Author Archives: Hilery
May Day March
‘Solidarity for ever, the union makes us strong’. Protest in Harmony members made a joyful noise, along with drummers and a pipe band, on the May Day March from Middle Meadow walk to the Pleasance where a rally was held … Continue reading
Body Bags on Portobello Beach
About 15 singers joined Amnesty campaigners as they launched the “Don’t Let Them Drown” campaign on Sunday 26th April. Volunteers zipped themselves into body bags on Portobello beach to highlight “the UK’s shameful response to the rapidly escalating migrant crisis in … Continue reading
International Workers’ Memorial Day
International Workers’ Memorial Day 28th April 2015 Protest in Harmony is proud to be part of this moving ceremony which is held annually at the Workers’ Memorial Day Tree in Princes Street Gardens. We join with politicians, trade unionists, workers and … Continue reading
Scrap Trident: Bairns not Bombs
Protest in Harmony made a strong showing at the March and Rally against Trident on 4th April, with our very own Penny Stone leading some singing from the stage in George Square, Glasgow. About a dozen of us set … Continue reading
Residential Weekend
‘In the end we shall have had enough cynicism, skepticism and humbug and we shall want to live more musically’. So said Vincent Van Gogh. I think he would have loved Protest in Harmony’s latest residential weekend at the Well … Continue reading
Scrap Trident Demo 30th November
On Sunday November 30th 2014, three buses packed with enthusiastic protesters set off from Edinburgh to Faslane. We were going to link up there with people from all over Scotland for the Scrap Trident Demonstration. We had a good journey … Continue reading
Bhopal commemoration
’ Two of our number in Bhopal. ‘Never give up, oh never give up,’ we sang in the dark December evening. ‘Never, never, never, never, never give up’ to the people still campaigning for justice and compensation for the disastrous … Continue reading
TTIP Flashmob 11th October 2014
Straight after our regular rehearsal some 15–20 of us made our way down to The Mound for this event. While the TTIP robots were getting into their costumes we were invited onto the plinth to perform our songs, some of … Continue reading
Workers’ Memorial Day
Over 60 people gathered at Edinburgh’s Workers Memorial Day Tree in Princes Street Gardens to commemorate International Workers’ Memorial Day on 28 April 2014. The gathering mourned all those who have died through work, but in particular remembered the 30th anniversary … Continue reading
Peace March and Rally
5th April 2014. A damp and dismal Saturday morning, but it did not deter about 40 singers turning up to support the walkers on the Spring Walk for Peace at George Square in Glasgow. Regulars at Protest in Harmony were … Continue reading