Friday Film: Spirit of '45, speakers and screening

November 15, 2013 18:00

Date Published: October 31, 2013 09:30 by Nottingham Quakers And Wea |

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Friends Meeting House, 25 Clarendon Street, Nottingham NG1 5JD

Friends' Films and the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) East Midlands present...

Film Friday: The Spirit of ‘45

A documentary on how the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society. Cert. U; 94 mins.

Timetable:
Arrive at 6pm for a bring-and-share supper: please bring food and drink to share if you can.
Three speakers to introduce the film at 7pm: (Speaker tbc) ‘Women Leading Learning' (WLL), WEA Women's Student Group:
‘Informal learning and community activism.
Alan Story, Founding member of Nottingham Left Unity and various activist groups: ‘Democratic engagement in action; widening participation'
Professor David Crouch, Notingham Quakers and University of Derby: ‘The Left's greatest moment'.
The film will begin at 7.30pm, finishing at 9pm to allow time for informal discussion between attendees before the event finishes at 9.30pm.
This is a free event, but places are limited. Please book your place using Eventbrite,
www.eventbrite.com/event/8467988983, />or by contacting Philip Sainty: warden@nottinghamquakers.org.uk