Clarence Austin the photographer and the Bridport women wildcat strikers. An illustrated talk by Carlos Guarita
A hundred years ago a group of women workers in Gundry’s net and rope factory staged a wildcat strike. They walked around the town singing suffragette songs. They refused arbitration from the local MP, and returned to work only after a London trades union official came down to sign them up and settle the dispute.
All this would be long forgotten except that a young photographer Clarence Austin was on the spot to record the scenes. Original research has unearthed new material about the life of this unknown but gifted pioneer photo-journalist, whose work interweaves with the social history of Bridport, and who came to a tragic end.
7pm for 7.30pm
Saturday 9th November 2013
W.I. Hall, North Street, Bridport
£3 Entry (less if you can’t afford it)
Vegetarian soup on sale from 6.30pm
EVENTS ORGANISED BY OTHERS
Frack-free Dorset
Dorset Greenpeace will be in South Street, Dorchester on Saturday 2nd November from 9:30 to 12:00 to raise awareness about fracking.
Greenpeace have launched a new country-wide campaign to create a legal block against fracking. It’s called “Not for Shale”. If you’re in town, you can go and say hello and find out more or even help on the stall to get the message across. Just 30 mins of your time could help enlighten 15 members of the public to the risks of fracking; it’s easy once you start, and regular campaigners will be alongside to support. The ask will be to enter a postcode on http://www.wrongmove.org/ the – the next page will tell you if fracking could happen in that area. If it’s a yes, then you have the opportunity to object.
Frack Free Dorset https://www.facebook.com/FrackFreeDorset and http://frackfreedorset.org.uk/
Unusual Things that Happen at Trees
Illustrated talk about a hidden history of visions, rituals and healing at special trees. This popular tradition has survived across Europe, partly inside conventional religion and partly despite it, and is traced back over 3,000 years.
Thursday 7th November 8 pm
The Ropemakers Pub (at the back of the pub)
West Street, Bridport