WOR DIARY!
'Wor Diary' is an A5 diary for 2008 that has been made by volunteers at
cost-price, in order to remember and celebrate Tyneside's inspiring history of
protest, rebellion, mutual aid and dignity. About 30 people have been involved
in drawing the pages, adding useful and artistic content, and researching the
local archives and personal collections to get 3 historical dates for every day
of the year.
From Suffragettes burning down railway stations before World War 1, to the
Winlaton iron manufacturers arming the crowd in order to prevent another
'Peterloo' taking place on Tyneside, this is the underground history that is
rarely acknowledged. Read of the dreams of long-forgotten pioneers, the
determination of individuals fighting tyranny in all its forms, and the
desperate struggles of the starving, without which we would not have the
freedoms we have today.
The diary is printed by a workers' coop, spiral bound and sold at the cost
price of £4 (£6 with P&P).
We hope the diary will inspire a greater
sense of possibility and of the real history of struggles and freedoms that we
have inherited. Not history to put on the shelf, but to inform everyday life.
Never more will we pass that corner and forget it was where the 'witches' were
hanged, or drink in that pub and forget the songs that once were sung against
the British Empire and for the victory of the Mahdi army.
Contacts:
Wor Diary PO Box 1TA NE99 1TA