So celtic were the only team not to have a minutes silence

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ding, ding ...... Round 2

[ionnsaigh]

It has been mouldering in a corner of Glasgow’s east end for years, forgotten by the world, but now the Weavers Cemetery has been meticulously restored to keep the memory of Scotland’s first trade union heroes alive.

After years of campaigning, local activists had the chance to pay their respects to the Calton Weavers, described as “pioneers who heralded a brighter dawn” at the unveiling of the transformed Calton Burial Ground.

Despite freezing temperatures, dozens of people gathered at the site yesterday as the memorial was unveiled following a £230,000 restoration project.

The weavers were Scotland’s first working-class martyrs after six were killed by soldiers sent in to quell the country’s earliest major industrial dispute.

It began when workers were told the price paid for weaving muslin was to be cut. On September 3, 1787, Glasgow authorities learned a large crowd of weavers had gathered at Drygate Bridge, near the Gallowgate.

The 3rd Regiment of Foot was called in and, during the stand-off that followed, soldiers opened fire. Six strikers died. However, only three of their names are known – James Page, Alexander Miller and James Ainsley.

It is astonishing that such an important part of Scotland’s heritage is tucked away in a corner of Glasgow

Joanna Moore, Friends Of The Weavers campaign

The dead were buried in the cemetery in Abercromby Street but over the years the graveyard, which opened 224 years ago, had become dilapidated.

Even the plaque commemorating the strikers was in such a bad state that only one name, James Page, could be made out.

Joanna Moore, who founded the Friends Of The Weavers campaign group, said: “Calton Burial Ground is a hidden gem.

“It is astonishing to think such an important piece of Scotland’s heritage is tucked away in a quiet corner of Glasgow’s east end.

“But it is even more astonishing that so few people are aware of the true significance of the Weavers Dispute of 1787.

“This event aims to raise awareness about the weavers and draw attention to the importance of Calton Burial Ground in our social and economic history.”

The upgrade, which was funded by Clyde Gateway, includes improved landscaping, upgraded footpaths, repairs to existing boundary walls and the construction of new walls, new lighting and replacement gates.

There are 35 plaques telling the story of some of those who have been laid to rest within the walled area, as well as providing a history of the role the Calton area played in the growth of Glasgow in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Officially opening the cemetery, Glasgow Shettleston MSP Frank McAveety said: “It is still shocking to think that men taking part in industrial action were shot and killed just a short distance from their homes and places of work.

“It may have been more than 200 years ago, but it is imperative their ultimate sacrifice should never be forgotten.

“It is important, not only for Glasgow but the whole of Scotland, to acknowledge these ordinary people who stood up for their rights. Their actions are an integral part of the trade union movement in Glasgow and it is vital we recognise this.

“My thanks go to Clyde Gateway for the investment they put in to the burial ground and to local people who made this event a reality.”

[the ringmaster]

The British Army committed terrible war crimes in Ireland - would you expect the victims families, to honour them ?
It's a bit like asking the survivors of 9-11, to hold a minutes silence, for dead Muslims at Ground Zero.

Shame on you
This weekend was originally created to commemorate the men who gave their lives to defend this country in WW1. In WW1, GB and Ireland fought as 1 nation and lost 900,000 soldiers. After WW2, GB lost a further 1/2 million soldiers. Remembrance day now commemorates all men who have lost their lives fighting for not only this country, but all nations in the commonwealth, France, The United States and Belgium (which in WW1 and WW2 alone, tallys to 3.9 Millions Military deaths). I may be going to extremes but anyone that protests this day, is saying that all the people who have died for their countries have done so I vain. Shame on you

[ionnsaigh]

3.9 Million military deaths - my god what slaughter. Shame on us Is Remembrance Day an anti war protest then ? if not, it should be - Shame on us Who sent these men to war ? Shame on them
It appears, yet another excuse to wave the flag, and glorify (not the men ) rather the British Army, and it's regiments.
By my estimates the total number of war dead exceeds 37 million in WW1, and 70 million in WW2. When juxtaposed your figure of 3.9 million military deaths, it appears a shortfall of 104 million souls. Shame on you
If you, and other jingoistic flag wavers, want to truly remember the war dead, then why are you so selective, when it comes to the exclusion of 100 million civilian and enemy deaths ? Shame on you

Remembrance Day is used by the powers that be, to further stamp on Scotland's people, the lie of any perceived benefit of the Act of Union, an attempt to disguise our ultimate subservience to the British Crown - Shame on them British soldiers have a long and painful history of brutality against civilian populations, ( even there own ) Shame on them MI6 torture Arab prisoners, Shame on them
Even in death, you take sides Shame on you

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