Forwomen Candle Lit Vigil, Edinburgh, 8 March 2022 49 images Created 8 Mar 2022
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. 8 March 2022. PICTURED:
As darkness falls on women’s rights in Scotland, silent protest conducted by group, ForWomen Scotland, a group of women from across Scotland working to protect and strengthen women and children's rights, seen on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile outside of The Witches’ Well, silently protesting to commemorate those fallen sisters who went before us on the closing hours on International Women's Day. #ScottishWitches
#WomenWontWheesht
Credit: Colin D Fisher/CDFIMAGES.COM
Press Release
On the day the Scottish Government formally apologised to those convicted under the Witchcraft Act 1563 women met at the Witches Well Memorial on the Castle Esplanade, Edinburgh at 7pm to commemorate those fallen sisters who went before us.
Marion Calder said:
On International Women’s Day, Scottish women lit candles to remember those who fell victim to the witchcraze which swept Scotland. We find it ironic that the First Minister today apologised to those who are safely dead, but said nothing about the ongoing campaigns against women, including women in her own party, who defend women and women’s rights today.
Somewhere in the region of 85% of the accused then were women, victims of a patriarchal society in which women often had to turn on their sisters to survive. We must never forget that madness and violence are not yet behind us. Nor are superstition, cruelty and hate. As we remember the women who died here in Scotland, we also think of those who continue to face persecution at home and abroad. We urge women in parliament to stand up for the most vulnerable today and to commit to ensuring that women are never again made scapegoats to serve the imposition of ideology.
About For Women Scotland:
FWS are a grassroots women's group who campaign to protect women's and girls' rights in Scotland. We recently won a judicial review appeal to stop the Govt redefining "women" in the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act.
For further info, please contact:
Marion Calder, Co-director, 07986 070084
As darkness falls on women’s rights in Scotland, silent protest conducted by group, ForWomen Scotland, a group of women from across Scotland working to protect and strengthen women and children's rights, seen on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile outside of The Witches’ Well, silently protesting to commemorate those fallen sisters who went before us on the closing hours on International Women's Day. #ScottishWitches
#WomenWontWheesht
Credit: Colin D Fisher/CDFIMAGES.COM
Press Release
On the day the Scottish Government formally apologised to those convicted under the Witchcraft Act 1563 women met at the Witches Well Memorial on the Castle Esplanade, Edinburgh at 7pm to commemorate those fallen sisters who went before us.
Marion Calder said:
On International Women’s Day, Scottish women lit candles to remember those who fell victim to the witchcraze which swept Scotland. We find it ironic that the First Minister today apologised to those who are safely dead, but said nothing about the ongoing campaigns against women, including women in her own party, who defend women and women’s rights today.
Somewhere in the region of 85% of the accused then were women, victims of a patriarchal society in which women often had to turn on their sisters to survive. We must never forget that madness and violence are not yet behind us. Nor are superstition, cruelty and hate. As we remember the women who died here in Scotland, we also think of those who continue to face persecution at home and abroad. We urge women in parliament to stand up for the most vulnerable today and to commit to ensuring that women are never again made scapegoats to serve the imposition of ideology.
About For Women Scotland:
FWS are a grassroots women's group who campaign to protect women's and girls' rights in Scotland. We recently won a judicial review appeal to stop the Govt redefining "women" in the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act.
For further info, please contact:
Marion Calder, Co-director, 07986 070084
