Darren Carnegie
Darren Carnegie is a Scottish food bank owner and campaigner against poverty. With his dad Andy, he 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
Darren and his dad Andy 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
Darren protested against the G8 at the 31st G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland.[4] He is an outspoken campaigner against social injustice and poverty.
From the 14th October 2014, Darren has occupied George Square, setting up a campsite outside Glasgow City Chambers in a move to highlight the poverty faced by Glasgow's youth.[5] He is planning on staying for one week and is relying on the donations of social media users, the general public and passersby to see him through. He has claimed that he will eat one meal a day to symbolise the lives of those reliant on a food bank.[6]
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.
- ↑ "Gleneagles veteran to join..." Impartial Reporter. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ Loxton, Rachael. "A CAMPAIGNER is occupying George Square to raise awareness of child poverty in Glasgow". Evening Times. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ Smith, Laura. "Food bank founder occupies George Square in poverty protest". STV. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
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