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Mark Ashton (* 19. Mai 1960 in Oldham, Vereinigtes Königreich; † 11. Februar 1987 in London) war in den frühen 1980er Jahren Mitglied der Kommunistischen Partei Großbritanniens (CPGB) und Mitglied einer Londoner Gruppe schwuler und lesbischer Aktivisten.
Mark Christian Ashton (() 19 May 1960 – () 11 February 1987) was a British gay rights activist and co-founder of the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) support group. He was a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain and general secretary of the Young Communist League.
Mark Ashton, einem homosexuellen Aktivisten aus London, gelang es, die LGBT-Community von der Tragweite des Kampfes der Bergarbeiter gegen die Eiserne Lady zu überzeugen. Mit einigen Kameraden gründete er die Gruppe „Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners“ und sammelte Spenden zu ihrer Unterstützung. Das gesammelte Geld übergaben sie ...
23. Feb. 2021 · Learn about Mark Ashton, a political activist who started LGSM, a charity that raised money for mining families during the 1984 strike. Discover his life, legacy and death from HIV in this article by LGBT Lawyers.
Mark Ashton schätzte, dass die Londoner LGSM-Gruppe während des Streiks ein Viertel der Kosten für den Lebensunterhalt der Bergarbeiter von Dulais getragen hat.
Mark Ashton was a Northern Irish-born Londoner who co-founded Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) in 1984. He also campaigned for communism, anti-racism and nuclear disarmament until his death from AIDS in 1987.
2. Juni 2021 · Mark Ashton was a leading figure in the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners group during the 1984 miners' strike. He died in 1987 and a memorial or a blue plaque will be erected in his hometown of Portrush, following a council vote.
