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Pensioners protest, TUC conference, Blackpool, 1973 for a higher state pension © Peter Arkell

Protest against British Rail removing blue asbestos from a shed, Ilford, East London 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,adult,adults,against,asbestos,ASBESTOSIS,Asian,Asians,BAME,BAMEs,Black,Black and White,BME,bmes,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,child,CHILDHOOD,children,Community protest,DEMONSTRA

Protest against British Rail removing blue asbestos from a shed, Ilford, East London 1979 © NLA 23-12-1979

Protest against new third London airport, Hoggeston village, Buckinghamshire, 1979. An effergy of a bulldozer consuming rual communities being burnt. The campaign to oppose the proposal was headed by... © Martin Mayer 16-12-1979

Protest in support of the Iranian Revolution, London 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,Ayatollah Khomeini,banner,banners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,Iran,Iranian,Iranian revolution,London,people,person,persons,photograph,photog

Protest in support of the Iranian Revolution, London 1979 © NLA 02-12-1979

Protest in support of the Iranian Revolution, London 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,Ayatollah Khomeini,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,Iran,Iranian,Iranian revolution,London,photograph,photographs,portrait,portraits,Protest,PROT

Protest in support of the Iranian Revolution, London 1979 © NLA 02-12-1979

Protest in support of the Iranian Revolution, London 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,Iran,Iranian,Iranian revolution,Khomeiny,London,people,person,persons,placard,placards,Protest,PROTESTER,PROTEST

Protest in support of the Iranian Revolution, London 1979 © NLA 02-12-1979

Arab students protest agianst The Camp David Accords, London 1979 and to support the Palestinians - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,Arab,Arab students,banner,banners,Camp,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,camps,Carter/Sadat/Beigin treaty,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,Israel,London,Palestine,Palestinians,Pro

Arab students protest agianst The Camp David Accords, London 1979 and to support the Palestinians © NLA 01-12-1979

50,000 march on TUC Anti cuts protest, London 1979 a few months after election of Conservative government - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,anti,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,CONSERVATIVE,Conservative Party,conservatives,Cuts,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS,governmen

50,000 march on TUC Anti cuts protest, London 1979 a few months after election of Conservative government © NLA 28-11-1979

Asian women protest through London 1979 against the anti-immigration laws of the new Conservative government - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,Anti Racism,anti racist,anti-immigration laws,Asian,ASIANS,bigotry,BLACK,black and white,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,Diaspora,DISCRIMINATION

Asian women protest through London 1979 against the anti-immigration laws of the new Conservative government © NLA 24-11-1979

Protest against the Prevention of Terrorism Acts London 1979 and the H-Blocks at Long Kesh in Northern Ireland - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,catholic,catholics,concentration camps,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,H-Blocks,Ireland,Irish,London,nationalist,nationalists,Northern Ireland,P

Protest against the Prevention of Terrorism Acts London 1979 and the H-Blocks at Long Kesh in Northern Ireland © NLA 23-11-1979

Women protest the Corrie Bill restricting abortion rights London. Women's Liberation Movement - Val Wilmer - 1970s,1979,abortion,abortions,activist,activists,adult,adults,against,anti,back street,campaign,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,choose,DEMONSTRATING,DEMONSTRATION,DEMONSTRATIONS,equal rig

Women protest the Corrie Bill restricting abortion rights London. Women's Liberation Movement © Val Wilmer 23-11-1979

Derek Robinson on the picket line, during the strike against his sacking at the Austin Morris British Leyland Longbridge plant. - John Sturrock - ,(BL),1970s,1979,ACTIVIST,ACTIVISTS,against,Austin Rover,Automotive,British Leyland,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,capitalism,capitalist,Car Industry,carindustry,communism,Commu

Derek Robinson on the picket line, during the strike against his sacking at the Austin Morris British Leyland Longbridge plant. © John Sturrock 22-11-1979

Chrissie Maher as The Gobbledygook Monster delivering Plain English magazine to Downing Street, 1979, Campaign for Plain English rather than incomprehensible language, jargon and misleading public inf... © Peter Arkell 12-11-1979

Lambeth march against cuts London 1979, as the plans of the government become clear - NLA - 1970s,1979,abolish,abolishing,abolition,activist,activists,against,banner,banners,campaign,campaigning,CAMPAIGNS,council,COUNCILER,COUNCILERS,councillor,councillors,councilor,councilors,Cuts,democracy

Lambeth march against cuts London 1979, as the plans of the government become clear © NLA 07-11-1979

Protest against rundown and closure of the steelworks, Corby 1979 1979Protest against rundown and closure of the steelworks, Corby 1979 1979Protest against rundown and closure of the steelworks, Corby... © John Sturrock 01-11-1979

Protest against rundown and closure of the steelworks, Corby 1979 - Peter Arkell - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,British Steel,BSC,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,closed,closing,closure,closures,communities,community,Corby,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DE

Protest against rundown and closure of the steelworks, Corby 1979 © Peter Arkell 01-11-1979

Protest against the Corrie anti-abortion bill London 1979 in support of a womans right to choose. Theatre to show the subjugation of women © Peter Arkell 29-10-1979

Bloomsbury squatters lobby High Court against evictions, London 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,campaign,campaigner,campaigners,campaigning,CAMPAIGNS,cities,City,court,courts,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS,evicting,eviction,evictions,home,homeles

Bloomsbury squatters lobby High Court against evictions, London 1979 © NLA 29-10-1979

Protest against the Corrie anti-abortion bill London 1979 in support of a womans right to choose. Theatre to show the subjugation of women © Peter Arkell 28-10-1979

Protest against the Corrie anti-abortion bill London 1979 in support of a womans right to choose - Peter Arkell - 1970s,1979,abortion,activist,activists,against,anti-abortion bill,banner,banners,campaign,campaigning,CAMPAIGNS,Corrie bill,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,equal rights,equality,FEMALE,feminism,feminist,f

Protest against the Corrie anti-abortion bill London 1979 in support of a womans right to choose © Peter Arkell 28-10-1979

Protest against the Corrie Anti-Abortion Bill, London 1979 and in support of a womans right to choose - Peter Arkell - 1970s,1979,abortion,activist,activists,against,anti-abortion bill,banner,banners,campaign,campaigning,CAMPAIGNS,Corrie Bill,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,equal rights,equality,FEMALE,feminism,feminist,f

Protest against the Corrie Anti-Abortion Bill, London 1979 and in support of a womans right to choose © Peter Arkell 28-10-1979

Protest against the Corrie anti-abortion bill London 1979 in support of a womans right to choose. Theatre to show the subjugation of women © Peter Arkell 28-10-1979

Womens Liberation March 1979 against the Corrie Bill, LondonWomens Liberation March 1979 against the Corrie Bill, LondonWomens Liberation March 1979 against the Corrie Bill, LondonWomens Liberation Ma... © Ian McIntosh 28-10-1979

Jimmy Kelly Action Committee lobby, Houses of Parliament 1980. Kelly died an hour after being arrested and allegedly being kicked and beaten by police © NLA 25-10-1979

Police and baliffs evicting squatters, London 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,adult,adults,bailiff,bailiffs,banner,banners,Breaking and entering,campaign,campaigner,campaigners,campaigning,CAMPAIGNS,cities,City,CLJ,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DEMON

Police and baliffs evicting squatters, London 1979 © NLA 23-10-1979

Squat in Euston, Central London - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,banner,banners,campaign,campaigner,campaigners,campaigning,CAMPAIGNS,cities,City,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS,Euston,home,homeless,homelessness,homes,Housin

Squat in Euston, Central London © NLA 22-10-1979

Protest against the Baath Party in Syria and Iraq, London 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,Baath Party,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,Iraq,ISLAM,ISLAMIC,London,MUSLEM,Muslim,muslims,Party,placard,placards,Protest,PROTESTER,PROTESTERS,

Protest against the Baath Party in Syria and Iraq, London 1979 © NLA 21-10-1979

Protest against the Baath Party in Syria and Iraq, London 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,Baath party,banner,banners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,FEMALE,Iraq,ISLAM,ISLAMIC,London,MUSLEM,Muslim,muslims,Party,people,person,persons,Pr

Protest against the Baath Party in Syria and Iraq, London 1979 © NLA 21-10-1979

Coventry 1979 South African Barbarians Rugby football team protected by police from Anti-Apartheid demonstration protesting against the tour © NLA 17-10-1979

FBU protest against service cuts, Nottingham 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,banner,banners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,cuts,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,FBU,Fire and Rescue Service,fire brigade,FIREFIGHTER,firefighters,fireman,firemen,job loss,J

FBU protest against service cuts, Nottingham 1979 © NLA 10-10-1979

Conservative Gerald Vaughan comes face to face with protestors from St Olave's and Guys Hospitals, angry about cuts and closures, London 1979 © NLA 03-10-1979

Children, protest against rundown and closure of the steelworks, Corby 1979 - Peter Arkell - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,British Steel,BSC,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,child,CHILDHOOD,children,closed,closing,closure,closures,communities,community,Corby,DEMON

Children, protest against rundown and closure of the steelworks, Corby 1979 © Peter Arkell 20-09-1979

Confrontation between police and steelworkers after Protest against rundown and closure of the steelworks, Corby 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,British Steel,BSC,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,CLJ,CLOSED,closed closure,closing,closure,closures,confront,confrontation,confrontation co

Confrontation between police and steelworkers after Protest against rundown and closure of the steelworks, Corby 1979 © NLA 20-09-1979

GEC workers lobby their company HQ, London 1979 in support of their pay claim and against redundancies - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,Arnold Weinstock,AUEW,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,company,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,EARNINGS,FEMALE,GEC,Income,job loss,JOBS,lobby,London,losses,low pay,Low Income,lo

GEC workers lobby their company HQ, London 1979 in support of their pay claim and against redundancies © NLA 17-09-1979

Hortensia Allende, wife of Salvador Allende, London 1979 to mark the overthrown of the Allende government in Chile by military coup supported by the CIA © NLA 16-09-1979

Striking workers from Vauxhall, Ellesmere Port, 1979 picketing workers at Vauxhall Luton to join their pay strike - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,car workers,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DISPUTE,DISPUTES,INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE,people,PICKET,picketing,PICKETS,placard,placards,Port,ports,Prot

Striking workers from Vauxhall, Ellesmere Port, 1979 picketing workers at Vauxhall Luton to join their pay strike © NLA 10-09-1979

Zimbabwe must be free, protest 1979 outside a conference in London on the future of the country - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,conference,conferences,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,FEMALE,free Zimbabwe,independence,London,outside,people,person,persons,placard,placards,P

Zimbabwe must be free, protest 1979 outside a conference in London on the future of the country © NLA 10-09-1979

Women Against Rape Grafitti, High Court. The Strand, London 1979. What Justice for Women? Queen's Guard Rapist freed! Dismiss the Judges! © Begonia Tamarit 02-09-1979

Protest against rundown and closure of the steelworks, Corby 1979 © Peter Arkell 18-08-1979

British Movement supporters heckle a Troops Out demonstration, Trafalgar Square, London 1979 - Philip Wolmuth - , Irish,1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,bigotry,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,DEMONSTRATING,demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS,DISCRIMINATION,equal,equality,far right,far right

British Movement supporters heckle a Troops Out demonstration, Trafalgar Square, London 1979 © Philip Wolmuth 12-08-1979

Corby Festival, protest against rundown and closure of the steelworks, Corby 1979 - Peter Arkell - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,adolescence,adolescent,adolescents,against,boy,boys,British Steel,BSC,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,child,CHILDHOOD,children,closed,closing,closur

Corby Festival, protest against rundown and closure of the steelworks, Corby 1979 © Peter Arkell 08-08-1979

Memorial march for Blair Peach and Singh Chaggar, Southall, London. Southall Youth Movement banner - John Sturrock - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,Banner,banners,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,dead,death,DEATHS,DEMONSTRATING,DEMONSTRATION,DEMONSTRATIONS,died,FEMALE,killed,London,male,m

Memorial march for Blair Peach and Singh Chaggar, Southall, London. Southall Youth Movement banner © John Sturrock 28-07-1979

Black youth protest after Blair Peach was killed, Southall, London 1979 - John Sturrock - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,adult,adults,asian,asians,BAME,BAMEs,bigotry,black,BME,BME Black minority ethnic,bmes,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,cities,city,CLJ,DEMONSTRATING,

Black youth protest after Blair Peach was killed, Southall, London 1979 © John Sturrock 24-07-1979

Vanessa and Corin Redgrave at an Equity protest against cuts to theatre funding by the new Conservative government 1979 - Peter Arkell - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,Corin Redgrave,cuts,DEMONSTRATING,DEMONSTRATION,demonstration.,DEMONSTRATIONS,Equity,FEMALE,funding,governme

Vanessa and Corin Redgrave at an Equity protest against cuts to theatre funding by the new Conservative government 1979 © Peter Arkell 24-07-1979

Protest against rundown and closure of the steelworks, Corby 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,British Steel,BSC,campaign,campaigner,campaigners,campaigning,CAMPAIGNS,closed,closing,closure,closures,closures.,Corby,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS

Protest against rundown and closure of the steelworks, Corby 1979 © NLA 20-07-1979

Young women protest against racism, Southall, London - John Sturrock - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,adolescence,adolescent,adolescents,against,ANL,Anti Nazi League,Anti Racism,anti racist,Asian,Asians,BAME,BAMEs,bigotry,Black,blair peach,BME,bmes,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,D

Young women protest against racism, Southall, London © John Sturrock 13-07-1979

Protesting against the police Special Patrol Group (SPG), London - John Sturrock - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,adult,adults,against,anti,blair peach,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS,London,Metropolitan Police Service,Patrol,placard,placards,Police,P

Protesting against the police Special Patrol Group (SPG), London © John Sturrock 13-07-1979

Demonstration by school pupils against the use of the cane London 1979 and corporal punishment in schools, called by the National Union of School Students © NLA 01-07-1979

Chambermaids strike, Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, Mayfair, London 1979 after 30 of them were sacked and evicted from their living in accommodation © NLA 25-06-1979

Corby steelworkers walking to London, campaign to save the steelworks from closure 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,British Steel,BSC,campaign,campaigner,campaigners,campaigning,CAMPAIGNS,closed,closing,closure,closures,Corby,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS,FACTORIES

Corby steelworkers walking to London, campaign to save the steelworks from closure 1979 © NLA 24-06-1979

Protest against British Rail removing blue asbestos from a shed, Ilford, East London 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,Anti Fascist,Asbestos,asbestosis,banner,banners,boy,boys,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,child,CHILDHOOD,children,danger,dangerous,dangers,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,dust,

Protest against British Rail removing blue asbestos from a shed, Ilford, East London 1979 © NLA 23-06-1979

Blair Peach (second from L, front row -with beard) at a meeting to oppose the closure of Robert Montefiore school, Whitechapel, East London, 1979 less than a year before he was killed by a blow to the... © Peter Arkell 22-06-1979

Squatters defending their right to picket at a building site. - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,building,BUILDINGS,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DISPUTE,DISPUTES,Picket,Picket Line,picketing,pickets,placard,placards,Protest,PROTESTER,PROT

Squatters defending their right to picket at a building site. © NLA 15-06-1979

Funeral of Blair Peach, Southall, London 1979. Peach was a teacher who had supported the protest against a National Front meeting in Southall on the 23rd April 1979, and during the protest was killed... © John Sturrock 13-06-1979

Black, white and Asian mourners, funeral cortege for Blair Peach, Southall, London 1979 - John Sturrock - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,age,ageing population,Asian,Asians,BAME,BAMEs,banner,banners,Black,blair peach,BME,bmes,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,dead,death,DEATHS,DE

Black, white and Asian mourners, funeral cortege for Blair Peach, Southall, London 1979 © John Sturrock 13-06-1979

Squatters outside court. Piers Corbyn (L), one of the leaders and brother to Jeremy Corbyn, London 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,campaign,campaigner,campaigners,campaigning,CAMPAIGNS,cities,City,court,courts,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS,evicting,eviction,evictions,home,homeless,homele

Squatters outside court. Piers Corbyn (L), one of the leaders and brother to Jeremy Corbyn, London 1979 © NLA 13-06-1979

Women protest against Margaret Thatcher, Finchley, 1979 General Election Campaign. We want women's rights not rightwing women!! - Angela Phillips - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,DEMOCRACY,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DISPUTE,DISPUTES,ELECTION,elections,equal rights,equality,far right,FEMALE,feminism,feminist,feminists

Women protest against Margaret Thatcher, Finchley, 1979 General Election Campaign. We want women's rights not rightwing women!! © Angela Phillips 02-05-1979

NASUWT lobby the Burnham Committee on pay, London 1979, anxious that the committe will ignore the recommendations of the Houghton Report. - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,Burnham Committee,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,Houghton Report,lobby,London,member,member members,members,NASUWT,people,placard,placards,Prot

NASUWT lobby the Burnham Committee on pay, London 1979, anxious that the committe will ignore the recommendations of the Houghton Report. © NLA 25-04-1979

The Southall riot, before the National Front meeting youths attemped to block the centre of southall and police intervened and there were many arrests. © John Sturrock 23-04-1979

Southall Riot. Before the National Front meeting, youths attempted to block the centre of Southall. Police intervened and there were many arrests. © John Sturrock 23-04-1979

Masked IRA gunmen 1979, Troops Out Movement rally, Andersontown, West Belfast, Northern Ireland, to celebrate the armed struggle for independence of the Dublin Easter Rising of 1916. The gunmen are ca... © David Mansell 12-04-1979

Protest against the execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, London 1979 prime minister of Pakistan after he was overthrown in a military coup led by General Zia-ul-Haq © NLA 04-04-1979

London 1979 Protest at death sentence for Solomon Mahlangu a South African anti-Apartheid freedom fighter hanged on April 6 1979, London 1979 © NLA 03-04-1979

Post Office workers lobby their union (UPW) against casualisation, suspicious of a sell-out, London 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,casualisation,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS,lobby,London,member,member members,members,part-tim

Post Office workers lobby their union (UPW) against casualisation, suspicious of a sell-out, London 1979 © NLA 29-03-1979

Speke, Liverpool, 1979 Dunlop workers sit down protest blocking roads against factory closure with 2,400 job losses - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,auto,automotive,Automotive Industry,block,blockade,blockading,blocking,blocks,campaign,campaigner,campaigners,campaigning,CAMPAIGNS,Car Industry,carindustry,civil

Speke, Liverpool, 1979 Dunlop workers sit down protest blocking roads against factory closure with 2,400 job losses © NLA 19-03-1979

Protest in support of Ayattollah Khomeini and the Iranian revolution, London 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,Ayatollah Khomeini,BAME,BAMEs,Black,BME,bmes,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,diversity,ethnic,ethnicity,FEMALE,Iran,iranian,Iranian revolution,I

Joy at a protest in support of Ayattollah Khomeini and the Iranian revolution, London 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,Ayatollah Khomeini,BAME,BAMEs,Black,BME,bmes,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,diversity,ethnic,ethnicity,Iran,iranian,Iranian revolution,Iranians

Workers protest at closure of Dunlop factory, Speke, Liverpool 1979 - Peter Arkell - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,close,closed,closing,closure,closures,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,Dunlop,Dunlop Speke,FACTORIES,factory,factory closure,job loss,Job Losses,

A delegation of nurses, in uniform, from the Union COHSE, outside No 10 Downing Street, during wage negotiations in London, during the winter of discontent 1979 One of the nurses holds up a doll marke... © John Sturrock 01-03-1979

A protest of nurses, in uniform, from the Union COHSE, during wage negotiations in London, during the winter of discontent - 1979 - John Sturrock - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,campaign,campaign campaigning,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,COHSE,DEMONSTRATING,DEMONSTRATION,DEMONSTRATIONS,dispute,disputes,EARNINGS,EQUALITY,Fai

A protest of nurses, in uniform, from the Union COHSE, during wage negotiations in London, during the winter of discontent - 1979 © John Sturrock 01-03-1979

Workers from Falmouth dockyard protest at the loss of their jobs London 1979 The loss making ship repair yard at Falmouth is to close. Callaghan Our Jobs Now Yours Next © NLA 22-02-1979

Pakistanis protest against the planned execution of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto under the military dictatorship of General Zia Ul-Haq, Pakistan Embassy, London 1979 © NLA 11-02-1979

Tariq Ali speaking to a rally at Pakistan Embassy 1979 against the planned execution of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto under the military dictatorship of General Zia Ul-Haq © NLA 11-02-1979

London 1979, print unions protest against the closure of The Times, Sunday Times and the lock out of the printers when no agreement could be reached on automation and new technology. The papers remain... © NLA 25-01-1979

Members of NUPE and other trades unions demonstrate in London for higher wages - 60 minimum pay - during the Winter of Discontent - NLA - 1970s,1979,£60,activist,activists,against,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,DEMONSTRATING,demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS,discontent,discontent',disputes,EARNINGS,FEMALE,Government,I

Members of NUPE and other trades unions demonstrate in London for higher wages - 60 minimum pay - during the Winter of Discontent © NLA 24-01-1979

Ambulancemen and women protest, Day of Action, The Winter of Discontent, 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,ambulancemen,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,day of action,DEMONSTRATING,demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS,discontent,DISPUTE,DISPUTES,EARNINGS,E

Day of Action for better pay, The Winter of Discontent, London 1979 - NLA - ,1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,COHSE,day of action,DEMONSTRATING,demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS,discontent,disputes,EARNINGS,EQUALITY,GMWU,G

Joint Public Service Union protest in London. During The Winter of Discontent. - John Sturrock - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,cities,city,DEMONSTRATING,demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS,discontent,EARNINGS,FEMALE,Income,INCOMES,Low Pay,Low

Mass picket, 1978 NUJ strike against low pay for provincial reporters, Nottingham Evening Post. The journalists were all sacked for disloyalty and not re-employed after the strike © NLA 20-12-1978

Protest against Government selling arms the Shah of Iran London 1978 - NLA - 1970s,1978,activist,activists,against,Arms sales,arms selling,Arms Trade,banner,banners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,capitalism,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,Government,Industries,industry,Iran,iranian,Iranian

Troops Out Movement vigil; women wearing just blankets take part in a vigil in Trafalgar Square, London, in support of IRA hunger strikers, who refused to wear prison clothes © Martin Mayer 10-12-1978

Iranians protest against the Shah of Iran and the UK support for the regime, London 1978 - NLA - 1970s,1978,activist,activists,against,BAME,BAMEs,Black,BME,bmes,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,diversity,ethnic,ethnicity,Iran,iranian,Iranians,ISLAM,ISLAMIC,London,minorities,minor

Huntley Street squatters outside court to defend themselves against eviction orders, Piers Corbyn (L), one of the leaders and brother to Jeremy Corbyn, carrying placard, London 1978 © NLA 04-12-1978

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