New pro-Yes billboard campaign ahead of 'festival of independence'
Hamish Morrison
Sun, 7 April 2024
First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf (centre) takes part in a Believe in Scotland march from Edinburgh Castle (Image: PA)
NEW billboards will be set up across Scotland’s biggest city today to promote independence.
Believe in Scotland have launched a new advertising campaign in Glasgow helping to promote the cause.
Four billboards will be put up around the city as part of a wider campaign of activism led by the group.
Along with the advertising campaign, the group is hosting a march and rally for independence on Saturday, April 20, followed by a “mass campaign day” of leafleting in the south side of Glasgow on Sunday.
Yessers have already helped Believe in Scotland to smash its fundraising target to cover its costs, with £3,385 raised at the time of writing, out of a goal of £2000.
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The group said that excess cash would be used to “book more billboards across the country and put on more events”.
Believe in Scotland founder Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp said: “Earlier this year Believe in Scotland ran its annual big Indy Movement Survey receiving 4,623 responses.
“One of the questions asked indy supporters to prioritise Believe in Scotland’s campaigning activities and the top three responses were billboards, our days of action and repeating the success of the march and rally we ran last year.
Hamish Morrison
Sun, 7 April 2024
First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf (centre) takes part in a Believe in Scotland march from Edinburgh Castle (Image: PA)
NEW billboards will be set up across Scotland’s biggest city today to promote independence.
Believe in Scotland have launched a new advertising campaign in Glasgow helping to promote the cause.
Four billboards will be put up around the city as part of a wider campaign of activism led by the group.
Along with the advertising campaign, the group is hosting a march and rally for independence on Saturday, April 20, followed by a “mass campaign day” of leafleting in the south side of Glasgow on Sunday.
Yessers have already helped Believe in Scotland to smash its fundraising target to cover its costs, with £3,385 raised at the time of writing, out of a goal of £2000.
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The group said that excess cash would be used to “book more billboards across the country and put on more events”.
Believe in Scotland founder Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp said: “Earlier this year Believe in Scotland ran its annual big Indy Movement Survey receiving 4,623 responses.
“One of the questions asked indy supporters to prioritise Believe in Scotland’s campaigning activities and the top three responses were billboards, our days of action and repeating the success of the march and rally we ran last year.
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“So we’ve combined all of those for Glasgow’s Big Indy Weekend, on April 20.
“Our march and rally aims to have less of a political protest feel and more of a festival of independence feel. We think independence is a means to an end. We are going to be talking about our hopes and dreams for an independent Scotland, not bombarding people with politics.
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“People that went to our Edinburgh march and rally last year told us it felt like the 2014 Yes Family was coming back together and that's what we are aiming for.
“In the run up to the event we will run a series of simple messages on billboards starting on Monday, some related to Glasgow and others more general indy messages.
“We have a great line up for the rally and still have a few more speakers to announce. On the evening of Saturday 20, we have an afterparty (partly to thank for all the volunteer stewards) featuring a performance from Trad Singer of the Year Iona Fyffe.
“Then on Sunday we are calling on all indy supporters in the Glasgow area to join us at Langside Hall at 10.30am for a mass leafleting session in Glasgow south side.
“Scotland has a highly organised and effective national campaigning umbrella group. It’s fully democratic, run by the elected representatives of 142 local and national Yes groups – it's called Believe in Scotland and everyone is welcome to join us.”
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