Andy Carnegie
Andy Carnegie is a Scottish activist, food bank owner and campaigner against poverty. With his son Darren, Andy founded "Glasgow's Needy" and is known for starting a pop-up food bank in Glasgow's George Square, which runs every Saturday.[1]
Glasgow's Needy
Andy and his son Darren Carnegie founded the charity "Glasgow's Needy" and both are prominent campaigners against poverty and injustice in Glasgow. The pair became known after initiating a spontaneous pop-up food bank in George Square following loyalist violence after the result of the Scottish independence referendum on September 19th, 2014. Speaking of the spontaneity of the drive, Carnegie commented: “The intention was to speak about peace, about ending bigotry and hatred, and we got on to our food bank.”[2]
After amassing thousands of donations from the general public,[3] the charity decided to operate a food drive in George Square every Saturday which is open to all members of the public. Unlike many other food banks, Glasgow's Needy does not ask those receiving food packages for food vouchers.
Political Activism
Andy has repeatedly attended protests against the G8 at their summits, including the 31st G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland.[4] He is an outspoken campaigner against social injustice, poverty, racism and homophobia. He claimed that he would "...die a revolutionary."[4]
References
- ↑ BBC. "Thousands of donations to pop-up food bank". BBC Scotland. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ McGuire, Joe. "George Square becomes home to spontaneous food bank". Daily Record. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ↑ McCool, Mary. "Glasgow's Needy George Square food drive". STV Glasgow. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Gleneagles veteran to join..." Impartial Reporter. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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