• 9 months ago
Labour Party offices in Glasgow targeted by protesters in support of Palestine.

Gaza Genocide Emergency Committee protest at Scottish Labour's offices in Glasgow.
Transcript
00:00 [Music]
00:06 [Shouting]
00:12 There's people up there protesting, they came to see their MSPs, but they've all run away.
00:18 We thought because there was four MSPs in their offices here, you know, since they're public servants, we'd be able to speak to them.
00:24 [Horn]
00:31 I'm John, I'm from Gaza Genocide Emergency Committee.
00:34 We're outside Labour Party offices here in Wilson Street in Glasgow.
00:39 And we're here to request that Labour representatives make a substantive statement,
00:47 not just on the ceasefire, which they've been prevaricating about, but they actually take a position on the genocide itself.
00:56 We went into the offices very peacefully, obviously, and we requested to speak to some of the staff.
01:02 No one was there, alas, we're not sure where they are.
01:05 But we do think it's imperative that they come and speak to us as our representatives and explain to us
01:13 what they intend to do about the genocide and not just about a ceasefire.
01:18 A ceasefire's not enough, it's obviously very, very important, but according to the International Court of Justice,
01:27 which sets out these protocols, states and organisations actually have an obligation not to enable the genocide.
01:36 And that's the point we're trying to get across to Labour Party and every other representative here in Scotland.
01:46 There are various means for people to make their feelings known.
01:51 We think it's very, very important, and in particular, we want to draw attention to what our political representatives
02:00 are going to do in relation to the arms companies here.
02:03 That's a very, very important point. We must be seen now not to be facilitating arms to Israel.
02:10 Weaponry that's being made here in Glasgow, in Scotland, is going to kill the kids in Gaza.
02:18 It's absolutely shameful.
02:20 If one could come out at these phases, we're all peaceful, we just want to say something to them.
02:27 End to the British SS! Stammering sunak! Stammering sarwar!
02:35 Don't listen to Labour! Free Palestine! Free Palestine!
02:40 The Labour Party runs away! Says as little as it can!
02:45 [Music]

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