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Sylvia Pankhurst film trailer

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This is the trailer for the inspiring new feature length documentary Sylvia Pankhurst: Everything is possible now available on DVD from the charity WORLDwrite. The full film is packed with little-known facts, rare archive imagery, expert interviews and exclusive testimony from Sylvia’s son, Richard Pankhurst and his wife Rita. The campaigns Sylvia led embraced far more than ‘votes for women’ as she uniquely understood the fight for democratic rights required a challenge to the system. For full details visit www.worldwrite.org.uk/sylviapankhurst
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    • An amazing documentary about an amazing woman!

      Filmed in the East End of London and beyond, this feature length epic documentary traces the context, campaigns and political impact of suffragette and revolutionary Sylvia Pankhurst. With unique testimony from Sylvia’s son Richard Pankhurst and his wife Rita interwoven with rare archive, we learn of her imprisonment, opposition to war, internationalism and why she’s so inspiring. Don’t miss this first screening of a film which reveals the true story of a forgotten heroine.

      The Horse Hospital arts centre, The Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London WC1N are screening WORLDwrite’s latest documentary Sylvia Pankhurst: Everything is possible on Thursday 14th April at 7.30pm
      click here for details. http://www.thehorsehospital.com/now/sylvia-pankhurst-everything-is-possible/

      You do need to book tickets with the venue which is easy to do online through their ticket booking facility here. http://www.wegottickets.com/event/111972

      The film is now available on DVD and is a great resource for schools, colleges, and libraries as there are many lessons we can learn for today from Sylvia’s intrepid campaigning.
      The DVD is easy to order on line here. http://www.worldwrite.org.uk/sylviapankhurst/buy-the-dvd/

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