Records of Women Unite Against Racism This collection consists of records kept by Georgie Wemyss and Nurjahan Julie Begum, who were two active members of Women Unite Against Racism. They include a textile banner, event and printed material, and posters. CATALOGUE STATUS: This collection consists of two deposits which are currently uncatalogued, however lists are available as follows. Access is by appointment only, please contact staff. Records kept by member Georgie Wemyss [Georgina Susan Wemyss]. Accession reference: TH/9754: 1. Women Unite Against Racism second banner - used at Trades Union Congress (TUC) March 1994. Textile [A digital copy is available. Please contact staff for access digitised version, TH_9754_1]: 2. Unison newspaper 25 March 1994 including photographic image of the banner 3. THAR newsletter March 1994 Issue 2, back page 'women vote' column 4. Women and Racism Booklet (prepared for photocopying) 5. Letter to members 5 November 1994 - listing names of women present at meeting (Clare Ramsaran was not in Elwar - that was a mistake) 6. Poster made to document Women Unite Against Racism (referred to in the letter above). Includes picture of first banner which was destroyed by police at the demo at Welling, Bexley in 1993 7. Record of first Women Unite Against Racism meeting by Clare Ramsaran 8. Pack of questions and answers sent by Women Unite Against Racism to candidates in 1994 local elections. (Faxes fading). Replies from: - R. Jalal (Labour) - I. Dale (Tory) - S. Petter (Green) - John Biggs (Labour) - S. Alom (Labour) - Jane Ludlow (Liberal Democrats) - S. Clarke (Tory?) - T. McNally (Liberal Democrats) and reply from Women Unite Against Racism - O.vOsmand (Independent) - L. ? (Tory) - R. Klein (Green) - very faded [access restrictions apply to personal data in the letters and questionnaires] 9. Help getting to Polling Station leaflet 9 November 1995 10. Report about 1st Women Unite Against Racism meeting (see 7.) 11. Official stamp Records kept by member Nurjahan Julie Begum. Accession reference: TH/9755: 1. Photocopies of protest photos [2 items/copies] 2. COF steering group members list 3. Women Unite Against Racism registration leaflet (English) [2 items/copies] 4. English/Somali/Bengali/Chinese leaflet for registration 5. Women Unite Against Racism conference programme 6. Fax of Women Unite Against Racism conference notes 7. Women Unite Against Racism questionnaire [2 items/copies] 8. Women Unite Against Racism bulletin October 1993, November 1993, February 1994, April 1994 Additional records received 03/05/2029: accession references: TH/9755/9-12 posters as follows. Digital copies are available to consult: 9. 'TUC Unite Against Racism. National demonstration'. March and Rally. Assemble Spitalfields Market, Commercial Street. Rally at London Fields off Mare Street, Hackney. 19 March 1994. Black and white poster. Two members of WUAR, Julie Begum and Molara Solanke spoke about women in the movement at this rally. With green sticker attached: Tower Hamlets Nine Defence Campaign 'Self Defence No Offence'. 10. Tower Hamlets Nine Defence Campaign 'Tower Hamlets 9 are innocent' picket poster. Thames Magistrates Court, Bow Road. 21 December [1993]. WUAR attended the picket - the Tower Hamlets Nine were a group of men wrongfully arrested for protesting against a racist attack on 17-year-old Quddus Ali. The rally was supported by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), THARC, THAR, Quddus Ali Family Campaign, Youth Connection and Newham Monitoring Group. 11. 'Save Our Schools! Help us defend our right to a decent education!' campaign poster against proposals of Tower Hamlets Liberal Councillors to remove hot school dinners and travel and clothing grants for older pupils and cut maintenance budgets in schools. Features photographic image of school pupils from St Matthias School by Phil Maxwell. Published jointly by NALGO (National and Local Government Officers' Association), NUPE (National Union of Public Employees), NASUWT (National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers) and GMB/APEX (GMB trade union / Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff). 1980s-1990s. 12. 'If a policeman lays a hand on you.....self defence is NO offence!' picket poster in pen. 1980s-1995