From the 1982 Peace March to last year’s Kenmure Street stand-off, Glasgow has a proud history of powerful protest.
in their thousands have taken to the streets to stand up for causes they believe in, from suffrage and human rights to employment and the climate crisis.In 1991, for example, anti-war protesters filled George in response to the first Gulf War, sparked by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, while in 2006, an anti-nuclear march made its way from Faslane to Edinburgh.
“I’m proud to have played a part in bringing new light to these important anti-war, trade union and anti-apartheid stories. The banners themselves are part of significant collections of items from the history of protest held by Glasgow Museums and the Glasgow Caledonian University Archive Centre, the Saltire Centre.
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