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Women at TRICO on strike for Equal Pay protest Brentford, London, 1976 - Chris Davies - 1970s,1976,activist,activists,against,at,AUEW,BAME,BAMEs,black,BME,bmes,campaign,campaigner,campaigners,campaigning,CAMPAIGNS,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS,disputes,diversity,Equal Pay,Eq

27-05-1976 Women at TRICO on strike for Equal Pay protest Brentford, London, 1976 © Chris Davies

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

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

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 - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,air transport,airline,airport,AIRPORTS,anti,barrister,BARRISTERS,burn,burning,BURNS,businessman,businessmen,campaign,campaigner,campaigners,campaigning,CAMPAIGNS,

16-12-1979 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,anti-cuts,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,CONSERVATIVE,Conservative Party,conservatives,Cuts,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Workers from Rosedale Ltd, Bedwas, Wales, lobby officals, AUEW HQ Peckham, South London, 1979 accussing the leadership of leading them like lambs to slaughter as they fight closure of their plant. Off... - Peter Arkell - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,anger,angry,AUEW,banner,banners,Bedwas,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,CLOSED,closing,closure,closures,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,EMOTION,EMOTIONS,FEMALE,John Weakley,lamb

13-11-1979 Workers from Rosedale Ltd, Bedwas, Wales, lobby officals, AUEW HQ Peckham, South London, 1979 accussing the leadership of leading them like lambs to slaughter as they fight closure of their plant. Off... © Peter Arkell

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 - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,bureaucratic language,campaign,campaigning,CAMPAIGNS,delivering,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DOCUMENT,documents,Downing Street,FEMALE,Gobbledygook,information,Lond

12-11-1979 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

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

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

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 - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,bread and butter,British Steel,BSC,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,close,closed,closing,closure,closures,deindustrialisation,DEMONSTRATING,d

01-11-1979 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

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,D

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

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

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

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 - 1970s,1979,abortion,ACE,acting,activist,activists,actor,actors,against,anti abortion bill,Arts,bigotry,campaign,campaigning,CAMPAIGNS,Corrie bill,costume,costumes,Culture,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,D

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

Workers protest at closure of St Olave's Hospital, London 1979. The rich get private the poor get closure - Martin Mayer - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,AFFLUENCE,AFFLUENT,against,BAME,BAMEs,Black,Black and White,BME,bmes,Bourgeoisie,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,child,CHILDHOOD,children,close,closed,closing,closure,closures,cuts

29-10-1979 Workers protest at closure of St Olave's Hospital, London 1979. The rich get private the poor get closure © Martin Mayer

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

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

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

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

28-10-1979 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 in support of a womans right to choose. Theatre to show the subjugation of women © Peter Arkell

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 - 1970s,1979,abortion,abortions,activist,activists,against,banner,banners,campaign,campaigner,campaigners,campaigning,CAMPAIGNS,DEMONSTRATING,demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS,equal rights,equality,female,fe

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

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 - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,adult,adults,against,brutality,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,DEATH,death in police custody,deaths,deaths in custody,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,died,FEMALE,Houses,Jimmy Kelly,lob

25-10-1979 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

Coventry 1979 South African Barbarians Rugby football team protected by police from Anti Apartheid protest against the Tour - NLA - 1970s,1979,AAM,activist,activists,adult,adults,African,against,Anti,Anti Apartheid Movement,Anti Racism,anti racist,Anti-Apartheid,Apartheid,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,CLJ,C

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

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

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

Conservative Gerald Vaughan confronting health workers from St Olave's and Guys Hospital, angry about cuts and closures, London 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,anger,angry,argue,arguing,argument,campaign,campaigner,campaigners,campaigning,CAMPAIGNS,candidate,candidates,CANVASING,canvassing,close,closed,closing,closure,cl

03-10-1979 Conservative Gerald Vaughan confronting health workers from St Olave's and Guys Hospital, angry about cuts and closures, London 1979 © NLA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,anniversary,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,Chile,Chile solidarity campaign,Chilean,Chileans,DEMONSTRATION,FEMALE,government,Hortensia Aloende,London,military,military coup

16-09-1979 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

Protest supporting the Iranian Revolution, London 1979. US Senate the puppet of Zionism. Portraits of the Ayatollah Khomeini being carried aloft - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,anti imperialism,Ayatollah Khomeini,banner,banners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,Iran,Iranain revolution,Iranian,islam,islamic,islamist,islami

16-09-1979 Protest supporting the Iranian Revolution, London 1979. US Senate the puppet of Zionism. Portraits of the Ayatollah Khomeini being carried aloft © NLA

Protest, independence conference on Zimbabwe, London 1979 just before a ceasefire paved the way for talks. - NLA - 1970s,1979,Abel Tendekayi Muzorewa,activist,activists,African,Africans,against,anti imperialism,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,conference,conferences,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,independence,liberation struggl

10-09-1979 Protest, independence conference on Zimbabwe, London 1979 just before a ceasefire paved the way for talks. © NLA

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

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

Striking workers from Vauxhall, Ellesmere Port, 1979 picketing workers at Vauxhall Luton to join their pay strike - NLA - TGWU,1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,AUEW,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,car workers,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS,DISPUTE,DISPUTES,INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE,paid,pa

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

Women Against Rape Grafitti, High Court. The Strand, London 1979. What Justice for Women? Queen's Guard Rapist freed! Dismiss the Judges! - Begonia Tamarit - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,Against,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,cities,City,CLJ,court,court case,courts,Crime,Criminal Justice System,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,FEMALE,Graffiti,grafitti,Guard,High Court,

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

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

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

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

Troops Out protest, London 1979 against British troops in Northern Ireland and H-Block - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,banner,banners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,H-Block,Ireland,IRISH,London,Long Kesh,Northern Ireland,Protest,PROTESTER,PROTESTERS,protesting,P

12-08-1979 Troops Out protest, London 1979 against British troops in Northern Ireland and H-Block © NLA

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,adolescence,adolescent,adolescents,against,anti social behavior,anti social behaviour,antisocial,antisocial behaviour,beating in schools,boy,boys,bullies,bully,bullying,C

01-07-1979 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

Chambermaids strike, Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, Mayfair, London 1979 after 30 of them were sacked and evicted from their living in accommodation - NLA - 1970s,1979,accommodation,activist,activists,against,BAME,BAMEs,Black,Black and White,BME,bmes,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,chambermaid,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DISPUTE,disputes,diversity,EARNINGS,ethnic,e

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

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

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

Martin Webster, National Front march, London, 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,adult,adults,against,bigotry,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,CLJ,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DISCRIMINATION,Far Right,Far Right,fascism,Fascist,Fascists,flag,flags,force,INEQUALITY

23-06-1979 Martin Webster, National Front march, London, 1979 © NLA

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,

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

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 - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,adult,adults,Ant-Nazi-League,baton,batons,Blair Peach,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,CLOSED,closing,closure,closures,death,DEATHS,DEMONSTRATING,dem

22-06-1979 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

Squatters defending their right to picket at a building site. - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,building,BUILDINGS,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS,DISPUTE,DISPUTES,movement,Picket,Picket Line,p

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

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 - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,adult,adults,against,Anti Racism,anti racist,Asian,Asians,BAME,BAMEs,Belief,bigotry,Black,BME,bmes,bodies,body,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,caske

13-06-1979 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

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

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

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

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

Homeless occupying new houses, London 1979 in protest at the sale of council houses - Martin Mayer - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,Anti privatisation,Anti privatisation,anti privatization,block,blocking,blocks,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,cities,City,council,Council Housing,council houses,Council Ho

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

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

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

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 - ,1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,anti,anti-racism,BAME,BAMEs,bigotry,Black,BME,BME Black minority ethnic,bmes,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,cities,city,civil,DEMONSTRATIN

23-04-1979 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

Southall Riot. Before the National Front meeting, youths attempted to block the centre of Southall. Police intervened and there were many arrests. - John Sturrock - ,1970s,1979,activist,activists,adult,adults,against,anger,Angry,asian,asians,BAME,BAMEs,bigotry,Black,BME,BME minority ethnic Protest,bmes,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,cities,City,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration

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

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 - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,adolescence,adolescent,adolescents,against,Annual Londonderry Apprentice Boys parade,armed,arms,assault,assaults,balaclava,balaclavas,banner,banners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS

12-04-1979 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

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 - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,Bhutto,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,execution,General Zia-Ul-Haq,London,military,minister,Pakistan,Pakistani,Pakistanis,placard,placards,Prot

04-04-1979 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

London 1979 Protest at death sentence for Solomon Mahlangu a South African anti-Apartheid freedom fighter hanged on April 6 1979, London 1979 - NLA - 1970s,1979,AAM,activist,activists,African,against,ANC,Anti Apartheid Movement,BAME,BAMEs,Black,BME,bmes,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,death,DEATHS,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,died,diversity,ethnic,ethnicity,f

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

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

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

Workers protest at closure of Dunlop factory, Speke, Liverpool 1979 with the loss of 2400 jobs - NLA - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,close,closed,closing,closure,closures,deindustrialisation,deindustrialization,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,Dunlop,FACTORIES,factory,job loss,

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

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

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

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,FEMALE,job loss,Job

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,Inc

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

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 - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,babies,baby,campaign,campaign campaigning,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,Child,CHILDHOOD,children,COHSE,DEMONSTRATING,demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS,d

01-03-1979 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

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 - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,AUEW,banner,banners,British Shipbuilders,Callaghan,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,capitalism,capitalist,CLOSED,closing,closure,closures,Cor

22-02-1979 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

21-02-1979 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

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 - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,Asian,Asians,BAME,BAMEs,Black,BME,bmes,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,democracy in Pakistan,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS,dict

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

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 - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,Asian,Asians,BAME,BAMEs,Black,BME,bmes,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,democracy in Pakistan,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,dictatorship,diversity,ethnic,ethnicity,execution,e

11-02-1979 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

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 - 1970s,1979,activist,activists,against,banner,banners,CAMPAIGN,campaigner,campaigners,CAMPAIGNING,CAMPAIGNS,closed,closing,closure,closures,DEMONSTRATING,Demonstration,DEMONSTRATIONS,London,member,memb

25-01-1979 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

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

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

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