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The Z Files with Benjamin Zephaniah
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Z Files with Benjamin Zephaniah

...Black History Month, we joined forces with him to put together this collection on notable black people in the fields of science, technology and engineering...Look back on our our series of interviews in which writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah explores the lives, aspirations and careers to date of acclaimed scientists, innovators and engineers. [Benjamin Zephaniah]...
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Protest Banners: Trade Union
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Trade Union

...history of protest from a mass strike of unskilled and skilled workers in the late 1880s (the struggle against casualization and for a daily living wage, the Dockers’s tanner). The leaders of the union at that time were taught to read by Eleanor Marx, daughter of Karl Marx and they bucked the trend of elaborate designs on banners and membership certificates for the...
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World-Changing Women: The Trung Sisters
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: The Trung Sisters

...history here... The Trung Sisters Vietnam ? - c. 40AD Armed Resistance [A Statue of the Trung sisters is Ho Chi Minh City] A statue of the Trung Sisters in Ho Chi Minh City In 111 BC the Han Dynasty of China conquered what is now Vietnam. As Chinese rule became increasingly more punitive there was frequent unrest among the Vietnamese people who protested against the...
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Celebrating festivals from the past and present
History & The Arts

Celebrating festivals from the past and present

...history is far richer. Music festivals have certainly gained popularity in recent decades, but many festivals can actually be traced back to ancient times. To explore the video content on this page, click on the individual sections below to uncover the festivals. Enjoy! The Compitalia, Parentalia, Panathenaia, Amphiaraia, Lenaia and Vinalia festivals Festivals were the...
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Download your free booklet 'Young People: Changing times'
Education & Development

Download your free booklet 'Young People: Changing times'

...People: Changing times' to accompany the 'Child of Our Time 16' series. ...To download your free booklet, please click here. Download this free, 28 page booklet produced by The Open University, covering a wide range of topics relating to young people, including: The history of youth Changing bodies Young people: what's the problem? Thinking about social media Futures...
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Milton Keynes and the roots of 'Smart' transport
Society, Politics & Law

Milton Keynes and the roots of 'Smart' transport

...history of transport innovation, and how The Open University has been a part of the experiment. ...Professor Stephen Potter has studied and lived in Milton Keynes since the 1970s. In the following interview, he explains how Milton Keynes was built, the unique vision of the Milton Keynes Development Corporation, and how the New Town’s culture of social radicalism is...
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Yes, we still need International Women's Day
Society, Politics & Law

Yes, we still need International Women's Day

...history. That it was a triumph of activism for and by women is beyond doubt. But the fact that we do still have to protest this shit speaks to the incredulity at what is happening. This is not “normal”. The persistence of misogyny and sexism, the need to march, to come together, to rally, to campaign yet again. This apparently Sisyphean task brings us to March 8 2017,...
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How have the Conservatives overtaken Labour for the British Indian vote?
Society, Politics & Law

How have the Conservatives overtaken Labour for the British Indian vote?

...history. And those votes came largely at Labour’s expense. A post-election survey by British Future showed the Tories enjoyed an eight percentage point advantage over Labour among Britain’s Hindu and Sikh communities. The Conservatives have 49% popularity among both ethno-religious groups, to Labour’s 41%. This reported advantage sharply contrasts with the 2010...
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