Category Archives: young people

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

Posted on August 25, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Watch..…Kuma. .the story of Ayse, a young Turkish woman, who leaves her village to join her husband and his family in his adopted country of Austria. But, as we watch Ayse arrive in Vienna, the story becomes more complicated and … Continue reading →

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Northern white slaves and the campaign for the 10 hour day . My interview with John Fay writer of The Mill.

Posted on August 1, 2013 by lipstick socialist

The Mill, a new historical drama on Channel 4, written by John Fay is set during one of the most turbulent periods of British history. Fay says; It is set in 1833 where a period of resistance is just beginning, … 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 July 14, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Watch…..Budrus at 7pm on 18 July organised by the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign. Written and directed by Julia Bacha the documentary has won many awards. Ayed Morrar is a Palestinian community organiser who brings together local Fatah and Hamas members with … Continue reading →

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Invest in a caring society. A living wage for mothers and other carers

Posted on July 11, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Dear readers here is the latest in my occasional series of guest posts. Christine Clarke has been an activist for over 30 years in women, peace, community politics. She is a member of the Green Party and Tameside Keep Our … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile : a new play by Colin Connor

Posted on June 27, 2013 by lipstick socialist

They have nothing in their whole imperial arsenal that can break the spirit of one Irishman who doesn’t want to be broken. Bobby Sands. In 1981 a small group of people used to gather together in Manchester City Centre with … Continue reading →

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The Last Pit in the Valley – the Irwell Valley Mining Project

Posted on May 30, 2013 by lipstick socialist

For the last twenty years former miner Paul Kelly has been placing flowers at the entrance to what was Agecroft Colliery in Salford. I did it as a memorial to those people who worked and died in the pit. In … 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 April 14, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Watch…..two films and hear some live music…Manchester Film Cooperative’s next event is at the Antwerp Mansion in downtown Rusholme. Antwerp Mansion is: a renovation project, aiming to turn a beautiful but run down Victorian Mansion into a Music, Art and … 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 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 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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