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This is the moment eco-clowns poured jam and porridge over a bust of Queen Victoria, before spray-painting the word ‘c***’ on the plinth.
Eco-protesters from This Is Rigged, a “direct action campaign targeting the Scottish Government”, staged a bizarre protest at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum today.
The National reported that activists Sorcha Ní Mháirtín, 30, and Hannah Taylor, 23, stuck themselves to the pedestal and were later removed and arrested by Police Scotland.
Sorcha, an Irish activist and community food worker in Glasgow, said in a video posted on social media channels: “We refuse to be dragged back to the Victorian era. Diseases caused by hunger, such as scurvy and rickets, are increasing.
‘Freedom begins with breakfast and if you can’t understand it, we will blame you. Food is a human right and we denounce the rotten systems that we suffer from.”
Eco-protesters from This Is Rigged, a “direct action campaign targeting the Scottish Government”, staged a bizarre protest at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum today.
This Is Rigged wrote in a social media post: “We refuse to be dragged back to the Victorian era. Diseases such as rickets, which once plagued Victorian slums, are now on the rise in Scotland, with 356 diagnoses in the greater Glasgow and Clyde area last year.
‘This public health crisis is a direct result of our government’s chronic inaction on Scotland’s food insecurity crisis, caused by greed and profiteering and exacerbated by climate breakdown.
‘We are calling on the Scottish Government to meet with us to discuss implementing one community feeding center for every 500 households in Scotland. We’re doing this to get your attention.’
The art gallery and museum were temporarily closed, but have since partially reopened.
Authorities are still assessing the damage caused to Queen Victoria’s bust and have kept the room it was in closed.
The art gallery and museum were temporarily closed, but have since partially reopened.
A Glasgow Life spokesperson told the National: “Following advice from Police Scotland, we temporarily closed Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum this afternoon after climate protesters covered a bust of Queen Victoria in porridge and jam and spray painted an offensive word on the pedestal below.” the statue. Two people were later arrested.
‘The museum has since reopened, however the Expression Court where the statue is displayed will remain partially closed for the rest of the day while our conservation team works to determine the extent of the damage. The bad words have been removed.
The campaign group has been growing in size and capacity in recent months.
Last month, activists staged a sit-in in the royal dining room at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.
Nine protesters entered the palace waving banners bearing Gaelic slogans, including “is treasa tuath na tighearna,” meaning “the people are more powerful than a lord.”
Another sign read: “Change starts in the kitchen, not the boardroom.”
The protesters crossed the barrier into the room, sat at the table and began eating food from plastic containers and drinking tea from thermoses, forcing the wing to be temporarily closed.
The group has three key demands: it calls on supermarkets to slash the price of baby products, for the Scottish Government to fully fund a “community food hub” for every 500 households, and for the Scottish Government to create a fully funded, fair system. . transition for Scotland’s oil workers.