livestream: Twyford Rising, Land and Resistance by Helen Beynon
Join Helen Beynon via zoom for the launch of her book about the Twyford Down protests.
Please register on eventbrite to receive a link to the zoom call before the event.
Twyford Rising tells the true and previously untold story of the protests to stop the construction of a motorway through Twyford Down, a beautiful hill in Hampshire, England. This was the first time environmental direct action on this scale had been taken in the UK and is acknowledged as the birthplace of the modern environmental movement.
The book tells the story of those protests in the words of those who were there, weaving together memories of local residents, new age travellers and young environmental activists. Only those who took part can really tell this story of unlikely alliances, adventure and heartbreak.
Including photos from the time, the book and the event is sure to be a trip down memory lane for those who were there and will provide ideas and inspiration for contemporary campaigners.
Helen Beynon is a writer, ecologist and environmental activist who in 1992 joined in with the early days of the protests against the building of the M3 motorway through Twyford Down. After many years of hearing the Twyford Down story related by people who weren't there, Helen decided it was time to write the story in the words of the people who were. From these stories and the photos people, took 'Twyford Rising' was born. After spending five years on the front line of the road protests, Helen moved to rural Norfolk where she still lives today, along the way she has re-built a house with straw bales, worked woodlands with horses, grown vegetables, worked as an ecologist and remained active in a number of political and environmental campaigns.
Helen is from a working class background and grew up in the middle of the Miner's Strike; one of her parents came to Britain as a refugee and so a keen sense of social justice is part of her writing as well as her activism. Helen is now working on a book about common land in Britain today.
This event is free however donations to help cover the cost of the running the event are appreciated. You can donate here.
October Books are the official distributor for Twyford Rising (Paperback RRP £12). To order a copy today please fill in our online order form.
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