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The Glasgow Girls is a group of seven young women in Glasgow, Scotland, who highlighted the poor treatment of asylum seekers whose rights of appeal had been exhausted. In 2005, the group campaigned against dawn raids, raised public awareness, and found support in the Scottish Parliament. Their story has been told in a musical and 2 documentaries.
Amal Azzudin (born 1990) is an Egyptian-Scottish [2] campaigner and activist who co-founded the Glasgow Girls, a group of seven young women who campaigned against the harsh treatment of asylum-seekers in response to the detention of one of their friends.
Roza Salih (born 1989) is an Iraqi-Kurdish born, Scottish politician and human rights activist. [1] [2] [3] In 2005, at the age of 15, she co-founded the Glasgow Girls with fellow pupils from Drumchapel High School. [4]
Glasgow Girls can refer to: Glasgow Girls (artists), a group of female designers and artists associated with the Glasgow School; Glasgow Girls (activists), a group of young women who highlighted the situation of asylum seekers in Glasgow; Glasgow Girls F.C., a women's association football club; Glasgow Girls, a 2014 TV movie by Brian Welsh
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Ann Macbeth (25 September 1875 – 23 March 1948) was a British embroiderer, designer, teacher and author.She was a member of the Glasgow Movement where she was an associate of Margaret MacDonald and Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and many other 'Glasgow Girls'.
Young activists from around the world are fighting for their voices to be heard as U.N. climate change conference COP26 begins.
The Glasgow Boys had emerged as the pioneers of a revolt against the Scottish artistic establishment and its grip on institutions. In this spirit Jessie and Francis Newbery established the Glasgow Girls as a group that embraced a range of genres and placed arts and crafts on an equal footing with other works of art. [7]