| Description | Sequence of flyers in English and Punjabi giving details of memorial rallies and commemorations of the life of Jagmohan Joshi, organised by the Jagmohan Joshi Memorial Committee and the Indian Workers Association, held at various venues in Birmingham and the surrounding area. Many of the rallies included speeches and a 'cultural programme' consisting of songs, poetry and theatre performances.
The earliest flyer advertises a memorial meeting held at Birmingham Town Hall on 17 June 1979 in memory of Joshi, organised by the Indian Workers Association. It includes a brief biography of Joshi. There are also flyers for later commemorations, including:
1980 commemoration held at Birmingham Town Hall on 7 June, including speeches by Teja Singh Sahota, General Secretary of the Indian Workers Association, Shirley Joshi of the Jagmohan Joshi Memorial Committee, Mohan Lal from the Birmingham branch of the Indian Workers Association and a speaker from the Zanu (PF) movement of Zimbabwe, and songs, poetry and action songs by Tara Singh Tara, Banner Theatre, Shinder and Party, Bhujhangi Group, Sathi Group, Gurmukh and Party, and Surrinder Kochar
1981 commemoration held at Sparkhill Social Club, Sparkhill, Birmingham on 27 June, including speeches by Teja Singh Sahota, President of the Indian Workers Association and Shirley Joshi of the Joshi Memorial Committee, and songs, poetry and drama by Bharti Kala Kendar of the Indian Arts Centre, The Red Turbans, Bhuchangi Group, Gurmukh and Party, the Ajnabi Group from Coventry and Dr Charan Singh Sandhu
1983 memorial meeting held at the Royal Spa Centre, Leamington on 26 June, including speeches by Shirley Joshi of the Memorial Committee and Avtar Singh Jouhl, General Secretary of the Indian Workers Association, and a cultural programme by Bharati Kala Kendar, Surrinder Singh Fathepuri Group, Bhuchangi Group, Gurmukh Singh and Party and the Parwana Group from Coventry. Flyers for this event are clipped to pages from 'Class Struggle' which includes an article about the anniversary of the death of Joshi, and about the campaigning activities of the Indian Workers Association
1986 memorial held at Digbeth Civic Hall on 29 June, organised by the Birmingham branch of the Indian Workers Association
1989 memorial rally against racism, fascism and imperialism, held at Summerfield Community Centre, Birmingham on 25 June, including speeches by Teja Singh Sahota, President of the Indian Workers Association, Shirley Joshi of the Jagmohan Joshi Memorial Committee, Shira Johal of the Indian Workers Association, Birmingham branch, and Beeny Brown of the Afro-Caribbean Self-help Organisation. The event also included the performance of 'Baba Bolda Hai' (The Old Man Speaks), about the situation in India by Birmingham Kala Kendar |