Bob Rowley
Bob Rowley from Lancaster describes his involvement in the General Strike as a clerk on the railways. In the second half of the interview he describes his work as a proof reader and copyrighter on...
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Zephyrine
Zephyrine describes her involvement in political activism, starting with Quaker-inspired activism which focussed on local, national and international campaigns, then later women’s activism, peace activism, and most recently her involvement with OCCUPY. ...
Matthew Wilson
Matthew Wilson describes his involvement in the protest at Lancaster University and the trial of what became known as the ‘George Fox 6.’ He describes how the establishment and the state continue to repress political...
David: LGBT Activist
David describes here how as a young man he was motivated by Section 28 to get involved in politics, travelling down to from Lancaster to Manchester by coach with others from his group to take...
Ruth: LGBT Youth Worker
Ruth was involved in running the PYRO (Proud Youth r Out) LGBT youth group in Lancaster in the late 1990s. Here she discusses why she feels there is still a need for groups like this...
A Brief History of Lesbian Lancaster in Six Nights Out
A whistle-stop tour of some of Lancaster’s gay social meeting places over the years by Lizzy Hare....
Isaac Hitchen’s House Song
In 1806, five men were tried and executed for ‘sodomy’ at Lancaster Castle, following a raid on the house of Isaac Hitchen in Warrington. Eleanor Levin has researched and written up this story into a...