The West of Scotland Band Alliance, are the oldest Republican marching organisation in Scotland formed in 1979. They march to promote the establishment of a 32 County Socialist Republic of Ireland. The band alliance regularly organise events to commemorate Irish republicans who have died in the struggle for Irish unity . The Band alliance enjoy support from Republicans of all political views.
The Band Alliance states that it is currently an independent organisation which fully supports the Good Friday Treaty, although this has been called into question as anti-Treaty banners are usually found on their parades.
The organisation declared their support for former member and Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoner Michael Dickson imprisoned for an attack on the Osnabrück barracks in Germany and are the only republican organisation in Scotland to do so.
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