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The history of the successful struggle to restore freedom of speech and assembly in one of Britain’s oldest parks after it was banned in 1922.     On April 13th 1916 Glasgow Corporation repealed a bye-law passed in 1896 covering the regulation of City parks and replaced it with bye-law 20, restricting the right of free assembly. The bye-law was not invoked until 1922 when it became responsible for a considerable number of riotous disturbances of the 1920s and 30s.

It toke 8 years to be heard and amendend, even then they were able to assemble outside the gates of the Greens of Joycelyn Square.

The information was located at – http://libcom.org/history/articles/glasgow-green-free-speech-fight.