Records relating to Phoenix Road premises, including: correspondence covering planning permission; complaints from local residents; and architectural plans and costing.
CLCBLG lease (for six years from Sept 1986) and deed of trust for Phoenix Road premises.
Correspondence between CLCBLG, architects, building contractors, solicitors and Camden Council relating to proposed construction and changes to Phoenix Road premises. Correspondents include Support Community Building Design, Strawberry Builders, and Matrix Feminist Design Co-operative. Also includes invoices, costings and specifications, copies of architectural plans, and meeting minutes.
Correspondence between CLCBLG members, London Borough of Camden representatives for lettings and vacant buildings, and local MPs, including Anna Bowman and Kate Allen (c.1984-1985).
Specification for rehabilitation and conversion of 54-56 Phoenix Road (CLCBLG premises) by Support Community Building Design.
Floor plan of the new Centre at 54-56 Phoenix Road, with colour palette and specification document (c.1986) from Support Community Building Design.
Records relating to ultimately unsuccessful attempt to set up a Lesbian Centre in Carol Street (1984-85), including correspondence, memos, building specifications, and related documents.
Material relating to making Phoenix Road premises accessible for lesbians with disabilities.
Includes: correspondence between CLCBLG, GEMMA, the Centre on Environment for the Handicapped; access codes for other venues including the Feminist Library, Hampden Community Centre, West Hampstead Women’s Centre and others; and returned Sisters Against Disablement access questionnaires sent to organisations [by CLCBLG?].
Photographs and press cuttings, many of which have been commissioned by and/or featured in Outwrite Women’s Newspaper.
Includes images relating to Zimbabwean workers’ struggles (1983), Grenadian liberation from US and UK occupation, Indian women’s protests against gender-based violence and killing of [Nandita Gandhi], GABRIELA Filipina women’s activism, all-women protest against assassination of Benita Aquino in Manila (Oct 1983), demo in Grenada in protest at attempted assassination of Maurice Bishop (1980), LGBT+ protest, and more.
Outwrite Women’s NewspaperFolder of photographs and press cuttings, many of which have been commissioned by and/or featured in Outwrite Women’s Newspaper.
These images document a wide range of events and protests, primarily in the UK and Ireland. Includes images relating to Women’s Liberation campaigns (including a Glasgow WLM group), pro-choice rallies, demos and community aid connected to the Miners’ Strike, the Troubles, News International/Wapping dispute, various industrial actions, the Anti-Apartheid Movement in the UK, COHSE and NUPE demos against NHS privatisation, protests against cuts to public services, LGBTQ+ protests (e.g. Section 28 & ‘Stop the Clause’ protests, Lesbian Strength 1985), and much more.
Camden Lesbian Centre and Black Lesbian Group