CND rally in Hyde Park

Title

CND rally in Hyde Park

Genre

Speech; Music; Special

TX Date

24 Oct 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

01:04:49

Description

Second part of actuality of a CND rally in Hyde Park, in support of nuclear disarmament. Rally is compered by Tony Allen(?), with speeches by CND Chairman Bruce Kent; TUC General Council member Alan Sapper; European Nuclear Disarmament Movement spokeswoman Mary Kaldor; peace campaigner and historian E.P. Thompson (Edward Palmer Thompson); Medical Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons spokeswoman Claire Ryall; editor of Second Generation (organ of Youth CND), AnnaJoy David; Labour MP, Stuart Holland. Includes music from Swing Sisters, Sid Slave and the Captives, and poetry from Little Brother (introduced as Little Brother and Joolz, but only one, male artist, abruptly cut off).

Further information

First part on clip: IRN_1981_00216_01_BU-B006-00364_DMD_001

Contributors

Alan Sapper; Stuart Holland; Bruce Kent; E. P. Thompson; Mary Kaldor; Claire Ryall; AnnaJoy David; Swing Sisters; Sid Slave and the Captives; Little Brother; Joolz (poet); Tony Allen(?)

Keywords

London; Trade unions; TUC; Scotland; Demonstrations; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear disarmament; NATO; CND; Anti-nuclear movements; Hyde Park; Gleneagles; European Nuclear Disarmament Movement; Medical Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons; Second Generation

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