Catalogue Number
NMLH.1995.38.3
Object Name
Poster
Title
'Ten years on. Remember Blair Peach. Memorial march and rally...'
Place
Southall & London
People
Blair Peach, Arthur Scargill, Jeremy Corbyn, Anti-Fascist Action, Broadwater Farm Defence Committee, London Metropolitan Police, Special Patrol Group (SPG)
Events
Death of Blair Peach
Date
1989
Description
Large orange, blue and black poster.
The centre of the poster has a large photograph of a protester, with the text "TEN YEARS ON. REMEMBER BLAIR PEACH." There is a small photograph of Blair Peach at the bottom. Surrounding the image there are many photographs displaying different protests and rallies, including the Black People's Day of Action 1981, Broadwater Farm protests, and other anti-racist, anti-establishment protests. On the left of the poster there is black text which reads "Sunday 23 1989. Memorial March and Rslly, Assemble 1pm Southall Park, Uxbridge Road, Rally 3pm Fenner Brockway Centre, South Road, Southall." On the right of the poster there is black text reading, "Speakers: Arthur Scargill.Jeremy Corbyn MP. Glyn Ford MEP. Mogneese Abdullah (France). Lenny Zeeskind (USA). Martin Becker (Germany) . Broadwater Farm Defence Committee . Gerry Cable (Editor Search light). Refugee Forum. Smgbs. Anti-fascist action. East London Teacher Association. The friends of Blair Peach. Clarence Baker. John La Rose. Irish
Speaker. Organised by Blair Peach 10th Anniversary Committee Contact: 1st floor. 50/52 Kings street, Southall Middlesex UB2 4DB." On 23 April 1979,
Blair Peach died as a result of being hit over the head by police. He, along with thousands of others, was demonstrating against the National Front in Southall, West London. No police officer was ever charged or prosecuted in relation to his death which raised serious concerns about the use of excessive force and the lawless behaviour of police officers from the Metropolitan Police Special Patrol Group while policing the demonstration. Peach was a anti-racist, anti-Nazi protester.
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