Motion · S5M-22008 · 9 Jun 2020
Shetland Staands Wi Black Lives Matter
The motion
That the Parliament supports Shetland Staands Wi Black Lives Matter’s campaign to end the use of so-called blackface at Up Helly Aa, understands that blackface is part of a long history of oppression and dehumanisation against black people, welcomes the assurances from some Up Helly Aa committees that blackface will not be tolerated, calls on other committees to follow this example, and believes that blackface should have no place in modern society.
Supporters (21)
- Ross Greer Scottish Green Party 10 Jun 2020
- Patrick Harvie Scottish Green Party 10 Jun 2020
- Bill Kidd 10 Jun 2020
- Richard Lyle 10 Jun 2020
- Rona Mackay 10 Jun 2020
- Mark McDonald 10 Jun 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 10 Jun 2020
- Gil Paterson 10 Jun 2020
- Mark Ruskell Scottish Green Party 10 Jun 2020
- Sandra White 10 Jun 2020
- Andy Wightman 10 Jun 2020
- Beatrice Wishart 10 Jun 2020
- Rhoda Grant 11 Jun 2020
- Alison Johnstone 11 Jun 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 11 Jun 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 11 Jun 2020
- Maureen Watt 11 Jun 2020
- Jamie Halcro Johnston 12 Jun 2020
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 16 Jun 2020
- Alex Cole-Hamilton Scottish Liberal Democrats 18 Jun 2020
- Ruth Maguire 13 Aug 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.