Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that we are gathered in Glasgow, a city shaped by the River Clyde, the River Kelvin, and the Molendinar Burn, which have sustained life and community for generations. We recognise those who have stewarded this land, air, and water, including people whose histories have been erased or marginalised, and we acknowledge Glasgow’s role in industrialisation, empire, enslavement, and colonisation. We honour the labour and lives of working-class communities and of enslaved and colonised peoples whose exploitation contributed to the city’s wealth. We offer respect to past, present, and future generations, and commit to acting with care, accountability, and solidarity as current stewards.

Aithne Fearainn:
Tha sinn ag aithneachadh gu bheil sinn cruinn còmhla ann an Glaschu, baile stèidhichte air an Abhainn Chluaidh, an Abhainn Cheilbhinn agus an Alt Molendinar a th’air taic a chur ri beatha agus coimhearsnachd fad bhliadhnaichean. Tha sinn ag aitnneachadh na daoine a th’air an fhearainn, an adhar agus an t-uisge a chumail, an fheadhainn nach deach ainmeachadh nam measg, tro eachdraidh. Tha sinn cuideachd ag aithneachadh am pàirt a bh’aig Glaschu ann an gnìomhachasachadh, ìmpireachd, tràilleachd, agus coloinidheachd. Tha sinn a’ toirt urram don t-saothair is beathanan nan coimhearsnachdan clas-obrach, agus dhan fheadhainn a bha air an tràilleachd agus air an coloineachadh, agus tha sinn ag aithneachadh mar a chuir seo ri beairteas a’ bhaile. Tha sinn a’ toirt urram dha na ginealaich a dh’fhalbh, ginealaich an latha an diugh, agus ginealaich an àm ri teachd. Agus tha sinn a’ gealltainn gun obraich sinn le cùram agus dlùth-phàirt dhan bhaile againn.

Gàidhlig – Scottish Gaelic translation by Zach Ronan.