“The song encapsulates the fury that is felt by rural communities. It is imperative that this SNP-Green Government listen and re-think the policy and I look forward to debating it in the Chamber.”
Protest Song Sailing Strong in the Charts
Now You See It, Now You Don’t – The Return
The livestream went missing off Facebook the same morning that it went out. Today, 1st of October, it magically reappeared again. It is now recorded and on YouTube.
Now You See It, Now You Don’t
“I don’t know what someone found so offensive about a very short livestream which merely explained the difference between the Islands Forum and the Islands Act”
Not In The News
“Here is a little story of what happened to-day in Stromness which you will not hear on any of the news channels tonight or read in any of the mainstream newspapers.”
Civil Disobedience in Stromness: Alexander Graham
“the inhabitants of Stromness did resolve to assert their natural liberties and therefore did refuse any longer to submit to this imposition”
Orkney Protests Against UK’s Transportation of People to Rwanda
On Saturday morning, 23rd of April 2022, a small group of people gathered together on the Kirk Green, St Magnus Cathedral, to protest against the illegal transportation of people to Rwanda.
Orkney Protest Against Refugee Transportation to Rwanda
A vigil will be held this Saturday, 23rd of April at 11am at the Kirk Green, Kirkwall to protest against the UK Government’s plan to transport refugees to camps in Rwanda.
Nae Pasaran: How Scots Workers Supported the People of Chile
In 1974 a group of East Kilbride factory workers refused to work on Rolls Royce engines used in planes of the Chilean Dictator Pinochet.
Sanday School Learns About Orcadian Women’s Suffrage
Pupils at the Sanday School are to explore the women’s suffrage movement with the help of a free Scottish Suffrage History Education Pack.
Scotland’s Suffragette Trump Cards Go To Schools
Packs of cards which celebrate the Suffrage movement in Scotland and those who campaigned so that women would have the right to vote are being sent out to Scottish schools.
