The Scottish Socialist Party is holding a day school
on the issues facing people with disabilities.
Celebrating International Day of Disabled People
Saturday 4 December 2004
Room G8, Tower Building, University of Dundee,
Perth Rd, Dundee
Programme
10.30 Registration
11.00 Introductions - John Sangster (SSP Disability
Spokesperson)
11.30 Opression, resistance and revolution - a
history of disabled people. - Sasha Callaghan
12.30 Questions/discussion
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Group activities - facilitated by Paul Brown,
Roddy Slorach and Steve West
15.30 Feedback
15.45 Plenary and closing remarks
Saturday, November 27, 2004
Monday, November 22, 2004
Breastfeeding Bill needs resources
Scotsman
The Scottish Socialist Party’s health spokeswoman, Carolyn Leckie, supported the bill for addressing "prejudice and stigma" against breastfeeding.
However, she warned it was not a "panacea" to improve breastfeeding rates and called for more resources to support and encourage new mothers breastfeeding, "otherwise it is just a piece of paper".
The bill commits ministers to take all reasonable steps to support and encourage breastfeeding, including information campaigns.
The Scottish Socialist Party’s health spokeswoman, Carolyn Leckie, supported the bill for addressing "prejudice and stigma" against breastfeeding.
However, she warned it was not a "panacea" to improve breastfeeding rates and called for more resources to support and encourage new mothers breastfeeding, "otherwise it is just a piece of paper".
The bill commits ministers to take all reasonable steps to support and encourage breastfeeding, including information campaigns.
Friday, November 05, 2004
Troops killed in Iraq for Bush and Blair - Time to Bring them Home
BBC NEWS: "The Scottish Socialist Party also paid its respects and repeated the call for the troops to be home for Christmas.
Party leader Tommy Sheridan said: 'Our condolences go out to the parents of those Black Watch soldiers killed in Iraq.
'Yet more parents and loved ones are going to go through the nightmare of losing family members because of an illegal occupation which is about oil and world domination and has nothing to do with freedom.
'All the troops must be withdrawn from Iraq by Christmas or yet more tears will be shed and blood spilled on the alter of Bush and Blair's war for oil.'"
Party leader Tommy Sheridan said: 'Our condolences go out to the parents of those Black Watch soldiers killed in Iraq.
'Yet more parents and loved ones are going to go through the nightmare of losing family members because of an illegal occupation which is about oil and world domination and has nothing to do with freedom.
'All the troops must be withdrawn from Iraq by Christmas or yet more tears will be shed and blood spilled on the alter of Bush and Blair's war for oil.'"
Thursday, November 04, 2004
Royal Victoria faces Axe
Evening News: "Scottish Socialist Mr Fox said the move would give a 'raw deal' to elderly patients. He added: 'We have already seen the closure of the Northern General Hospital and the Eastern General when we were told it would improve services.
'Now NHS Lothian are telling us the closure of the Royal Victoria will mean things get better. But this is a deterioration of services. Edinburgh Royal Infirmary is like a Hoover, sucking everything in.'
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'Now NHS Lothian are telling us the closure of the Royal Victoria will mean things get better. But this is a deterioration of services. Edinburgh Royal Infirmary is like a Hoover, sucking everything in.'
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