Lewisham '77

Paolo Cardullo, who edited the film of our 2007 Lewisham 77 walk, has embedded the video on his website here . The film features Red Saunders, Hari Kunzru, Balwinder Rana, Amina Mangara, Neil Tra...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-lewisham-77-walk-on-film.html

Along with Ruth Gregory, Syd Shelton was one of the two key designers for Rock Against Racism in the late 1970s, working on their fanzine Temporary Hoarding and creating striking graphics for p...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2011/07/syd-shelton.html

Here is another account of the Battle of Lewisham, written by Martin Lux and taken from his book Anti-Fascist . Martin spoke at our Lewisham 77 commemorative event in 2008 and can be seen in the ...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2010/05/martin-lux-anti-fascist-footsoldier.html

Lewisham Anti-Racist Action Group (LARAG) have created an exhibition on the story of anti-racism in London, including the Battle of Lewisham. Click here to watch as a slide show. The exhibition ...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2010/05/fight-goes-on-seventy-years-of-struggle.html

A film on reggae sound systems in New Cross, featuring Les Back and Lez Henry, who both spoke at our Lewisham 77 commemoration event . The film was made for Deptford TV in 2008 (see details of...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2010/05/voice-for-voiceless.html

From Lewisham, Peace, Justice and Solidarity: > Thursday 18 March > WHO SHOT THE SHERIFF? THE BATTLE OF LEWISHAM 1977 AND THE BATTLE OF > CABLE STREET SHORT FILMS LOOKING A...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2010/03/lewisham-77-at-cafe-crema.html

Sent to us by Michael Walker, this is the analysis written in the aftermath by the Communist Party's Mike Power, chair of ALCARAF , the local group which organised the peaceful protest, published...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2010/03/mike-power-analyses-events.html

Here are some personal recollections sent to our e-mail address. You can look at our map to get a picture of where this is happening. I particularly like the way Stephen's story cuts across some ...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2010/03/some-personal-recollections.html

The Socialist Workers Party played a key role in the events of August 1977. Its newspaper, Socialist Worker, has re-published extracts from their original article about the event, as well as some...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2010/03/socialist-worker-on-battle-of-lewisham.html

5 November Deptford Town Hall, New Cross Road, London SE14 6AF 4.30-5.15 Deptford.TV Premieres: Black History Month Four short films made by Goldsmiths MA Screen Documentary students for Dep...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2008/10/november-5th-2008-deptfordtv-premieres.html

A number of short films were made last year by the MA Screen Documentary students at Goldsmiths College for Lewisham '77. They can be seen on Deptford.TV's Broadcast Machine, here . //Twenty mi...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2008/10/lewisham-77-on-deptford-tv.html

John Lockwood was one of the speakers at our November 2007 Lewisham '77 commemorative event . He was active in the local anti-racist movement while a postgraduate student at Goldsmiths in the lat...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2008/02/john-lockwood-on-signifiance-of-battle.html

I was present at the first part of the “Battle of Lewisham” and remember it as one of the really significant events of the 1970s. I was an active member of Workers’ Action at that time and ...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2007/12/mick-woodss-account.html

The following report of our event is extracted from an article that will appear in the CUCR magazine Street Signs in early 2008. In November 2007, around 140 people came to an event at Goldsmith...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2007/11/november-10-lewisham-77-event-at.html

The Lewisham '77 event is at Goldsmiths College, London New Cross this Saturday, from 1 pm to 5 pm in the Great Hall. Two more speakers have been confirmed: John Lockwood, who we believe was the...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2007/11/lewisham-77-event-this-saturday-new.html

Darcus Howe in the New Statesman: > The crowd, black and white, pounced on this vanguard of racism and > inflicted on those reactionaries a merciless hiding. And how they >...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2007/10/darcus-howe-on-battle-of-new-cross.html

Lewisham '77: the main event , Saturday November 10th 2007, 1 pm - 5 pm.

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2007/10/lewisham-77-30-years-on.html

Love Music Hate Racism Gig commemorating the Battle of Lewisham, with sets from DJs including the legendary Grammy Award winning Don Letts, N-type and Hijak, Ben UFO, HT, W.A.R. Martial, Lloyd...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2007/10/love-music-hate-racism-gig.html

The photographer Homer Sykes took these pictures at Lewisham in August 1977. The one at the bottom is of National Front Chairman John Tyndall speaking at their rally. (Photos reproduced w...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2007/10/photos-by-homer-sykes.html

This image shows the view at the top of Clifton Rise on 13th August 1977. The New Cross Inn is on the left. There appears to be a line of police at the bottom of Clifton Rise, and contingents of...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2007/10/clifton-rise-picture.html

Have a look at Peter Marshall's photos of the Battle of Lewisham commemorative walk in September. And read Peter Marshall's account of the walk at his blog.

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2007/10/battle-of-lewisham-commemorative-walk.html

The main Lewisham '77 event is a half-day conference on November 10th 2007 at Goldsmiths College in New Cross. The conference will provide an opportunity both to remember the events of 1977 and t...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2007/10/lewisham-77-november-10th-conference.html

Jenny Bourne's account of Lewisham 77 is reproduced from the Insitute of Race Relations website: The decision by the National Front (NF) to hold a march through Lewisham in August 1977 divided t...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2007/09/jenny-bournes-account.html

Red Saunders, a founder of Rock Against Racism in the 1970s, recalls Lewisham '77 on last Saturday's commemorative walk from New Cross to Lewisham.

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2007/09/red-saunders.html

Lewisham Anti-Racist Action Group (LARAG) have posted Lewisham councillor Jarman Parmar's recollections of August 1977 . His words remind us that the struggle is not over. LARAG are organising ...

http://lewisham77.blogspot.com/2007/09/legacy-of-1977-and-fight-against.html