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The 1921 Poplar Rates Strike

Janine Booth tells the story of a working-class borough’s fightback against austerity and thirty councillors who went to prison for refusing to levy rates that their citizens could not afford to pay. Celebrate the centenary of an inspiring struggle which holds lessons for today.

Live on Zoom and on the Tolpuddle Martyrs' Facebook page 

Earlier Event: December 14
Strike Action - Royal Berkshire Hospital
Later Event: January 27
Holocaust Memorial Day 2021