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On Saturday, I attended the With Banners Held High event at Unity Works in Wakefield, which officially launched the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign (OTJC) compilation CD.
For those who don’t know me, I’m 26 years old. I was there with my girlfriend, aged 28, and two friends, both aged 29. The day was packed full of music, documentaries and talks, including one from Dennis Skinner, and it was as entertaining as it was informative.
As we tucked into some food downstairs, a man at the end of our table interrupted us to rather bluntly ask why we were there. He observed (correctly) that none of us had been born when the Battle of Orgreave or even the miners’ strike itself took place, and therefore had “no reason” to attend such an event.
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