Ranks of police face the picketing line outside Orgreave Coking Plant near Rotherham in June 1984
AN INSPIRATIONAL film recording the testimonies of people involved in the miners’ strike against pit closures of 1984-85 will receive its premiere in Yorkshire on Friday.
Former striking miners, families, women against pit closures and others contributed to the film Our Miners’ Strike.
It was commissioned by the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign (OTJC) and will be launched at 7pm at the National Union of Mineworkers’ headquarters in Barnsley.
The public inquiry is the result of more than a decade of determined campaigning. Now, those who fought for justice want the full story of government involvement and police conduct to be told, says KATE FLANNERY
The Durham Miners’ Gala is a celebration of working-class culture, but also a call to action — to rebuild workers’ collective strength, says KIM JOHNSON MP
Read this book and be aware that this is our history, says RUTH AYLETT
MARY DAVIS welcomes a remarkable documentary about the general strike — politically spot on, and featuring accounts from the strikers themselves — that is available for screenings