Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei. An der Kreuzung von Brick Lane und Bethnal Green Road im Sommer organisierte die Socialist Workers Party am Samstag regelmäßig Demonstrationen gegen die Nationalfront. Eine junge Frau lehnt sich gegen ihren Freund, sie trägt stolz Pin-Button-Abzeichen, die „Schwule gegen die Nazis“, „Recht auf Arbeit“, „Anti-Nazi-Liga“, „Skateboard gegen Rassismus“ und „der Stern Davids“ verkünden. Whitechapel, London 1978. HOMER SYKES AUS DEN 1970ER JAHREN
3440 x 5197 px | 29,1 x 44 cm | 11,5 x 17,3 inches | 300dpi
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1978
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Brick lane London UK
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Whitechapel, London circa 1978. At the junction of Brick Lane and Bethnal Green Road during the summer the Socialist Workers Party organised regular Saturday Anti Nazi League demonstrations against the National Front. Who in turn each Sunday held their meetings and distributed their newspapers from the same place. A despondent young woman leans against her friend, she proudly wears pin button badges proclaiming, ”Gays Against the Nazis”, “Right to Work”, “Anti Nazi League”, “Skateboard Against Racism”, and the Star of David. Ruth Melvine writes, it’s 1976, I was 14 years old. I started going to a few Anti Nazi League marches around East London with school friends Steve and Nadia. We wanted to put an end to the racism that was becoming more prevalent in the area. We would meet at Aldgate East Station or nearby and go on to the march from there. There was a red phone box at the corner of Bethnall Green Road and Redchurch Street, I used to call my mum from there to let her know what time I’d be home. We used to sell the Socialist Workers newspaper nearby on Sunday’s, I think in order to counteract the BNP selling their paper in the same spot on the previous Saturday. We never experienced any aggressive/violent altercations. We were just kids. I just remember talking to skinheads and trying to educate them. Once, making our way back to the train station after a march, we were chased by a bunch of skinheads. I clearly remember one caught me by my long hair, so I stopped dead. I turned to face him absolutely terrified and he said “don’t worry love I’m not going to hurt you” and ran off to chase someone else. The photo shows me and a friend listening intently to an ANL speech somewhere. Unfortunately, I don’t remember her but we were obviously close. I recognise myself in the photo as I used to have my hair in a middle parting (thanks mum!) and I love that shirt with the folded up sleeves held in place by a button. Also, I remember the horseshoe earrings I’m wearing.
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