War And Society - Part 3 - Protest For Peace (1960-1969)

Part 3 of a series of films made for schools entitled: “War and Society.“ Devised and produced in association with the Schools Council and Nuffield Foundation Humanities Curriculum Project. Editor: Ron Glenister. Research: Charlie Gillett. Producer: Richard Dunn. “We Shall Overcome“ is sung on the soundtrack over photographs of a female protest singer - Joan Baez. September 1961 - Ban the Bomb demonstrators mobilise in Trafalgar Square. Various shots of the protesters and high angle shot of them gathered in the Square. Police drafted to the area walk towards the Square. Sit down protesters include Shelagh Delaney, Vanessa Redgrave and John Osborne. Sir Herbert Reid (Reed?) is also amongst the demonstrators. A man of the cloth stands up to speak to the crowd. They are practising tactics Gandhi made famous - passive resistance. Various shots of police holding back crowds and dragging protesters across a road. Police strain to keep crowds back. Various protesters are arrested - mostly