| Description | This file contains correspondence from Jan Bessent (Banner Theatre's administrator), requesting information and literature from a range of campaigning groups and relief agencies concerned with unemployment and poverty issues. This material was to assist in researching the 'Unemployment Show'. Information supplied by some of these correspondents is included in this file.
/1Brighton and Hove Unemployed Workers Union included an undated letter with enclosures, Information leaflet nd, 3 copies of the Workers' Union newsletter 'Dole Full News' [Christmas 1982, February 1983 and March 1983].
/2 Child Poverty Action Group [CPAG] included a donation / membership form, a leaflet 'Have you just lost your job?', A factsheet 'Poverty - what poverty?', CPAG publications list [February 1983].
/3 Merseyside Trade Union and Unemployed Centre included a letter [04/04/1983] with enclosures, report for the Centre's Council of Management [04/07/1982], Agenda and Treasurer's Report to the Centre's general meeting [02/03/1983], leaflet for new centre in Hardman Street, Liverpool nd, blank affiliation form nd.
The file also contains information from other sources.
/4 Midlands Peoples Campaign for Jobs - Charter [nd], photocopied leaflet for 'Campaign '83', a leaflet from Birmingham Towns Committee for 'Campaign '83'. Note: Sid Platt of NALGO was Chairman of the Campaign and Tricia Davies of TURC was the regional co-ordinator. Simon Warren was co-ordinator of Birmingham Towns Committee.
/5 TURC provided a list of subjects covered by its newscuttings service [nd].
/6 TUC Centres for the Unemployed Bulletin Number 12 [March 1983]
/7 TUC & the Unemployment Alliance, a joint statement 'Double Taxation of the Unemployed' nd
/8 Labour Research Department booklet 'State Benefits' [1983]
/9 A programme for 'Politics and Entertainment on Television', a day event organised by Birmingham Film Workshop and British Film Institute, focusing on 'The Boys from the Blackstuff' nd
/10 Theatre Foundry, leaflet for their production 'A job for Life' nd
/11 Voluntary Action, a photcopied article 'Charities unite to protect the unemployed' Spring 1982
/12 Various public sector publications - Department of Health and Social Security [DHSS] leaflet 'Who pays less rent and rates?' [April 1983], Birmingham City Council leaflet 'Explaining Your Rate' [1983 -1984], West Midlands County Council leaflet 'Finances 1983 - 1984'
/13 Advertising leaflet for 'Beacon Development Co - Op Ltd' Motor garage in Aldridge. |