Catriona Mary Grant (born 1969) is a founder member and former co-chair of the Scottish Socialist Party and the party's equalities spokesperson.[1] She was instrumental in the split from the CWI international which established the SSP during the "Scottish Debate" of the late-90s.[2][3]
She was the chair of the Edinburgh Old Town Community Council [4] and an active member of Save Our Old Town [1]. She is also an active campaigner for abortion rights [5] against domestic abuse and sexual exploitation.[6]
In 2008, she was nominated as a "local heroine" in Scottish Women's Aid's national survey, conducted for international women's day.
She was one of several SSP members who gave evidence during the Sheridan libel trial co-chairing the meeting of the 9th November, which became a pivotal point in the trial[7] She was also a witness at the subsequent perjury trial HM Advocate v Sheridan and Sheridan.
She works as Senior Social Worker in Edinburgh, and was one of the co-ordinators on the GIRFEC project.
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