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Different Voices, Best of Friends - Stop Sectarianism

  • Submitted by: Christina McKelvie, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 May 2012
  • Motion reference: S4M-02955

That the Parliament commends the project, Different Voices, Best of Friends - Stop Sectarianism, which has been developed by the Machan Trust with the assistance of Sense Over Sectarianism, Lanarkshire Songwriters Group and the New Makers Trust; understands that primary 6 and 7 pupils from Glengowan, Stonehouse, Craigbank, Machanhill, Hareleeshill, St Mary’s, Dalserf, Newfield, Netherburn and Robert Smillie primary schools wrote and sang songs condemning sectarianism in their communities; understands that the pupils produced a CD of the songs, which it considers to be a great collection of music, and that copies of this were distributed at a live performance; applauds the creativity of the staff and pupils on their work in writing and singing the songs; welcomes the project as a positive and alternative approach in educating the pupils, and encourages other groups and organisations similar to the Machan Trust to continue carrying out what it sees as their outstanding work in order to help remove sectarianism from Scotland.


Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Claudia Beamish, Colin Beattie, Margaret Burgess, Graeme Dey, Bob Doris, James Dornan, Annabelle Ewing, Linda Fabiani, Patricia Ferguson, Rob Gibson, Jamie Hepburn, Adam Ingram, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Angus MacDonald, Mike MacKenzie, Joan McAlpine, Aileen McLeod, Fiona McLeod, Siobhan McMahon, Stuart McMillan, Anne McTaggart, Gil Paterson, Dennis Robertson, Elaine Smith, Kevin Stewart, David Torrance, Jean Urquhart, Maureen Watt, Humza Yousaf