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Rally demands free school dinners for all children
Feed the Weans campaign activists march through Glasgow

A RALLY in Glasgow’s George Square today saw attendees demand free school dinners for all children and the eradication of meal debt.

The “Feed the Weans” campaign – a coalition of the STUC Women’s Committee, Together Against Debt, and Unite for a Workers’ Economy – is challenging Scotland’s local authorities over debts accumulated by some of the city’s most vulnerable households.

Unite for a Workers’ Economy organiser Claire Peden said: “We’re here on international school meals day to take our demands to the education and early years committee.

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