Rally for the Library of Birmingham

The rally was against the cuts being proposed to the libraries of Birmingham on National Libraries Day 7th Feb 2015, with speeches and performances from:

• Carl Chinn, historian
• Birmingham Poets Laureates, past and present 
• A message of support from Benjamin Zephaniah
• Vanley Burke, photographer
• Judith Cutler, Writer
• The Indian Workers Association
• A representative from Refugee Action

Peoples Heritage Cooperative were there to show our support and also to document some of the visitors and protesters voices on 7th February. Please see this short video from the day, with clips from those interviews:

listen to ‘Libraries deserve more funding’ on audioBoom

listen to ‘Forward ever backward never’ on audioBoom

listen to ‘Studying in Libraries’ on audioBoom

listen to ‘Volunteers dont replace librarians’ on audioBoom

listen to ‘Join your union song’ on audioBoom

listen to ‘A citizen of no mean city’ on audioBoom

listen to ‘Jangle your Bangles’ on audioBoom

listen to ‘Protect the library’ on audioBoom

listen to ‘Ode to LoB’ on audioBoom

listen to ‘Here come the Philistines’ on audioBoom

For more details see:

• Friends of Library of the Library of Birmingham
• Rally Event facebook page
• Birmingham Post - Library of Birmingham rally calls halt in cuts
• Brian Gamble presents cut proposals to the Culture, Learning and Skills Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Birmngham City Council
• Public rally to take place over Library of Birmingham cuts