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18th February 2014, 20:49
Date: Sunday, 2nd March, 2014 at 6.00pm
Venue: The Socialist Party's premises, 52 Clapham High Street, London SW4 7UN
Directions: About 4 minutes walk from Clapham North tube on the Northern line and 3 minutes walk from Clapham High Street station on the Circular Overground line
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The 30th anniversary of start of 1984-85 Miners' Strike: the strike began on 1st March, 1984, in the little South Yorkshire mining town of Wath-upon-Dearne when the local NCB director announced plan to shut down at the earliest possible date the Cortonwood pit. In 1984 a group of independent film and video makers decided to show their support for the Miners' strike using the tools they had available: their cameras. On the picket lines, at the marches and in the soup kitchens, they recorded the testimonies of the striking miners, their wives and supporters, in a fight against anti-strike propaganda dominating the mainstream media. A testament to solidarity and activism, the tapes tackle issues such as the right to demonstrate, police tactics, political double-speak, and the role of the media.
Running time: 92 minutes
Free entry and refreshments
Discussion period
http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/event/1984-miners-strike-film-south-london-600pm
Venue: The Socialist Party's premises, 52 Clapham High Street, London SW4 7UN
Directions: About 4 minutes walk from Clapham North tube on the Northern line and 3 minutes walk from Clapham High Street station on the Circular Overground line
http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/2/4/4/600_297809252.jpeg
The 30th anniversary of start of 1984-85 Miners' Strike: the strike began on 1st March, 1984, in the little South Yorkshire mining town of Wath-upon-Dearne when the local NCB director announced plan to shut down at the earliest possible date the Cortonwood pit. In 1984 a group of independent film and video makers decided to show their support for the Miners' strike using the tools they had available: their cameras. On the picket lines, at the marches and in the soup kitchens, they recorded the testimonies of the striking miners, their wives and supporters, in a fight against anti-strike propaganda dominating the mainstream media. A testament to solidarity and activism, the tapes tackle issues such as the right to demonstrate, police tactics, political double-speak, and the role of the media.
Running time: 92 minutes
Free entry and refreshments
Discussion period
http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/event/1984-miners-strike-film-south-london-600pm