Women’s Banner Group film to premiere on Women’s Day
A special International Women’s Day celebration will feature the premiere of a new film about the Durham miners’ Women’s Banner Group.
The event at Redhills: Durham Miners Hall will include the first chance to see With Whole Heart Cometh Hope.
The new documentary by Amber Films tells the story of the Women’s Banner Group (WBG), created to celebrate the achievements of women.
Thefilmfollowstheprogress of the group, which involves people from all over County Durham, from the start of the project to last year’s Durham Miners’ Gala, when the banner was processed through the streets of the city.
LauraDaly,WBGchair,said: “The film is a great way to mark allweachievedtogether,andwe are looking forward to sharing it with everyone involved, and with the wider public.
“We’re sure this will be an empowering and inspiring evening and we hope as many people as possible join us at Redhills to celebrate International Women’s Day.”
Ross Forbes, of Durham Miners’ Association, said: “We are delighted to be welcoming the Women’s Banner Group to Redhills to mark International Women’s Day, and are proud that we will help celebrate the immense contribution and achievements of the women or ourcommunitiesandourmovement.”
After marching at last year’s gala with a patchwork banner, theWBGisfundraisingforatraditional painted silk banner to paradeatthisyear’sBigMeeting, on Saturday, July 13.
The event takes place at Redhills: Durham Miners’ Hall, Flass Street, Durham, on Friday, March 8, at 7pm.
The event is free, but voluntary donations would be welcome.
Any money raised will be divided equally between the Women’s Banner Group and TheRedhillsAppeal.Toregister forfreetickets,gotobuytickets. at/redhillsdurham.
For more information about the Women’s Banner Group, email: womensbannergroup@gmail.com.
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