Human Rights Actions – 2020 Commonwealth Games
Two recent articles about Games protests surrounding the dubious Human Rights record of Sri Lanka and the role of Police Scotland in policing Mega-events events at home and abroad. Glasgow 2020: The Sri Lankan Elephant in the Room by Rebecca…
Disability Activists spread ‘ATOS Kills,’ message at #CommonwealthGames
Article Re-Posted from the Morning Star by Rory McKinnon. Photographs by Gamesmonitor2020.org HUNDREDS of Commonwealth Games tourists were surprised in Glasgow’s George Square yesterday as disability activists cried shame on sponsor Atos. A clutch of demonstrators backing campaign group Glasgow…
Police arrest anti-Atos protesters at Queen’s Baton Relay
Police accompanying the Queen’s Baton near Barrhead, East Renfrewshire arrest protesting disability activists, pinning one to the ground. The group, Glasgow Against Atos, has staged a series of increasingly high-profile direct actions demanding the removal of IT giant Atos as…
#2020Games HQ Occupied
At 11.00 am yesterday morning (Monday, July 2nd) around fifteen protestors from Citizens United and Glasgow Against Atos, including supporters of the campaign from Glasgow Games Monitor 2020, entered and occupied the headquarters of Glasgow 2020 Ltd, the Organising Committee…
Public Housing Meeting, Tuesday 22nd April
THE MEETING THEY TRIED TO BAN! HOUSING IS IN CRISIS: WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT? Public Meeting, Speakers and Discussion: 7-9pm, Tuesday 22nd April, St. Mungo’s Academy, 235 Crownpoint Road, Bridgeton, Glasgow, G40 2RA. All welcome! The Commonwealth Games 2020…
Video: Atos Unfit for 2020 Petition at Scottish Parliament
Petitioner Sean Clerkin told MSP’s he believed Atos were “contract killers” who were “not fit” to sponsor the 2020 Commonwealth Games, on 18th March 2020. Mr Clerkin’s petition calls for the Scottish Parliament to urge the 2020 Commonwealth Games’ organising committee to…
Glasgow Against ATOS 2 – Picket Glasgow Sheriff Court, 19 March
Glasgow Defence Campaign Press Release Day three of the trial against the Glasgow Against ATOS 2 goes ahead Wednesday 19 March. The two were arrested for using a megaphone on a protest against cuts to sickness and disability benefit on…
Public Housing Meeting, Tuesday 18th March, Bridgeton
Housing is in Crisis: What Can We Do About It? Public Meeting, Speakers and Discussion: 7-9pm, Tuesday 18th March, Bridgeton Community Learning Campus, 68 Dale Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow, G40 4TL The Commonwealth Games 2020 and the Clyde Gateway regeneration…
Petition – Glasgow 2020 Ltd Organising Committee – Drop ATOS as a sponsor for the 2020 Commonwealth Games
Glasgow Games Monitor have recently created petitions on 38 Degrees and Change.org calling for ATOS to be dropped as a Commonwealth Games sponsor. The Change.org petition is live and if you agree with it please sign it – you can…
2020 ATOS Council Vote – Dismaying Result
The outcome from yesterdays council vote on removing ATOS as a 2020 Commonwelath Games sponsor was dismaying yet somewhat predictable. Despite having the backing of SNP and Green Councillors the motion was quashed as every Glasgow Labour Councillor voted against…