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]

References

  1. ^ Socialist Womens Network Archived 25 July 2009 at the Portuguese Web Archive
  2. ^ "SSP leader calls for a split". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. ^ "ISM leaves CWI". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  4. ^ [1][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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