And thanks to the quiet dignity of 200 men who just wanted to work we have today a culture of protest that, while ultimately possibly achieving very little, at least ensures our voices are heard.Policemen arresting a demonstrator when fascists and communists clashed during a march know as the Battle of Cable Street, led by British fascist Sir Oswald Mosley, in London’s East EndProtest marchers on the Jarrow Crusade, a demonstration march by unemployed men from shipyard town of Jarrow, Tyneside, who walked to London to demand the right to workAnti Nazi League rally in Brick Lane, East London, in 1978British policemen dismantle a barrier near Mark Lane, London, to make way for a march by supporters of the leader of the British Union of Fascists Oswald Mosley.
It was also a bid for respect and recognition, not only for the people of Jarrow, but for others in a similar situation all over the country.
The Jarrow March took place in October 1936 to protest against unemployment and extreme poverty suffered in North East England during the Great Depression. The very next day, 200 men embarked on a walk from Jarrow in the North-East to Parliament, to protest against the lack of work that was strangling their community, far away from the introspective gaze of London.The two events were superficially unrelated, but part of a growing problem of inequality, injustice and the rise of right-wing and fascist tendencies.Which, says broadcaster and writer Stuart Maconie, is startlingly similar to the social and political landscape of Britain in 2016.Maconie is retracing the steps of the Jarrow Crusade day by day, scheduled to arrive in London on the same day that the original marchers did eight decades ago – on Halloween. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughtsPlease be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughtsPolicemen arresting a demonstrator when fascists and communists clashed during a march know as the Battle of Cable Street, led by British fascist Sir Oswald Mosley, in London’s East EndProtest marchers on the Jarrow Crusade, a demonstration march by unemployed men from shipyard town of Jarrow, Tyneside, who walked to London to demand the right to workAnti Nazi League rally in Brick Lane, East London, in 1978British policemen dismantle a barrier near Mark Lane, London, to make way for a march by supporters of the leader of the British Union of Fascists Oswald Mosley. Jarrow (/ ˈ dʒ ær oʊ / or / ˈ dʒ ær ə /) is a town in North East England, located on the River Tyne. The 207 marchers travelled from the town of Jarrow to the Palace of Westminster in London, a distance of almost 300 miles to lobby Parliament.
Students are protesting in Braamfontein, South Africa, and in Germany, football fans from Hamburg staged a march against the promotion of RB Leipzig to the Bundesliga.It seems like everywhere, at any time, people are prepared to take to the streets to voice their anger or displeasure at something or other. The Jarrow March of 5 – 31 October 1936, also known as the Jarrow Crusade, was an organised protest against the unemployment and poverty suffered in the English Tyneside town of Jarrow during the 1930s. The March Led By Police Moving Off Down Brick Lane Banner Reads 'bengali Youth Movement Against Racism'English singer-songwriter Tom Robinson and two members of Birmingham reggae band Steel Pulse promote an Anti-Nazi League rally in LondonThe marchers of the Jarrow Crusade arrive in London. The Tyne Tunnel (opened in 1967) runs under the River Tyne to connect Jarrow with Willington. The 207 marchers travelled from the town of Jarrow to the Palace of Westminster in London, a distance of almost 300 miles to lobby Parliament.The march was to find jobs to support Jarrow men and their families. In 1936 David Riley, the Chairman of Jarrow Borough Council had made a remark about marching the nation’s unemployed on London.
It could be argued that the crusade actually achieved nothing, but the very fact that we’re still talking about it means that what they did made an impact. The marchers were supported by a bus which carried cooking equipment and ground sheets for when the march had to stop outside. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Leading them through Hyde Park is their MP, Ellen WilkinsonPolicemen arresting a demonstrator when fascists and communists clashed during a march know as the Battle of Cable Street led by British fascist Sir Oswald Mosley in London's East EndBritish suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst arrested and carried away by a policeman for leading suffragettes attempt to present a petition to King George V at Buckingham Palace. But something caused the Jarrow Crusade to stick in the public psyche so much that we commemorate it 80 years later.Maconie says: “Jarrow was about men who wanted to work.
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