Early evening on the 14th of June 2018 200 people gathered at the Mound precinct in Edinburgh to join with others throughout the UK to mark the first anniversary of the Grenfell fire. Large pictures of each of the victims of that tragedy were held by people lining Princes Street in silent vigil for 30 minutes. This was followed by: a statement from Justice for Grenfell read by Alison Murphy of the Educational Institute of Scotland; songs from Protest in Harmony; short speeches from Leigh Craven, Living Rent, Heather Ford, Edinburgh Tenants Federation, Neil Findlay, MSP and John McKenzie of the Fire Brigades Union. The moving event was closed with a final poem read by Mary Alexander of Unite. (The commemoration was organised by Edinburgh Trade Union Council and the images are by Craig McLean, National Union of Journalists)
Protest in Harmony
...is an Edinburgh-based radical singing group.
We meet one Saturday each month to learn songs of freedom and struggle from around the world. All are welcome.
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