About: John Shiers

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John Shiers (1952–2011) was a Manchester based British left-wing gay rights campaigner. He was also a leading campaigner and a founding member of the Hulme Asbestos Action Group. He died in 2011 of mesothelioma a type of cancer closely linked to exposure to Asbestos. The legal case against his landlord citing asbestos in his council home leading to his cause of death was one of the first of this type.

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  • John Shiers (1952–2011) was a Manchester based British left-wing gay rights campaigner. He was also a leading campaigner and a founding member of the Hulme Asbestos Action Group. He died in 2011 of mesothelioma a type of cancer closely linked to exposure to Asbestos. The legal case against his landlord citing asbestos in his council home leading to his cause of death was one of the first of this type. (en)
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  • Tadworth, Surrey, England, (en)
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  • John Shiers (1952–2011) was a Manchester based British left-wing gay rights campaigner. He was also a leading campaigner and a founding member of the Hulme Asbestos Action Group. He died in 2011 of mesothelioma a type of cancer closely linked to exposure to Asbestos. The legal case against his landlord citing asbestos in his council home leading to his cause of death was one of the first of this type. (en)
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  • John Shiers (en)
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