Category Archives: feminism

Political Women; Honor Donnelly

Posted on January 1, 2015 by lipstick socialist

Working class, Socialist, Activist.… Honor comes from a working class background. She was born in Manchester; her father was a skilled manual worker while her mother came from a poor background, of Irish descent, in the Hulme area of Manchester … Continue reading →

Posted in anti-cuts, feminism, human rights, Irish second generation, labour history, Manchester, peace campaigns, political women, Socialist Feminism, trade unions, Uncategorized, women, young people | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Reasons to be cheerful in 2015!!

Posted on December 21, 2014 by lipstick socialist

Dear friend, this is my last post of 2014 and I want to end the year on a positive note, so here are some of the reasons why 2015 is going to be a year full of hope…. Campaign of … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Communism, drama, education, feminism, films, human rights, labour history, Manchester, political women, Socialist Feminism, Uncategorized, women | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Migrant workers in 2014: truth and lies…

Posted on December 18, 2014 by lipstick socialist

My parents are Irish and came to this country to find work. They did not want to stay here or rather my Dad did not. He always believed he would return to Ireland until he met my mother and had … Continue reading →

Posted in feminism, human rights, Ireland, Irish second generation, labour history, Manchester, political women, trade unions, Uncategorized, women | Tagged , | 2 Comments

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

Posted on December 7, 2014 by lipstick socialist

Watch…. The Lightbulb Conspiracy Hacked off by the way that products never seem to last very long? Well this is why. This film tells you the story of companies who design their products to fail! The system is called “planned … Continue reading →

Posted in anti-cuts, art exhibition, drama, education, feminism, films, human rights, labour history, Manchester, NHS, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted on November 30, 2014 by lipstick socialist

Watch… Playtime..at last a happy film but…it does have underlying themes about modern society…Frenchman Jacques Tati is one of my favourite actors although the word “actor” does not do justice to the man’s talents. Made in 1967 we follow Tati … Continue reading →

Posted in anti-cuts, Communism, drama, education, feminism, films, human rights, labour history, Manchester, music, Uncategorized, women, young people | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted on November 23, 2014 by lipstick socialist

Watch …. Manchester in 1973 North West playwright Jack Rosenthal wrote a sweet drama about two young people called The Lovers which was filmed in Manchester in 1973. There really was a George Best boutique and many young women would … Continue reading →

Posted in anti-cuts, art exhibition, Blacklisting campaign, book review, Communism, drama, feminism, films, human rights, labour history, Manchester, Socialism, TV drama, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted on November 16, 2014 by lipstick socialist

Watch ..A Taste of Honey… the original film made in 1961, see Manchester and Salford in glorious black and white. Fascinating footage of Piccadilly, St. Ann’s Square, Albert Square and the Crescent in Salford. Wonderful closeups of Rita Tushingham and … Continue reading →

Posted in anti-cuts, Communism, drama, education, feminism, films, human rights, labour history, Manchester, political women, Salford, Socialist Feminism, Uncategorized, women | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted on November 9, 2014 by lipstick socialist

Watch..     The Kirkby Rent Strike (1974 Documentary) made by Nick Broomfield. This is an in your face film showing the anger felt and not often expressed by working class people. It begins with a woman speaking to the … Continue reading →

Posted in anti-cuts, book review, Catholicism, drama, education, feminism, films, human rights, labour history, music, North of Ireland, Uncategorized, young people | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

England Arise!

Posted on November 6, 2014 by lipstick socialist

Bent Architect are not a left wing theatre group in the traditional sense but they have produced one of the few dramas this year which challenges the Government’s propaganda about the First World War. England Arise is the story of … Continue reading →

Posted in drama, feminism, human rights, labour history, Manchester, political women | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted on November 2, 2014 by lipstick socialist

Watch…       Citizenfour (Cornerhouse) a documentary about Edward Snowden, the man who exposed what is really going on by governments in their efforts to find out what we are doing in every aspect of our lives. He had … Continue reading →

Posted in anti-cuts, drama, education, feminism, films, human rights, Ireland, labour history, Manchester, music, Palestine, poetry, Uncategorized, women, young people | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment