1926 GENERAL STRIKE: HISTORY AND MYTH Meeting
Once again, the South London Radical History Group presents it's monthly fandango for you..
We aim to have a couple of brief presentations on local examples of the
day to day running of the Genreal Strike in South London, as well as an open
discussion on its legacy, and what lessons we can learn (a bit late as
usual?).
Once again, the South London Radical History Group presents it's monthly fandango for you..
We aim to have a couple of brief presentations on local examples of the
day to day running of the Genreal Strike in South London, as well as an open
discussion on its legacy, and what lessons we can learn (a bit late as
usual?).
ANOTHER SOUTH LONDON RADICAL HISTORY GROUP LAST MINUTE COMMUNIQUE
This month sees the 80th anniversary of the 1926 General Strike, when
the Trades Union Congress called more than 2 million workers all over
Britain out on strike, in support of a million miners locked out of the
mines until they accepted wage cuts… Nine days later, afraid of the
forces they had unwillingly unleashed, the TUC leadership called the
Strike off.
Ever since, the events of May 1926 have been part of the litany and
mythology of the left and the organized working class movement. But how
was the Strike actually organised on the ground? Was it a great example
of class solidarity or a disastrous catalogue of errors? (Or both¦?)
Were the workers only lacking a strong party to lead them? Was the
Strike doomed from the start; by the leadership, or by people’s inability
to break out of the Union structures?
In keeping with the tradition of 1926, we have organised this meeting
late and unprepared¦ But unlike the TUC bureaucrats we aren’t afraid
of dialectics¦ so if you have any useful tales, anecdotes,
information, opinions, rants, about the General Strike, bring em along and stick
yer oar in.
ALL WELCOME... FREE ENTRY
When: THURSDAY 25TH MAY, 8PM.
Venue: THE PULLENS CENTRE, 184 CRAMPTON STREET, LONDON, SE17
How to get there:
Tube: Elephant & Castle
Overground: Elephant & Castle
Buses: P5, 12, 35, 40, 45, 68, 133, 155, 171, 343, 468, 155 all stop
nearby.
Airship: Moor it to the top of the Pullens Estate and slide down your
rope ladder.
See you all there
For more info, contact us on
mudlark1@postmaster.co.uk
OH YEAH
Past Tense, the publishing wing of the SLRHG, has a new website... it's
pretty shabby at the minute (it's the firstest one I ever done!) and
we're still working on it, but if you wanna check it out in its raw
state it at: www.past-tense.org.uk. It will be updated as and when we have
any time.
This month sees the 80th anniversary of the 1926 General Strike, when
the Trades Union Congress called more than 2 million workers all over
Britain out on strike, in support of a million miners locked out of the
mines until they accepted wage cuts… Nine days later, afraid of the
forces they had unwillingly unleashed, the TUC leadership called the
Strike off.
Ever since, the events of May 1926 have been part of the litany and
mythology of the left and the organized working class movement. But how
was the Strike actually organised on the ground? Was it a great example
of class solidarity or a disastrous catalogue of errors? (Or both¦?)
Were the workers only lacking a strong party to lead them? Was the
Strike doomed from the start; by the leadership, or by people’s inability
to break out of the Union structures?
In keeping with the tradition of 1926, we have organised this meeting
late and unprepared¦ But unlike the TUC bureaucrats we aren’t afraid
of dialectics¦ so if you have any useful tales, anecdotes,
information, opinions, rants, about the General Strike, bring em along and stick
yer oar in.
ALL WELCOME... FREE ENTRY
When: THURSDAY 25TH MAY, 8PM.
Venue: THE PULLENS CENTRE, 184 CRAMPTON STREET, LONDON, SE17
How to get there:
Tube: Elephant & Castle
Overground: Elephant & Castle
Buses: P5, 12, 35, 40, 45, 68, 133, 155, 171, 343, 468, 155 all stop
nearby.
Airship: Moor it to the top of the Pullens Estate and slide down your
rope ladder.
See you all there
For more info, contact us on
mudlark1@postmaster.co.uk OH YEAH
Past Tense, the publishing wing of the SLRHG, has a new website... it's
pretty shabby at the minute (it's the firstest one I ever done!) and
we're still working on it, but if you wanna check it out in its raw
state it at: www.past-tense.org.uk. It will be updated as and when we have
any time.
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