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LGBTQ+ London

Feb

13

2023

Coming up for LGBTQ History Month...LGBTQ+ London: Discover London's LGBTQ+ History (with a little Deptford and New Cross history thrown in)'To celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month, Lewisham Heritage (formerly the Lewisham Local History Archive) are highlighting LGBTQ+ lives from times past with borough historian Sheldon K. Goodman, who will be joined by Queer historian Sacha Coward. ...

Lewisham Teachers Strike Rally

Feb

1

2023

On a day which saw the largest number of workers strike on one day for many years, hundreds of striking teachers and their supporters held a rally in Lewisham before heading into central London to join a demonstration there.Speakers at the rally next to the Glassmill leisure centre included teachers as well as a Royal ...

NHS Physios on Strike: ‘F**ck praise, we need a raise’

Jan

29

2023

Physiotherapists are the latest group of NHS workers taking strike action in the cost of living crisis. Their strike on 26 January 2023 was well supported at South London Hospitals. I visited the picket line at Guys Hospital:'if you're happy to exploit NHS workers and you know it clap your hands' 'F**ck praise, we need a ...

South London Tarot

Jan

27

2023

Brockley Pop Up on the corner by Brockley Cross roundabout has hosted some interesting retro clothes and other short term shops recently. Lates temporary occupant is Tia Xixa Tarot offering tarot readings until 29 January 2023Like many tarot readers, Jessica uses the Rider Waite Smith tarot deck, to which there is a South London connection ...

New Cross Fire remembered one year later

Jan

18

2023

In January 1982, on the first anniversary of the New Cross Fire '800 people attended a memorial outside 439 New Cross Road where the 13 black youngster died' Lots more information about the New Cross Fire in previous posts here

‘Into the 80s and beyond’ at Corner New Cross

Dec

29

2022

Corner is 'an LGBTQ+ led neighbourhood coffee shop and creative space in New Cross' that opened earlier this year. As well as serving up very good coffee it has a gallery space downstairs which currently features 'Mike Owen: Into the 80s and beyond', an exhibition of work by the music and fashion photographer featuring iconic ...

Women of Lewisham

Dec

23

2022

The 'Women of Lewisham' banner outside Prendergast School on Adelaide Avenue SE4 features a number of women associated with the borough. From left to right author Malorie Blackman, singer Kate Bush (who lived in Brockley), Suffragette Emily Davison, community activist Sybil Phoenix and housing/open spaces campaigner Octavia Hill (who helped create Hilly Fields park).

Nurses Strike at Guys Hospital

Dec

20

2022

Nurses at Guys Hospital joined the strike called by the Royal College of Nursing on 15th December, and were supported by other health workers on their picket line outside the hospital on St Thomas Street SE1.The picket line was overshadowed by the Shard on the other side of the street [insert obvious point about obscene ...

The first ever nurses strikes in London: Maudsley Hospital 1988

Dec

17

2022

Striking nurses are in the news, a rare occasion but not unique. The first ever wave of nurses strikes in Britain took place in 1988, starting with a one day walkout at North Manchester Hospital in January and spreading to hospitals in London and elsewhere. Nurses at the Maudsley Hospital in Denmark Hill were the ...

The first ever nurses strikes in London: Maudsley Hospital 1988

Dec

17

2022

Striking nurses are in the news, a rare occasion but not unique. The first ever wave of nurses strikes in Britain took place in 1988, starting with a one day walkout at North Manchester Hospital in January and spreading to hospitals in London and elsewhere. Nurses at the Maudsley Hospital in Denmark Hill were the ...

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LGBTQ+ London

Lewisham Teachers Strike Rally

NHS Physios on Strike: ‘F**ck praise, we need a raise’

South London Tarot

New Cross Fire remembered one year later

‘Into the 80s and beyond’ at Corner New Cross

Women of Lewisham

Nurses Strike at Guys Hospital

The first ever nurses strikes in London: Maudsley Hospital 1988

The first ever nurses strikes in London: Maudsley Hospital 1988