Catriona Grant

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Catriona Mary Grant is a former co-chair and former women's officer of the Scottish Socialist Party. [1] She was instrumental in the split from the CWI international which established the SSP during the "Scottish Debate" of the late-90s. [2] [3]

She was the chair of the Edinburgh Old Town Community Council [4] and an active member of Save Our Old Town. [5] She is also an active campaigner for abortion rights [6] against domestic abuse and sexual exploitation. [7]

In 2008, she was nominated as a "local heroine" in Scottish Women's Aid's national survey, conducted for international women's day.[ citation needed ]

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She was one of several SSP members who gave evidence during the Sheridan libel trial co-chairing the meeting of 9 November, which became a pivotal point in the trial [8] She was also a witness at the subsequent perjury trial HM Advocate v Sheridan and Sheridan.[ citation needed ]

She works as Senior Social Worker in Edinburgh, and was one of the co-ordinators on the GIRFEC project.[ citation needed ]

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  4. ↑ [ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Canongate Community Forum - Save Our Old Town". Eh8.org.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "A women's right to choose-The struggle for abortion rights". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2007.
  7. ↑ "Redflag Loans – Loans and financial advice". Redflag.org.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Focus: on Scottish Socialist Party founder Tommy Sheridan". The Guardian . 23 July 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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