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Pictured second from left is Mike Jackson, one of the cofounders of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, a seminal LGBT+ rights group in Britain which supported the nationwide strike of miners against Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government in 1984-5. Here is what he thinks of our forthcoming book, Working Class History: Everyday Acts of Resistance & Rebellion: “This work is a great resource which works on different levels. Requiring just a few minutes reading we can casually find out what happened on any day of the year in terms of working class history. We can then choose to share that knowledge through social media instantly turning it into political education for our friends and followers. But if time permits we can delve deeper using an extensive list of footnotes giving us instant digital access to sources for further reading. I’ve listened to many hours of WCH’s podcasts and this book reflects their house style. It’s a style that unearth’s compelling histories previously buried (often deliberately or neglectfully), it is global and it endeavours to give ALL the wonderfully diverse peoples of the working class a voice, leaving no-one marginalised. It is also clear, concise and uncompromising. Did you know about the strike of astronauts on Skylab 4 in 1973?”
You can preorder your copy on our Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/workingclasshistory/working-class-history-the-book https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1541327612719050/?type=3