THE LIBRARY IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED. Click here for more information

X

Subscribe to our mailing list

Our regular e-bulletin keeps you up-to-date about our news and activities, and occasionally re fundraising appeals. You can opt out at any time. Full details of how we look after data are available in our privacy policy on our Web site.

If you agree to being contacted in this way, click the ‘Subscribe’ button below. Your information will be sent to MailChimp for processing - https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy.

* indicates required
Last updated:10 March 2015

Events

15
Apr

Online talk, 'The rise of Thomas Paine and the case of the officers of excise'

We are delighted to have hosted online Paul Myles's talk on Thomas Paine on Wednesday 15 April at 2pm.  A recording of the talk is now available on the Library's YouTube channel here.   Paul Myles helps us mark the end of our Paine exhibition by talking about his book...

17
Apr

Guest exhibition: Posters from the Irish civil rights era

This exhibition is now available for viewing online here.  Thanks to guest curator Geoff Brown for helping to make this possible. In August 1969 political and sectarian unrest saw barricades erected in Belfast’s Falls Road and British troops on the streets.  People’s Democracy, a radical student movement, provided political direction...

22
Apr

Online talk, 'The pre-First World War labour unrest and women's suffrage revolt: never the twain shall meet?'

We are delighted to have hosted online Ralph Darlington's talk 'The pre-First World War labour unrest and women's suffrage revolt: never the twain shall meet?' on Wednesday 22 April. A recording of the talk is now available on the Library's YouTube channel here. Ralph, who is Emeritus Professor of Employment...

29
Apr

Online talk, 'The right to our own time and energy': 130 years of May Day

We were pleased on 29 April to host a new addition to our online talks series - Kevin Morgan, Professor of Politics and Contemporary History at the University of Manchester, spoke on 'The right to our own time and energy': 130 years of May Day.  A recording of the talk is now...

13
May

Online talk, The Irish in Britain Representation Group Archive at the WCML: a major addition to the Irish Collection

We are once again delighted to have hosted online another new addition to our planned talks series - Bernadette Hyland's talk on our IBRG archive. A recording of the talk is now available on the Library YouTube channel here.  Bernadette was National Chair of the Irish in Britain Representation Group...

16
May

POSTPONED 11th annual Frow Lecture - Selina Todd, 'The great British mobility myth'

We are sorry to announce that we will have to postpone this year's Frow Lecture due to logistical difficulties.  We look forward to welcoming Selina Todd to give the lecture this time next year. This lecture, in honour of the Library's founders Edmund and Ruth Frow, will cover the...

20
May

Online talk 'Betty Tebbs, a radical working class hero'

We are aiming to run this talk remotely. Keep an eye on this page for login details nearer the time... Bury-born Betty Tebbs, who died in January 2017, was a working class socialist, trade unionist, internationalist, equal rights champion, peace activist and class fighter for all of her 98...

26
May

Radical activist communication - learning from the Irish civil rights era

The Library is happy to host a free live-streamed event alongside our current online guest exhibition of posters from the Irish civil rights era.  There will be short introductions by Sarah Wilson, Geoff Brown, Sam Lord, Jo Robinson and Peter Dukes, all of whom were involved in producing these posters....

27
May

Online talk 'The legacies of wartime strikes: interwar women trade union leaders in France and Britain'

We will be running this talk remotely. Keep an eye on this page for login details nearer the time... Alison Fell's talk will consider the impact of industrial action during the First World War on French and British women workers. It will concentrate in particular on some case studies...

03
Jun

Online talk 'Peace and equality: two sides of the same coin'

We will be running this talk remotely. Keep an eye on this page for login details nearer the time... Tim Gee is a writer and campaigner. His latest book, 'Why I am a Pacifist', argues that economic equality, racial justice, gender parity and LGBT+ rights are all integral parts...