Badge - Fight Hospital Closures
Object
Badge
Production date
1983
Object number
2024.185
Physical Description
Circular badge, white background with handwritten style black text.
Object history
Related to the Hackney Health Emergency Campaign.
Hackney Health Emergency was a successful people-led campaign to save St Leonard’s Hospital, Hoxton from closure. The campaign and hospital occupation that was staged by its workers and local residents between 1983-1984 was a key moment for local healthcare.
Hackney Health Emergency was a successful people-led campaign to save St Leonard’s Hospital, Hoxton from closure. The campaign and hospital occupation that was staged by its workers and local residents between 1983-1984 was a key moment for local healthcare.
Associated Event
Associated Organisation
Associated Person
Peter Kahn (Owner)
Material
Metal
Plastics
Dimension
Diameter: 38mm
On display?
No
Inscription
EMERGENCY!
FIGHT HOSPITAL CLOSURES
IN HACKNEY
FIGHT HOSPITAL CLOSURES
IN HACKNEY
