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00:42 [APPLAUSE]
00:45 My name is Sadie Matthews, and I felt
00:47 compelled to come to the march today
00:49 because as a disabled young person,
00:51 Westminster is not meeting my needs or my family's needs.
00:55 Currently, the carers' wage for 24/7 care is 80 pounds a week,
01:01 and that is taken pound for pound out of universal credit.
01:04 And Westminster, quite frankly, does not care.
01:07 And I know that I'm not going to get my needs seen to,
01:09 or my rights respected, with Westminster around.
01:13 So we need an independent Scotland
01:15 to further the rights of disabled members
01:16 of the community, such as myself.
01:19 What was the atmosphere like on the march today?
01:21 It was wonderful.
01:22 It was so encouraging, and there's
01:24 so much hope here for what we're working towards,
01:27 which is independence.
01:28 And it's lovely to see such a positive atmosphere
01:31 in such a divisive climate currently.
01:33 [APPLAUSE]
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01:39 I'm Cameron.
01:42 I'm here today to show support for independence.
01:45 Young people are the most likely to vote for independence.
01:48 About three quarters of young people support independence,
01:53 and we need to be showing up to these rallies
01:54 to show our support for this cause.
01:57 And I'm also here today with the YSI.
02:00 We're promoting our international conference,
02:02 which we're putting on in May next year,
02:04 to promote Scottish independence within major parties
02:08 throughout Europe through their young people.
02:11 And it's just a very good cause as well today,
02:14 with ending pensioner poverty.
02:18 And it's just a really important issue.
02:20 And as well as Palestine, we're supporting the Palestinian
02:23 people today with the Palestinian Solidarity Group
02:27 joining the rally as well.
02:29 So it's a whole range of issues today, not just independence,
02:32 that we're all showing up for today.
02:34 And what has the atmosphere been like for you?
02:36 It has been absolutely inspiring.
02:38 Always we're inspiring.
02:40 We're a very optimistic movement.
02:44 And I mean, it's just absolutely empowering
02:48 coming to these places and these rallies.
02:51 And it makes you feel part of the movement
02:53 and involved in the politics of our country.
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02:59 [SINGING]
03:02 Ross Greer, Green MSP for the West of Scotland.
03:10 Today I had the honour of being one
03:12 of the leaders of the March for Independence,
03:15 the Believe in Scotland March.
03:17 Because we believe that this country can be fairer,
03:19 it can be greener.
03:21 And fundamentally, we believe that it
03:22 should be for the people of Scotland
03:24 to decide our own future.
03:26 We couldn't have asked for a better day for it.
03:28 This is a day for our movement to come together in hope.
03:32 Because we have hope for this country.
03:34 We've come together to share our vision,
03:36 our different visions for what an independent Scotland could
03:39 look like.
03:40 And that key message that we can all unite behind,
03:43 that message that it is for the people of Scotland
03:45 to choose their own governments.
03:47 It's for the people of Scotland to choose their own future.
03:50 Today shows once again the strength of our independence
03:53 movement and how we are yet again taking one step closer
03:57 towards achieving that status for Scotland,
04:00 the status of an independent, normal European country.
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04:09 (upbeat music)
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