North East Labour History
From Sue Ward An exhibition at the Baltic, Gateshead, until 16 March, Franki Raffles: Photography, Activism, Campaign Works. About a brilliant woman photographer who, among many other things, provided the images for the Edinburgh Zero Tolerance campaign of 1992, opposing violence against women. Free, and well worth seeing. See https://baltic.art/whats-on/02-franki-raffles-photography-activism-campaign-works/
In April 1912 the Tyne-built ship Carpathia rescued the bitterly cold and traumatised survivors of the Titanic disaster. In this illustrated talk Newcastle author Ken Smith spotlights the ship's epic story of compassion amid tragedy.
From Judith Green, This year marks the centenary of the disaster which killed 38 men and boys from the local area. To commemorate this, local organisations are holding a remembrance event from 10.30am - 1pm and a memorial service at 2pm at St Margaret's Church, Armstrong Road, Scotswood NE15 6AR on Saturday 29 March.