Glasgow should apologise for profiting from slavery #OurSharedStory - heraldscotland.com/news/19988627.…

Our History/Our Slavery/Purchasing potential: Noticed in an old Edinburgh newspaper that in 1835, 19 Melville Street, Edinburgh, was worth…£1450. In 2021 it was worth…£2,500,000. In 1834 Sir John Gladstone, Edinburgh, received £106,769 govt. compensation for his freed slaves…

Happy Emancipation Day to all our Caribbean friends!

Happy 60th Independence Day Jamaica!

Our History🇯🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿: Some people may wish to deny our Scottish historical connections but these wee pieces of tartan speak a truth of history which must be taught as part of the curriculum…

Would anyone like a ticket for Damian Marley at the O2 in Glasgow tonight?

This is the right thing. My slave-owning ancestors bought grand houses here; this news makes me prouder to be an Edinburgher today. British slavery’s story is not over. Thank you ⁦Sir Geoff Palmer⁩ and the team. theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/a…

As an Edinburgher, I am deeply connected to the city. Apology and acknowledgement are a good start in addressing the ongoing consequences of the crimes that helped build it.

Great news from Edinburgh tonight! bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…

The Caledonian Society Of Jamaica Burns Supper - m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…

Our History…a life destined 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇯🇲. Pennycooke is an old Scottish family name derived from Penicuik the name of the town where I live. A green map of a part of Jamaica, the country where I was born, it shows a place called Pennycooke…

Our History/One Humanity: Agree, we cannot change the past but we can acknowledge and change consequences such as poverty and racism for the better using education and goodness…

Great to see the head of the Scottish Episcopal Church Scottish Episcopal Church is on an ecumenical pilgrimage in Jamaica just now to learn about the legacy of slavery & the part played in it by the church. Let's hope there are productive meetings! #OurSharedStory scotland.anglican.org/sec-joins-ecum…

1998 was the last time that Scotland & Jamaica played in the mens football world cup. Today Scotland & Jamaica play matches that mean they could qualify for the world cup for the first time since then. Scotland play Denmark & Jamaica play Curacao. Come on Scotland & Jamaica!