Film: Solidarity (UK, 2019, 76mins), followed by Q&A with blacklisted workers and core participants of the Undercover Policing Inquiry. 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 […]
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 […]
When: Saturday 16th May 2020, 10-4.30pm Where: M Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Road, Bristol BS1 4RN Price: Free! Bristol Radical History Group (BRHG) have organised a full programme of events for their 2020 Radical History Festival, in collaboration with hosts at M Shed. Themes The 2020 Festival has two main Themes, where once again we […]
CUCKOOED : A comedy of betrayal. Mark Thomas tells his true story of how Britain’s biggest arms manufacturer (BAE Systems) came to spy on a comedian. A tale of hubris, planes, demos and undercover deceit told by the award-winning performer. Fifteen years ago an activist and close friend of Mark's was exposed as a spy […]
The United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC), is a coalition of those affected by deaths in police, prison and psychiatric custody, supports others in similar situations. Established in 1997 initially as a network of Black families, over recent years the group has expanded and now includes the families and friends of people from varied ethnic […]
After years of delay, the Undercover Policing Inquiry is about to be holding its first hearings on Monday 2 November. Because of Covid-19 restrictions, the first phase of hearings will be held virtually. The very first part, where various parties make their opening statements, will be live-streamed online, but after that - from Wednesday 11 […]
The Undercover Policing Inquiry begins in November 2019. The first hearings will cover events from the formation of the Special Demonstration Squad in 1968 until 1972. The first seven days (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 & 10 November) will hear opening statements from involved parties. These will be livestreamed, presumably from the Inquiry's evidence […]
The Undercover Policing Inquiry begins in November 2019. The first hearings will cover events from the formation of the Special Demonstration Squad in 1968 until 1972. The first seven days (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 & 10 November) will hear opening statements from involved parties. These will be livestreamed, presumably from the Inquiry's evidence […]
The public inquiry into Britain's political secret police is finally going to start. Join us for a socially distanced protest at the Inquiry's monitoring venue on the first day it's open, Wednesday 11 November, 8-9am. Seven years after the Home Secretary promised it, the first phase of hearings will take place over three weeks in […]
The Undercover Policing Inquiry begins in November 2019. The first hearings will cover events from the formation of the Special Demonstration Squad in 1968 until 1972. The first seven days (2-10 November) will hear opening statements from involved parties. After this, the Inquiry will be hearing evidence from witnesses for another seven days (11, 12, […]