Catriona Grant

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Catriona Mary Grant is a former co-chair and former women's officer of the Scottish Socialist Party.[1] She was instrumental in the split from the CWI international which established the SSP during the "Scottish Debate" of the late-90s.[2][3]

She was the chair of the Edinburgh Old Town Community Council[4] and an active member of Save Our Old Town.[5] She is also an active campaigner for abortion rights[6] against domestic abuse and sexual exploitation.[7]

In 2008, she was nominated as a "local heroine" in Scottish Women's Aid's national survey, conducted for international women's day.[citation needed]

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She was one of several SSP members who gave evidence during the Sheridan libel trial co-chairing the meeting of 9 November, which became a pivotal point in the trial[8] She was also a witness at the subsequent perjury trial HM Advocate v Sheridan and Sheridan.[citation needed]

She works as Senior Social Worker in Edinburgh, and was one of the co-ordinators on the .[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Socialist Womens Network Archived 25 July 2009 at the Portuguese Web Archive
  2. ^ SSP leader calls for a split Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ ISM leaves CWI Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=885&id=1856542006[bare URL]
  5. ^ http://www.eh8.org.uk[bare URL]
  6. ^ http://www.redflag.org.uk/articles/isfive/is5abortion.html[bare URL]
  7. ^ http://www.redflag.org.uk/frontline/twelve/12pro.html[bare URL]
  8. ^ Tommy a courtroom drama
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