon meetings and stalls organised and you have the microphone. by outside groups, where Because of the size of the new ideas fl ourish and where auditorium and the number of party members listen to the people attending, there will be concerns of campaigning and very little time for speakers who representative groups. Please have not fi lled in a request- visit the stalls and take part in to-speak slip. You may ask a the sessions. They are as much short question of the motion a part of conference as the proposer – but this must be main sessions. just that – a short question. The chair is there to ensure fair and VENUE ACCESSIBILITY smooth running of the session The Technology & Innovation – please respect their authority. centre is fully accessible.

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Join us in the main auditorium at 12.30 on Saturday for a panel debate featuring MSP, Irish Senator Grace O’Sullivan and immigration law expert Andy Sirel on Brexit: The Final Countdown. www.lawscot.org.uk @Lawscot FIRST TIME AT CONFERENCE? • Someone tells you that a There is a special session for child is at risk of abuse or people new to Conference, neglect, even if the child has which will be held at 9.15am in no connection to the SGP. Room 3. What do I need to do? FURTHER INFORMATION If a child tells you they are at For any further information actual or potential risk: about conference, please ask at • Take them seriously; the registration desk. • Don’t ask unnecessary questions; • Don’t promise to keep the CHILD PROTECTION AT information confi dential; CONFERENCE • Make a note using the child’s words and make sure you SGP considers all persons under date the note; the age of 18 children for the • Contact your branch purposes of this policy. convenor, the Child Rights Volunteer or local social As an organisation that has work department; members as young as 12, we • Don’t contact the child’s Scottish have a duty to inform and parents/guardian; support all our members in • Don’t attempt to investigate Solicitors upholding our child protection the situation; working around the world policy. The following will help • If you are concerned about you to know what to look for the immediate safety of a and what to do if you have any child, contact the police. concerns during conference. With the highest standards of legal practice, If you suspect an adult or a wealth of international expertise and What constitutes a risk? child is posing a risk to child an innovative approach, Scotland’s solicitors are delivering results • Witnessing an incident protection. worldwide. involving a child that causes you concern; Contact your branch convenor Join us in the main auditorium at 12.30 on • A child tells you they are or the Child Rights Volunteer; Saturday for a panel debate featuring Andy Wightman being abused or neglected If you are concerned about the MSP, Irish Senator Grace O’Sullivan and immigration law or are at risk of being abused immediate safety of a child, expert Andy Sirel on Brexit: The Final Countdown. or neglected; contact the police. www.lawscot.org.uk @Lawscot 9 Fringe events & International Committee 1 workshops Policy Workshop Room 5

This session includes items Saturday related to votes that will be made in plenary from 4pm. 9.15am-10.30am Palestine / Gaza / Israel – First Time at conference? Paula Benhaddad Room 3 Paula will brief us on our support for Palestinian groups If this is your first time at in Scotland and what we can conference then it can be a bit do to confront oppression in bewildering! Come along, get a Gaza. What position should the crash course in how Greens take on Israel? conference works and meet Marine Life, including other first-timers. Whaling in Iceland and the UN Global Ocean Treaty – Andy Symons / Je Justice Food, Farming and Climate Will the recent UN Global Policy Workshop Room 4 Ocean conference eventually lead to a treaty that will by 2020 restore the health of our global Motions on Food and oceans? Will it really protect Agriculture, Climate Change whales and other marine life? and Plastics will be debated What can the Greens do to help and voted on at conference make it work? this year. This is your chance Climate Change, international to speak to those involved in aspects of – Malcolm Spaven drafting these motions and Climate change is something discuss any questions you have that can only really be tackled about the proposed policies or at a global level. What should amendments to them. the Scottish Green Party be doing internationally?

10 12.30am-1.30pm Policy Workshop Brexit – The Final Room 6 Countdown? Law Society of Scotland A motion updating the Scottish Main Hall Green Party’s approach to the Universal Basic Income With less than six months to go has been proposed by Policy before the UK is due to leave the Committee and will be voted EU, much is still to be decided. on at conference this year. With the headlines speculating This session is a chance for on whether a deal can be you to raise and discuss any reached, what it might look like questions that you have about and whether a People’s Vote the motion. will be held, what are the key challenges to overcome before Challenging the Far Right next March and what will the Policy Workshop impact be on Scotland? How Room 7 should the Green movement tackle the constitutional issues the next six months and beyond A motion on “Challenging the will bring for Scotland’s place Far Right”, proposed by Policy within the UK and Europe? Join Committee, will be debated us to put your questions to a and voted on at conference, panel of Green politicians from along with three proposed Scotland and Ireland as well as amendments. The motion legal experts on what we know, has been developed through what we can guess and what discussion in a working group, surprises might be around the workshops, and online, but this corner. session provides a chance for Speakers: Senator Grace anyone, whether previously O’Sullivan; Alison Atack, President involved or not, to raise and of the Law Society of Scotland; discuss any questions they Andy Sirel, immigration law have about the motion. expert; Andy Wightman MSP.

11 12.30pm-1.30pm continued Brexit agenda? Speakers: VALUE EDUCATION, Becky Luff , Another Europe is VALUE TEACHERS Possible; Fiona Robertson, SNP EIS National Women’s & Equalities Room 3 Convener; Maggie Chapman, SGP Co-Convenor. A Policy Workshop follows this session. An exploration of the main issues facing the education sector and teachers in Travel in time Scotland, including the reasons RNIB Scotland for current teacher recruitment Room 6 and retention diffi culties. We hope to debate these matters and give attendees the Blind and partially sighted opportunity to ask questions. people rely on public transport Speakers from the EIS and the perhaps more than any other Scottish Greens will provide group. But despite progress, their perspectives. much of it remains inaccessible Speakers: Alison Thornton, EIS to them and to others with a President; MSP; Bill disability. What can be done to Ramsay, EIS Vice President. make it not only more accessible Lunch will be provided but more connected? Come and hear what sight-loss charity Left Against Brexit: How RNIB Scotland proposes to open To Win A Referendum On up public transport and enhance The Deal mobility for some of the people Another Europe is Possible in society who need it most. Room 4 Speakers: MSP; Councillor Martin Bartos; Dr Catriona Burness, RNIB Scotland’s The Brexit vote has left us Senior Research Offi cer; Sandra reeling, but the Left and Wilson, RNIB Scotland Chair. progressive politics are in many ways stronger than ever. How do we defend the progressive elements of EU membership and stop the the Tories’ Hard

12 with Europe and the impact on The Future of Children the Scottish Greens. and Young People’s Mental Health 2.30pm-3.30pm SAMH Room 7 Building a Zero Carbon Economy WWF Scotland Join SAMH to discuss the future Main Hall of children and young people’s mental health. The 2018 Programme for Government The world urgently needs to shift includes commitments to to climate-resilient, low-carbon introduce counselling in development. Decisive action at secondary schools, and to national and local level, along with off er all teachers training in international commitments, is mental health. Alongside the necessary to drive many countries new Taskforce on Children and and businesses to take ambitious Young People’s Mental Health, action. Join us to discuss how we there is substantial momentum can help drive this change. on this issue. Come along to Includes a message from James discuss how we can build on Shaw, New Zealand’s Climate this in transforming the support Minister. Speakers: Alison we provide to children and Johnstone MSP; Senator Grace young people’s mental health. O’Sullivan; Robin Parker WWF Speaker: MSP Scotland Public Aff airs Manager; . Councillor Claire Miller; Ross Greer MSP. Brexit Policy Workshop Room 4

Scottish Greens members will be joined by researchers from academia to explore the state of Brexit, our future relationship

13 continues on page 18 Saturday Timetable Main Hall Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6 Room 7

8.00am onwards Registration in entrance hall

9.15am-10.15am Main Hall Set-up First time at Policy: Food, Policy: Policy: Universal Policy: (CLOSED) conference? Farming and International Basic Income Challenging the Climate Committee 1 Far Right

10.30am-12.15pm Opening plenary

12.30pm-1.30pm Law Society of EIS: Value Another Europe RNIB Scotland: SAMH: The External fringes Scotland: Brexit Education, Value is Possible: Left Travel in Time Future of – The Final Teachers Against Brexit: Children and Countdown? How To Win A Young People’s Referendum On Mental Health The Deal

1.30pm-2.30pm Lunch Policy: Brexit Lunch

2.30pm-3.30pm Building a Zero Carbon Economy: WWF Scotland Climate Session Plenary Panel

3.30pm-4.30pm Voting: Structural Review Norway Film Campaign – Online Campaign Voting/Workshops Conference Drop-In Session Screening The Hostile Handbook Motions Environment followed by Policy 4.30pm-5.30pm Motions 1. In-Ward Targeting Building a Media Voting/Workshops and Public Profile

5.30pm-6.30pm Electoral Reform Society Scotland: Greens Leading Local Democracy

7.00pm-late Quiz Hosted by Young Greens (Project Cafe, Renfrew St) Saturday Timetable Main Hall Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6 Room 7

8.00am onwards Registration in entrance hall

9.15am-10.15am Main Hall Set-up First time at Policy: Food, Policy: Policy: Universal Policy: (CLOSED) conference? Farming and International Basic Income Challenging the Climate Committee 1 Far Right

10.30am-12.15pm Opening plenary

12.30pm-1.30pm Law Society of EIS: Value Another Europe RNIB Scotland: SAMH: The External fringes Scotland: Brexit Education, Value is Possible: Left Travel in Time Future of – The Final Teachers Against Brexit: Children and Countdown? How To Win A Young People’s Referendum On Mental Health The Deal

1.30pm-2.30pm Lunch Policy: Brexit Lunch

2.30pm-3.30pm Building a Zero Carbon Economy: WWF Scotland Climate Session Plenary Panel

3.30pm-4.30pm Voting: Structural Review Norway Film Campaign – Online Campaign Voting/Workshops Conference Drop-In Session Screening The Hostile Handbook Motions Environment followed by Policy 4.30pm-5.30pm Motions 1. In-Ward Targeting Building a Media Voting/Workshops and Public Profile

5.30pm-6.30pm Electoral Reform Society Scotland: Greens Leading Local Democracy

7.00pm-late Quiz Hosted by Young Greens (Project Cafe, Renfrew St) Sunday Timetable

Main Hall Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6

9.00am onwards Registration in entrance hall 9.30am-11.00am AGM

10.00am-Noon SGP Strategic International Treasurers and Demasculinisation of Politics Workshops Plan discussion Committee 2 Xero

Noon-1.00pm Plenary with Magid Magid, Lord Mayor of Sheffield

1.00pm-2.00pm Lunch

2.00pm-3.00pm Voting: Being a Young Civil Training Producing Voting/Workshops Constitutional Councillor Using Civimail Campaign Videos Motions and Membership Policy Motions 2 reporting

3.00pm-4.00pm Structural Review How to Get Your Voting/Workshops Drop-In Session First Councillor Elected

4.00pm-4.30pm Closing Plenary The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) is Scotland’s largest teaching trade union, with around 55,000 members employed in nursery, primary, special, secondary, further and higher education. The EIS represents over 80% of all teachers and lecturers in Scotland, campaigning to protect and improve their pay and conditions of service, as well as promoting “sound learning” 27th OCTOBER across all sectors. Join us for NATIONAL our event, Value Education,

Value Teachers on Saturday 11.00 Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow DEMAssemble: March Off: 11.30 at 12.30pm in Room 3. Rally: George Square Contact your Local Association www.eis.org.uk for travel arrangements

Support your union’s 2018 Pay Campaign www.eis.org.uk/ValueTeachers Printed and published by The Educational Institute of Scotland, 46 Moray Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BH, August 2018 3.30pm-4.30pm in Glasgow against threat d deportation. Discuss the SGP Structural review impact the the Conservatives’ Drop-In Session “hostile environment” against Room 3 migrants is having, and how people can stand up against it.

Drop in to for an update on the structural review and ask any Online Campaign questions that you might have. Handbook Workshop Room 6 Norway Film Screening Room 4 ECC are developing an online campaign handbook to give NATION is a series of films branches the guidance and about Scotland’s successful resources they need to plan and European neighbours, by run elections and issue based Phantom Power films and campaigns. Find out what this Lesley Riddoch. Norway – The will look like and tell us what Twin Nation explores what you would like to see included. Scotland can learn from our Nordic neighbour, which shares a very similar population 4.30pm-5.30pm size, climate, landscape and In-Ward Targeting resources to ours. Workshop Room 3 Campaign – The Hostile Environment We have had great success with Workshop target-to-win. In this session Iain Room 5 McLarty – who managed Kim Long’s successful campaign in – will look at how Hear the inside story of the you can target in a ward to get #DucMakesGlasgow campaign, the best electoral results and which helped keep Duc Kein elect more Greens. 18 consultation and there is a Norway Film Screening real chance for radical reform. Room 4 What changes are necessary for local democracy in Scotland to fl ourish, what can the “Act As If Another chance to catch a You Own the Place” campaign screening of Norway – The show us and how can Greens Twin Nation (see 3.30pm ensure that they happen? opposite). Speakers: Jonathan Shafi , Electoral Reform Society Building a Public Media Scotland; Alice Kinghorn- Profile Gray, Electoral Reform Society Scotland; Maggie Chapman, SGP Workshop Room 6 Co-Convenor; Patrick Harvie MSP; Councillor Jon Molyneux.

Are you based in an area that does not have a Green MSP nor councillor? This session will give Sunday you practical advice to building 10.30am-11.30pm a media and public profile to SGP Strategic Plan raise awareness of the Greens Workshop ahead of the next election cycle. Main Hall 5.30pm-6.30pm The AGM will include a discussion GREENS LEADING LOCAL on the SGP Strategic Plan. DEMOCRACY Electoral Reform Society Scotland Main Hall

The is reviewing how people could run their own places through the Democracy Matters 19 Scottish Green Party position International Committee 2 on Catalonia. What should the Policy Workshop Greens be doing with regard to Room 3 Catalonia?

International Affairs in the Teasurers and Xero – Workshop Ross Greer MSP Room 4 Ross will talk about his role as Scottish Green Party A information session of the spokesperson in the Scottish new fi nance system in the Parliament and the current Scottish Green Party and issues under discussion. how it will make life easier for European Green Council, our branches. role – Dan Hutchinson Dan will talk about what the European Green Council does, Demasculinisation of what role the Scottish Party plays, and our contacts Scottish Young Greens with other European Green Room 5 parties. Room 6

Global Greens, our experience – Eurig Scandrett Scottish Young Greens will present a session designed Eurig will give an overview by the Federation of Young of what our experiences at a European Greens, to which global level and discuss what everyone is invited. This we might do next year. session will be split between two rooms. A discussion will Catalonia – James Puchowski be held around the impact Followers of the policy forum that masculinity has on politics will know that James is and how this impacts on developing a policy for the participants.

20 2.00pm-3.00pm Producing Campaign Being a Young Councillor Videos Room 4 Training Room 6

A discussion with Councillors Kim Long and Allan Young This session will cover the which explores the experience practicalities of making of being a young councillor in short videos, detail low-cost an environment dominated by equipment options to consider, non-young people. Hosted by and off er advice for sharing. Scottish Young Greens Co-Convenor Dan Hutchison. 3.00pm-4.00pm SGP Structural review Civil Training Using Drop-In Session Civimail Membership Room 3 Reporting Training Room 5 Drop in to for an update on the structural review and ask any questions that you might have. A session on focusing on using civimail and civicrm to help manage and communicate with How to Get Your First the members in your branch. Councillor Elected Room 4

How to run a successful target to win strategy, how to build local profi le, and how to run a resource-effi cient campaign.

21 One Kind UNISON Scotland OneKind is UNISON is the Scotland’s leading public services animal campaigns union, the largest trade union charity. We seek in Scotland. We represent to expose and members across local end cruelty to Scotland’s government, health, community animals through campaigns, and voluntary sector, utilities, the advocacy, investigations and emergency services, housing, research. Our current priorities higher and further education include mandatory CCTV in and other areas like Skills abattoirs, greater protection Development Scotland, children of mountain hares, a ban on reporters and regulation of snares and a real ban on fox care. It gives us an unparalleled hunting. Drop by to find out overview of public services and more and get involved. those who deliver them. www.onekind.scot www.unison-scotland.org

SAMH Around since 1923, SAMH Scottish CND operates over 60 The Scottish Campaign services in communities across for Nuclear Disarmament Scotland providing mental works for the abolition of a health social care support, nuclear weapons in Britain homelessness, addictions and as a step toward the global employment services, among elimination of these weapons others. These – together with of mass destruction. This is our national programme work the 60th anniversary of the the in See Me, respectme, suicide Scottish ‘Council’ for Nuclear prevention, sport and physical Disarmament. We want to use activity – inform our policy and the occasion to showcase and campaign work to influence celebrate our history, and to positive social change. look to our future. www.samh.org.uk www.banthebomb.org Women Inclusion Against Scotland State We are a Pension Inequality registered charity governed by Significant changes to the a board made up of a majority age women receive their of disabled people. Our mission state pension have been is to achieve positive changes imposed without appropriate to policy and practice, so that notification, and with little or we disabled people are fully no notice, and much faster included throughout all Scottish than promised – some have society as equal citizens. We been hit by more than one do this by influencing decision- increase. WASPI campaigns on makers, supporting disabled behalf of women, specifically people to be decision-makers those born in the 1950s, for themselves, and developing pension justice. capacity, awareness and www.waspi.co.uk engagement. inclusionscotland.org

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Celebrating 100 years of the Fire Brigades Union

In October 1918 a small group of Firefighters, disillusioned with poor treatment at the hands of those who oversaw their service, set up the Firemen’s Trade Union. The founding Half-Page adaim was: “… a means to reorganise for FBU? the conditions of their labours and thus bring more happiness into the lives of its members.” Soon renamed the Fire Brigades Union, the Union built its membership across the and has forged 100 www.fbuscotland.org years of supporting & protecting The democratic and professional voice firefighters through an ethos defined of firefighters across the UK. in our motto:

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scottishgreenparty.teemill.co.uk Get involved! newsletters or visit After our fantastic wins in greens.scot. You can also help Holyrood, and the local build our national campaign authority elections last year, we fund by joining the Holyrood need to continue to lead the Club – forms can be found at change in our communities. the registration desk. Here are a few ways you can get active and make a Make use of your skills difference. The party is mostly run by volunteers. Everyone has skills Get involved locally that the party values, either Local branches are the at local or national level. backbone of our party. For Whether you’re professionally details visit members.greens. qualified, or simply have time scot or contact the SGP office to stuff envelopes, your help is (details below). Recruit other invaluable! members! Invite family, friends or colleagues who might be Become a social media interested in the Greens to activist make that next step. Like and share on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram Make a donation and more – or even write a Unlike big parties we don’t blog. We’d love you to tell the get any state funding and our world about your campaign policies tend not to attract experiences and connect with huge corporate donors. We other Greens! More details are rely on individuals like you. It’s at greens.scot/get-involved. easy to donate to one of our Be sure to tag any campaigning crowdfunder appeals – see our with the hashtag #ActiveSGP. Contact • Scottish Green Party, 17B Graham St, Edinburgh EH6 5QN • [email protected] • 08700 772 207 • Twitter: @scotgp • facebook.com/ScottishGreens • www.greens.scot 26 The Freedom Come-All-Ye by Hamish Henderson

Roch the wind in the clear day’s dawnin Blaws the cloods heelster gowdie ow’r the bay But there’s mair nor a roch wind blawin Through the great glen o the warld the day. It’s a thocht that will gar oor rottans A’ they rogues that gang gallus, fresh and gay Tak the road and seek ither loanins For their ill ploys, tae sport and play

Nae mair will the bonnie callants Mairch tae war when oor braggarts crousely craw, Nor wee weans frae pit-heid and clachan Mourn the ships sailin doon the Broomielaw. Broken faimlies in lands we’ve herriet Will curse Scotland the Brave nae mair, nae mair; Black and white, ane til ither mairriet Mak the vile barracks o their maisters bare

So come all ye at hame wi Freedom, Never heed whit the hoodies croak for doom In your hoose a’ the bairns o Adam Can find breid, barley-bree and painted room When MacLean meets wi’s freens in Springburn A’ the roses and geans will turn tae bloom, And a black lad frae yont Nyanga Dings the fell gallows o the burghers doon. Leading the Change logo by Stewart Bremner Produced on behalf of the Scottish Green Party, 17B Graham St, Edinburgh EH6 5QN