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| PALESTINE LIVES - THIRD SESSION | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7681 | |||
| The third of ten sessions of a season of Palestinian films and discussions, held at WFA Media and Cultural Centre in Manchester. A performance by a group of Palestinian musicians from the Union of Palestinian Students in London who play lute, drum and vocals and perform traditional Palestinian songs which express their struggle. There is some translation into English. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| PALESTINE LIVES - FOURTH SESSION | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7682 | |||
| The fourth of ten sessions of a season of Palestinian films, talks and discussions, held at WFA Media and Cultural Centre in Manchester. This session, entitled Kibbutzim and Palestinians, has a panel of four people - Elfie Pallas, editor of the Israeli Mirror and former co-ordinator of the Middle East Research & Action Group; Dr Salim Sakakini and Linda Balff (both from Palestine Solidarity Campaign); and Fred Coker from WFA. Elfie gives a comprehensive talk about the kibbutzim, its disproportionate influence for its small size while owning 25% of the land, the establishment of settlements on Palestinian land, and despite it being a "perfect socialist solution" how it has worked against the Palestinians. She answers questions from the floor and after she leaves Salim and Linda lead the discussion about a range of issues - military production on kibbutz, position of oriental Jews, unsustainablity of kibbutz and many others. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| PALESTINE LIVES - SIXTH SESSION TALKS | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7683 | |||
| The sixth of ten sessions of a season of Palestinian films, talks and discussions, held at WFA Media and Cultural Centre in Manchester and entitled 'Zionism, The Jewish People, State of Israel'. Fred Coker from WFA introduces the two speakers, Tony Greenstein and Roland Rance, progressive, anti-zionist Jews and members of the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign National Executive. Both have been recently banned by various student unions because of their views. They speak about Zionism and anti-semitism, the Zionist movement and its relation to Palestine, and Zionism as it is practised in Israel. Roland speaks about the Israeli state's intention to dominate the region, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran and about the the massacre at Deir Yassin in 1948. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| PALESTINE LIVES - SIXTH SESSION DISCUSSION | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7684 | |||
| The sixth of ten sessions of a season of Palestinian films, talks and discussions, held at WFA Media and Cultural Centre in Manchester and entitled 'Zionism, The Jewish People, State of Israel' with speakers Tony Greenstein and Roland Rance, progressive, anti-zionist Jews and members of the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign National Executive. Following their talks, discussion is open to the floor and there is discussion about a range of issues - Islamic fundamentalism, different types of Zionism, tactic of no platform used against Roland and Tony, racism against "black" Jews. A number of Zionists in the audience present their own points of view and are responded to by the speakers. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| PALESTINE LIVES - SEVENTH SESSION | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7685 | |||
| The seventh of ten sessions of a season of Palestinian films, talks and discussions, held at WFA Media and Cultural Centre in Manchester and entitled 'Israel's Iron Fist Policy in the Occupied Territories', with speaker Dr Salim Sakakini, a Palestinian and member of the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (PSC). Salim speaks about the extent of this policy to encompass every aspect of life, economic, social, political, cultural. He identifies the three main aspects of the policy as being land grabbing and settlement building; silencing any opposition and blocking the capacity for any group to emerge to negotiate; and the economic integration of Palestine with Israel and the use of Palestinians as low waged and discriminated workers. His talk is followed by questions and contributions from the floor [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, THE LIFE AND WORK OF LEN JOHNSON - WFA 1 | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7686 | |||
| A performance of the musical drama, Struggle for Freedom, at WFA Media and Cultural Centre in Manchester, based on the life and work of the black Mancunian boxer Len Johnson who was regarded as one of the greatest middleweight boxers of his generation in the years between the world wars. He remained untitled because of the racist colour bar. He married an Irish woman and the play raises important issues about class, race and gender equality and imperialism. The performance by young people from Burnage, Ducie Central and St Vincent de Paul schools was part of a Manchester Schools Project, it was produced by Frontline Culture and Education and directed by Dan Baron Cohen. In the first part of this performance (side stage view) Dan Baron Cohen introduces the play to the large audience and acknowledges the contributions of Syd Booth, who was involved in the original production which toured Ireland, and Wilf Charles whose life helped shape the play. He also thanks African Dawn, the African cultural group from London. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, THE LIFE AND WORK OF LEN JOHNSON - WFA 2 | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7687 | |||
| A performance of the musical drama, Struggle for Freedom, at WFA Media and Cultural Centre in Manchester, based on the life and work of the black Mancunian boxer Len Johnson who was regarded as one of the greatest middleweight boxers of his generation in the years between the world wars. He remained untitled because of the racist colour bar. He married an Irish woman and the play raises important issues about class, race and gender equality and imperialism. The performance by young people from Burnage, Ducie Central and St Vincent de Paul schools was part of a Manchester Schools Project, it was produced by Frontline Culture and Education and directed by Dan Baron Cohen. This is the second and final part of the performance (side stage view). [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, THE LIFE AND WORK OF LEN JOHNSON - WFA 3 | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7688 | |||
| A performance of the musical drama, Struggle for Freedom, at WFA Media and Cultural Centre in Manchester, based on the life and work of the black Mancunian boxer Len Johnson who was regarded as one of the greatest middleweight boxers of his generation in the years between the world wars. He remained untitled because of the racist colour bar. He married an Irish woman and the play raises important issues about class, race and gender equality and imperialism. The performance by young people from Burnage, Ducie Central and St Vincent de Paul schools was part of a Manchester Schools Project, it was produced by Frontline Culture and Education and directed by Dan Baron Cohen. In the first part of this performance (centre stage view), Dan Baron Cohen introduces the play to the large audience and acknowledges the contributions of Syd Booth, who was involved in the original production which toured Ireland, Wilf Charles whose life helped shape the play and African Dawn, the African cultural group from London. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, THE LIFE AND WORK OF LEN JOHNSON - WFA 4 | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7689 | |||
| A performance of the musical drama, Struggle for Freedom, at WFA Media and Cultural Centre in Manchester, based on the life and work of the black Mancunian boxer Len Johnson who was regarded as one of the greatest middleweight boxers of his generation in the years between the world wars. He remained untitled because of the racist colour bar. He married an Irish woman and the play raises important issues about class, race and gender equality and imperialism. The performance by young people from Burnage, Ducie Central and St Vincent de Paul schools was part of a Manchester Schools Project, it was produced by Frontline Culture and Education and directed by Dan Baron Cohen. This is the second and final part of the performance (centre stage view). [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, THE LIFE AND WORK OF LEN JOHNSON - WFA 5 | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7690 | |||
| A performance of the musical drama, Struggle for Freedom, at WFA Media and Cultural Centre in Manchester, based on the life and work of the black Mancunian boxer Len Johnson who was regarded as one of the greatest middleweight boxers of his generation in the years between the world wars. He remained untitled because of the racist colour bar. He married an Irish woman and the play raises important issues about class, race and gender equality and imperialism. The performance by young people from Burnage, Ducie Central and St Vincent de Paul schools was part of a Manchester Schools Project, it was produced by Frontline Culture and Education and directed by Dan Baron Cohen. In this performance (left side stage view), Dan Baron Cohen introduces the play to the large audience and acknowledges the contributions of Syd Booth, who was involved in the original production which toured Ireland, Wilf Charles whose life helped shape the play and African Dawn, the African cultural group from London. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, THE LIFE AND WORK OF LEN JOHNSON - WFA 6 | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7691 | |||
| A performance of the musical drama, Struggle for Freedom, at WFA Media and Cultural Centre in Manchester, based on the life and work of the black Mancunian boxer Len Johnson who was regarded as one of the greatest middleweight boxers of his generation in the years between the world wars. He remained untitled because of the racist colour bar. He married an Irish woman and the play raises important issues about class, race and gender equality and imperialism. The performance by young people from Burnage, Ducie Central and St Vincent de Paul schools was part of a Manchester Schools Project, it was produced by Frontline Culture and Education and directed by Dan Baron Cohen. This is the second and final part of the performance (left side stage view). [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, THE LIFE AND WORK OF LEN JOHNSON - ROCHDALE 1 | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7692 | |||
| A performance of the musical drama, Struggle for Freedom, at a Rochdale venue, based on the life and work of the black Mancunian boxer Len Johnson who was regarded as one of the greatest middleweight boxers of his generation in the years between the world wars. He remained untitled because of the racist colour bar. He married an Irish woman and the play raises important issues about class, race and gender equality and imperialism. This is the first part of the performance (side stage view) by young people from Rochdale schools and was produced by Frontline Culture and Education and directed by Dan Baron Cohen. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, THE LIFE AND WORK OF LEN JOHNSON - ROCHDALE 2 | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7693 | |||
| A performance of the musical drama, Struggle for Freedom, at a Rochdale venue, based on the life and work of the black Mancunian boxer Len Johnson who was regarded as one of the greatest middleweight boxers of his generation in the years between the world wars. He remained untitled because of the racist colour bar. He married an Irish woman and the play raises important issues about class, race and gender equality and imperialism. This is the second and final part of the performance (side stage view) by young people from Rochdale schools and was produced by Frontline Culture and Education and directed by Dan Baron Cohen. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, THE LIFE AND WORK OF LEN JOHNSON - ROCHDALE 3 | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7694 | |||
| A performance of the musical drama, Struggle for Freedom, at a Rochdale venue, based on the life and work of the black Mancunian boxer Len Johnson who was regarded as one of the greatest middleweight boxers of his generation in the years between the world wars. He remained untitled because of the racist colour bar. He married an Irish woman and the play raises important issues about class, race and gender equality and imperialism. This is the first part of the performance (centre stage view) by young people from Rochdale schools and was produced by Frontline Culture and Education and directed by Dan Baron Cohen. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, THE LIFE AND WORK OF LEN JOHNSON - ROCHDALE 4 | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7695 | |||
| A performance of the musical drama, Struggle for Freedom, at a Rochdale venue, based on the life and work of the black Mancunian boxer Len Johnson who was regarded as one of the greatest middleweight boxers of his generation in the years between the world wars. He remained untitled because of the racist colour bar. He married an Irish woman and the play raises important issues about class, race and gender equality and imperialism. This is the second and final part of the performance (centre stage view) by young people from Rochdale schools and was produced by Frontline Culture and Education and directed by Dan Baron Cohen. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, THE LIFE AND WORK OF LEN JOHNSON - ROCHDALE 5 | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7696 | |||
| A performance of the musical drama, Struggle for Freedom, at a Rochdale venue, based on the life and work of the black Mancunian boxer Len Johnson who was regarded as one of the greatest middleweight boxers of his generation in the years between the world wars. He remained untitled because of the racist colour bar. He married an Irish woman and the play raises important issues about class, race and gender equality and imperialism. This is the first part of the performance (left side stage view) by young people from Rochdale schools and was produced by Frontline Culture and Education and directed by Dan Baron Cohen. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, THE LIFE AND WORK OF LEN JOHNSON - ROCHDALE 6 | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7697 | |||
| A performance of the musical drama, Struggle for Freedom, at a Rochdale venue, based on the life and work of the black Mancunian boxer Len Johnson who was regarded as one of the greatest middleweight boxers of his generation in the years between the world wars. He remained untitled because of the racist colour bar. He married an Irish woman and the play raises important issues about class, race and gender equality and imperialism. This is the second and final part of the performance (left side stage view) by young people from Rochdale schools and was produced by Frontline Culture and Education and directed by Dan Baron Cohen. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, THE LIFE AND WORK OF LEN JOHNSON - ROUGH CUT | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7698 | |||
| A rough cut including credits and titles of the performance of the musical drama, Struggle for Freedom, at WFA Media and Cultural Centre in Manchester, based on the life and work of the black Mancunian boxer Len Johnson who was regarded as one of the greatest middleweight boxers of his generation in the years between the world wars. He remained untitled because of the racist colour bar. He married an Irish woman and the play raises important issues about class, race and gender equality and imperialism. The performance by young people from Burnage, Ducie Central and St Vincent de Paul schools was part of a Manchester Schools Project, it was produced by Frontline Culture and Education and directed by Dan Baron Cohen. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, THE LIFE AND WORK OF LEN JOHNSON - STILLS | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7699 | |||
| Black and white stills, dated between 1900-34, including pictures of Len Johnson, Moss Side locations, sports venues, pubs, crowds, markets, used to edit the rough cut of the performance of the musical drama, Struggle for Freedom, at WFA Media and Cultural Centre in Manchester, based on the life and work of the black Mancunian boxer Len Johnson. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| PALESTINE: EL FANOON (TRANSLATED VERSION) PART 1 | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7700 | |||
| A film about the Palestinian cultural group, El Fanoon, who are committed to preserving the musical and dance heritage of the Palestinian people and which was filmed in Palestine shortly before the Intifada in 1987. The film shows them engaged in a number of different activities; investigating Palestinian songs and music with Palestinian villagers, discussing the history and development of El Fanoon, working together to devise their performance and then performing to a large audience. The film has a voice over translation from Palestinian into English. Towards the end are photographic stills of Palestinian struggle with a musical backing. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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