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Yet there is an amazing opportunity here. We could pro-actively choose to do things differently. We could choose a name that has an inspirational story to tell, which would tell the world about us, about Edinburgh, and Scotland, and what we stand for in the 21st century. A story that’s local, and national, and international too.
My late mother, Saroj Lal, was a truly remarkable woman. A woman ahead of her time. She began teaching at South Morningside Primary in 1970, worked with minority communities at the YWCA, and then moved to Lothian Racial Equality Council, where she remained for 16 years, latterly as director.