Margaret Young, national co-ordinator for Women for Independence, Ayrshire
“My mum was a immigrant to this country she came over after the Second World War and she worked in the NHS. Even today, on seeing my badge about Trump, someone said to me in a shop “Immigrants aren’t welcome here, people should go home”, so for me that’s a big reason.
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“Also the way Trump treats women and the way that he behaves in general. His lies, misogyny, racism. He’s a threat to world security, so I think we’ve all got to show how much we care, that this isn’t acceptable.”
Noel Milligan, Glasgow
“I came down here because I believe that Donald Trump to a large extent represents what you can describe as the alt-right, which is a global phenomenon and it’s getting more embittered and it’s causing great isolationism in the world and it’s a force the wrong in the world. So I’ve come down to represent a challenge to Trump but also those like him throughout the world.”
Francis Bedford, Adelaide, Australia, independent MP, State Member of the Australian Parliament for Florey
“I’ve come today because I really think democracy is important. I came to Scotland originally to find out about the work Scotland’s women have done about precession and suffrage, because where I come from we’ve had the vote for 125 years and I want people to value the vote and democracy. Trump is the opposite to everything that all of that stands for. So I’ve come in solidarity.”
Anne McLaughlin, Greenock
“I think it’s getting serious now. Most of us couldn’t believe that he was going to become president, that he did become president, and I never understand how he is still in position. But I think things are getting really serious, particularly when he’s doing things like attacking Sadiq Khan, attacking Nicola Sturgeon. It’s fine to comment on other countries, but it’s not fine to come and stir up hatred in those other countries.
“So that’s why I’m here just to say we don’t want Trump.”
Jean Cameron, Glasgow
“I think we need to show that equalities are things that we really care about. We need to be visible to show that all the things that we care about are valued, and that we want them maintained and to speak out against all everything that Trump stands for.”
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