Davie Donaldson

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Born|  (1998-07-29) July 29, 1998 (age 26)

Perth

Nationality| Scottish
Citizenship| Scotland
Education|

* Anthropology
* International Relations

Alma mater| University of Aberdeen
Occupation|

* Traveller
* Activist
* Social Entrepreneur

Davie Donaldson (born 29 July 1998) is a Scottish Traveller Activist and Social Entrepreneur from Perthshire.[1] In 2020, he won the "Young Scot of the Year"[2] award for Equality & Diversity alongside his sister, for his work in advising the Scottish Government on how to reduce racism towards the Scottish Traveller community. He is most known for being one of Scotland's most prominent Traveller rights campaigners[3] and a well-known spokesperson[4] for the Scottish Traveller community at Government[5] and in the media.[6]

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Activism
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Biography[edit]

Davie was born in Perth, Scotland, to a family of Scottish Scottish travellers.[7] Throughout secondary school, which included time at Mearns Academy, Donaldson hid his Traveller identity because he believed he had to; "navigate the institutional prejudice and relentless racism that is faced by Travellers".[8]

Donaldson is now a graduate of Anthropology and International Relations[3] from the University of Aberdeen[9] and the Founder of the minority rights organisation Progress in Dialogue.[10] He also serves as International Commissioner of Culture and Society at the Congress of Nations & States and as Chair of Trustees at the charity Romano Lav in Glasgow.[11]

## Activism[edit]

Davie first took the attention of national press in December 2017[12] when he told Member of Scottish Parliament at Scottish Parliament Building Equalities and Human rights committee that racism toward Gypsy/Travellers was at a "critical point" and urgent action was needed to help Travellers access the same opportunities as the settled community. He has since drew further attention for having had a sign barring Travellers from a Scottish holiday park successfully removed[13][14] and for advocating for the official recognition of what he has called the 'attempted eradication of Scotland's Travellers' during the first half of the 20th century.[15][16]

Donaldson has also been in the media for his criticism[17][18] of Conservative Douglas Ross, where he stated his priority as Prime Minister would be to bring in "tougher enforcement against Gypsy/Travellers".[19] Douglas Ross has since apologised for these comments.[20]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ "BBC Scotland - The Social, Davie Donaldson". BBC. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
2. ↑ "Meet the #YSAwards 2020 Winners". Young Scot. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Smith, Nicola (2019-09-23). "Traveller Davie is on a mission to champion his people and culture". Daily Record. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
4. ↑ Office, Media (2018-07-12). "70th anniversary of Human Rights Day observed in the Scottish Parliament". archive2021.parliament.scot. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
5. ↑ Report, Official (2014-01-24). "Official Report". archive2021.parliament.scot. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
6. ↑ "Councils slammed for unsafe sites for Gypsy/Travellers". theferret.scot. 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
7. ↑ "Scottish Gypsies still face 'acceptable racism'". BBC News. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
8. ↑ Robertson, Kirsten. "North-east gypsy campaigner says camps are 'continually being closed down'". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
9. ↑ "Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history: Davie Donaldson". Social Work Today. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
10. ↑ https://progressindialogue.org.uk/
11. ↑ "Govanhill Roma Communities and COVID-19:". Scotland Against Criminalising Communities. 2020-04-19. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
12. ↑ Archive, STV News. "Work to tackle Gypsy/Traveller discrimination 'stagnant'". STV News Archive. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
13. ↑ McKenzie, Lewis. "Caravan site to lift its unlawful ban on Travellers". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
14. ↑ "'It's the last accepted form of racism'". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
15. ↑ "Challenging racism in Scotland – Guest blog from Danny Boyle, BEMIS Scotland". Fairer Scotland. 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
16. ↑ ""tinkers and gipsies" – the historic tragedy of the attempted eradication of Scotland's Travellers". Travellers Times. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
17. ↑ "They wey Traivellers get treatit is a disgrace". The National. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
18. ↑ "Douglas Ross tried to have Traveller family evicted for being 'very visible'". openDemocracy. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
19. ↑ "New Tory MP Douglas Ross slammed for anti-traveller comment". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
20. ↑ "Tory MP apologises for 'Gypsy traveller' comments". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-02-19.

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