Everyday Austerity at the Working Class Movement Library

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Kenneth Whittaker

Everyday Austerity at Working Class Movement Library, Manchester 4 February — 16 March 2017 Entrance is free

The Everyday Austerity exhibition is the result of two years of research with families in Greater Manchester by Dr Sarah Marie Hall, which gathered first-hand, personal accounts of everyday life in austerity.

These accounts have been turned into a series of original drawings by North West zine artist Stef Bradley, and are exhibited alongside field notes, audio extracts, and collected materials, to ‘lift the lid’ on austerity.

Everyday Austerity at Working Class Movement Library, Manchester 4 February — 16 March 2017 Entrance is free

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