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Chris Downs
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University worker in the UK
"a teacher's primary responsibility is not to get in the way of learning" - Mark Notturno
Oh good! Looking forward to it already.
December 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Hmm... maybe one of those Thule roofboxes... a really BIG one...??
#TheArchers
December 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"Oh blimey, Amber!"
You gotta love Brad...
#TheArchers
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The last few dates of the tour are in Scotland. I hope the rooms are as packed & enthuiastic as the ones I've sat in (and stood in to join in the ovation at the end).
Thank you to Neil, Rukmini, Louise and everyone involved in putting the show on.
8/8
www.bristolwomensvoice.org.uk/review-we-ar...
Review: We Are the Lions, Mr Manager | Bristol Women's Voice
The show covers a decade (1968-1978) of Jayaben Desai’s life, the leader of the Grunwick strike, which fought for a union among migrant workers living in the UK.
www.bristolwomensvoice.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The strike was a landmark event in labour history. Neil & Rukmini have done a wonderful job of telling the story all round the country this autumn. It's been moving, rousing, and affirming to be part of the collectives that have come together to watch & play a part in these theatrical happenings
7/8
December 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
... just a couple of miles away from where we were all sitting.
There's quite a bit of information about the strike online now, including film footage from the time. Some is included in this short film from @novaramedia.com
6/8
youtu.be/oIrr5e2mHzI?...
'Defeat was Snatched from the Jaws of Victory' - Remembering the Grunwick Strike
YouTube video by Novara Media
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
And then in Willesden last Saturday the legendary Leon Rosselson was in the audience. Neil does a fine job of 'The World's Police' immediately after the interval.
Also in the audience, a number of people who'd been on the picket line back in '76, '77 & '78...
5/8
youtu.be/0Jm1OpRNRqU?...
The World's Police
YouTube video by Leon Rosselson - Topic
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Jack Warshaw is the writer of 'Hold The Line Again', which is reprised several times during the show, and he was in the audience in Southampton and spoke at the close of the evening.
4/8
youtu.be/KQQLcL4dQY8?...
Hold the Line Again
YouTube video by Jack Warshaw - Topic
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
All other parts were played with energy & wit by @raggedgore.bsky.social who also sang the rousing songs that add so much to the show. They included 'Song of the Grunwick Strikers' and I've found a version online.
3/8
youtu.be/OQAE36ZN__Y?...
Hold the Line Grunwick Picket
YouTube video by annie banham
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
... processing photographic films in NW London & returning people's prints in the post.
Rukmini Sircar played strike leader Jayaben Desai and delivered "phenomenal performances that capture the resilience, fearlessness and dedication of Jayaben" (Amy Marsden, @bristolwomensvoice.bsky.social)
2/8
December 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM