Peterloo Memorial Campaign

For any followers contemplating a move from this platform, we can also be found in the fediverse at @PeterlooMemorial@mcr.wtf and on Bluesky at @peterloomemorial.bsky.social, in addition to facebook.com/groups/3359506…

2/2 Next week Sean Cooney, Rowan Rheingans and Sam Carter tour with "Peter's Field" playing Bradford-on-Avon, Sunderland, Middleton, Sheffield, London & Liverpool, followed by an online show on Monday 16 March and the album release on 23 March. Tickets at seancooney.co.uk/peters-field

Lots of musical accounts of Peterloo coming up! Saturday 7 March, GLOSSOP: Reformers of Peterloo perform "Peterloo in Rock" with visual backdrops by @PeterlooMemoria chair Polyp. Partington Theatre, 7.30pm, whatsoninglossop.com/event/peterloo… More dates at peterloo-in-rock.com/events/ 1/2

Just time to wish a happy 238th birthday to Samuel Bamford, weaver, writer, poet and Radical, who led the Middleton contingent to Peterloo in August 1819.

Online talk on The Radical Life of Thomas Paine, on his 289th birthday - Monday 9 February, 7pm - with @PeterlooMemoria chair Polyp, who published a Fantastical Visual Biography of Paine polyp.org.uk/books/paine-a-…. Book now! humanists.uk/events/in-conv…

In early April 1820, what could have been a significant uprising occurred in the West Riding of Yorkshire, It was closely linked to unrest in the west of Scotland, particularly around Glasgow and the aftermath of the "Peterloo" trials. The unrest unfolded in several towns. 1/3

We're so excited to announce that, following a sold out show in November, PETERLOO IN ROCK returns to Guide Bridge Theatre in February. If you missed the show last time round, get your tickets to avoid disappointment. Info and tickets via gbtheatre.co.uk | 0333 666 3366

@RoyalReporter @JohnRentoul Corbyn did quote Shelley's poem correctly when he was on stage at Glastonbury in 2017.

@JohnRentoul Isn’t Blair’s version said to have been inspired by “ye are many, they are few” from Shelley’s The Masque of Anarchy , written in 1819 after the Peterloo Massacre?

“For the many”? A quotation from Tony Blair’s Clause IV?

Tune into The Laura Beth Show tonight at 9pm on @ReclaimedRadio1 to hear Reformers of Peterloo’s live lounge session, the 60 second profile from @frankjoshua the gig guide from @LetitiaRoyle plus loads of indie, Manchester, rock and punk tunes reclaimedradio.com

COUNCIL PETITION RE CLEANING THE PETERLOO MEMORIAL We've loads of paper signatures but could do with more on the e-petition. Please sign now! (Ignore any glitch message; link works, petition is live.) democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionDis… Polyp explains why it's needed: youtube.com/watch?v=3mcEqf…

If you came to the Peterloo commemoration on 16 August, you may have signed a petition to the council asking to add an anti-mould treatment to the annual cleaning of the memorial. There's an online version of the petition at democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionDis… More at facebook.com/groups/3359506…

@FreshVoicesUK @redrumlisa @SlothBracelet The Skelmanthorpe banner, made in 1819, calls for universal suffrage, liberty, justice for the victims of Peterloo, and the abolition of slavery (for more details, see ageofrevolution.org/200-object/ske…)

@redrumlisa @SlothBracelet Ditto. Same. It’s important that we also understand there was a time when we did come together. The battle of Peterloo was partially about the condition of the enslaved too cos the were weavers in the cotton trade & the white working class could see the connections between us.

Can anyone explain why the English working class is so spectacularly stupid and willing to further the agenda of libertarian billionaires without question? #r4today

The Publicans who rode with the Yeomanry at Peterloo on 16th August 1819 & why they did kmflett.wordpress.com/2020/08/16/the… via @kmflett

Today in 1819, working people in Manchester gathered peacefully to demand the right to vote. The authorities sent the troops in & 18 people were killed. This event reminds us that every right we have was fought for. In Manchester today commemorating the Peterloo massacre.

@MikeMcClur69771 The only shooting occurred that evening, during a protest about the massacre but several hours later. The yeomanry (private militia) and the army were wielding sabres, so most of the damage was done by those, or the horses, or just the press of people trying to escape them.

August 16, 1819: Peterloo Massacre: British cavalry in Manchester, England fire on demonstrators killing 15 and injuring hundreds.

@wrkclasshistory I was at the commemoration today at the Peterloo Memorial in Manchester; proud to have read out a name of one of the victims - Thomas Ashton, a special constable killed by so-called 'friendly fire' - cut down by a fellow constable's sabre then trampled to death.

206 years ago today, the Peterloo Massacre took place at St Peter’s Field, Manchester. Among the killed and injured were brave Salfordians like Sarah Jones. We remember them and their fight to give future generations a voice in politics.

Wonderful local banner made in commemoration of Peterloo massacre and those who gave their all. Carried as we walked the same path as those folk 200 years later in 2019.

A stunning tapestry hung in the arches today for the #Peterloo Musical, marking the anniversary of the massacre, right on the spot where it unfolded. Tickets left for 8pm…💙💜 🎟️ 53two.com/whatson #Manchester