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Today in London radical herstory, 1914: International Womens Day march sees launch of newspaper the Woman’s Dreadnought
“The first part of the procession, which was headed by boys and young men , dressed in a sort of… READ MORE
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Today in London’s parklife, 1999: Crystal Palace eco-camp stormed by police
After the 1851 ‘Great Exhibition’, showcase for the British Empire, glamfest for capitalism, the entire glass “Crystal Palace”, which housed… READ MORE
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Today in London anti-racist history, 1981: the Black People’s Day of Action protests the New Cross Fire
On Sunday 18th January 1981, 13 black youths, all between the ages of 15 and 20 years old, were killed… READ MORE
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Today in London educational history, 1999: Occupation at Goldsmiths against tuition fees
Part of Goldsmiths College, New Cross, was occupied 26th February – March 5th 1999. 300 students took over college admin… READ MORE
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Today in London legal history, 1811: Leigh and John Hunt acquitted of seditious libel, after denouncing flogging in the army
Edward Leigh Hunt (1784-1859), was a romantic writer, editor, critic and comrade/contemporary of Byron, Shelley, and Keats, and an innovative… READ MORE
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