Do you remember Wapping? - London - 26 Feb 2009

EASTSIDE COMMUNITY HERITAGE in partnership with TOYNBEE HALL:

Do you remember the Wapping Dispute?

Share memories of the 1986 – 87 strike against the sacking of over 5,000 print workers by News International. The strike was pivotal for both the printing industry and the British union movement. The event will provide a chance for discussion around what lessons can be learnt and in what ways we should remember the dispute.

Were you a print worker, a News International employee, a trade unionist, a demonstrator or a resident of Wapping?

Do you remember the days of Fortress Wapping or do you want to find out more?

Thursday the 26th of February 2009 from 6.30 – 8pm in the Lecture Hall at Toynbee Hall, 28 Commercial Street, London E1 6LS. Close to Aldgate East underground station.

Speakers include:

Andy Walpole giving a historical introduction

Jeremy Corbyn MP speaking about his memories of the dispute

Former Print Workers sharing their memories

If you were involved in the dispute either as a striker, supporter, local resident or unionist and would like to share your memories on the night please contact Rosa Vilbr on 0207 538 4545 or rosa@ech.org.uk

There will be an exhibition to view and refreshments will be provided free of charge. The event is free. There is full access for wheelchair users. Please contact us for any further information.

This event is being organised by Eastside Community Heritage, a community history charity as part of the project Working Lives of the Thames Gateway that is recording the memories of East and South East London’s industrial workers.

To find out more please see www.hidden-histories.org.uk.