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📢Today's the day! Today we are marching together for a better Scotland. Join us as #WeDemandBetter March assembles from 10am (buses arriving from 9:30am) at Scottish Parliament.

"The blame lies with those who make decisions that create and sustain poverty. We need better than this, Scotland demands better than this." - Read more from community groups in Glasgow uniting with us at #ScotlandDemandsBetter

📢Banners and flags at the ready! Thanks to everyone who has given us a sneak peak at the banners, flags and placards you have created ahead of #ScotlandDemandsBetter. Drop a pic of in the comments so we can look our for your creations! #WeDemandBetter

🎬 “It’s time politicians delivered on their promises.” Actor Brian Cox pledges his support for the #ScotlandDemandsBetter campaign. Join us on Saturday 25th October in Edinburgh Read more: www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...

📢1 day to go! What: #ScotlandDemandsBetter march & rally Where: Edinburgh, assemble at the Scottish Parliament from 10am and then march onto The Meadows Who: Everyone demanding a decent and dignified life free from poverty. Why: Because change happens when we stand together and demand it

Our latest blog with thanks to @cpagscotland.bsky.social on why they are joining #ScotlandDemandsBetter with members of the End Child Poverty Coalition. Read more: www.povertyalliance.org/walking-boot... Join them on the End Child Poverty bloc ⬇️⬇️⬇️

✊ Just 2 days to go until we take to the streets to say #WeDemandBetter! Join us this Saturday 25 Oct in Edinburgh 📍 Assemble from 10am | Scottish Parliament 🎉 Rally 12:30pm | The Meadows Together, we’ll say it loud: #ScotlandDemandsBetter 💙 👉 scotland-demands-better.com

"Better jobs. Better investment in life's essentials. Better social security. Scotland needs change. And we need it now." thanks @mrsemmajacko.bsky.social for sharing this, and to @citizensadvice.scot.bsky.social for their continued support of this campaign. www.povertyalliance.org/scotland-nee...

"We need to pull on every person from every place across the country to rally together at the Scotland Demands Better March this coming Saturday," @scottishtuc.bsky.social www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politic... Join us, this Saturday 25th October as #WeDemandBetter

⏳ Three days to go! Are you joining us for #ScotlandDemandsBetter? 📍We'll assemble from 10am at the Scottish Parliament 🚶‍➡️We're marching up the Royal Mile to George IV Bridge 🎤We'll get to The Meadows where there will be live music and inspirational speakers ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Racism has no place in the Scotland we’re building. #WeDemandBetter March with the Anti-Racist Bloc, led by @sutrscotland.bsky.social, and demand a fair and inclusive future for everyone. ✊ 📅 Sat 25 Oct | 🕚 From 10am | 📍 Scottish Parliament Details ⬇️ ⬇️

⏳4 days to go! It is almost time - this Saturday 25th October we will march alongside trade unions, third-sector organisations, and thousands from across Scotland to say #WeDemandBetter Will you be marching with us? Assembly from 10am outside the Scottish Parliament.

⏳5 days to go! Join us on Saturday 25th October for the march for all of us #ScotlandDemandsBetter 📍Assembly from 10am outside the Scottish Parliament before marching onto The Meadows for a rally with inspirational speakers and live music! Join us: www.scotland-demands-better.com/supporters

📢From carers to firefighters, from Dundee to the Borders, we are standing together to demand change.✊ Join us this Saturday 25th October as we march together for a Scotland free from the injustice of poverty. #WeDemandBetter. Join us: www.scotland-demands-better.com

📢We're recruiting for a Policy and Campaigns Manager (Maternity Cover) 📅 Closing date: Tuesday 4th November Find out more details via the link: www.povertyalliance.org/about-us/rec...

ICYMI We announced our programme for the #ScotlandDemandsBetter rally! Join us after the march for a family-friendly, festival vibes event at The Meadows, Edinburgh. 🎼Live music 📢Inspiring speakers 😋Food 🫧Activities for the kids. Find out more:

💔Poverty isn't inevitable. Everyone deserves to live a dignified life. Join us as #WeDemandBetter for a Scotland free from poverty. 📅Saturday 25th October 📍Edinburgh

"...We demand the means to live decent, dignified lives in a society that raises up rather than punches down." - @rozfoyer.bsky.social @scottishtuc.bsky.social Read more: www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politic... Hear more from Roz at the Scotland Demands Better rally on Sat 25th Oct in Edinburgh.

We’re excited to share the #ScotlandDemandsBetter rally programme! 🕧Starts 12:30pm at the Meadows after the march 🎤Speakers incl. Darren McGarvey 🎶Music from Declan Welsh, Bemz & Colonel Mustard 🫧Kids' activities & food stalls More info here: www.scotland-demands-better.com/march-and-ra...

📢Great to have End Poverty Edinburgh join the call! Activist Linda Craik says: "People deserve and need better than a society that normalises poverty and accepts so many of our citizens struggling every day just to make ends meet" #WeDemandBetter Read more: morningstaronline.co.uk/article/end-...

📣 On Sat 25 Oct, join us in Edinburgh as #WeDemandBetter! 🕚 Start: 11am at Scottish Parliament 🚶March through the city 🎉 Rally at The Meadows for music, speeches, food & family fun! Find out more: www.scotland-demands-better.com/march-and-ra...

📢Calling all students - let’s make some noise! It's great to have the support of @nusscotland.bsky.social for the Scotland Demands Better march and rally - join the student movement and others across Scotland as #WeDemandBetter Students click here >>> www.nus-scotland.org.uk/scotland_dem...

What’s next now #ChallengePoverty Week is over… We have an idea 💡 Join us on: 🗓️ Saturday 25th October 📍 Edinburgh As #wedemandbetter for Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 More info >>> www.scotland-demands-better.com

📢We're recruiting for a Policy and Campaigns Manager (Maternity Cover) 📅 Closing date: Tuesday 4th November Find out more details via the link: www.povertyalliance.org/about-us/rec... Please share with your networks.

Thanks to our friends at @cyclinguk.bsky.social for this fantastic blog as part of #ChallengePoverty Week Climate Day. "Investment into active travel is desperately needed to make cycling a realistic option for those most in need of low-cost, transport."

📢 The Annual #ChallengePoverty Lecture – Thurs 9 Oct, 6pm. With Prof Ruth Patrick on imagining better futures for social security. Join us in Glasgow 👉 www.tfaforms.com/5196599 #WeDemandBetter

In recent months, our politics has been too often defined by division and hatred. But a better future is possible – one rooted in unity, solidarity and inclusion. Read our statement here: www.povertyalliance.org/scotland-dem... #ScotlandDemandsBetter #WeDemandBetter

Join us for the Annual #ChallengePoverty Week Lecture on Thurs 8th October Poverty Alliance and SPIRU will be joined by Professor Ruth Patrick delivering the lecture : Imagining Better: Social security, hope/lessness and how we might and must make change happen. Sign up: www.tfaforms.com/5196599

Spread the word and show your support for #ScotlandDemandsBetter. Create your own Twibbon to share as your socials profile pic, or post it on your channels. www.twibbonize.com/scotland-dem...

📖 Weekend reading! Aveen Khalil is an amazing community activist from #Dundee. She has been doing fantastic work spreading word about the #ScotlandDemandsBetter march to people in the city. 👉 Read her guest blog here: lnkd.in/eZGk795P

Show your support for #ScotlandDemandsBetter. Create your own Twibbon to share as your socials profile pic, or post it on your channels. www.twibbonize.com/scotland-dem...

📖 Weekend reading! Long #COVID is TWO TIME more prevalent among the most-deprived 1/5 of people than in the least deprived 1/5. Our research with Robert Gordon University shows the terrible impact the illness has on people's incomes. #LongCovid #research lnkd.in/eZhiJ-6m

❓ How are you getting to #Edinburgh on #25Oct? 🚌 Now is the time to book your transport to get to the march for all of us! The #ScotlandDemandsBetter travel bursary is now open - and can cover up to 80% of your coach hire costs! 👉 www.scotland-demands-better.com/travel-bursary

#Dumfries & #Galloway Demands Better! Two meetings for people in the region to come together and support the march for all of us #ScotlandDemandsBetter. 🤝 In person - 5.30pm, Thu 25 Sep - 📌 maps.app.goo.gl/FQFMc52a2iZk... 🖥️ Online - 1pm, Fri 26 Sep - us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Don't forget to tell the world about your #ChallengePoverty Week event! Add it to our shared calendar at www.povertyalliance.org/events-page/...

📣 A call to #Aberdeen citizens! Change happens when we stand together to demand it! 📆 Tue 23 Sep, 7pm 📌 maps.app.goo.gl/SWqKTA5msQ9L... With speakers from the Station House Media Unit, the Church of Scotland, Tillydrone Community Flat, and Aberdeen TUC. www.povertyalliance.org/event/aberde...

❤️ Aveen Khalil is an amazing community activist from #Dundee. She has been doing fantastic work spreading word about the #ScotlandDemandsBetter march to people in the city. 👉 Read her great guest blog here: www.povertyalliance.org/guest-blog-i...

"My name is Anna l live in Glasgow. I want a positive future for all of Scotland's people, That's why I am supporting #ScotlandDemandsBetter." Create your own graphic to show your support! www.twibbonize.com/scotland-dem...

From Dumfries to Dundee, and from Aberdeen to Inverness - trade unions, community groups, and voluntary organisations are all coming together to support the march for all of us in #Edinburgh on #25Oct. #ScotlandDemandsBetter. Join us! www.scotland-demands-better.com

Climate justice is justice for people on low incomes: 🏘️ homes that are easy to heat 🚌 good public transport 👷‍♀️ green jobs 🤝 a society where we all have what we need for a decent, sustainable life. That's why we'll be part of tomorrow's @sccscot.bsky.social mass lobby of MSPs.

We 💛 this #ScotlandDemandsBetter post from @fifegingerbread.bsky.social. Can you match their creativity to spread word about the march for all of us in your socials?

❤️ Aveen Khalil is an amazing community activist from #Dundee. She has been doing fantastic work spreading word about the #ScotlandDemandsBetter march to people in the city. 👉 Read her guest blog here: www.povertyalliance.org/guest-blog-i...

📣 Join us for free online training on Making the News for #ChallengePoverty Week. 📆 Thu 18 Sep, 10-11am 👇 Register here! www.povertyalliance.org/event/making...

📣 Free online training on Making the News for #ChallengePoverty Week. 📆 Thu 18 Sep, 10-11am 👇 Register here! www.povertyalliance.org/event/making...

We've updated the route and timings information for the #ScotlandDemandsBetter march and rally! www.scotland-demands-better.com/march-and-ra...

Thanks to Marion Scott and The Sunday Post for their great coverage. More than 200 trade unions, charities, and community and voluntary groups are coming together to say #ScotlandDemandsBetter. www.sundaypost.com/fp/more-than...

❓ How are you getting to #Edinburgh on #25Oct? 🚌 Book your transport to get to the march for all of us! The #ScotlandDemandsBetter travel bursary is now open - and can cover up to 80% of your coach hire costs! 👉 www.scotland-demands-better.com/travel-bursary

The most-deprived 1/5 of people are more than TWO times more likely to have Long #COVID than the least deprived 1/5. Our new research with @robertgordonuni shows the terrible impact the illness has on people's incomes. #LongCovid #research www.povertyalliance.org/research-lon...

📣 Book your transport to get to the march for all of us! The #ScotlandDemandsBetter travel bursary is now open - and can cover up to 80% of your coach hire costs! 👉 www.scotland-demands-better.com/travel-bursary