YES2INDEE has announced it will hold a march for independence in Edinburgh on April 1, days after the new SNP leader will have been selected.
The organisation says it wants to show the incoming First Minister the passion, desire and fire the grassroots independence movement has for the fight ahead as it demands Scotland is given the democratic right to choose its own future.
Saor Alba pipes and drums will lead the march. It will start from Johnston Terrace at 1pm and make its way along the side of Edinburgh Castle and down the Royal Mile to the Scottish Parliament. Volunteer stewards are needed.
Yes2Indee have also just announced its annual event at Kirkcaldy Promenade on June 10. It will be the third year in a row it has held the event in Fife, bringing colour to the beach front.
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Yes2Indee Glasgow ‘s application for its It Is Time event on October 14 was submitted last year and is already published on Glasgow City Council’s future public processions website.
A spokesperson for the group said: “In these very strange political times, the Yes movement must show unity and unite and build on the momentum that’s been lost since Covid-19. Rome wasn’t built in a day but as one we can achieve so much more.
“We are sad to see Nicola Sturgeon’s departure, what an amazing politician, best we’ve witnessed in my lifetime. She’s given so much effort and time to the cause of independence and choosing our own future.”
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