An exhibition marking the centenary of the introduction of conscription in early 1916. The north-west had a vigorous anti-war movement from 1914 onwards. This exhibition looks at some of those involved, both men and women, who fought for peace. Bill Chadwick from Westhoughton and Hugh Hutchinson from Bolton, whose...
Talk by Robin Stocks. We mark the centenary of the Easter Rising with an account of how, in the middle of WW1, members of the Irish community in Manchester and other British cities resolved to travel to Dublin to prepare for a rebellion to achieve independence for Ireland. ...
Taking inspiration from the machine-breaking Luddites of the early 19th century, artist Richard Milward is producing a series of paintings which, in his words, ‘expose, exaggerate and ridicule the ways in which modern technology encroaches on – and distorts – everyday life’. A month-long loan to WCML of one...
To Make That Future Now! - 150 years of the Manchester and Salford Trades Council - exhibition. Open Wednesdays to Fridays 1-5pm and the first Saturday in May, June and July 10am-4pm. More details to follow.
Richard Cleminson will give the 7th Frow Lecture. His topic is “A new world in our hearts”: anarchism and the Spanish Civil War. Richard is Professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Leeds. In this lecture Richard will outline and critically assess the anarchist political and cultural contribution...
Three institutions, Salford Museum & Art Gallery, Islington Mill and ourselves, join forces to fly the flag for Salford as part of Manchester After Hours 2016. Using WCML and Salford Museum as locations, Islington Mill will curate a live programme of music and spoken word that’s in tune with...
Wednesday 18 May 6.30pm In the Company of Joan Wendy Richardson’s documentary about Joan Littlewood’s legacy in opening a door in theatre to the working classes. Wednesday 25 May 6.30pm The Mine Wars At the beginning of the 20th century, coal was the engine of American industrial progress. Nearly...
In 1969 the Representation of the People Act was passed which allowed people aged 18, 19 and 20 to vote in elections. During the 2014 Scottish Referendum 16 year olds were allowed to vote for the first time. The People’s History Museum and the Working Class Movement Library are...
The Working Class Movement Library in conjunction with the University of Salford is extremely pleased to invite you to its second musical fundraising concert. It features Will Kaufman, performing and talking about some of his Woody Guthrie songs, and John Conolly performing and talking about his own songs about...
Democracy may be a right, but too often in the world it is a privilege. As part of the Library's joint project with the People’s History Museum, Voting for Change, you can come and see some of the exciting newly acquired objects that help both organisations better tell the history...
