who is george garrett?`
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Who is George Garrett?`• Born Seacombe 1896, family soon
moved to the Dingle• Early radical activism: 1911
dockers strike• Stowaway, then merchant
seaman, spent both Wars at sea• New York 1920s: IWW and early
writing• 1930s: unemployment, activism,
writing and Orwell• Founder member, Merseyside
Left Theatre/Unity Theatre• Family life, died 1966
Michael Murphy, Nottingham Trent University, 1999
A first look at the archive
Adding to the Archive
16-week evening class
• A Stoker with Punch
• Seaman, Syndicalist and Scribe
• On the Parish
• Subterranean Theatre
The Garretteers
Project aims January – May 2014
• Catalogue the archive
• Digitise the archive
• Garrett web site, timeline, book, exhibition, installation and film
• Launch and programme of events during WOWFestival May 2014
LJMU student installation
On tour
Garrett Exhibition, Central Library
Launch Event, Central Library
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