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Timeline Photos Did you catch our "Lives from the Archives" with photographer Angela Christofilou?⁠
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Her archive starts around late 2015, and is a documentation of people standing up for their rights and for what they believe in. ⁠
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Timeline Photos Women Against Pit Closures (WAPC) was a movement that supported miners and their families during the 1984-5 miners' strike.⁠
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The group started with the aim of feeding families, but later became a much more political group, with the women ... 12 Likes

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Formed in 1987, AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) work to bring an end to AIDS through legislation, medical research, and treatment.
In 1991, the London branch of ACT UP marched on Trafalgar Square to raise awareness and fight ... 11 Likes

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Timeline Photos From the Sex Pistol's "God Save the Queen" to The Specials' "Nelson Mandela", protest and music have long been intertwined.⁠
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Love Music, Hate Racism was a campaign launched in 2002 in response to the perceived increase in support for ... 10 Likes

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Timeline Photos A lot of the protest placards that have come through our door are *definite* works of art...⁠
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We're proud to hold a range of placards and banners in our archives, including ones from the Anti-Trump demonstrations, the Women's March, ... 16 Likes

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Timeline Photos We'll soon be heading into December and this snap from the Morning Star Photographic Archive has got us wishing for snow this year.
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What's your favourite way to spend the winter season? Watching a holiday film? Curled up reading? ... 3 Comments

Could I ask what year this was taken, please?I'd rather be walking, whatever the weather ;-)Shovelling grit off the back of a flatbed truck and being paid enough to buy a house. And: Is that ...

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Photos from Bishopsgate Institute's post We caught up with photographer Angela Christofilou in our latest "Lives from the Archives".⁠
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Christofilou started protest photography at Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre in 2015, and has since gone on to document several protest movements.⁠
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Her archive, ... 9 Likes

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Lunchtime Concert: Li-Smith, Ferguson, McLean, and Mouat In this final lunchtime concert in our series, we celebrate our 125th Anniversary, and its link to Dame Myra Hess’ famous wartime lunchtime concerts.
Ben Ferguson and Jordan Li-Smith will present a programme of musical theatre gems, live from our ... 12 Comments

Happy birthday 🎂! And many thanks for such a concert, such a wonderful building, history and learning community! And helping ...My lovely nephew Jordan. Hello!! 👋 xxgreat songs all.

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Timeline Photos In April 1992, OutRage! members dropped their trousers in their "Bend Over For Your Member" demonstration outside Parliament. ⁠
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They were protesting over the age of consent as, in 1992, UK laws treated consensual sex between gay men under ... 20 Likes

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Timeline Photos We're definitely taking hide and seek tips from this cat...⁠
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Timeline Photos We hold a library of around 10,000 LGBTQ+ titles, including everything from pulp fiction to academic works.⁠
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"Hey Dollface" is just one of the books we hold, which follows two teenage girls who are best friends and are questioning ... 10 Likes

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Lunchtime Concert: Li-Smith, Ferguson, McLean, and Mouat In this final lunchtime concert in our series, we celebrate our 125th Anniversary, and its link to Dame Myra Hess’ famous wartime lunchtime concerts.
Ben Ferguson and Jordan Li-Smith will present a programme of musical theatre gems, live from our ... 5 Likes

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Timeline Photos Can you spot the Postman Pat lunchbox?⁠
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We think it rivalled the Batman one we had when we were younger... ⁠
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This brilliant image, taken by Phil Maxwell of some Liverpool school boys, has got us reaching for ... 2 Comments

I had a Muppet one, with a very leaky Kermit flask! My jam sandwiches were always tinged with Kia-Ora orange ...Love the expression on the face of the little boy second from left!

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Timeline Photos We couldn't help but go rummaging in the archives this #Movember, and we found some brilliant moustaches.⁠
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But, to separate the handlebars from the walrus 'taches, we thought it was only right to have a moustache off. ⁠
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Photos from Bishopsgate Institute's post We're excited to have performers Nicholas McLean and Grace Mouat joining our final lunchtime concert this Friday.
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They'll be performing numbers from our recent musical theatre productions and more, in this concert celebrating our 125th Anniversary, presented by Ben ... 7 Likes

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Timeline Photos In north-west London in 1976, a group of South Asian women protested the treatment they were facing at the Grunwick film processing factory.
Standing up against their poor working conditions, mandatory overtime, and the management refusing to recognise their grievances, ... 24 Likes

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Photos from Bishopsgate Institute's post Have you been watching #TheCrownNetflix?
In our archives, we hold several items from these moments in history, including materials protesting Margaret Thatcher. Portrayed by Gillian Anderson in the series, Thatcher faced protests against poll tax and rising unemployment.
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Watched the whole lot. Would love a cheeky two hour online course on this 😉

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Pink Jukebox LIVE | Events | Bishopsgate Institute Tomorrow LGBTQ+ dance club The Pink Jukebox will be joining us online for their social.
Come along to learn Latin and Ballroom dance moves from the comfort of your living room, and there will also be competitions, a chance to ... 1 Comments

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Tomorrow will mark the #TransDayOfRemembrance, which honours the trans people who lost their lives due to anti-trans violence.
Galop, whose archives we're home to, is an LGBTQ+ anti-violence charity who have a dedicated Trans Advocacy Service that you can find ... 10 Likes

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London's first ever Trans Pride took place in 2019. Trans Pride recongised that the trans community can often be sidelined from the wider LGBTQ+ community, creating a space to protest for better treatment, as well as ensuring the community is ... 11 Likes

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Photos from Bishopsgate Institute's post Too often, the stories and history of the trans community are overlooked. But #TransAwarenessWeek is about putting a spotlight on those stories, and throughout today, we'll be sharing some of the history and photos of the trans community that are ... 7 Likes

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Bishopsgate Institute welcomes you to our free lunchtime concert series, live from our Great Hall.
Sit back and enjoy the performance from pianist Yshani Perinpanayagam as she presents a selection of music from the turn of the last century.
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This 1981 story in the Observer about Clean Break detailed how female ex-prisoners were sharing their experiences through theatre. Clean Break still operate today, producing ground-breaking theatre which puts women’s voices at its heart, and challenges injustice within and beyond ... 8 Likes

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Back in February this year, we were delighted to welcome actor, producer, director, and writer Mark Gatiss to our Great Hall. At this sold out Queer Britain event, he brought to life Mr Lucas' diaries. ⁠
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Mr Lucas had ... 7 Likes

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Timeline Photos We're excited to welcome this Gaysians banner from London Pride 2017 into our LGBTQ+ archives.
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Gaysians bring together resources, networks, and organisations related to being queer South Asian, and you can find out more about their work by visiting ... 17 Likes

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Timeline Photos Join us via Facebook Live this Friday to see Yshani Perinpanayagam present a selection of piano music from the turn of the last century.⁠
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As a multi-genre chamber musician, orchestral pianist, and music director, Yshani has performed at venues ... 6 Likes

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Timeline Photos NaNoWriMo started back in 1999, setting the challenge for people to write 50,000 words of a novel in November. Has anyone taken up the challenge this month?⁠
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If you're looking for inspiration, we spoke to our life writing tutor ... 6 Likes

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Have you been watching BBC Strictly Come Dancing this evening? Looking to put those dancing shoes on?⁠
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Join LGBTQ+ dance club The Pink Jukebox on Sun 22 Nov for an afternoon of classes and dancing. They're bringing this dance ... 1 Comments

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Timeline Photos Today is the anniversary of the book "Jenny Lives with Eric and Martin" being published. This picture book described the life of five-year-old Jenny, her father Martin, and his boyfriend Eric who lives with them.⁠
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The outcry over this ... 2 Comments

Hard to believe that it was published here 37 years ago.James Dudeney!!! We were right! We did crash the news on ropes!!!!

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