{"id":170580,"date":"2024-03-08T19:19:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T19:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.org\/?p=170580"},"modified":"2024-03-08T19:19:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T19:19:26","slug":"glasgow-activists-protest-against-cost-of-living-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.org\/art-and-culture\/glasgow-activists-protest-against-cost-of-living-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasgow Activists’ Protest Against Cost of Living Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
Activists in Glasgow target Queen Victoria sculptures to protest against the rising cost of living and food insecurity, highlighting the severity of the crisis.<\/p>\n \r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
Sorcha N\u00ed Mh\u00e1irt\u00edn and Hannah Taylor, members of “This Is Rigged,” activists poured porridge and jam on a marble bust of Queen Victoria and wrote the rude word \u201ccunt\u201d <\/b>on its base at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery. In a related protest, activists sprayed fire extinguishers filled with soup<\/b> at the bronze statues of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at George Square, using these actions to highlight concerns about the current food and economic crisis\u200b.<\/p>\n Two protestors were arrested today at Glasgow\u2019s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Scotland.<\/p>\n They defaced a bust of Queen Victoria with porridge, jelly and profanity.<\/p>\n The protestors wasted food to convey their message that \u201cfood is a human right.\u201dpic.twitter.com\/4tKsvWArZ3<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Paul A. Szypula \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Bubblebathgirl) March 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n