Film Number |
7624 |
Title |
ASIAN WOMEN FOR SALE, DAILY MAIL PICKET - PETITION AND SHAMSA BUTT |
Producer |
WFA |
Date |
1985 |
Gauge |
U-matic LB |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
sound |
Running Time |
17 mins 03 secs |
Description |
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. |
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