Submission Documents: Emergency motion by Councillor Blair Anderson:- "Council recognises Glasgow's proud tradition of standing up against apartheid and injustice around the world, as evidenced through Glaswegians' involvement in the Anti-Apartheid Movement and support for Nelson Mandela. Council recognises Glaswegians have continued that tradition in standing up against apartheid in Palestine through regular peaceful protests, including protests which target those who are considered by some to be complicit in the genocide being committed in Gaza. Council condemns the UK Government's intention to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist group. Council believes this is a pathetic, authoritarian over-reaction to spray paint-based peaceful protest against the UK Government's active military support for the genocide in Gaza. Council supports those - including those in Glasgow - who peacefully protest in support of the Palestinian people's right to self-determination. Council believes that if Palestine Action are proscribed as a terror group that this would constitute an unacceptable attack on the right to protest and would support Police Scotland and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in not charging or prosecuting peaceful protestors. Council asks the Leader of the Council to urgently write to the Home Secretary to convey the Council's strong objections to the proscription of Palestine Action. Council also asks the Leader of the Council to write to the Lord Advocate asking her to consider the appropriateness of issuing non-prosecution guidance on this matter as she has rightly done previously for other unjust decisions of UK Governments." Help Icon

This is the list of documents available for the submission Emergency motion by Councillor Blair Anderson:- "Council recognises Glasgow's proud tradition of standing up against apartheid and injustice around the world, as evidenced through Glaswegians' involvement in the Anti-Apartheid Movement and support for Nelson Mandela. Council recognises Glaswegians have continued that tradition in standing up against apartheid in Palestine through regular peaceful protests, including protests which target those who are considered by some to be complicit in the genocide being committed in Gaza. Council condemns the UK Government's intention to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist group. Council believes this is a pathetic, authoritarian over-reaction to spray paint-based peaceful protest against the UK Government's active military support for the genocide in Gaza. Council supports those - including those in Glasgow - who peacefully protest in support of the Palestinian people's right to self-determination. Council believes that if Palestine Action are proscribed as a terror group that this would constitute an unacceptable attack on the right to protest and would support Police Scotland and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in not charging or prosecuting peaceful protestors. Council asks the Leader of the Council to urgently write to the Home Secretary to convey the Council's strong objections to the proscription of Palestine Action. Council also asks the Leader of the Council to write to the Lord Advocate asking her to consider the appropriateness of issuing non-prosecution guidance on this matter as she has rightly done previously for other unjust decisions of UK Governments.".

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Item Minute - 26 June 2025 Minute Public Open Document in PDF Format
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