Singled Out: Videos from the London Community Video Archive

A screening of three videos from the London Community Video Archive, about women, housing and childcare in London in the 70s and 80s.

Doors open from 6:30pm, films start at 7:30pm
There will be refreshments
Free entry, but donations will be accepted on behalf of NELMA
Wilds Rents, 16 wilds rents, London SE14QG
there is one staircase entering the building

Netfull of holes
1984
A Netful of Holes is about female homelessness, looking at young women’s experiences of living at home, leaving home and the problems of finding somewhere to live, especially if you are single and unemployed. “…Even if you do find a place to live, it’s not necessarily what you’d call a home…” Taken from the theatre production of Netful of Holes, which was devised and performed by Second Wave Young Women’s Group, the tape intercuts discussions and workshops with actual scenes from the show. This structure gives the audience an idea of the working process leading up to the finish performance and is ideal or further discussion purposes.

One Two Three
1975
The story of the Children's community Centre at Dartmouth Park Hill, London. This is a co-operatively run centre with playgroups and other child-centred activities for both children and adults. With the aid of a local authority grant, two experienced playgroup leaders are employed, but much of the work is done by the parents on a voluntary basis. As well as seeing the activities of the centre, also explores the philosophies of the organising parents (which sometimes conflict), and the basic differences between this and most playgroups

Singled Out
1989
Through a series of interviews, this video explores the various issues faced by single mothers, their struggle for more recognition from society and the idealistic image of women that the media help to construct. In addition, funding, support institutions, lack of job opportunities and the difficulty in coping with both work and childcare are under