Memories tagged with "Central Library"
Galvanising community action against Clause 28
“I was very involved in Birmingham and Aston University Gay Societies; I and a woman, Rachel, decided we needed to do something about Clause 28, so we produced leaflets and on New Years Eve 1987 when it was going through Parliament, stood outside The...
Pink triangles at the Peace Centre - 1981-4
"circa 1981-1984 - the indie/hippy/lefty 'Peace Centre' Shop at the back of what is now the Pavilions Shopping Centre would sell Gay News, Square Peg, Spare Rib, along with books. Later (I think) they had Pink Paper, although I could be rememberin...
Switchboard stickers in the medical books
Betty: “I was on Switchboard; Switchboard had some women on, more men, including Helen Rose, Anna, Anne Bromwich, and a couple of others; we managed to keep West Midlands Switchboard fairly balanced for a while and we used to quite often have a woman...