Roza Salih tells The National the 10 things that changed her life 👇👀
My uncle was imprisoned in Abu Ghraib prison for over 15 years. He was speaking up for democracy. My two uncles and my grandfather were killed by the Saddam Hussein regime. My dad was a freedom fighter. So you can get a picture of my family, how they wanted to really make a difference for people and bring democracy and freedom.
Lefties, socialists, very open-minded people with great ideas. It was very influential to have that support from friends. I could name so many of them.Strathclyde University was a great place to study. I met so many good people there. I became a sabbatical officer and became very political. We were lucky to have our teacher Mr Gervin and we were really empowered by Lindsay Hill. She deserves more credit.
It also opened my eyes to how campaigners can make a difference. And I’m not going to stop. Now as a councillor I hope I can make more of a difference to Glasgow.Meeting Nicola Sturgeon in the Scottish Parliament was such a big thing for me as a child. I worked with her for a week. I shadowed her and I felt like it opened my eyes to the Scottish Parliament and thinking that I could work here. That definitely changed my life.I’ve had a great relationship with Unison and Stephen Smellie.
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