Revolution In Liverpool
This week saw the launch of a series of events in Liverpool to mark the anniversary of the October 1917 Russian Revolution. Crowds gathered in Temple street on Wednesday to see the launch of a free open air exhibition on a revolutionary theme. The exhibition will run for a couple of months. On Wednesday evening Neil Faulkner, author of ‘A People’s History of the Russian Revolution’ led a discussion on the October revolution at the The Quaker Meeting House. ‘Red October’ will continue this Sunday 29th October at 2:30pm at The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BT (details of speakers below). Red October is a celebration of the struggles of the working class over the last 100 years for social and economic justice.
The installation of Lenin at the exhibition. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
1917 & Grenfell Tower in 2017 by Kiwi. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
Lenin viewed from the street. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
Lenin and ‘The total eclipse of the Sun’. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
Lenin & visitors to the exhibition. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
Visitors underneath a banner that reads “What unites us is greater than what divides us”. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
Visitors at the exhibition. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
‘Media Lies’ by COCKACID. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
Installing the exhibition last week. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
Installing the exhibition last week. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
Tipu Tigers by Nina Edge. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
Barcode (Phil Maxwell). Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
Members of the Merseyside Pensioners Association (who helped to sponsor Red October) discuss the art works. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
Hazuan Hashim filming the exhibition for the documentary ‘Pensioners United’.
Musician Phil Newton played his own arrangement of the ‘Internationale’ for guests at the launch.
Designated sleeping space by silent bill. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
Discussing the art. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
Bitty by Kiwi. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
Members of the Merseyside Pensioners Association (who helped to sponsor Red October) discuss the art works. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
James Larkin by Belfast mural artists. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
A comrade. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
Discussing the art. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
The rainbow flag with a photograph by Ian Watts . Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
You can see the exhibition in Temple Street over the next two months.
Comrades beneath a revolutionary train by Betarock 75. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
Author Neil Faulkner preparing notes before his talk on the October Revolution. Quaker meeting house, Liverpool 2017.
Neil Faulkner reading form his book ‘A people’s history of the Russian Revolution’. Quaker meeting house, Liverpool 2017.
Author Alan Gibbons who chaired the meeting at the Quaker meeting house. Liverpool 2017.
Exhibition visitors. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
Don’t forget the Joker by Kiwi. Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
Bollinger (Phil Maxwell). Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
Respectfully dedicated to the victime of Grenfell tower. Two cities, one fight for justice (The Brass Monkeys). Temple Street Liverpool 2017.
Voices of Struggles and Resistance. The Quaker Meeting House, Sunday, 29th October.
Guest speakers:
Sonia Bassey – Liverpool 8
Kevin Donnellon – Disability
John Dunn – Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign
Terry Harrisson – Apprentices Strike
Doreen McNally – Women On The Waterfront
Tony Mulhearn – Liverpool City Council
Sunday, 29th October, 5pm
Hillsborough Justice Campaign
Guest speaker: Sheila Coleman
Great pics of exhibition launch! Love the poster of Lenin and Grenfell.