British Movement SCOTLAND: - Edinburgh Diwali Festival - Evidence that the Great Replacement is Impacting on Scotland.

 BRITISH MOVEMENT SCOTLAND

Edinburgh Diwali Festival 2024

Evidence that the Great Replacement is Impacting on Scotland.

This is not just about illegal immigrants and 'asylum seekers' being housed in hotels and rented properties in Scottish towns and cities.

The mainstream media and Left-wing politicians say that the Great Replacement is just a 'Far-Right Conspiracy Theory'.

But the what about the Hindu Diwali festival celebrated in Edinburgh city centre in November ?

DOES THIS ACTUALLY SOUND LIKE A TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH CELEBRATION?

This report from the Edinburgh News

Diwali is a five-day festival of lights, celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists around the world. 

In Edinburgh, Diwali is celebrated with a free festival that starts with a parade from St Andrew Square, led by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh. The annual event takes place in the first week of November in 2024. 

Diwali is a five-day festival of lights, celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists around the world. 

In Edinburgh, Diwali is celebrated with a free festival that starts with a parade from St Andrew Square, led by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh. The annual event takes place in the first week of November in 2024. 

Diwali is a five-day festival of lights, celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists around the world. 

The Diwali parade features floats with giant Hindu Gods: Ganesha, the Elephant God; Hanuman, the Monkey God and Commander in Chief of Rama’s Army; Shiva, God that destroys and transforms the Universe and the centrepiece of Rama’s Horse-drawn Chariot carrying Rama, his wife Sita, his brother Lakshman and Hanuman returning from exile after killing Demon God Ravana.

Music and dance includes pipe bands, led by the band of the Scottish Regiment and folk dancers from India and Scotland.

At the end of the Edinburgh Diwali Parade the Diwali celebrations move onto The Ross Bandstand in West Princes Street Gardens for live performance typically ranging from Bollywood style dance to dramatic enactment.

A selection of North and South Indian Food will be available and the Festival ends with a firework show around 5.30pm.

Edinburgh Diwali is a registered charity, started as an initiative by the Lord Provost in 2015. The Edinburgh Diwali Festival is free to all. 

And this report from the Edinburgh Reporter

This is the tenth year that Edinburgh has celebrated the Festival of Lights in the city centre. Edinburgh Diwali began as an Indian festival and this is the largest public Diwali event in Scotland with dancers and musicians from South America, India and Scotland.

Rajnish Singh, President of Edinburgh Diwali, said: “‘We are celebrating our 10th Diwali, Festival of Light, complementing 900 years of Edinburgh city. Diwali is one of the most widely celebrated Indian festivals across the world by the Indian diaspora. We at Edinburgh Diwali organise the festival in such a way that anyone interested can participate with no barriers – open to all and free to attend in the city centre. 

“The organisation of Diwali 2024 is not possible without the hard work of Edinburgh Diwali committee, volunteers, performers, and the support from City of Edinburgh Council and our sponsors. I would like to extend my gratitude to all of them and to our audience for their continued support. We also highly appreciate the support and guidance from the office of Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Consul General of India, Edinburgh, and many long-standing friends of Edinburgh Diwali.”

The Edinburgh Reporter again, enthusiastically said this.....

Edinburgh Diwali, a registered Scottish charity, has been organising Edinburgh’s primary public Diwali celebration since 2015. This vibrant, multicultural event warmly welcomes people of all backgrounds and has become one of Edinburgh’s most popular community-led festivals, now a fixture in the city’s festive calendar.

The 2024 Diwali celebration, scheduled for Sunday 3rd November, marks Edinburgh Diwali’s 10th anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, Edinburgh Diwali held a special reception in the Scottish Parliament’s Holyrood Room on 30 October, sponsored by Foysol Choudhury MSP, who welcomed attendees.

Distinguished guests included First Minister of Scotland John Swinney, Leader of the Scottish Labour Party Anas Sarwar MSP, Minister for Equality Kaukab Stewart MSP, Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP, Neil Bibby MSP, and the Indian Consul General in Edinburgh, Mr Siddharth Malik. The event brought together over 100 guests, including representatives from community organisations, councillors, and long-time supporters of Edinburgh Diwali.

Dancers from Ahalya Dance Academy and Dance Ihayami showcased traditional and fusion performances, adding to the festive atmosphere.

Mr Rajnish Singh, President of Edinburgh Diwali, extended a warm welcome and expressed gratitude to the sponsor, speakers, performers, attendees, photographers, decorators, and the Scottish Parliament events team on behalf of the Edinburgh Diwali Committee. Guests enjoyed an evening of light refreshments and celebration.

Foysol Choudhury MSP said:

“Hosting cultural events in the Scottish Parliament, at the heart of Scottish democracy, serves as a powerful reminder that: Culture Matters.”

“It matters to Our Communities—by celebrating religious freedoms and cultural expression, strengthening community bonds, and promoting cooperation and unity within our diverse society.”

“It matters for Cross-Cultural understanding—encouraging us to engage with each other’s faiths, cultural practices, and customs, helping combat prejudice and fostering a more tolerant society.”

Notice the wording here......

The Edinburgh Hindu Mandir & Cultural Centre is established for the advancement of religion, culture and arts and specifically:

The Edinburgh Hindu Mandir & Cultural Center is committed to promoting an equal opportunities policy that will reflect good practice by actively discouraging discriminatory behaviour on the grounds of race, religion, color, nationality, age, gender, marital status or disability.

Edinburgh Hindu Mandir recognize that Scotland is a multicultural society and believes that cultural diversity positively enriches our society. This belief is reflected in the commitment of the Hindu Mandir and culture to promoting and encouraging wider access to Indian arts and cultural activities within Scotland.

Specifically two statements.....

“Hosting cultural events in the Scottish Parliament, at the heart of Scottish democracy, serves as a powerful reminder that: Culture Matters.”

“It matters to Our Communities—by celebrating religious freedoms and cultural expression, strengthening community bonds, and promoting cooperation and unity within our diverse society.”

and this.....

"Edinburgh Hindu Mandir recognize that Scotland is a multicultural society and believes that cultural diversity positively enriches our society."

Since when is Scotland a multicultural society?

Edinburgh is supposed to be Scotland's capital city and a shop window for Scotland's traditions, history, culture and heritage - so a week given over to a religious festival celebrating the Hindu religious traditions of the Indian sub-continent is hardly that.

Scotland has already seen Muslim Asian/Pakistani immigrants being elected as MP's or MSP's ; think Anas Sarwar leader of Scottish Labour or former useless First Minister Humza Yousaf for the SNP. And there have been others.

Exactly when and by whom were the Scottish people asked whether they wanted Scotland to become a multi-racial, multicultural country?

Multiculturalism Must NOT Become Scotland's Future!

Scotland has a proud tradition of National pride

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NOVEMBER 11th 2024 - Remember Scotland's Fallen on Armistice Day.

 NOVEMBER 11th 2024

REMEMBER SCOTLAND'S FALLEN ON ARMISTICE DAY

In Scotland and across the United Kingdom, British Movement activists and supporters have laid poppy wreaths at our nation's war memorials to honour our country's fallen.

Let the Piper play the Flowers of the Forest - but not in the name of a multicultural Scotland, our Fallen did not sacrifice themselves for that.

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Below:  The real message of November 1918.

BM SCOTLAND: BM podcast Not On Our Watch! September 2024.

 

NOT ON OUR WATCH!

September 2024 Edition

*** Delayed by technical set back - now resolved.

British Movement Podcast

Listen and watch - links below on Odysee or on BM Northern region

https://www.britishmovementnorthern.org/latest-news/not-on-our-watch-september-2024/

https://odysee.com/@sunwheelstudios:a/Noow-Sept24-Final:3

BM Scotland: - The Fourteen Words Are Just as Important in Scotland.

 BM SCOTLAND: - The Fourteen Words are Just as Important in Scotland as in England, or Wales or Northern Ireland.

FOURTEEN WORDS

A British Movement Campaign Nationwide

Although most of Scotland has so far escaped the worst incursions of Third World immigration and multiculturalism, unlike the greater parts of England, some regions of Wales and more recently some parts of Northern Ireland, the threat is there are is creeping into some parts of Scotland. 

The impact of non-white immigration and colonisation in parts of Scotland is already evident in parts of Glasgow and across some towns and cities of the Central Belt. Plus the likes of Dundee and Aberdeen. The steady drip of non-white colonisation is now starting to affect the Highlands and islands, check out Inverness and 'asylum seekers' in places like Fort William.

The need to counter this threat to Scotland's future generations, BM Scotland is supporting whole- heartedly the British Movement campaign to push the Fourteen words out into the public consciousness - to make the slogan immediately recognised and understood.

Meanwhile in recent weeks.....
Human Trafficking in Scotland?

What is going on?  News media reports of Police Scotland raids on premises in Dundee and Paisley involved in human trafficking.  

Brothels in Paisley and Dundee where young women have been 'imported' from south-east Asia to work as prostitutes and sex slaves in Scotland. And that is the news that has been allowed to be reported, some sources suggest that this is an even bigger problem in Scotland.

Meanwhile 'Operation Branchform' - the investigation into the financial 'irregularities' in the SNP continues to drag on. 

There are reports leaking out that investigators from Police Scotland are becoming increasingly frustrated by the slow pace of the investigation.

**** Alex Salmond Dies - So What Will Happen to the Alba Party?

As this blog goes out - the news comes through of the death of the career Scottish politician and independence obsessed campaigner Alex Salmond.

His legal battles with the Scottish government and with the party hierarchy of the SNP, resulting from his court cases and failed prosecutions around allegations of sexual misconduct were still going through the legal system.

Plus there was still plenty of animosity between Alex Salmond and the leadership of the SNP, both past and present, especially Nicola Sturgeon.

His recent political party the Alba Party has now lost its most experienced and high profile politician. So what now for the Alba Party?

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UNDER THE SUNWHEEL - September 2024 - British Movement podcast.

 

UNDER THE SUNWHEEL - SEPTEMBER 2024

A Special Edition of the British Movement podcast: 

Celebrating the life and legacy of Ian Stuart Donaldson

Listen now or watch on Odysee or BM Northern region - links are below.

https://odysee.com/@sunwheelstudios:a/Uts-Sept24:2

https://www.britishmovementnorthern.org/latest-news/under-the-sunwheel-september-2024/

BM SCOTLAND SALUTES THE MEMORY OF IAN STUART DONALDSON

 BM SCOTLAND SALUTES THE MEMORY OF IAN STUART DONALDSON

Ian Stuart Donaldson - songwriter, musician, British racial Nationalist activist - passed from this world September 24th 1993.

FAREWELL  IAN STUART - REMEMBERED IN SEPTEMBER 2024

Glasgow: George Square on September 7th - Pro-UK Rally Brought Out the Real Face of the Political Left.

 GLASGOW - George Square 'Pro-United Kingdom' and Anti-immigration rally - Saturday 7th September. So what went on?

That was almost a couple of weeks ago now, the dust has settled and plenty of video footage from the day is now in public circulation. Glasgow Live even provided a running commentary together with images and video footage.

Prior to the day there was no shortage of mouthing off from Left-wing 'spokespersons' their justification for trying to block the pro-UK rally....

"Talat Ahmed, SUTR Scotland convenor said: "Our rally is about celebrating and defending multiculturalism and diversity and saying loud and clear that refugees are welcome here and aren't to blame for the problems in society. And that the far right, with their toxic politics of hate and division, are not welcome in Scotland."

Linda Somerville, STUC Deputy General Secretary, said: “We have long warned that the far-right poses a dangerous threat in the UK, spreading racist hate amongst communities that are often marginalised and under-resourced. The cruel impacts of austerity, compounded by the drip feed of anti-migrant rhetoric from parts of the media and some politicians have created these conditions.

"Trade unions have a long history of defending our communities against fascists and racists and will proudly join the rally in Glasgow to show racists that they have no place here.”

On the day there was no shortage of wild, slogan shouting from the assembled forces of the militant Left, plenty of speeches filled with wild exaggerations and the usual sessions of infantile chanting by Left wing activists.

There were activists from  assorted Marxist organisations, activists from a range of well funded anti-racism and self-styled anti-fascist organisations, mainstream politicians from the SNP, Labour Party and Scottish Greens, Trade Unions, and plenty of social justice activists standing up for Gaza, LGBT rights, pro-asylum-seeker, pro-immigration and all shouting abuse at the loyal, Unionist White British Scots assembled to oppose immigration and support the Union. !

One prominent left wing/anti-sectarian academic from Glasgow University got so carried away in her ranting speech that she was later reported to Police Scotland for 'Hate' speech.

Meanwhile the Scottish mainstream media reported on the day......

Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken told BBC News neither Scotland nor Glasgow were "immune to the far right".

She added: "The turnout of people who are here to resist them and more importantly come with a really positive message about diversity and unity in a city like Glasgow - which is Scotland's most diverse city - is a far bigger number."

Glasgow Live reported on the events of the day and it was clear from their wording where their reporters stood politically:

Hundreds of people descended on Glasgow’s George Square in an anti-racism counter protest amid ‘pro-UK’ demonstrators gathering today.

The September 7 event hit headlines last month when extremist Tommy Robinson promoted it as a ‘pro-UK’ rally, following outbreaks of violence in England, in the wake of the murder of three schoolgirls in Southport, on July 29.

The Daily Record reports several hundred anti-immigration protesters gathering in the city centre today from noon, with hundreds more turning out to support Stand Up to Racism.

A large police presence separated both groups, and kettled a group of men dressed in black as well as a number of anti-racism protesters. Officers also attended on horseback and riot vans have been spotted at the scene.

As of 2pm, reports suggest that pro-UK protesters are beginning to disperse while Stand Up To Racism speakers continue to address the crowds, including Patrick Harvie, co-leader of the Scottish Greens.

Speaking ahead of today’s events, Harvie said: "There should be no place in Glasgow or Scotland for the toxic mix of fear, hate and division that the far right promotes. The violence and criminality we saw from them across the rest of the UK last month was shameful and must never be allowed to take root here.

"Glasgow’s a multicultural city with a long, proud history of standing up against the far right. We saw it when the English Defence League tried to stir up hate, we saw it when residents stood up to the Home Office at Kenmure Street, and we’re seeing it again here today.

The reference to "men dressed in black" is a watered down account of the arrival of a masked and militant mob of Celtic FC - 'Ultras'  and the 'Green Brigade', plus a few additional thugs from AntiFa.

The reference to Kenmure Street was the near riot situation a couple of years ago when in broad day light a large leftist mob together with a large 'ethnic minority' crowd prevented the arrest and detention of two illegal immigrants. 

The Home Office team and officers from Police Scotland gave in to the mob pressure and released the two illegal immigrants back into the community and the Left hailed this as a victory.  BM Scotland reported on this at the time.

And the speakers at the 'anti-racism' rally should at least get their facts straight - the EDL (English Defence League) folded as an organisation almost ten years ago.

Pictured above: The usual well meaning social justice advocates who have little knowledge as to what those they oppose actually believe.

THE REALITY OF SCOTTISH HERITAGE

This is all the 'Diversity' that Scotland needs..

Meanwhile in the same week as the Gorge square rallies:

September 2024

WHAT WAS HAPPENING ON THE DUMBARTON ROAD IN GLASGOW?

Traffic blocked, fireworks going off in the middle of the street, Syrian flags being waved by some drivers, swords being waved about by some drivers and lots of singing and chanting in Arabic!

No mass turnout by Police Scotland even though there is a large operational police station just down the road from where this was happening!

So what was going on?

More 'Diversity' and 'Cultural Enrichment' ?

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