Votes for Women 100

In 2018 it will be one hundred years since women voted in Parliamentary elections for the first time. Although the Representation of the People Act 1918 enfranchised only 40% of women, it was a landmark in British history. It established the principle of Parliamentary votes for women and was the foundation of the campaign for … Continued

http://weswwomenshistorynetwork.co.uk/

Make Apartheid History

Make Apartheid History takes the apartheid narrative in order to place Palestine & BDS in the wider story of freedom struggles. It does this through film and video, live events, and multimedia website materials, all designed with a wider public audience in mind. It has developed a strong social media presence since its launch on … Continued

https://makeapartheidhistory.org/

Mangrove Man

MANGROVE MAN is a British feature documentary in development telling the story of Frank Crichlow, a West Indian immigrant whose restaurant ‘The Mangrove’ became London’s epicentre of resistance to racism from the 1960’s through to the 1980’s.

https://www.postcodefilms.com/

Marx 200

On 5 May 2018, on the bicentenary of Karl Marx’s birth, the MML will hold a major international conference to celebrate his work and explore the significance of Marxism in the world today. We will aim to reach a broad audience including those new to politics and activism, trade union members and young workers together … Continued

http://www.marx-memorial-library.org.uk

The Roots of Organising in UK Working Class History

The working class movement in the UK is in crisis. A range of communities that are objectively amongst the least powerful in society are increasingly the target of negative stereotypes. Whether they are; asylum seekers, migrant workers, Muslim communities, the working poor, Black British, or the so called: white working class’, there is a stereotype … Continued

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