Submission History: By Bailie Dr Nina Baker:- "Council notes that many Spanish cities are choosing to replace street names from the era of Franco's fascist regime with women's names. Council recognises that many of our best known streets bear the names of the wealthy slave owners from Glasgow's past and that, whilst these serve to remind us to strive to avoid past horrors, there are few streets named to recognise those who campaigned against them and even fewer streets named to honour the achievements of women in the city. Council further recognises that Black History month is in October each year and that the annual Anti-Slavery Day as established by the Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010, is also in that month. Council also notes that its policy on the naming of new streets, which prohibits the use of the names of people living or dead, was introduced in 1996 and not reviewed since then and that this constrains opportunities to recognise the contributions of such eminent women as Mary Barbour in our street names. Council therefore agrees to implement a symbolic renaming of selected streets, to honour important women from Glasgow's past and Glasgwegians who campaigned for the abolition of slavery, for Anti-Slavery Day 2017 and also to review its policy on the naming of streets." Help Icon

This is the history for the submission "By Bailie Dr Nina Baker:- "Council notes that many Spanish cities are choosing to replace street names from the era of Franco's fascist regime with women's names. Council recognises that many of our best known streets bear the names of the wealthy slave owners from Glasgow's past and that, whilst these serve to remind us to strive to avoid past horrors, there are few streets named to recognise those who campaigned against them and even fewer streets named to honour the achievements of women in the city. Council further recognises that Black History month is in October each year and that the annual Anti-Slavery Day as established by the Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010, is also in that month. Council also notes that its policy on the naming of new streets, which prohibits the use of the names of people living or dead, was introduced in 1996 and not reviewed since then and that this constrains opportunities to recognise the contributions of such eminent women as Mary Barbour in our street names. Council therefore agrees to implement a symbolic renaming of selected streets, to honour important women from Glasgow's past and Glasgwegians who campaigned for the abolition of slavery, for Anti-Slavery Day 2017 and also to review its policy on the naming of streets."".

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Glasgow City Council 16/02/2017 Click here