Scotland-wide demonstration to take place on Saturday 14 July at 12 noon, Scottish Parliament
COMMONSPACE reporter Caitlin Logan was in Glasgow on Friday 13 July and Edinburgh Saturday 14 July, as tens of thousands of Scots protested against US President Donald Trump’s visit to Scotland. She captures the protests in pictures and videos below.
Edinburgh 14 July
Crowds gathering outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh for the 2nd @ScotStopTrump protest of the weekend. #TrumpUkVisit pic.twitter.com/xWZONgtSY2
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 14, 2018
“Trump gies me the dreh boak.” Edinburgh giving Glasgow a fun for its money ok the anti- @realDonaldTrump signs already. #TrumpProtest #TrumpUKVisit pic.twitter.com/Lv5h1kVDg3
— Caitlin Logan (@_CaitLogan) July 14, 2018
Anti-Trump march underway in Edinburgh, heading from the Scottish Parliament. #ScotlandagainstTrump #TrumpUKVisit pic.twitter.com/puEX8JuJGD
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 14, 2018
Banner making skills out in full force as protesters prepare to march in the #ScotlandAgainstTrump demo in Edinburgh. pic.twitter.com/9lYd7ovpkI
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 14, 2018
Thousands marching through Edinburgh today against the politics of US president Donald Trump. #TrumpUKVisit #ScotlandagainstTrump pic.twitter.com/UgUCpHSMTF
— Caitlin Logan (@_CaitLogan) July 14, 2018
“No hate, no fear, Donald Trump’s not welcome here”. #TrumpProtest #ScotlandagainstTrump pic.twitter.com/VNOxuYFmSe
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 14, 2018
Females Against Neo Nazi Yanks. #TrumpProtest #ScotlandAgainstTrump pic.twitter.com/nPPMxr388F
— Caitlin Logan (@_CaitLogan) July 14, 2018
#BabyTrump has made it to the Meadows and protesters are now gathering for the #ScotlandAgainstTrump demo. pic.twitter.com/6pPzUVHiBt
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 14, 2018
“End the hostile environment.”
It’s clear the message from the protesters who’ve turned out in Glasgow and Edinburgh is that Theresa May and the UK government have as much to answer for as Donald Trump when it comes to how its policies impact on the most vulnerable in society. pic.twitter.com/MtdJq9Y2wb
— Caitlin Logan (@_CaitLogan) July 14, 2018
Ruth Wilkinson from @globaljusticesc says the organisation has joined the #ScotlandAgainstTrump protest because Trump is the antithesis of everything they stand for. #TrumpUKVisit pic.twitter.com/KluhkG1Hpf
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 14, 2018
.@aameranwar saying today’s protest is estimated to be the biggest Edinburgh has ever seen. #TrumpUKVisit
— Caitlin Logan (@_CaitLogan) July 14, 2018
Wotsit. 100% extra sh*t free. pic.twitter.com/gvC0WLEz0J
— Caitlin Logan (@_CaitLogan) July 14, 2018
“Donald Trump is dangerous for us here in Scotland in terms of the kind of politics he’s promoting, but he’s lethal for the Palestinians.”
Sofiah McLeod of @scottishpsc Palestine Solidarity Campaign are supporting the #TrumpProtest in Edinburgh.#TrumpUKVisit pic.twitter.com/MBcyVEX4Jc
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 14, 2018
Jan Goulding of @EnglishScot4YES explains why she’s here supporting the anti-Trump protest in Edinburgh.#TrumpProtest #TrumpUKVisit pic.twitter.com/I6W1Oej2bD
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 14, 2018
David Mackenzie of @NukewatchUK tells CommonSpace why anti-nuclear weapons campaigners are standing against Donald Trump at the #ScotlandAgainstTrump demo in Edinburgh. pic.twitter.com/FBEI6bTx3I
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 14, 2018
Strong environmental messages at the #TrumpProtest in Edinburgh. This weekend has brought together climate change activists, peace activists, anti-racist activists, and human rights activists of all kinds who want to see a better world than Trump offers. pic.twitter.com/AJgKcCZyAG
— Caitlin Logan (@_CaitLogan) July 14, 2018
Juuso Järviniemi of @yem_uk says the pro-EU campaign is backing the #TrumpProtest because Donald Trump represents the same politics of division for the US as Brexit for the UK. #ScotlandAgainstTrump pic.twitter.com/GSipFhdSkv
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 14, 2018
Well that was another lively protest against @realDonaldTrump in Scotland, with an estimated 50,000 people joining to show what Scotland thinks of the politics of Trump. Plans to escape protests didn’t work out quite as planned for the US president this weekend. #TrumpUKVisit pic.twitter.com/FuVfFognGS
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 14, 2018
Glasgow 13 July
Caught up with @JaneyGodley at the massive #ScotlandAgainstTrump protest on George Square with an updated version of that infamous placard. Trump is a ____ ! @ScotStopTrump pic.twitter.com/JPcuGJJBNl
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 13, 2018
#ScotlandAgainstTrump pic.twitter.com/sU91lFz2ri
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 13, 2018
Is it just me or have placards got a lot more creative in recent years?#ScotlandagainstTrump pic.twitter.com/UEbPmH9ebY
— Ben Wray (@Ben_Wray1989) July 13, 2018
Huge turnout at the @scotstoptrump #TrumpProtest on George Square, Glasgow – difficult to actually capture the breadth of it from human height. pic.twitter.com/DqnSLc2qXl
— Caitlin Logan (@_CaitLogan) July 13, 2018
First speaker of the night @sukisangh, chair of @scottishtuc Black Workers Committee tells us why workers need to come together to stand against Trump and all of the forms of bigotry which he represents.
Live from the @ScotStopTrump #TrumpProtest in Glasgow pic.twitter.com/ebaagtCjgb
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 13, 2018
“If we have a special relationship with the US, it’s with the people, not with the odious bully in the White House.”
Co-convener of @scotgp @patrickharvie tells CommonSpace why protests like this actually matter. pic.twitter.com/Q6MIaTqY2T
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 13, 2018
Organiser of @ScotStopTrump protest @Jonathon_Shafi says there is no back: “we are now in the fight of our lives” against the likes of Trump, Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage. Crowd packed in on all sides at #trumpprotest in Glasgow pic.twitter.com/ugPTebd00Z
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 13, 2018
Human rights lawyer @AamerAnwar says #Trumpprotest is “a message to the Tories that we’re coming for you”. #ScotlandAgainstTrump pic.twitter.com/S6nV8aXMwP
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 13, 2018
“No Kids In Cages” – strong message against Trump’s treatment of migrant families at the #TrumpProtest in Glasgow. pic.twitter.com/fxWsScOzZi
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 13, 2018
We’re told the crowd now stretches to the very back of George Square at #TrumpProtest in Glasgow. pic.twitter.com/xqYqBzMnNU
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 13, 2018
“Orange is the new twat.” Well played, well played. #ScotlandagainstTrump pic.twitter.com/owKAK7XOSV
— Caitlin Logan (@_CaitLogan) July 13, 2018
A message to @realDonaldTrump from Scotland. Subtle but effective. #ScotlandagainstTrump #trumpprotest pic.twitter.com/fGHeCNodle
— Caitlin Logan (@_CaitLogan) July 13, 2018
Deputy leader of @thesnp@KeithBrownSNP says #Trumpprotest is about showing the world what Scotland thinks of Donald Trump. Says Nicola Sturgeon is not meeting Trump because “she’ll tell him what she thinks, unlike Theresa May.” @ScotStopTrump pic.twitter.com/Y3EDwhltkM
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 13, 2018
“Abolish ICE. Abolish UKVI. Abolish Frontex.” Support of migrant rights and anti-racism runs through the #Trumpprotest at GeorgeSquare tonight.#ScotlandagainstTrump pic.twitter.com/XO5vwt2z6N
— Caitlin Logan (@_CaitLogan) July 13, 2018
“This is not about right versus left, this is about right versus wrong.”
Leader of @scottishlabour @richardleonard speaking to #Trumpprotest crowd. pic.twitter.com/RvuyiZIPWp
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 13, 2018
ICYMI: MORE photos from Friday’s @ScotStopTrump protest at George Square, Glasgow – from the humorous to the hard-hitting, these pictures sum up the message Trump was sent this weekend.
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— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 15, 2018
George Square 13 July. #ScotlandAgainstTrump #TrumpUKVisit #StopTrump #TrumpProtest pic.twitter.com/nwGikeVKzu
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 15, 2018
George Square 13 July. #ScotlandAgainstTrump #TrumpUKVisit #StopTrump #TrumpProtest pic.twitter.com/jjaUAkM45p
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 15, 2018
George Square 13 July. #ScotlandAgainstTrump #TrumpUKVisit #StopTrump #TrumpProtest pic.twitter.com/Opt7aW6o4w
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 15, 2018
George Square 13 July. #ScotlandAgainstTrump #TrumpUKVisit #StopTrump #TrumpProtest pic.twitter.com/AHFTYZVBZx
— CommonSpace (@TheCommonSpace) July 15, 2018