Sandra George
‘Shakti’ (1990)
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Image description: black and white landscape photograph of a group of women working in the Shakti office. Four women read documents and converse around a large brown desk. There are poitical posters covering the walls, and papers, files, and books on shelves all around. There is a fridge in the right hand corner.
Sandra George
Shakti - International Women’s Day, (1989)
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Image description: black and white landscape photograph of four women eating dinner in a living room. On the right, a woman with dark skin, short dark hair, and glasses, wearing a white blazer and patterned dress, sits on a patterned armchair and smiles down at a plate of food on her lap as she eats. In the back centre, a woman with medium light skin and long dark hair wearing a dark polka dot shirt stands behind the armchair. She is holding a plate in her right hadn and eating with a fork from her left. She listens to a woman with medium light skin, long dark hair, and glasses wearing a grey jumper and patterned skirt, who sits to the left. She is holding an empty plate in her right hand, and adjusting her glasses with her left. In the centre foreground, a woman with medium light skin and short dark hair is partially visible. She is looking to the left.
Image description: black and white landscape photograph of a Shakti meeting. Three women sit behind a table, watched by a larger group of women sitting on rows of chairs. Two of the women are listening to a third woman, who is talking to the room. She has medium dark skin, very short dark hair, and is wearing a patterned high neck jumper. She spreads her hands wide. Hanging from the table, a banner reads 'EVERY MOTHER IS A WORKING MOTHER'.
Image description: black and white landscape photograph of three women on a panel sitting behind a table. Two of the women are listening to a third woman, who is talking to the room. One has light skin, medium length light hair, and is wearing a patterned knitted jumper. The other has medium light skin, long dark hair, and is wearing a dark dress. The woman at the end has medium dark skin, very short dark hair, and is wearing a patterned high neck jumper. Her left hand is raised and bent at the elbow in an explanatory manner.
Sandra George
Shakti, 1993
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Image description: black and white landscape photograph of a Shakti meeting. Three women sit around a table. Two of the women are listening to a third woman on the right, who is talking to through a document in front of them. She has medium light skin, long dark hair tied back, and is wearing a dark buttoned short sleeved shirt. She is gesturing with a pen in her right hand to a section of the document in front of the woman in the centre. The woman in the centre has medium dark skin, dark hair tied back, and a light coloured collared shirt. She is looking down at the document in front of her. To the left, a woman with medium light skin, long dark hair tied back with a white scrunchie, a striped black and white turtleneck jumper, and glasses reads another copy on the table.
Sandra George
Stage Picket at MEC, Leith Walk Primary School, Edinburgh (1990)
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Image description: black and white landscape photograph of a group of woman behind a set of dark railings. They hold placards, which read ' WOMEN AGAINST VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN', 'WOMEN UNITE IN THE STRUGGLE', and 'OUR BODIES OUR CHOICE'. They are smiling, and holding up their signs behind the railings. One holds a sign reading 'WOMEN UNITE IN STRUGGLE' over the top.
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