North East Labour History
Mary Macarthur, trade unionist and socialist, died 100 years ago in 1921. In this talk, her biographer, Dr Cathy Hunt, looks at the fascinating life and work of this pioneering leader, who founded the National Federation of Women Workers, which improved working conditions for thousands of some of the worst paid women in Britain. Cathy […]
From Martin Levy The Communist Party is planning, in conjunction with members of the International Brigade Memorial Trust, to repeat last year’s North East commemoration events for the 'Volunteers for Liberty' from the North East who gave their lives in Spain. The Newcastle event will be at the International Brigade memorial in the grounds of […]
From Martin Levy The Communist Party is planning, in conjunction with members of the International Brigade Memorial Trust, to repeat last year’s North East commemoration events for the 'Volunteers for Liberty' from the North East who gave their lives in Spain. The Middlesbrough event will be outside the Dorman Museum at 2.00pm on Sunday 31 […]
From: Dr Tom Hamilton, Associate Professor in Early Modern European History, Durham University The next event in the History Now! series of public talks, organised between the Durham University History Department and the Gala Theatre, is Coreen McGuire’s lecture on ‘Invisible Disability in Coalmining Communities’, which takes place via Zoom between 5.30 and 6.30pm next […]
From Joanna Keith, Workers Educational Association. William Morris – Past, Present and Future A talk by John Stirling, Vice Chair of the William Morris Society on Saturday 20 November from 10.00am to 1.00pm at the Brunswick Methodist Church, Brunswick Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7BJ (entrance at the side of the Fenwicks Building) Course Code: […]
Please book here: https://www.history.ac.uk/events/idea-japan-victorian-charity-bazaars-fundraising-orientalism-and-transculturality-north-east Beyond international expositions and musical operettas such as The Mikado(1885) or The Geisha(1896), the other type of Japan-themed public event in which Victorian people experienced a transcultural encounter with Japan was the charity bazaar. Becoming popular in Britain in the early nineteenth century, the charity bazaar was a temporary, fundraising event which relied […]
A showing of "Midnight Traveller", a multi-award winning documentary film by Hassan Fazili filmed by the Fazili family as they document their journey from their home in Afghanistan to Europe seeking safety. Details and Booking here. The film will be followed by a live question and answer session with the director from Germany via zoom, […]
Professor Coleman will look at all the different groupings within the Crown Forces - Army, RIC, Tans, Auxiliaries, B Specials etc. She is particularly keen to examine the social composition of the Tans and Auxiliaries in particular and will be covering the controversy over the commemoration plans in 2020. Marie Coleman is Professor of Twentieth Century […]
The Society's Christmas Quiz takes place next Tuesday 14 December at 7.00pm Peter Brabban and Pat Candon will test your historical knowledge (to its limit) and after that you are welcome to stay for the 'chat'. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84946680511?pwd=NEdSNFdDd1JLZFEwS1ZwYTlYOHNJdz09 Meeting ID: 849 4668 0511 Passcode: 918050
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86337404230?pwd=MEtySlM0WTB1amhNejJTdEV0aHEyZz09 Meeting ID: 863 3740 4230 Passcode: 361822 Our first Tuesday meeting of the year will take place on 25 January at 7.00pm when Mike Barke will talk the history of Newcastle-upon-Tyne based on his new book, Mapping the City (co-authored with Brian Robson and Anthony Champion). Newcastle has a long and […]