- was a great celebration of community resitance and workers solidarity, organized by the Campaign Group. MSP Rosie Kane's was the last in a succession of fiery speeches by representatives of various local campaigning organizations. In it, she explained that when it comes to dealing with immigration officers trying to abduct asylum seekers, the people of Scotland don't muck about.
We could have done with a few more people - if you weren't there, you missed an excellent day as these few photos show. Check out these links for more photos by the estimable Paul Carroll. Also for photos on Indymedia by the great Tash, click here and way over here.
Also, a photo appeared in the good old Nottingham Evening Post on May 1st. Typically, mostly all they could find to say about the march was WE BLOCKED MAID MARION WAY FOR 30 MINUTES, nothing about why we were doing it, or destitute asylum seekers. See me about whether or not to continue the journalism course, guys, and next year, lets make sure Maid Marion way gets blocked for MUCH longer. Meanwhile..... where was your union's banner?
However, while we were celebrating, the persecution of asylum seekers doesn't take a break. We heard that an Eritrean woman living in Nottingham had been abducted by immigration officers and sent to a detention centre. She had to leave her two small children behind.
At the end of the afternoon, I came across the organizing team in an elated huddle under the gazebo talking excitedly about next year... So do you think you could find your union banner by next year?? Is it in the shed? Garage? Didn't Len take it home after Mayday 1973? What about the loft...