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Norfolk’s Burston Strike School Rally is back in September, with a packed line up of speakers and music commemorating the longest strike in history. The Rally, this year held on 6 September, remembers the role of trade unions in building a “Strike School” for the children of rural workers in Norfolk following the persecution of […]
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There will be an opportunity to see a performance of the acclaimed folk drama, To Win the Day at this year’s Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival as part of the packed programme in the Unite Marquee. To Win The Day has been created and performed by the Dorset-based group, Time and Tide, and follows the extraordinary lives […]
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This year marks the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, with lots of events being planned to commemorate the day in 1936 when working people from London’s East End refused to let the fascist black shirts march through their community and stir up hatred. On 3-4 October, Unite will be participating in major […]
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The Calton Weavers Commemorative Committee are returning to the Calton Burial Ground for the 2025 event to mark the murder of weavers fighting against cuts to their pay. Unite Community member Jim Lister is part of the organising committee. Jim said, “This is our 3rd year, and it has been building up a bit of […]
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