1 hr 14 min
Episode 15 - Solidarity The City Politics Podcast
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In April 1914 while witnessing the Paint Creek Mine War in West Virginia, Ralph Chaplin penned the song ‘Solidarity Forever’, inspired by the collective efforts of striking workers. From these beginnings the song spread as an anthem for organised labour across the world. Solidarity is a central concept in politics animating resistance to Communism in Poland, the struggle for women’s rights, and the fight against apartheid. To say nothing of the day-to-day practice of supporting our friends and neighbours in our communities. But what does solidarity actually mean?
Today we will give you the City view on solidarity.
Our guests are Patrick Diamond, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at Queen Mary, University of London, and Lise Butler, Lecturer in Modern History at City, University of London.
In April 1914 while witnessing the Paint Creek Mine War in West Virginia, Ralph Chaplin penned the song ‘Solidarity Forever’, inspired by the collective efforts of striking workers. From these beginnings the song spread as an anthem for organised labour across the world. Solidarity is a central concept in politics animating resistance to Communism in Poland, the struggle for women’s rights, and the fight against apartheid. To say nothing of the day-to-day practice of supporting our friends and neighbours in our communities. But what does solidarity actually mean?
Today we will give you the City view on solidarity.
Our guests are Patrick Diamond, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at Queen Mary, University of London, and Lise Butler, Lecturer in Modern History at City, University of London.
1 hr 14 min