Petition updateSAVE SARAH CHAPMAN'S GRAVE, A LEADER OF THE 1888 MATCHGIRLS STRIKE & TRADE UNION HEROINEFabulous - over 2,500 already

Samantha JohnsonSouthampton, ENG, United Kingdom
18 Aug 2017
Listen to a discussion about Sarah Chapman, on Radio London Wed 23rd 10.30am. Robert Elms will be talking with Louise Raw, author of 'Striking A Light'.
Don't forget, the Matchgirls are part of the BBC Proms this month. It's a world premier of a composition by Hannah Kendall called 'The Spark Catchers'. This piece was inspired by a poem of the same name by Lemn Sissay. The poem is Lemn's reaction to his reading about the Matchgirls Strike. The poem is engraved as permanent artwork at the QE Olympic Park in London, not far from the Bryant and May factory in Bow.
Do look up Lemn on proletarianpoetry.com, and his video on blog.lemnsissay.com, 5thJuly 2013.
The Prom is on Radio3, 10.15pm Wednesday 30th Aug, repeated on tv, Sept 8th BBC 4.
Thank you, keep the support coming!
Sam
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