Film: Solidarity (UK, 2019, 76mins), followed by Q&A with director Lucy Parker & Mohaan Biswas (activist for Independent Workers Union of Great Britain). For decades, a secret blacklist kept thousands of people out of the UK construction industry. Most of the major firms were involved, vetting thousands of applicants and supplying the blacklist with information […]
Film: Solidarity (UK, 2019, 76mins), followed by Q&A with director Lucy Parker. For decades, a secret blacklist kept thousands of people out of the UK construction industry. Most of the major firms were involved, vetting thousands of applicants and supplying the blacklist with information on 'undesirables'. Workers who organised to ensure their legal rights such […]
We’re pleased to announce our Trade Union Conference on Saturday November 16th in London. The one-day event will increase understanding of the impact of political policing on trade unions and movements for social change since 1968. Over three thousand workers were blacklisted, over one thousand organisations were spied on by undercover police, and tens of […]
Film: Solidarity (UK, 2019, 76mins), followed by Q&A. For decades, a secret blacklist kept thousands of people out of the UK construction industry. Most of the major firms were involved, vetting thousands of applicants and supplying the blacklist with information on 'undesirables'. Workers who organised to ensure their legal rights such as getting paid on […]
An evening commemorating the activism of Blair Peach who was a teacher in Phoenix School, Bow. Blair Peach was a committed trade unionist, socialist, anti-fascist and teacher. He died after being attacked by police at an anti-racism demonstration in Southall in April 1979. His loved ones' campaign form justice is one of those spied on […]
Film: Solidarity (UK, 2019, 76mins), followed by Q&A with director Lucy Parker. For decades, a secret blacklist kept thousands of people out of the UK construction industry. Most of the major firms were involved, vetting thousands of applicants and supplying the blacklist with information on 'undesirables'. Workers who organised to ensure their legal rights such […]
Film: Solidarity (UK, 2019, 76mins), followed by Q&A with director Lucy Parker. For decades, a secret blacklist kept thousands of people out of the UK construction industry. Most of the major firms were involved, vetting thousands of applicants and supplying the blacklist with information on 'undesirables'. Workers who organised to ensure their legal rights such […]
Film: Solidarity (UK, 2019, 76mins), followed by Q&A with director Lucy Parker, Lucy Parker, Dave Smith (Blacklist Support Group), and 'Andrea' (Police Spies Out of Lives). For decades, a secret blacklist kept thousands of people out of the UK construction industry. Most of the major firms were involved, vetting thousands of applicants and supplying the […]
Film: Solidarity (UK, 2019, 76mins), followed by Q&A with director Lucy Parker. For decades, a secret blacklist kept thousands of people out of the UK construction industry. Most of the major firms were involved, vetting thousands of applicants and supplying the blacklist with information on 'undesirables'. Workers who organised to ensure their legal rights such […]
Political policing hit the headline almost a decade ago, when the activities of Mark Kennedy were exposed. Since then, the Undercover Policing Inquiry has made painfully slow progress - and has become inevitably London-centric. This talk by Chris Brian of the Undercover Research Group will aim to partially correct this by taking a look at […]