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‘KEEP THE FLAME BURNING’ OPENS AT THE WORKING CLASS MOVEMENT LIBRARY
The exhibition, that has been co-produced by a group of volunteers, all aged 16 - 25 and working class, opens on Friday 18th July!
Follow the link for more info
wcml.org.uk/event/keep-t...
The exhibition, that has been co-produced by a group of volunteers, all aged 16 - 25 and working class, opens on Friday 18th July!
Follow the link for more info
wcml.org.uk/event/keep-t...
just over a week away until our annual fundraiser, Radical Readings. Follow the link to book your ticket and help us put class back on the agenda!
wcml.org.uk/event/radica...
wcml.org.uk/event/radica...
Radical Readings 2025 - Working Class Movement Library
Step into an afternoon of inspiration and resistance with Radical Readings, which brings together powerful performances, traditional folk music and bold storytelling that shine a light on working clas...
wcml.org.uk
November 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
just over a week away until our annual fundraiser, Radical Readings. Follow the link to book your ticket and help us put class back on the agenda!
wcml.org.uk/event/radica...
wcml.org.uk/event/radica...
thank you so much for joining us!
Tonight, our co-founder, @robbmonster.bsky.social, was honoured to join a private event at @wcmlibrary.bsky.social. The event celebrated the life of Anne Scargill and her family’s donation of Anne’s famous pit jacket and helmet from the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike.
✊ Workers make history
#StrikeMap
✊ Workers make history
#StrikeMap
October 31, 2025 at 12:20 PM
thank you so much for joining us!
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📺Catch up and share our second session of the #tradeunion and working-class #history series 2025-2026, featuring
Dana Mills.
This series is delivered in partnership with Marx Memorial Library and @wcmlibrary.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dOG...
#WorkersHistory #EleanorMarx #NewUnionism
Dana Mills.
This series is delivered in partnership with Marx Memorial Library and @wcmlibrary.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dOG...
#WorkersHistory #EleanorMarx #NewUnionism
New Unionism & Eleanor Marx with Dana Mills
YouTube video by GFTU Educational Trust
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
📺Catch up and share our second session of the #tradeunion and working-class #history series 2025-2026, featuring
Dana Mills.
This series is delivered in partnership with Marx Memorial Library and @wcmlibrary.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dOG...
#WorkersHistory #EleanorMarx #NewUnionism
Dana Mills.
This series is delivered in partnership with Marx Memorial Library and @wcmlibrary.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dOG...
#WorkersHistory #EleanorMarx #NewUnionism
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Save the date!
We'll have materials to share from @wcmlibrary.bsky.social and @aiucentre.bsky.social and a roundtable discussion with folks sharing their reflections and experiences from the time. Should be a lively and participatory discussion!
@cperguom.bsky.social @thejohnrylands.bsky.social
We'll have materials to share from @wcmlibrary.bsky.social and @aiucentre.bsky.social and a roundtable discussion with folks sharing their reflections and experiences from the time. Should be a lively and participatory discussion!
@cperguom.bsky.social @thejohnrylands.bsky.social
The People’s Papers: Revisiting 1970s Manchester
Explore the activist & community print culture that helped shape Greater Manchester, with PhD researcher Arielle Lawson (@peoplespapers)
📅 Mon 4 Nov
🕕 6–8 PM
📍 Manchester Histories Hub, Central Library
Free & open to all! Book: bit.ly/PeoplesPapers
Explore the activist & community print culture that helped shape Greater Manchester, with PhD researcher Arielle Lawson (@peoplespapers)
📅 Mon 4 Nov
🕕 6–8 PM
📍 Manchester Histories Hub, Central Library
Free & open to all! Book: bit.ly/PeoplesPapers
October 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Save the date!
We'll have materials to share from @wcmlibrary.bsky.social and @aiucentre.bsky.social and a roundtable discussion with folks sharing their reflections and experiences from the time. Should be a lively and participatory discussion!
@cperguom.bsky.social @thejohnrylands.bsky.social
We'll have materials to share from @wcmlibrary.bsky.social and @aiucentre.bsky.social and a roundtable discussion with folks sharing their reflections and experiences from the time. Should be a lively and participatory discussion!
@cperguom.bsky.social @thejohnrylands.bsky.social
Two of our Little Flames spoke to Yeliz Zaifoglu, archivist at the Museum Of Youth Culture, about their experiences working with the Big Flame archive and the importance of this work for future working class activists! 🔥
Read here: www.museumofyouthculture.com/working-clas...
Read here: www.museumofyouthculture.com/working-clas...
October 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Two of our Little Flames spoke to Yeliz Zaifoglu, archivist at the Museum Of Youth Culture, about their experiences working with the Big Flame archive and the importance of this work for future working class activists! 🔥
Read here: www.museumofyouthculture.com/working-clas...
Read here: www.museumofyouthculture.com/working-clas...
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👀 What can we do about the far right?
Join our Virtual Town Hall for updates on new courses + a live space to ask questions.
@gawainlittle.bsky.social & @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social
✊ Become a #Friend: gftuet.org.uk/friends
📌 Register: actionnetwork.org/events/frien...
#GFTUET #FriendsofET
Join our Virtual Town Hall for updates on new courses + a live space to ask questions.
@gawainlittle.bsky.social & @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social
✊ Become a #Friend: gftuet.org.uk/friends
📌 Register: actionnetwork.org/events/frien...
#GFTUET #FriendsofET
October 2, 2025 at 8:49 AM
👀 What can we do about the far right?
Join our Virtual Town Hall for updates on new courses + a live space to ask questions.
@gawainlittle.bsky.social & @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social
✊ Become a #Friend: gftuet.org.uk/friends
📌 Register: actionnetwork.org/events/frien...
#GFTUET #FriendsofET
Join our Virtual Town Hall for updates on new courses + a live space to ask questions.
@gawainlittle.bsky.social & @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social
✊ Become a #Friend: gftuet.org.uk/friends
📌 Register: actionnetwork.org/events/frien...
#GFTUET #FriendsofET
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📺Catch up and share our first session of the #tradeunion and working-class #history series 2025-2026, featuring @katrinanavickas.bsky.social.
This series is delivered in partnership with Marx Memorial Library and @wcmlibrary.bsky.social.
youtu.be/BqKIXJS2u-E?...
#TUed #Education #GFTUET
This series is delivered in partnership with Marx Memorial Library and @wcmlibrary.bsky.social.
youtu.be/BqKIXJS2u-E?...
#TUed #Education #GFTUET
Women in radical movements 1780-1850 with Prof. Katrina Navickas
YouTube video by GFTU Educational Trust
youtu.be
September 26, 2025 at 7:51 AM
📺Catch up and share our first session of the #tradeunion and working-class #history series 2025-2026, featuring @katrinanavickas.bsky.social.
This series is delivered in partnership with Marx Memorial Library and @wcmlibrary.bsky.social.
youtu.be/BqKIXJS2u-E?...
#TUed #Education #GFTUET
This series is delivered in partnership with Marx Memorial Library and @wcmlibrary.bsky.social.
youtu.be/BqKIXJS2u-E?...
#TUed #Education #GFTUET
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Today's the day! Join us on Zoom at 3pm: peoplespapers.eventbrite.co.uk
@cperguom.bsky.social @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @rememberlop.bsky.social @writerlytone.bsky.social
@cperguom.bsky.social @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @rememberlop.bsky.social @writerlytone.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Today's the day! Join us on Zoom at 3pm: peoplespapers.eventbrite.co.uk
@cperguom.bsky.social @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @rememberlop.bsky.social @writerlytone.bsky.social
@cperguom.bsky.social @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @rememberlop.bsky.social @writerlytone.bsky.social
Please note that the library will be closed to the public tomorrow due to staff leave and illness.
We will reopen next week with our normal opening hours.
wcml.org.uk/visit/openin...
We will reopen next week with our normal opening hours.
wcml.org.uk/visit/openin...
September 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Please note that the library will be closed to the public tomorrow due to staff leave and illness.
We will reopen next week with our normal opening hours.
wcml.org.uk/visit/openin...
We will reopen next week with our normal opening hours.
wcml.org.uk/visit/openin...
Join us for an online People's Papers research project workshop to learn about the history of 1970s alternative newspapers, their archival preservation & their continued relevance for today. All welcome! Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archiving-...
September 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Join us for an online People's Papers research project workshop to learn about the history of 1970s alternative newspapers, their archival preservation & their continued relevance for today. All welcome! Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archiving-...
Radical Readings 2025: An Afternoon of Inspiration & Resistance
Join us for an afternoon of powerful performances, traditional folk music, and bold storytelling that celebrate working class voices.
🗓️ Sunday 16th November, 2PM
📍 Maxwell Hall
🎟️ Follow the link wcml.org.uk/event/radica... to book
Join us for an afternoon of powerful performances, traditional folk music, and bold storytelling that celebrate working class voices.
🗓️ Sunday 16th November, 2PM
📍 Maxwell Hall
🎟️ Follow the link wcml.org.uk/event/radica... to book
September 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Radical Readings 2025: An Afternoon of Inspiration & Resistance
Join us for an afternoon of powerful performances, traditional folk music, and bold storytelling that celebrate working class voices.
🗓️ Sunday 16th November, 2PM
📍 Maxwell Hall
🎟️ Follow the link wcml.org.uk/event/radica... to book
Join us for an afternoon of powerful performances, traditional folk music, and bold storytelling that celebrate working class voices.
🗓️ Sunday 16th November, 2PM
📍 Maxwell Hall
🎟️ Follow the link wcml.org.uk/event/radica... to book
Are you a young person aged 16-24 interested in working with archival material and co-curation?
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Grunwick Strike, we are collaborating with the University of Manchester on an exciting new project
For more info, visit the link wcml.org.uk/news/we-are-...
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Grunwick Strike, we are collaborating with the University of Manchester on an exciting new project
For more info, visit the link wcml.org.uk/news/we-are-...
September 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Are you a young person aged 16-24 interested in working with archival material and co-curation?
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Grunwick Strike, we are collaborating with the University of Manchester on an exciting new project
For more info, visit the link wcml.org.uk/news/we-are-...
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Grunwick Strike, we are collaborating with the University of Manchester on an exciting new project
For more info, visit the link wcml.org.uk/news/we-are-...
Thank you to everyone who joined us last Thursday for Inksurgency: Radical Leftist Publishing, Then & Now. It was fantastic to see so many of you there, and a real pleasure to hear from our brilliant panel - Nick, Paula, Amy, and Chris. Thank you all for making the journey to Salford!
September 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us last Thursday for Inksurgency: Radical Leftist Publishing, Then & Now. It was fantastic to see so many of you there, and a real pleasure to hear from our brilliant panel - Nick, Paula, Amy, and Chris. Thank you all for making the journey to Salford!
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Save the date! Organizing an online “People’s Papers” workshop on Sept 30th to hear from projects in Leeds (@rememberlop.bsky.social), Liverpool and Birmingham: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archiving-... @wcmlibrary.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Save the date! Organizing an online “People’s Papers” workshop on Sept 30th to hear from projects in Leeds (@rememberlop.bsky.social), Liverpool and Birmingham: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archiving-... @wcmlibrary.bsky.social
This just in: our Inksurgency panel is under a week away!
Join us NEXT THURSDAY at 7pm for a lively discussion about the power of print in our movements, and how this has changed from Big Flame's backdrop to now.
Join us NEXT THURSDAY at 7pm for a lively discussion about the power of print in our movements, and how this has changed from Big Flame's backdrop to now.
August 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
This just in: our Inksurgency panel is under a week away!
Join us NEXT THURSDAY at 7pm for a lively discussion about the power of print in our movements, and how this has changed from Big Flame's backdrop to now.
Join us NEXT THURSDAY at 7pm for a lively discussion about the power of print in our movements, and how this has changed from Big Flame's backdrop to now.
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#OtD 21 Aug 1791 the Haitian revolution began as 100,000 enslaved people rose up and eventually overthrew both slavery and French rule, creating the world's first Black republic shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/a-h...
August 21, 2025 at 7:55 AM
#OtD 21 Aug 1791 the Haitian revolution began as 100,000 enslaved people rose up and eventually overthrew both slavery and French rule, creating the world's first Black republic shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/a-h...
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New blog post with an update on the "People's Papers" archival research project up now on the @wcmlibrary.bsky.social website!
wcml.org.uk/blog/a-peek-...
wcml.org.uk/blog/a-peek-...
August 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
New blog post with an update on the "People's Papers" archival research project up now on the @wcmlibrary.bsky.social website!
wcml.org.uk/blog/a-peek-...
wcml.org.uk/blog/a-peek-...
As part of our Big Flame event series, join us for a panel discussion featuring activists past and present, who work across independent leftist publishing to hear insights about the power of print in our movements.
wcml.org.uk/event/inksur...
wcml.org.uk/event/inksur...
August 5, 2025 at 10:58 AM
As part of our Big Flame event series, join us for a panel discussion featuring activists past and present, who work across independent leftist publishing to hear insights about the power of print in our movements.
wcml.org.uk/event/inksur...
wcml.org.uk/event/inksur...
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The Working Class Movement Library’s exhibit on The Big Flame was so moving. Produced by 18-25 year olds who have managed to continue the spirit of the group, interviewing past members and creating their own banners. It is a youth led masterpiece!
If you’re based in Manchester it’s a must see.
If you’re based in Manchester it’s a must see.
July 31, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The Working Class Movement Library’s exhibit on The Big Flame was so moving. Produced by 18-25 year olds who have managed to continue the spirit of the group, interviewing past members and creating their own banners. It is a youth led masterpiece!
If you’re based in Manchester it’s a must see.
If you’re based in Manchester it’s a must see.
❤️🔥 KEEP THE FLAME BURNING ❤️🔥
July 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
❤️🔥 KEEP THE FLAME BURNING ❤️🔥
A Blast from the Stacks!
Read the latest update from The People's Papers as Arielle Lawson, a PhD student participating in the University of Manchester's Humanities PGR Placement Scheme at the library, interviews Bob Dickinson, author of Imprinting the Sticks.
wcml.org.uk/blog/a-blast...
Read the latest update from The People's Papers as Arielle Lawson, a PhD student participating in the University of Manchester's Humanities PGR Placement Scheme at the library, interviews Bob Dickinson, author of Imprinting the Sticks.
wcml.org.uk/blog/a-blast...
A Blast from the Stacks: An interview with Bob Dickinson - Working Class Movement Library
Drawing from his own experiences writing for some of these papers as well as in-depth interviews with a range of different projects, Bob’s book traces the development and evolution of Greater Manchest...
wcml.org.uk
July 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
A Blast from the Stacks!
Read the latest update from The People's Papers as Arielle Lawson, a PhD student participating in the University of Manchester's Humanities PGR Placement Scheme at the library, interviews Bob Dickinson, author of Imprinting the Sticks.
wcml.org.uk/blog/a-blast...
Read the latest update from The People's Papers as Arielle Lawson, a PhD student participating in the University of Manchester's Humanities PGR Placement Scheme at the library, interviews Bob Dickinson, author of Imprinting the Sticks.
wcml.org.uk/blog/a-blast...
Excited for our Big Flame exhibition? Here's a post written by volunteers Ally, Lucy, and Jack to get you hyped!
Just in time for Wimbledon…🎾
This 1980 Brother Goose comic was part of a series that featured in the Big Flame newspapers.
Just in time for Wimbledon…🎾
This 1980 Brother Goose comic was part of a series that featured in the Big Flame newspapers.
July 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Excited for our Big Flame exhibition? Here's a post written by volunteers Ally, Lucy, and Jack to get you hyped!
Just in time for Wimbledon…🎾
This 1980 Brother Goose comic was part of a series that featured in the Big Flame newspapers.
Just in time for Wimbledon…🎾
This 1980 Brother Goose comic was part of a series that featured in the Big Flame newspapers.
🔥 Join us for the Keep the Flame Burning Scanathon! 🔥
Get your hands on our Big Flame archive and help preserve radical history for future generations!
Follow the link for more info.
wcml.org.uk/whats-on/
Get your hands on our Big Flame archive and help preserve radical history for future generations!
Follow the link for more info.
wcml.org.uk/whats-on/
July 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🔥 Join us for the Keep the Flame Burning Scanathon! 🔥
Get your hands on our Big Flame archive and help preserve radical history for future generations!
Follow the link for more info.
wcml.org.uk/whats-on/
Get your hands on our Big Flame archive and help preserve radical history for future generations!
Follow the link for more info.
wcml.org.uk/whats-on/
‘KEEP THE FLAME BURNING’ OPENS AT THE WORKING CLASS MOVEMENT LIBRARY
The exhibition, that has been co-produced by a group of volunteers, all aged 16 - 25 and working class, opens on Friday 18th July!
Follow the link for more info
wcml.org.uk/event/keep-t...
The exhibition, that has been co-produced by a group of volunteers, all aged 16 - 25 and working class, opens on Friday 18th July!
Follow the link for more info
wcml.org.uk/event/keep-t...
June 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
‘KEEP THE FLAME BURNING’ OPENS AT THE WORKING CLASS MOVEMENT LIBRARY
The exhibition, that has been co-produced by a group of volunteers, all aged 16 - 25 and working class, opens on Friday 18th July!
Follow the link for more info
wcml.org.uk/event/keep-t...
The exhibition, that has been co-produced by a group of volunteers, all aged 16 - 25 and working class, opens on Friday 18th July!
Follow the link for more info
wcml.org.uk/event/keep-t...
#OTD in 1905, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was founded in Chicago, USA. Known as the “One Big Union,” it was formed out of several smaller unions and would go on to become one of the most radical organisations within the labour movement.
June 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
#OTD in 1905, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was founded in Chicago, USA. Known as the “One Big Union,” it was formed out of several smaller unions and would go on to become one of the most radical organisations within the labour movement.