Mary Barbour Statue

EDM number 989 in 2017-19, proposed by Chris Stephens on 27/02/2018.
Categorised under the topic of Local government.

That this House congratulates everyone involved with the campaign to establish a permanent memorial to the pioneering community activist, Mary Barbour; notes the tireless efforts of the Remember Mary Barbour Association (RMBA), which worked hard to raise over £110,000 for a statue to honour of one of Glasgow's first women councillors and that many organisations came together to make this happen, including the RMBA, Glasgow Housing Association, Govan, Linthouse and Elderpark Housing Associations, trade unions, Glasgow City Council, Strathclyde Passenger Transport and people across Govan and further afield who supported the campaign to honour Mary's contribution to Govan, Glasgow and across the country; further notes that Mary became politically active as a member of the Co-operative Guild and went on to set up tenants committees and co-ordinated eviction resistance in response to the unfair rent increases in Glasgow during the First World War, and also campaigned against poverty in the city, championing equality issues such as maternity benefit, education, equal voting rights and a national minimum wage; and celebrates the unveiling of the statue of Mary, on International Women's Day on 8 March 2018, which will allow people in Govan to celebrate the life and work of an exceptional person in Glasgow's history.

This motion has been signed by a total of 24 MPs.