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Today in London radical history: OutRage! demo opposes Assembly for Islam, Hyde Park, 1995.
On August 13th 1995, gay campaigning group OutRage demonstrated at Trafalgar Square, opposing the Hizb ut-Tahrir Rally for Islam. Hizb ut-Tahrir (Arabic: حزب… READ MORE
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Today in radical history: Chartist Grand National Holiday (General Strike) begins, 1839
August 12th 1839 was the date marked for the launch Chartist Grand National Holiday – effectively a General Strike to overthrow… READ MORE
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Today in London’s radical history: 700 Gate Gourmet workers sacked for resisting crap conditions, 2005
On 10 August 2005, 700 Gate Gourmet workers were sacked for resisting crap conditions at work at Heathrow Airport. The workers… READ MORE
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Today in London history: Subversive playwright Joe Orton murdered by his jealous boyfriend, Islington, 1967.
The wicked and subversive playwright, Joe Orton, was murdered on August 9th 1967 in their Islington flat by his jealous and… READ MORE
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Today in London’s radical history: 4 day silkweavers’ riot against machine looms erupts, 1675.
For centuries Silk Weaving was the dominant industry in Spitalfields and neighbouring areas like Bishopsgate, Whitechapel and Bethnal Green, spreading… READ MORE
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