Monthly Archives: September 2023

My review of “The Sky is Falling” by Lorenza Mazzetti

Posted on September 24, 2023 by lipstick socialist

Lorenza Mazzetti (1927-2020) was a  writer, filmmaker,  and theatre puppeteer who wrote this, her first novel,  in 1962, published as II Cielo cade. It was only published in this country in 2022. “The Sky is Falling” is a fictionalised account … Continue reading →

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Every Badge tells a Story; Armagh Women and the Strip Search Campaign

Posted on September 10, 2023 by lipstick socialist

  The Working Class Movement Library  collects badges as part of archiving the history of the labour movement. Recently a new collection of Irish badges was donated. As a member of the Irish in Britain Representation Group whose archive (and … Continue reading →

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