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About lipstick socialist

I am an activist and writer. My interests include women, class, culture and history. From an Irish in Britain background I am a republican and socialist. All my life I have been involved in community and trade union politics and I believe it is only through grass roots politics that we will get a better society. This is reflected in my writing, in my book Northern ReSisters Conversations with Radical Women and my involvement in the Mary Quaile Club. .If you want to contact me please use my gmail which is lipsticksocialist636

Stop,Look,Listen…my weekly selection of favourite films, books and events to get you out of the house

Posted on March 31, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Watch…Kino Film Shorts at our own 3Minute Theatre…just stepping through the door you become part of John and Gina’s world. It’s a special Kino Shorts on the first day of the Afflecks and Northern Quarter Festival on 1st April from … Continue reading →

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Building a Socialist Library (1) Rebel Girls: Their Fight for the Vote by Jill Liddington

Posted on March 28, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Dear readers here is the first in a series of occasional posts about books that can inspire us, not just in terms of their content but also their capacity to encourage us to take part in campaigns and activities to … Continue reading →

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Stop,Look,Listen…my weekly selection of favourite films, books and events to get you out of the house

Posted on March 24, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Watch…Good Vibrations…and discover an aspect of 70s Belfast that is not well known…the punk scene and one man’s struggle to bring some life into a bombed out city. His name was Terri Hooley and he ran a record shop and … Continue reading →

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The kindness of strangers: some reflections on exile and refugees

Posted on March 21, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Dear Readers welcome to a guest post from Ruth Eversley who gave this talk at the International Women’s day  event at the Working Class Movement library earlier  this month Some of what you read here may not be strictly accurate. … Continue reading →

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Stop,Look,Listen…my weekly selection of favourite films, books and events to get you out of the house

Posted on March 17, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Watch..the Spirit of 45. Ken Loach’s homage to post war Britain:We have been the dreamers, we have been the sufferers, now we are the builders. (Nye Bevan) Nowadays its more a case of trying to hold onto what hasn’t been … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of 45 and my hopes for 2013

Posted on March 14, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Ken Loach’s new film The Spirit of 45 looks back to a time in the history of this country that now seems almost impossible to imagine. I spoke to Ken last year when he was filming at the Working Class … Continue reading →

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Stop,Look,Listen…my weekly selection of favourite films, books and events to get you out of the house

Posted on March 10, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Watch out for….Viva, 19th Spanish and Latin American Film Festival at the Cornerhouse in Manchester from 8-24 March. There are some interesting political films: my top choices are: 30 Anos de Oscuridad (30 Years of Darkness), a documentary about the … Continue reading →

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International Women’s Day: Inspiring Women for the 21st Century

Posted on March 7, 2013 by lipstick socialist

For the sisters, mothers, friends and lovers Who would not accept defeat Who’ve been cut by broken promises Been pounded by deceit And still hold out for justice Against brutality……. Hitting Home by Claire Mooney  from her CD Slow Riot … Continue reading →

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Stop,Look,Listen…my weekly selection of favourite films, books and events to get you out of the house

Posted on March 3, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Watch…Tull at the Octagon Theatre…what has happened to political theatre I am constantly asking myself,  and then up pops a brilliant play. It’s the real story of Walter Tull, the second black professional footballer in Britain,  and one of the … Continue reading →

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Dr Who and the Communist: the politics and work of Malcolm Hulke

Posted on February 28, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Update. March 2016. Michael Herbert has written a revised and updated version of  this post on his blog  on science fiction which is called Fantasies of Possibility. You can read the article    here   Dear readers,  here is the … Continue reading →

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