Campaigning
Politically engaged without being aligned, in the 1980s in particular Amber committed itself to opening up the issues that underpinned a number of international, national and local campaigns and movements, for many years having a Current Affairs unit. It's a strand of work that continues at a community level.
Exhibitions (show all)
Easington: A Mining Village
from: Photography
Portrait of Easington Colliery in County Durham immediately prior to the start of the Miners’ Strike of 1984, part of Amber's engagement with the issues which underpinned it.
Easington: August 1984
from: Photography
Documentation of a County Durham colliery village under police siege, at the height of the Miners’ Strike. Purchased and toured by Amber, the work was published by Amberside with a text by Huw Beynon.
Look Me In The Eye
from: Photography
Collaborative project with a paraplegic, campaigning to change attitudes to disability, North Shields,1988, developed as part of the work of Amber's Current Affairs Unit.