Motion · S3M-05154 · 9 Nov 2009
Bring Down Those Walls
The motion
That the Parliament celebrates the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, widely considered to be the most significant event in history since the end of World War II, which changed Europe and the rest of the world; considers that the fall of the wall in 1989 marked the end of communism in Europe, leading to the end of the Cold War, the disappearance of the Iron Curtain and the reunification of Germany; notes the subsequent accession of eastern European countries into the European Union; considers that the Berlin Wall was a shameful object of the Cold War that divided Europe, and the rest of the world, into opposing ideologies; firmly believes that freedom and liberty are values that must always be upheld; condemns the use of physical separation to divide peoples and societies, and hopes that this 20th anniversary will act as an example and bring hope to those peoples across the globe whose beliefs and differences are still divided by walls and other physical barriers.
Supporters (21)
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 9 Nov 2009
- Joe FitzPatrick 9 Nov 2009
- Robin Harper 9 Nov 2009
- Liam McArthur Scottish Liberal Democrats 9 Nov 2009
- Anne McLaughlin 9 Nov 2009
- Mike Pringle 9 Nov 2009
- Bill Wilson 9 Nov 2009
- Brian Adam 10 Nov 2009
- Christine Grahame 10 Nov 2009
- Bill Kidd 10 Nov 2009
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 10 Nov 2009
- Hugh O'Donnell 10 Nov 2009
- Gil Paterson 10 Nov 2009
- Dave Thompson 10 Nov 2009
- Robert Brown 12 Nov 2009
- Michael Matheson 13 Nov 2009
- Jack McConnell 13 Nov 2009
- Linda Fabiani 16 Nov 2009
- Angela Constance Scottish National Party 30 Nov 2009
- Jamie Hepburn Scottish National Party 2 Dec 2009
- Dr Richard Simpson 2 Dec 2009
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.