I had a meeting this evening with Peter Smith, Teachers Union NUT lead in Newham about Education Cuts.
In his youth Peter had been one of the “London Recruits”. As well as books there is a film out next year about their role in the struggle. …Read more…
Help to tell the London recruits’ story of fighting apartheid
London trade unionists ran clandestine missions to South Africa to help the fight against apartheid – and now you can help get their story told on screen
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London Recruits – The young Londoners who undertook secret missions against South Africa’s apartheid regime
At a time when ANC membership was banned, its activists executed or imprisoned, exiled leader Oliver Tambo lit the fuse on a plan that saw young women and men travel to South Africa disguised as honeymooning couples, tourists and business trippers.
Become a film mogul & let everyone know how bravery took on apartheid
I’ve just left the launch of an exciting project to inform a new generation about a little-known element of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. Grassroots film-makers Barefoot…Read more…