Pride (movie) - when Welsh miners and gay activists teamed up to fight Thatcher

[treelover]

Amazed at how nuanced Bill Nighy's performance was, not his usual OTT, gave real dignity and gravitas to his character,

awful to note 8 of the original 17 died.

 

[friendofdorothy]

awful to note 8 of the original 17 died.

people who were portrayed in the film? or of the LGSM? (were there only 17 of them?)

 

[hitmouse]

There's a showing of Pride with a Q&A with someone from LGSM in London on November 20th, as a fundraiser for an IWW employment tribunal:




Can also donate direct to the crowdfunder here:

Donate to Support a victimised ESL teacher!, organized by Joe McGuchan

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www.gofundme.com

 

[Funky_monks]

This one of the few films I got a bit teary watching.

 

[hitmouse]

There's a showing of Pride with a Q&A with someone from LGSM in London on November 20th, as a fundraiser for an IWW employment tribunal:




Can also donate direct to the crowdfunder here:

Donate to Support a victimised ESL teacher!, organized by Joe McGuchan

Our worker had worked at a London english language school for over 18 years. She had tr… Joe McGuchan needs your support for Support a victimised ESL teacher!

www.gofundme.com

Bump cos this is tonight.

 

[Giles]

Good film, some of it (quite a lot actually) filmed in my street!