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"From Jarrow to Havana: A Global History of Protesting" In the annals of history, the spirit of protest has always burned bright

Background imageProtesting Collection: Victims of Austrian Schreckenstage (Days of Horror)

Victims of Austrian Schreckenstage (Days of Horror)
3786137 Victims of Austrian Schreckenstage (Days of Horror); (add.info.: Victims of Austrian Schreckenstage ('Days of Horror) riots, 15 - 16 July 1927, Vienna.); Lebrecht History

Background imageProtesting Collection: Demonstation of Social Democrats, Cologne

Demonstation of Social Democrats, Cologne
3786496 Demonstation of Social Democrats, Cologne; (add.info.: Demonstation of Social Democrats, Cologne (Koln), Germany. Pre - 1914. Protest against clerical influence over education and culture

Background imageProtesting Collection: Czech Demonstration in London during World War 1

Czech Demonstration in London during World War 1
3786769 Czech Demonstration in London during World War 1; (add.info.: Czech Demonstration in London during World War 1. Protest in support of Prince Alexander of Serbia)

Background imageProtesting Collection: Rabbit hunting, France, 1873 (engraving)

Rabbit hunting, France, 1873 (engraving)
PCT5617993 Rabbit hunting, France, 1873 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Rabbit hunting in France in the 19th century - a man, opposing the hunt)

Background imageProtesting Collection: Strike-Breakers, 1930 (painting)

Strike-Breakers, 1930 (painting)
7432263 Strike-Breakers, 1930 (painting) by Werenskiold, Erik Theodor (1855-1938); 71x92 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Erik Werenskiold (1855-1938)); Photo © O. Vaering

Background imageProtesting Collection: Long live May 1! (May 1, International Workers Day), 1920 (colour lithograph)

Long live May 1! (May 1, International Workers Day), 1920 (colour lithograph)
FIA5409777 Long live May 1! (May 1, International Workers Day), 1920 (colour lithograph) by Russian School (20th century) ; Russian State Library, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: Vive le 1er mai)

Background imageProtesting Collection: Gwynfor Evans at Tryweryn, opening of the reservoir. Gwynfor Evans tried but failed to

Gwynfor Evans at Tryweryn, opening of the reservoir. Gwynfor Evans tried but failed to prevent the damming of the Tryweryn river

Background imageProtesting Collection: Anti-Vietnam War demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London

Anti-Vietnam War demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London. Placards read: Black Dwarf, Axel Springer Today! Cecil King Tomorrow

Background imageProtesting Collection: Marchers from Shoreditch, Means Test protests, Hyde Park, London, 1932, (1933) Creator: Unknown

Marchers from Shoreditch, Means Test protests, Hyde Park, London, 1932, (1933) Creator: Unknown
Marchers from Shoreditch, Means Test protests, Hyde Park, London, 1932, (1933). The Shoreditch contingent arrives at Hyde Park

Background imageProtesting Collection: Mounted police baton-charging marchers, Means Test protests, Hyde Park, London, 1932, (1933)

Mounted police baton-charging marchers, Means Test protests, Hyde Park, London, 1932, (1933). The National Hunger March of September to October 1932 was the largest of a series of hunger marches in

Background imageProtesting Collection: The Chartist Demonstration on Kennington Common, 1848, (1900). Artist: William Barnes Wollen

The Chartist Demonstration on Kennington Common, 1848, (1900). Artist: William Barnes Wollen
The Chartist Demonstration on Kennington Common, 1848, (1900). Illustration from The life and times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, (1900). (Colorised black and white print)

Background imageProtesting Collection: Bertrand Russell, British philosopher and author (1872-1970)

Bertrand Russell, British philosopher and author (1872-1970), sitting on the pavement with other protesters as part of a CND demonstration in London, under a large banner: Committee of 100

Background imageProtesting Collection: Overseas students demonstrating over fees, London

Overseas students demonstrating over fees, London
Students from Hong Kong, studying at Queen Mary College, demonstrating outside their government's London office, December 1980

Background imageProtesting Collection: Students demonstrating over grant offer

Students demonstrating over grant offer
Students demonstrating over a 4% grant offer, in the days when students were awarded grants rather than loans. More than 75

Background imageProtesting Collection: NUS students demonstrating in the snow, London

NUS students demonstrating in the snow, London, 29 November 1980. Date: 1980

Background imageProtesting Collection: Children demonstrating to save school playing fields

Children demonstrating to save school playing fields
Children demonstrating to save their school playing fields, Havering, Essex. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageProtesting Collection: Little girl demonstrating for nursery places, Hackney

Little girl demonstrating for nursery places, Hackney
Little girl with a placard, demonstrating for more nursery places, Hackney, London, 22 May 1978. Date: 1978

Background imageProtesting Collection: Children and adults demonstrating against nursery cuts

Children and adults demonstrating against nursery cuts, May 1972. Date: 1972

Background imageProtesting Collection: Children campaigning against nursery cuts

Children campaigning against nursery cuts
Children campaigning against cuts to nursery education, some of them wearing teeshirts which read: I Like Nursery, 7 July 1979. Date: 1979

Background imageProtesting Collection: Child campaigning against nursery cuts, Lewes, Sussex

Child campaigning against nursery cuts, Lewes, Sussex
A child and several mothers campaigning against cuts in nursery education, Lewes, Sussex, 17 June 1980. Date: 1980

Background imageProtesting Collection: Children campaigning against cuts in free school milk

Children campaigning against cuts in free school milk
Children campaigning against planned cuts in free school milk and other services, October 1970. Date: 1970

Background imageProtesting Collection: Children campaigning against education cuts, Essex

Children campaigning against education cuts, Essex
Children campaigning against education cuts in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, March 1982. Their placards read: No Cuts, and I Need My Teacher. Date: 1982

Background imageProtesting Collection: Children campaigning against education cuts, Ealing

Children campaigning against education cuts, Ealing
Children campaigning against education cuts outside Ealing Town Hall, West London, January 1980, where an anti-cuts meeting was being held about the possible closure of a local school

Background imageProtesting Collection: Children campaigning against education cuts, Sussex

Children campaigning against education cuts, Sussex, May 1981. Their placards read: No Art, No Music = No Joy, The Unkindest Cuts, Keep Nursery School, and Save School Swimming. Date: 1981

Background imageProtesting Collection: Children campaigning against education cuts, Bristol

Children campaigning against education cuts, Bristol
Children campaigning against education cuts, April 1977. The walkout and march from a Bristol comprehensive school was organised by the NUSS (National Union of School Students). Date: 1977

Background imageProtesting Collection: People campaigning against cuts, Ilford, Essex

People campaigning against cuts, Ilford, Essex
People campaigning against cuts in education and social services, Ilford, Essex, 28 May 1976. Date: 1976

Background imageProtesting Collection: Members of London Peace Action campaigning

Members of London Peace Action campaigning against war toys outside a Toy and Hobby Fair at Earls Court, West London, 3 February 1981. Date: 1981

Background imageProtesting Collection: Employment protest, Liverpool

Employment protest, Liverpool
Employment protest in Liverpool, 17 March 1979. Those taking part include Dunlop workers, Tate & Lyle workers, and members of the National Union of Seamen. Date: 1979

Background imageProtesting Collection: British Leyland workers protesting, London

British Leyland workers protesting, London
British Leyland workers protesting during a strike, and taking part in a demonstration in London which included a march to the House of Commons

Background imageProtesting Collection: Official picket line outside Vauxhall Motors, Dunstable

Official picket line outside Vauxhall Motors, Dunstable
Official picket line with placards outside Vauxhall Motors, Dunstable. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageProtesting Collection: Building workers dispute, Lambeth, South London

Building workers dispute, Lambeth, South London, 19 July 1977. Date: 1977

Background imageProtesting Collection: LSO musicians supporting BBC musicians, London

LSO musicians supporting BBC musicians, London
London Symphony Orchestra musicians supporting BBC musicians outside Broadcasting House, London, 27 June 1980. The strike by BBC musicians began when the BBC put forward plans to discontinue five

Background imageProtesting Collection: Dispute Disputes Protest Protesting Industrial

Dispute Disputes Protest Protesting Industrial
dispute, disputes, protest, protesting, industrial, unrest, members, employment, campaigning, campaign, jobs, 1985, 1980s, 80s, eighties, placard, placards, british, rail, brel, worker, workers

Background imageProtesting Collection: GEC workers campaigning, GEC Headquarters, London

GEC workers campaigning, GEC Headquarters, London
GEC workers campaigning outside the GEC Headquarters in London during a lockout from the Keith Blackman works at Tottenham, 18 March 1970. Date: 1970

Background imageProtesting Collection: NALGO union members campaigning with placards

NALGO union members campaigning with placards
NALGO (National and Local Government Officers Association) union members, gas office and fitting staff, campaigning with placards outside the headquarters of the North Thames gas board, 14 July 1981

Background imageProtesting Collection: APEX union members campaigning with placards

APEX union members campaigning with placards
APEX (Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff) union members campaigning with placards to demand equal pay for women. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageProtesting Collection: Babcock and Wilcox workers, Renfrew plant, Scotland

Babcock and Wilcox workers, Renfrew plant, Scotland
Babcock and Wilcox workers at the Renfrew plant, Scotland, during a mass meeting as part of an employment dispute. Date: circa 1970

Background imageProtesting Collection: Members of NUTGW campaigning

Members of NUTGW campaigning
Members of NUTGW (National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers), NATSOPA (National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants)

Background imageProtesting Collection: Members of DATA campaigning, Tothill Street, London

Members of DATA campaigning, Tothill Street, London
Members of DATA (Draughtsmen's and Allied Technicians Association) from Rolls Royce, Coventry, campaigning in Tothill Street, London, 21 August 1970

Background imageProtesting Collection: Protest, National campaign against rent increases

Protest, National campaign against rent increases
Adults and children taking part in a protest by the National Campaign against rent increases in Walsall, West Midlands, 29 March 1982. Date: 1982

Background imageProtesting Collection: St Agnes Place, Camberwell, south east London

St Agnes Place, Camberwell, south east London
A terrace of houses in St Agnes Place, Camberwell, south east London, boarded up prior to demolition by Lambeth Council after the eviction of squatters, 19 January 1977

Background imageProtesting Collection: Graffitti on front door, Lambeth, South London

Graffitti on front door, Lambeth, South London
Graffitti on a front door in Lambeth, South London: This house was vandalized by Lambeth Council 4/10/76. Possibly a parting gesture from squatters who had been living there. Date: 1976

Background imageProtesting Collection: Squatters at Centrepoint, Central London

Squatters at Centrepoint, Central London
Squatters outside Centrepoint, Tottenham Court Road, Central London, 20 January 1976, with a large banner which reads: London Belongs to the People. Date: 1974

Background imageProtesting Collection: Squatters protest, Battersea, South London

Squatters protest, Battersea, South London
Squatters protest, 78 Abercrombie Street, Battersea, South London, 8 December 1977. Squatters were resisting eviction by the Labour-run Wandsworth Council. Date: 1977

Background imageProtesting Collection: Politics Political People London 1972 1970s 70s

Politics Political People London 1972 1970s 70s
politics, political, people, london, 1972, 1970s, 70s, seventies, protesting, housing, problem, problems, pavement, street, message, protest, corner, powis, square, notting, hill, west, may, slogans

Background imageProtesting Collection: Graffitti with a message, Lambeth, South London

Graffitti with a message, Lambeth, South London
Graffitti with a social message, Lambeth, South London. Date: 1978

Background imageProtesting Collection: High rise tower block with banners, Clapham, London

High rise tower block with banners, Clapham, London
A high rise 23-storey council tower block with banners, Sporle Court, Clapham Junction, South London. Residents were complaining that their requests to be rehoused were being ignored by the local

Background imageProtesting Collection: MPs protesting about housing cuts

MPs protesting about housing cuts at the Department of the Environment, 19 February 1981. On the left is Gerald Kaufmann, Labour MP. Each MP carries a placard giving statistics for their area




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"From Jarrow to Havana: A Global History of Protesting" In the annals of history, the spirit of protest has always burned bright, and is a powerful force that transcends time and borders, uniting people in their quest for justice and change. From the iconic Jarrow March in 1936, where determined marchers embarked on a grueling journey to fight against unemployment and poverty, to the image of Che Guevara adorning a wall outside an apartment in Havana, Cuba - symbols of revolution and defiance continue to inspire generations. Protests come in many forms - sometimes expressed through art or even currency. French Alarmists used banknotes as their canvas to voice dissent against societal injustices, while John Bull's plight was captured on paper money during times of economic struggle. The power of public demonstration cannot be underestimated either; Tariq Ali stands at its heart as he fearlessly advocates for change amidst London's bustling streets. Even centuries ago, protests were part and parcel of political life. Canvassing for votes became an intense battleground depicted vividly in oil paintings like "The Election II" and "An Election Entertainment. " These scenes remind us that democracy is not just about casting ballots but also about raising voices collectively. As we fast forward into more recent times, we witness how climate change rallies have become catalysts for global action. In London 2008, protestors gathered with determination etched on their faces demanding urgent measures to save our planet from impending catastrophe. Meanwhile, police photographers documented these historic moments when activists took a stand against airport development at Heathrow - highlighting both the importance and risks associated with such demonstrations. Throughout history, influential figures have lent their support to various causes by joining protesters on the front lines. Bertrand Russell sat humbly on pavements alongside fellow demonstrators during CND protests in 1961 – his presence symbolizing intellectual solidarity with those fighting for peace. Protests are not limited to political or environmental issues alone.