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International Women’s Day celebrated wonderfully by a whole gang of people in the front room of the Torriano Meeting House in Kentish Town. A lovely afternoon of singing, performing and conversation. Rose Zehner addresses striking workers at the Citroen-Javel factory. … Continue reading
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To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolutions New Factory of the Eccentric Actor produced a rousing tribute to the collective effort of Blue Blouse theatre groups who performed in factories in the USSR, USA, Germany and across Europe … Continue reading
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Workers have a laugh at the Tate & Lyle factory in Liverpool, 1970. The laughs and good fun carried on into the Torriano Meeting House in March 2020. A revolutionary event with speakers, writers, poets and performers.
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Torriano Meeting House, London. Lavish and Loud
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An evening to celebrate Karl Marx. Two hundred years old today
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Sylvia Pankhurst
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are wiser than the horses of instruction.” William Blake’s quote seems to fit neatly as a description of the life of Mikhail Bakunin. Wandering philosopher and misfit activist.
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The year of revolutions, and the backlash. Nationalist and socialist. Everywhere.