North East Labour History
Reflections of Newcastle 1914-18 is a Lit & Phil collaboration with Northumbria University, Newcastle College and November Club to explore the intellectual, cultural and social life of Newcastle during the First World War, concentrating in and around the Lit & Phil. The research is being developed into a city centre trail beginning and ending at […]
The North East Labour History Society presents a ‘First Tuesday’ event led by two formers students of Ruskin College, the home of trade union education. Rob Turnbull and Nigel Todd will reflect on their time at Ruskin and how it shaped their lives and this will be followed by a discussion that will also look […]
Venue: University of Northumbria, Ellison Building 9:30am to 4:30pm, Saturday 16 September 2017 Coffee and registration, Room A001, A Block, Ellison Building, City Campus, University of Northumbria. There is level access from the Northumberland Road entrance to the Ellison building. A collaboration between the Histories of Activism Group at Northumbria University, and the North East […]
The presentation will offer an analysis on the nature and significance of the British political, social and economic turmoil in the post-war period 1919-1921 and which could be labelled the ‘Post-War Labour Unrest’ due to the rapid rise in industrial strife. The field of enquiry is to use the Durham Coalfield and the Durham Miners’ […]
Assemble 11.00am at the bandstand, Exhibition Park. March leaves at 11.30am for rally 12 noon at Grey's Monument. Rally speakers include Mick Cash (RMT general secretary), Susan Grey (vice-chair, Venezuela Solidarity Campaign) and Dan Carden MP (acting Shadow Secretary of State for International Development). Bring banners! Volunteers needed for stewarding.