Protest & Civil Rights

Recently I was lucky enough to interview two of the few remaining ‘veterans’ of the 'Battle' that took place on Cable Street eighty years ago, on the 4th of October 1936, when Jewish and Irish residents,

Historically, if there is one organisation that is synonymous with anti-fascist activism in Britain, then it is the Communist Party (CP). In the turbulent thirties, the CP identified itself, and it was also identified by

In 2006, and to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, Yoav Segal made a film that interwove the historical legacy of the event with his family’s history. Yoav's grandfather was a ‘veteran’

It's a rare treat when reality television provides us with something other than a sense of dread having wasted an evening in front of the TV. However, the legal struggles of one group of reality

Tuesday, the 8th of March, was International Women’s Day – a day to celebrate and further the rights of women across the world. Yet, while IWD has been observed in one form or other for

In her fascinating reflection on the making of Suffragette in Women’s History Review, director Sarah Gavron expresses a hope that the film will ‘provoke discussion’. It certainly has achieved that, not least within the women’s