Past Event
Access Information
The Whitechapel Gallery is committed to making all of our events as accessible as possible for every audience member. Please contact access@whitechapelgallery.org if you would like to discuss a particular request and we will gladly discuss with you the best way to accommodate it.
– Information about access on site at the gallery is available here https://www.whitechapelgallery.org/visit/access/
– This includes information about Lift access; Borrowing wheelchairs & seating; Assistance Animals; Parking; Toilets and baby care facilities; Blind & Partially Sighted Visitors; Subtitles and transcripts; British Sign Language (BSL) and hearing induction loops; Deaf Messaging Service (DMS).
Transport
– To the best of our knowledge, there are no planned disruptions to local transport on the date of the event.
– Our nearest train station – Aldgate East Underground (1 min) is not wheelchair accessible. The closest wheelchair accessible stations are Whitechapel (15 min), Shoreditch High Street (15 min) or Liverpool Street (15 min).
– Free parking for Blue Badge holders is available at the top of Osborn Street in the pay and display booths for an unlimited period. Spaces are available on a first come, first served basis.
Join us for an exclusive free screening of Defiance: Fighting the Far Right – a new, landmark Channel 4 documentary series that examines the political and social struggles faced by Britain’s Asian community between 1976 and 1981.
Across three episodes, the series investigates campaigns of violence and murder at a time when National Front activity became increasingly prominent, including events such as the Southall protests, the death of Blair Peach, the Battle for Brick Lane and the story of the Bradford 12. The series combines archival footage and compelling new testimony from key figures on the front line at the time, detailing what happened when the British Asian community decided to fight back.
Visitors are welcome to enter Gallery 2 at any time during the screenings, and each episode is fully captioned.
These free afternoon screenings are followed by a day of discussions on Saturday 6 April exploring issues, stories, artistic responses and contemporary resonances related to the series.
14.00-15.00: Defiance: Fighting the Far Right, episode 1
15.30-16.30: Defiance: Fighting the Far Right, episode 2
17.00-18.00: Defiance: Fighting the Far Right, episode 3
