Comrade Sak - Shapurji Saklatvala MP 1922-2022 Centenary Talk
3pm, Sunday 30 October 2022, Units 23-24, Southside Shopping Centre, SW18 4TF
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Marc Wadsworth, author of Comrade Sak, Shapurji Saklatvala MP, a political biography will give a talk about Saklatvala's life and its relevance to politics today for Black History Month.
Wadsworth is a veteran Black campaigner, BBC broadcaster and filmmaker.
This event will be chaired by Councillor Kemi Akinola, Deputy Leader of Wandsworth Council.
Indian-born Shapurji Saklatavala was first elected Battersea Trades Council and Labour Party MP for North Battersea in 1922. An inspirational orator, he was very popular in the predominantly white working class constituency. He worked closely with Pan-Africanist Battersea Mayor John Archer, who himself made history by being elected to the post in 1913. Saklatvala was a courageous fighter for Indian independence, against imperialism, colonialism and racism and a champion of the labour movement.
There will be a Q & A and book signing session as well as refreshments.
