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| LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFORMATION UNIT (LGIU) CONFERENCE - PLENARY SESSION 3 | |||
| Date: 1985 Film Number: 7602 | |||
| Plenary session of LGIU (Local Government Information Unit) Conference. Held in a large committee room at Manchester Town Hall and attended by over 100 people with a panel of speakers on the stage. Contributions from the floor. John Newman from UNISON & Joint Trade Union Committee takes up the issue raised by Brother Edmunds about incorporation and feels this is not a problem. He is followed by Richard Harrett who calls for a non-divisive attitude and the need to go forward supporting comrades in London, Liverpool and Edinburgh and the necessity to widen out the campaign. Steve Briggs speaks about the campaign against Social Service cuts in the context of the Green paper that has just come out. John Hamilton from Liverpool speaks about how attitudes have shifted in the popular mind after the initial success government had in persuading people that these cuts were the natural order of things. He talks about the necessity to help people develop a different philosophical outlook. John Gunnel from West Yorkshire endorses Keever Coombes regarding the protection of jobs and services. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFORMATION UNIT (LGIU) CONFERENCE - PLENARY SESSION 4 | |||
| Date: 1985 Film Number: 7603 | |||
| Plenary session of LGIU (Local Government Information Unit) Conference. Held in a large committee room at Manchester Town Hall and attended by over 100 people with a panel of speakers on the stage. Contributions from the floor. John Gunnel from West Yorkshire continues to speak about protection of jobs and services. David Blunkett sums up the session and speaks about the contributions people have made to changing attitudes. Plenary ends - shots of people departing and talking. Shots of the Manchester City Council's banner. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| HULME DECK ACCESS CONFERENCE - PART 1 | |||
| Date: 1985 Film Number: 7604 | |||
| Footage from a major national conference in response to the increasingly intractable problems faced by tenants of deck access, high-rise system housing and the inability of Local Authorities to deal with them satisfactorily. Held in the midst of Manchester's main deck access estate, Hulme (possibly Birley High School Hall), attended by 35 Local Authorities and 40 Tenants' Associations. John Nicholson, the Chair of Manchester's Housing Committee, introduces the meeting, welcomes the participation of the tenants and outlines the aims of the conference. He then introduces four tenants who speak about their respective experiences. They are followed by a number of local authority officers, including Ted Campbell from the Association of Metropolitan Authorities who recounts the history of the problem and Don Simpson, Director of Rochdale Housing, who speaks about the kinds of dilemmas faced by officers. He proposes some key principles in estate management and emphasises the joint nature of the process including relinquishing cherished powers and control. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| HULME DECK ACCESS CONFERENCE - PART 2 | |||
| Date: 1985 Film Number: 7605 | |||
| Footage from a major national conference in response to the increasingly intractable problems faced by tenants of deck access, high-rise system housing and the inability of Local Authorities to deal with them satisfactorily. Held in the midst of Manchester's main deck access estate, Hulme (possibly Birley High School Hall), attended by 35 Local Authorities and 40 Tenants' Associations. Don Simpson, Director of Rochdale Housing, continues to speak about the kinds of dilemmas faced by officers in dealing with problems. He is followed by a Yorkshire Development Group tenant and a tenant from the National Federation of Bison Tenants in Nottingham. Then Geoff Rooker MP from Birmingham speaks about the seriousness of the situation and his regret that no minister from the Department of the Environment has attended. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| HULME DECK ACCESS CONFERENCE - PART 3 | |||
| Date: 1985 Film Number: 7606 | |||
| Footage from a major national conference in response to the increasingly intractable problems faced by tenants of deck access, high-rise system housing and the inability of Local Authorities to deal with them satisfactorily. Held in the midst of Manchester's main deck access estate, Hulme (possibly Birley High School Hall), attended by 35 Local Authorities and 40 Tenants' Associations. Geoff Rooker MP continues to speak about the failure of the Tory government to understand the problem. Priorities should be dictated by tenants and the problems could affect 1 million homes. The afternoon session comprises a panel of speakers and includes contributions from the floor. They raise issues around the increased responsibility tenants will have to take, the kinds of partnerships between tenants and local authorities, repair and demolition issues, asbestos, the endorsement of the Hulme Declaration and the addition of a resolution that recommends the establishment of a demolition campaign unit. Issues about timing are also raised. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| HULME DECK ACCESS CONFERENCE - PART 4 | |||
| Date: 1985 Film Number: 7607 | |||
| Footage from a major national conference in response to the increasingly intractable problems faced by tenants of deck access, high-rise system housing and the inability of Local Authorities to deal with them satisfactorily. Held in the midst of Manchester's main deck access estate, Hulme (possibly Birley High School Hall), attended by 35 Local Authorities and 40 Tenants' Associations. The afternoon session comprises a panel of speakers with contributions from the floor about a range of issues including the need for a political commitment and solution because it is a political problem. Bridget Soltaine speaks about political action and the necessity for tenants to have time to think about the resolution & declaration. Other tenants concur and speak about the necessity for unity and the need for them to build confidence in the consultation, resolution and ratification. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| HULME DECK ACCESS CONFERENCE - PART 5 | |||
| Date: 1985 Film Number: 7608 | |||
| Footage from a major national conference in response to the increasingly intractable problems faced by tenants of deck access, high-rise system housing and the inability of Local Authorities to deal with them satisfactorily. Held in the midst of Manchester's main deck access estate, Hulme (possibly Birley High School Hall), attended by 35 Local Authorities and 40 Tenants' Associations. Afternoon workshops. A Hulme tenant speaks to a group about how officers disregarded tenants' opinions and how in 1983 there was a suicide which was compounded by serious cuts in heating, electricity. Tenants started to get together following this. Others share their experiences of forming tenants' groups. In another workshop an officer from Bonhamy estate talks about the planning needed to construct new kinds of tenancies. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| HULME DECK ACCESS CONFERENCE - PART 6 | |||
| Date: 1985 Film Number: 7609 | |||
| Footage from a major national conference in response to the increasingly intractable problems faced by tenants of deck access, high-rise system housing and the inability of Local Authorities to deal with them satisfactorily. Held in the midst of Manchester's main deck access estate, Hulme (possibly Birley High School Hall), attended by 35 Local Authorities and 40 Tenants' Associations. Afternoon workshops. Harry Sherwood, a Gretney Walk tenant, leads a workshop discussion about the Gretney Walk film and other tenants talk about their own problems. In another workshop tenants talk about how the population structure has changed with students now occupying the Hulme deck access flats and the impact this has on tenant participation and willingness to spend money on their homes. All agree that that it is best to start with smaller pilot schemes to see how they work before launching into large scale schemes. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| HULME DECK ACCESS CONFERENCE - ROUGH CUT | |||
| Date: 1985 Film Number: 7610 | |||
| Rough Cut of footage from a major national conference in response to the increasingly intractable problems faced by tenants of deck access, high-rise system housing and the inability of Local Authorities to deal with them satisfactorily. Held in the midst of Manchester's main deck access estate, Hulme (possibly Birley High School Hall), attended by 35 Local Authorities and 40 Tenants' Associations. Includes the introduction by John Nicholson, Chair of Manchester's Housing Committee, contributions from tenants, professionals, MPs and contributions from the floor. The Hulme Declaration and resolution of the conference is read out. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| MANCHESTER ANTI-DEPORTATION RALLY - MARCH TO ALBERT SQUARE | |||
| Date: 1985 Film Number: 7616 | |||
| An large anti-deportation march of about 500 people, led by Viraj Mendis (fighting deportation to Sri Lanka). Also music and bands. Demonstrators moving through Manchester streets towards Piccadilly Gardens and then onto Albert Square where they congregate on the steps of Manchester Town Hall. Nilofer Shaikh on megaphone. Everyone moves into the Town Hall where there is a rally. First speaker talks about racist and sexist laws and their history and then many different people under threat of deportation talk about their cases. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| MANCHESTER ANTI-DEPORTATION RALLY - TOWN HALL | |||
| Date: 1985 Film Number: 7617 | |||
| A rally in Manchester Town Hall of a large anti-deportation demonstration of about 500 people. Speakers under threat of deportation share their direct experiences and the details of their cases. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| MANCHESTER ANTI-DEPORTATION RALLY - PEDRO GALLEGUILLOS AND VIRAJ MENDIS | |||
| Date: 1985 Film Number: 7618 | |||
| A rally in Manchester Town Hall of a large anti-deportation demonstration of about 500 people. Speakers under threat of deportation share their direct experiences and the details of their cases. Pedro Galleguillos, a Chilean speaks about his situation and the importance of his campaign to prevent deportation. Followed by Viraj Mendis who speaks about the threat he is under in context of political situations throughout the world - apartheid in South Africa. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| MANCHESTER ANTI-DEPORTATION RALLY - SPEAKERS | |||
| Date: 1985 Film Number: 7619 | |||
| A rally in Manchester Town Hall of a large anti-deportation demonstration of about 500 people. Speakers under threat of deportation share their direct experiences and the details of their cases making the link between anti-deportation and racism. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| MANCHESTER ANTI-DEPORTATION RALLY - EVENING CONCERT | |||
| Date: 1985 Film Number: 7620 | |||
| Evening concert of the anti-deportation demonstration and rally in the main hall at Manchester Town Hall. Performances by the Chilean band Meli Antu, traditional Chilean dances, Nina and Raginda perform an Indian movie song, and Africa Dawn with Merle Collins. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| ASIAN WOMEN FOR SALE, DAILY MAIL FIRST PICKET | |||
| Date: 1985 Film Number: 7621 | |||
| A picket outside the Daily Mail Offices on Deansgate in Manchester of about 30 women, mainly Asian, in response to an article about arranged marriages. Shamsa Butt talks about the purpose of the picket, organised by Manchester Immigration Wives' and Fiances' Campaign, to help women bring their husbands to this country. The women wait to enter the Daily Mail building to try and see the editor. One of the women talks about her failed attempts to get her fiance into England because immigration officers considered the marriage was only a pretext for her fiance to come to UK. A number of women are interviewed about their situations and how the newspaper is misrepresenting their situation. The newspaper alleges that they are being sold to the highest bidder as a way for men to come into UK. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| ASIAN WOMEN FOR SALE, DAILY MAIL PICKETS | |||
| Date: 1985 Film Number: 7622 | |||
| Footage from two pickets outside the Daily Mail offices on Deansgate, Manchester in response to an article about arranged marriages. On 7 August 1985 a group of about 30 mainly Asian women are seen demonstrating against the newspaper. A number of women are interviewed about their situations and how the newspaper is misrepresenting this. The newspaper alleges they are being sold to the highest bidder as a way for men to come into UK. The women are demanding an apology from the newspaper. On 12 August 1985 another picket outside the newspaper offices. Women are seen handing out leaflets and there is a larger number of people. Women are also asking passers-by to sign their petition. Moshan Zulfikar from the Pakistani Workers' Association (PWA) talks about the reason for the picket. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| ASIAN WOMEN FOR SALE, DAILY MAIL SECOND PICKET | |||
| Date: 1985 Film Number: 7623 | |||
| On 12 August 1985 a large picket outside the Daily Mail Offices on Deansgate, Manchester of about 50 people, many Asian women, in response to an article about arranged marriages. A woman on the picket talks about her reaction to the Daily Mail and how the Government's Primary Purpose rule acts against Asian women, forcing the deportation of their husbands and fiances. She talks about the reaction of the whole community to the suggestion by the newspaper that Asian families are selling their daughters. Also an interview with a white man about his reaction. One of the campaigners talks about the campaign and what their plans are - right of reply. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| ASIAN WOMEN FOR SALE, DAILY MAIL PICKET - PETITION AND SHAMSA BUTT | |||
| Date: 1985 Film Number: 7624 | |||
| On 23 August 1985 a picket outside the Daily Mail Offices on Deansgate, Manchester of mainly Asian women in response to an article about arranged marriages which suggests that Asian families are selling their daughters to the highest bidder as a way to get into the UK. Women are petitioning passers-by. Shamsa Butt is also seen. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| NO FIXED ABODE CAMPAIGN - DEANSGATE CAMP | |||
| Date: 1985 Film Number: 7625 | |||
| An official nation-wide campaign to protest against the Conservative government's impending new regulations regarding young people on the dole and in private accommodation which has the potential of making many young people homeless. Film of the campsite on Deansgate in Manchester with young people petitioning passers-by, explaining the legislation, the impact and getting people to sign the petition. A young person explains the new rules and the consequences of homelessness. At their desk young petitioners count the number of signed pages they have gathered and someone from NALGO (National Association of Local Government Officers) delivers a stack of petitions they have gathered. Several interviews with young people and how they feel about the situation. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| NO FIXED ABODE CAMPAIGN - DEANSGATE AND INTERVIEWS | |||
| Date: 1985 Film Number: 7626 | |||
| An official nation-wide campaign to protest against the Conservative government's impending new regulations regarding young people on the dole and in private accommodation which has the potential of making many young people homeless. Film of the campsite on Deansgate in Manchester with young people petitioning passers-by, explaining the legislation, its impact and getting people to sign the petition. Young people speak about their experiences of being homeless, how SHADES helped them and the success of the campaign. A passer-by talks to camera about his reaction to the proposals and the need for a radical change. A number of interviews and footage of young people organising the campaign and graffiti surrounding the campsite. Campfire burning and a rainbow in the sky. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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