-
Consciousness and the Energy Crisis – both climate and personal
If you haven’t yet come across Charles Eisenstein, Author then please find some time. Our discussions in Eastbourne Climate Coalition haven’t made room for the message of his approach yet. Perhaps now is a good time. He talks about the consciousness of the expansionist phase of civilization that we are currently in. With that comes…
-
Enough is Enough – Join Us
Check it out folks. Strikes are us. Remember the Eastbourne bin strike at the beginning of the year? Remember the online discussions with the EBC announcement declaring how generous their 2.5% pay offer was? Remember people being taken in by this and joining in with comments about how greedy the bin strikers were being? And…
-
Eastbourne Solidarity – The Launch Video May Day 2021
On May Day 2021 the Eastbourne Trades Council hosted a #KillTheBill march and rally in protest against the Police, Crime, Sentences and Courts Bill; a piece of legislation that would threaten our democratic right to protest. Many different groups in our town came together to demonstrate on this common cause; social justice and climate justice…
-
The Tory Party Husting Protesters and “British Values”
The Tory Party Hustings Protest and ‘British Values’ 🚩✊️ In her interview with ultra-right-truth-twister-dispicerabler Dan Wootton and Caroline Ansell said “this is not how people are in my home town” “Eastbourne is a beautiful town”… That was shock talk. She honestly didn’t know the solidarity of anti-tory feeling in own town. And in answer to…
-
Call Mr Robeson – A Life in Songs with Tayo Aluko is coming to Eastbourne folks!
The Engels in Eastbourne Project has been busy behind the scene on various radical history campaigns. Working with Eastbourne Borough Council and others, one such campaign has successfully secured the planned for opening of a commemoration Paul Robeson Room at the Winter Garden. This is where he frequently performed. A bass baritone singer. he sang…
-
Dedication to George Meek – A Podcast
Transcript SOME LINKS from the podcast 👇 Engels in Eastbourne website 👇 https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/engelsineastbourne/ Eastbourne Pilgrimage Project 👇 For the downloadable radical history tour -Engels And The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. https://eastbourne-pilgrimage-project.mailchimpsites.com/local-pilgrimage-walks The Elizabeth Curling Fountain 👇 https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101043623-drinking-fountain-eastbourne-ward George Meek’s Grandfather 👇 By Geoffrey Barber https://books.google.com/books/about/George_Meek_s_Grandfather.html?id=NmkjjwEACAAJ Special thanks to:- Clive Griggs for letting me have a copy…
Eastbourne Solidarity podcast will be showcasing the social, climate and economic justice groups, campaigns and activism going on in Eastbourne. First interview coming soon. Meanwhile, who are Eastbourne Solidarity? 