On Clogger Lane, a new experimental documentary by Andrew Black, is currently showing at the Tetley in Leeds. The film meanders through the Washburn Valley between Otley and Harrogate, exploring the infrastructures of capital on land overshadowed by the monstrous satellite surveillance station at Menwith Hill. It is presented alongside archival material relating to actions by … [Read more...]
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FROM THE FAN ARCHIVE
The banner from the Lesbian Strength rally which took place in Leeds in September has been donated to FAN. It joins banners from the 2019 Lesbian Strength march, which we also have. … [Read more...]
FROM THE FAN ARCHIVE
This speculum is in the Lynette Willoughby collection, together with Lynette's explanation. "In the 1970s local women’s liberation groups ran ‘self-examination’ sessions so that we could get to know our own bodies better. I was in Chapeltown Women’s Group (Leeds) and we had a session where we used mirrors, lights and speculums (cheap plastic ones) to enable us to familiarise … [Read more...]
FROM THE FAN ARCHIVE
Free Abortion on Demand was the third demand of the Women's Liberation Movement in the UK. In the light of the Roe v Wade decision in the US it's worth asking to what extent that demand was ever achieved here – or indeed any of the other six demands. These placards of the seven demands were made for our 2020 International Women's Day display. … [Read more...]