Gerspride Conference Announced

Last updated : 02 November 2007 By RST Liason
A prestigious panel of confirmed speakers includes: Ian Davidson, MP for Glasgow South West, Professor Steve Bruce of Aberdeen University, Dirk Mansen, Curator of the SV Hamburg Club Museum, Stewart McAfee of the Amalgamation of Northern Ireland Supporters Clubs, Grahame Smith, General Secretary of the Scottish TUC and a speaker from the Manchester United Supporters' Trust.

Members of the RST Board will also speak at this event.

The Conference is open to all members of the Rangers Supporters' Trust and provides a much-needed space for fans to debate and explore all the issues around Rangers, about being a football supporter in the 21st Century, and tackling the thorny issues of racism, sectarianism and other forms of prejudice. It will consider mainstream Scots culture, politics, education, the wider civic society and look at how the Rangers family relates to these. Guests from England, Northern Ireland and Germany will help give the event UK-wide and European dimensions.

One again The Rangers Supporters' Trust shows that it is the progressive organisation open to all and offering an alternative voice to the Rangers support, a support either excluded from debate or dishonestly portrayed as being backward-looking and bigoted. As a democratic fan-led body, we are proud to offer this Conference as a major step forward in this exciting and challenging period for all members of the Rangers family.

Interest in this event is likely to be extremely high so at this stage attendance is limited to members. Furthermore, to help pay for lunch and refreshments, there is a small fee of £5 per person. Tickets can be bought below and are limited to one member/one ticket at this stage. Please can you highlight your Trust membership number when ordering.

For more info on how to buy tickets, please visit this page.

http://www.rangerssupporterstrust.co.uk/gerspride07.html



For anyone requiring further info please email

stewart@rangerssupporterstrust.co.uk