SATURDAY’S Hope Over Fear rally in Glasgow to mark a year since Scotland’s historic independence referendum boasts some impressive speakers. A wealth of musical talent is lined up to entertain the crowds, along with speakers from a variety of political parties and organisations. We take a look at the people who will be addressing the thousands at the event. Sarah and Sophie Johnston SISTERS Sarah and Sophie Johnston became poster girls for the independence movement on September 19, when aged 20 and 16 respectively, they proudly held a Saltire amid the unrest and disorder in George Square. The pair won a “Margo” award as rising stars from Edinburgh Women for Independence, who set up the awards in memory of MSP Margo MacDonald. Sophie became interested in politics after attending an anti-austerity march at the Tory party conference and various rallies against the bedroom tax. Her older sister said the indyref campaign triggered her enthusiasm for the subject. Overnight on September 18 and the following day crowds remained in Glasgow city centre before the unrest started. “We stood with our flag in front of the No protesters that had blocked the road,” said Sarah. “The police were splitting up the two sides and there were horses everywhere. Unionists were throwing smoke bombs. People were steaming drunk. People started spitting on us and throwing beer on us.” Police intervened for the sisters’ “protection”. A man pulled their flag out of Sophie’s hand, and a video of the incident went viral. Officers arrested them and took them to a local police station, where they were held separately until morning. They said they were first told they had a right to protest, then were arrested for “obstructing police”. “Police acted in the interests of their safety, and to prevent further escalation of an already violent outbreak of significant disorder, after they refused several requests to move on,” police said in a statement. “Given the unprecedented level of disturbances in George Square which police were dealing with that evening, the women were kept in custody until around 6am. This was also to prevent reoffending and ensure their own safety.” Months later the Procurator Fiscal confirmed they faced no further action. Hardeep Singh Kohli HE describes himself as a journalist, comedian and cook – we could also add restaurateur and actor – and he has plenty of experience in them all. Kohli first came to prominence on TV’s the Wright Stuff after studying law at Glasgow University. There were spells on the One Show and the game show Get 100 and he directed the children’s programme It’ll Never Work. There were also documentaries, including In Search of the Tartan Turban, an exploration of the cultural identity of a Briton and a Scot who was part of an ethnic minority. He is a well-known pro-independence figure and his various appearances as a chef and comic – including cooking his way around India and tours at the Edinburgh Fringe – have kept him well travelled. Kohli indulges his passion for cooking at his Edinburgh restaurant VDeep, which he billed as Scotland’s first craft beer and curry bar. Tom Urie, actor and singer HE IS perhaps best known for his role as Bob O’Hara in the BBC’s River City, but the accomplished musician is also a regular feature around Glasgow’s piano bars, where he can play almost anything on demand. When a helicopter fell on the Clutha bar in 2013, Urie recorded a version of Michael Marra’s song Mother Glasgow for the fund set up for the victims and their families. A year later he recorded another version with the Glasgow Philharmonia for a fund set up after the Glasgow bin lorry crash. Urie also created the song that brought the Still Game live show to a climax at the Hydro, and admitted: “I cried when I saw it performed on stage.” The former Chewin the Fat star released an album in 2011 and, as well as speaking on Saturday he will be performing at the event. Janey Godley, comedian SHE has taken her comedy shows and one-woman play around the world including off-Broadway in New York and of course The Fringe. But Godley is more than a comedienne and can add playwright, award-winning blogger, author, journalist and radio contributor to her CV. Last year her weekly podcast was shortlisted in the comedy category of the ninth annual People’s Choice Podcast Awards in the US, and also won the Spirit of the Festival Award at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. The New Zealand Comedy Guild nominated Godley as Best International Guest in 2009, adding to her nominations during previous visits in 2002, 2006 and 2008. A regular on social media Godley’s live Twitter description of a couple’s rapidly-deteriorating relationship on a train in 2012 went viral and caused a media debate on personal privacy. At the Edinburgh Fringe that year, she staged a five-star-winning play #TimAndFreya based on the incident. Lindsay Jarrett, Independence Climber, Indy Woman of the Year Award winner A MOTHER-OF-FIVE who is living what she called potentially her last year before death because of a genetic condition, Jarrett was responsible for the foil Yes sign that appeared on the cliffs leading up to Edinburgh Castle early on the morning of September 13. A double lung transplant could save her life and she said her action was “a direct message to Gordon Brown”. She said: “He led us to believe that cross border organ and blood donation would not be available as it is now, if Scotland became independent. “He led us to believe that my life and that of others would be at risk. “Some of my family members sent off postal votes as a No in order to protect me. Then NHS Blood and Transplant put out an official statement declaring that the system would remain exactly as it is regardless of the referendum outcome. “To pick on the most disabled and vulnerable members of society you have to be the lowest of the low.” Tommy Sheridan, Solidarity co-convener and founder of Hope Over Fear A FORMER Scottish Socialist Party MSP, Sheridan needs no introduction. He became active in politics while at Stirling University in the 1980s, when his Militant activities saw him expelled from the Labour Party. He was a prominent anti-nuclear campaigner and his activities against the poll tax saw him jailed for attending a warrant sale after a court had banned him. The legal case involving Sheridan and the then News International has been rumbling on since 2006. In the run-up to the independence referendum, Sheridan embarked on a pro-independence speaking tour under the banner “Hope Over Fear”.