From Cable Street to Brick Lane

From Cable Street to Brick Lane is a feature length documentary dealing with the fight against racism and fascism in the East End of London The film explores how different communities came together in the 1930s 1970s and 1990s to challenge racism and intolerance The focus of the project are the two iconic East London streets of Cable Street and Brick Lane 2011 marked the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street the seminal event in local and labour movement history when the East Ends Jewish population came together with trade unionists and other groups to prevent Oswald Mosleys Black Shirts marching through their community In the 1970s the predominantly Muslim Bangladeshi community living in and around Brick Lane was subjected to similar racist attacks by organised fascist groups This film examines the impact of these interrelated historic episodes and how they relate to contemporary issues in East London