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scab
Jun 22, 2010 10:34:32 GMT -5
Post by chocknog on Jun 22, 2010 10:34:32 GMT -5
My friend,as i read in an answer to your post,many people live in areas where there is still ill feeling over the 84/85 strike.In my own area many of us have let bygones be bygones,but there are still those who wont speak to each other,or cross over to the other side of the street,and that happens between brothers etc.My advice to you is to forget it,because the subject has been wrung out,not so long back we had Songs of the strike on BBC radio.Personally at 63yrs old,i want to enjoy what is left of my life,pop in the local for a pint,enjoy my cycling as a competitor,and pollish my pit lamp,remember the great laughs,remember those who have gone before us,and hold my head up,as southern born,and Proud to have been a Collier
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scab
Oct 21, 2010 6:48:04 GMT -5
Post by jdbailey on Oct 21, 2010 6:48:04 GMT -5
Thank you for your advice, the film was finished in May and will be shown at the Cornwall Film Festival. The film is like nothing done before, we focused entirely on emotions using experimental techniques. All those that did interviews with us were brilliant and to quote one of the interviewees "we have to get our stories out there and tell the younger generations otherwise it was all for nothing and we will be forgottent". I can completely understand why many of you would prefer to ignore the media but by doing this the 13 months you spent on strike will be forgotten and with the Coalition Government making all these cuts, people need to be reminded of a time in history when miner's, threatened with mass job cuts, rose up against the government! Perhaps if people remember this then they will once again stand up for their beliefs and rights. I don't know what area you are from so I can't comment specifically about that but all of the areas we visited and all of the people we spoke to certainly had not forgotten or moved on. I will probably never be able to understand the feelings that make someone not talk to a family member for the rest of their life but certainly this was a battle for sides as well and no excuses can ever be made for those who sided with Thatcher! There are generations of working class people that are now unemployed, children at the time of the strike had no hope or prospects and many are now unemployed in areas where work is simply not available and public transport almost non existant. This can never be forgotten, it can be ignored, which is what all governments since Thatcher have done, or people can carry on fighting the cause. Our film is as much about that as it is about those who broke the strike. If anyone wants to see the film it is being shown at the Cornwall Film Festival on Saturday 6th November in Falmouth. I am also organising an event in Sheffield centered around the film. For more details click the link on the event page above this post.
Thank you "chocknog" it is always interesting to hear someones point of view. Even though the film is made if anyone has any stories or want to share their memories please let me know.
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