Category Archives: human rights

Political Women(9) Linda Clair

Posted on November 1, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Communist, political activist…….. Linda comes from a Jewish, Communist background in Manchester: My father joined the Young Communists at 14, he wanted to fight in the Spanish Civil War but was too young. He was my biggest influence , he … Continue reading →

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Political Women (8) Voices of Trade Union Women

Posted on October 25, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Education has always been the escape route for working class children out of low paid work but in 2012 it is not just the demise of Education Maintenance Awards and the rise of student fees that are changing their lives, … 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 October 21, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Watch…..Manchester Film Co-op and Manchester Open Rights Group are screening The Real Social Network, a film about the new generation of protest. Between the first UK student protests in November 2010 and the global uprising in the spring of 2011, … Continue reading →

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Political Women (7) Ana Lucia Cuevas

Posted on October 18, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Socialist, feminist………. Lucia was born in Guatemala ,one of the poorest countries in Latin America, and one with a tragic history. Between 1944 and 1954 a democratic government tried to bring in basic human rights in education and labour, reforms … Continue reading →

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Political Women (6) Karen Reissmann

Posted on October 11, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Socialist, nurse, woman, fighter against injustice……….. Karen has been involved in politics from the age of 16. She is a shop steward and member of Unison Executive. She was not from a political family but… Neither of my parents were … 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 October 7, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Watch……Budrus (2009) a film about a Palestinian village which was threatened with having its land sequestrated by the Israeli government as it drove the building of a so-called security wall through Palestinian land. The documentary shows how the village people, … Continue reading →

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Political Women (5) Rae Street

Posted on October 4, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Feminist, peace activist, environmentalist….. Rae has been active in the peace movement for over 30 years. Born in Yorkshire, she didn’t come from a political family: My mother was a working class conservative, due to growing up in dire poverty, … 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 September 30, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Watch..Big Flame by Jim Allen, Tony Garnett and Ken Loach. It was made in 1969 by the BBC when trade unions had some political as well as militant credibility. Jim was a Marxist and his politics reflect the subject matter … Continue reading →

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Political Women (4) Pia Feig

Posted on September 27, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Retired active socialist feminist Pia has been a political activist for over 40 years. She did not come from a political family but; They were avowedly non-political, we did discuss politics at home but there was a real fear of … Continue reading →

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Political Women (3) Claire Mooney

Posted on September 20, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Funny, as I meet the golden age My life’s been one long story yet I have hardly filled a page When (1997) Claire was born and brought up in Manchester: My parents were not really political but had a sense … Continue reading →

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