Sign the Declaration of Sovereign Scots
4th to 23rd August – see dates below
On 6th April 1320, the Declaration of Arbroath was signed.
We’re all familiar with the passage:
“For, as long as but a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on any conditions be brought under English rule.
It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom – for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.”
On 6th April 2021, veteran Scottish Independence campaigner Mike Fenwick set out to secure the signatures of one hundred Scots who recognised that the Scottish people were sovereign, under the Claim of Right, and who rejected the Treaty of Union. One hundred signatures were quickly secured. Since 2021, Mike has grown the initiative in very specific Stages and gained signed Declarations from all over Scotland, with the ultimate Stage being to obtain 2 million signatures – the majority of Scottish voters we will need to secure Scotland’s independence. How that can be achieved will be made clear in a later stage.
But this isn’t a paper exercise. All signed Declarations are submitted to the UN for safe-keeping, and continuing contact has been established with eighteen UN member countries, specifically chosen as each gained their own independence from the UK. Copies of all signed Declarations are also retained for future generations to know and see. The purpose? Mike’s extensive research into UN constitutional resolutions establishes that all peoples have the right to self-determination, which must be respected, and very importantly that exact principle of respect for self-determination was also acknowledged by the UK itself during the Supreme Court ruling.
This does not have to be by way of an electoral event – hence the personal Declarations.
Will it work? Well, we won’t know if we don’t try. Our politicians have been unable to deliver so far, so we should try other ways.
One serious but very simple question: By all means consider what you have got to lose by signing your Declaration, anything at all? But then please consider all that we might gain – Scotland’s independence!
Càrn Ùstaidh hub will be open at the following times to allow you to sign your Declaration:
| Declaration dates | August | Times |
| Monday | 4 | 7am -8am |
| Wednesday | 6 | 12 – 1pm |
| Friday | 8 | 5pm – 6pm |
| Saturday | 9 | 9am -10am |
| Tuesday | 12 | 7am -8am |
| Thursday | 14 | 12 – 1pm |
| Friday | 15 | 5pm – 6pm |
| Monday | 18 | 12 – 1pm |
| Wednesday | 20 | 7am -8am |
| Thursday | 21 | 6pm – 7pm |
| Saturday | 23 | 9am -10am |
YES Carnoustie litter pick – Saturday 16th August
Litter is a blight on our lovely towns and beautiful countryside. We can moan about it or we can do something about it. Here at YES Carnoustie, we’re going to do something about it!
On Saturday 12th July, from 10am. Location – Meeting at the far side (from Carnoustie) of the Muirdrum flyover at 10am for a couple of hours.
Planning to do the same area as we did last time – from the Muirdrum flyover down to the 30mph signs on Carlogie Road.
If we get enough activists, we’ll start a team at either end, and meet in the middle.
We’ve purchased some YES Carnoustie hi-vis vests and Angus Council is lending us litter pickers and other equipment – while YES Prestwick will be giving us some special YES collection bags. So all we need now is volunteers. Please join us if you can.
Venue to be selected nearer the time.
If you intend to come along, and haven’t already done so, please let us know so we can make sure we have enough equipment.