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Woody Guthrie Night/Songs Of Struggle

city-zen | 05.05.2006 11:31 | Sheffield

A benefit for Sheffield Welfare Action Network(SWAN) towards the national march and rally In Sheffield(17/6/06) against the proposed Incapacity Benefit/disability welfare reforms www.swansheffield.org.uk

Salt of the Earth Film Festival presents
Woody Guthrie Night/Songs Of Struggle….
with film, music, song, food….


In his fifty-five year lifetime, Woody Guthrie wrote over 1000 songs.
He sang about Dust Bowl refugees, love and hate, unions, ,children,
peace and war, hoboes, work and play, bad times and good times.’

Film

Bound For Glory (Hal Ashby.)
A US independent cinema classic, this is a brilliant biopic
of the great Woody Guthrie: hobo, musician, political activist...(

And shorts

Plus Songs of Struggle

With the Matilda All Stars!, special guests
'songs of struggle' from Euan McColl to Billy Bragg, from RATM,
to the Specials, from 1936 Spain to 1970’s Chile, plus,

open mike,
if you can play or sing and know a song that ‘stirs the soul’ and passions
or even some poetry the mike will be yours.

Dj’s dance room: world music/global sounds of resistance


Saturday 20th May
Matilda Social Centre 111 Matilda St
6pm till 1am - main film 7.00pm (for map:  http://tinyurl.com/k358e
Coming soon, commerate/celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Spanish Civil war,

A benefit for Sheffield Welfare Action Network(SWAN) towards the national march and rally In Sheffield(17/6/06) against the proposed Incapacity Benefit/disability welfare reforms www.swansheffield.org.uk

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Excuse me if I'm wrong. But.....

20.05.2006 11:23

Isn't it the 70 years celebration. The Spanish civil war started in 1936 and its now 2006... that's 70 years ain't it?

Ian Hart


Songs of Struggle Continued

23.05.2006 00:38

Excellent night on Saturday 20th May. Well done Dave, Chris and J.(others too.....)
Amazing - and Inspirational.
Thanks. Heres wishing success for S.W.A.N. and the Big National Demo in Sheffield of 17th June.

Love and thanks.

Citizen too