Information about forthcoming conferences, calls for papers and invitations to register, plus reports on conferences, seminars and similar events that have already taken place.
Llafur, the Welsh People’s History Society, continues its summer series commemorating the centenary of the 1926 General Strike and seven-month lock-out. The final two sessions look at 1926 in archives, libraries, and collections, as well as the strike’s enduring legacy in the present. All online sessions are accessible to all and will be held via Zoom at the times shown below. Book your tickets here. … Continue reading Llafur 1926 centenary programme
The programme for Chartism Day 2026 is now live. What is Chartism Day? The Chartism Day Conferences were launched at the University of Birmingham in September 1995 by the renowned Chartist historian Dorothy Thompson (1923–2011). Apart from the disruption caused by the Covid pandemic, the annual meetings, which are endorsed by the Society for the Study of Labour History [SSLH], have been held in a … Continue reading Chartism Day 2026 Programme
Tickets for Chartism Day 2026 are now available. This year’s event takes place on Saturday 19 September at Friends Meeting House, Warwick, and is open to all. Among the topics covered in this year’s conference will be talks on: We will also be discussing the Chartist Lives of the radical vicar of Warwick, Rev Arthur Wade, and the Chartist missionary, John Mason. There will also … Continue reading Chartism Day 2026 Registration
A new biography of Manchester Irishwoman and trade union organiser, Mary Quaile, will be launched on Saturday 8th August in Manchester. Bernadette Hyland and Michael Herbert’s new book: ‘To her the trade union movement was her life’ – Mary Quaile: Manchester Irishwoman and trade union organiser of women workers traces the story of Mary’s life and work. The book begins with her arrival in England … Continue reading Book launch: Mary Quaile, Manchester trade union organiser
The People’s History Museum has announced a series of guided tours of its new exhibition, ‘On the Line: 100 years of strikes and solidarity’, led by curator, Mark Wilson. Marking the centenary of the 1926 strike, the exhibition opened at PHM in Manchester on Saturday 21 March and runs until Monday 2 November 2026, taking visitors on a journey through the hundred years of turbulent … Continue reading On the Line: 100 years of strikes and solidarity (Guided Tours)
On the 14 May 2026, the inaugural Robert Rumble Conference brought together almost one hundred participants to explore the life, work, and legacy of Robert Rumble and the Poor Man’s Improvement and Land Settlement Association (PMILSA) at the Grace Baptist Church, May Pen, Clarendon, Jamaica. Organised as part of the Jamaica–Wales Alliance and Learning Links International “Building Bridges of Friendship” programme, the event focused on … Continue reading Robert Rumble Conference 2026 Report
Llafur, the Welsh People’s History Society, is holding a series of summer talks, panels and discussions on the 1926 General Strike and lock-out in Wales. The following programme of six online sessions will take place over the course of this summer and early autumn. All online sessions are accessible to all and will be held via Zoom at the times shown below. Summer Programme: “Now … Continue reading Wales, 1926 and the coalfield community
Dr Laura C. Forster (University of York) will deliver an online and in-person talk on Tuesday 9 June titled: “Exile, affinity, and the afterlives of the Paris Commune in Britain”, covering her recent book, The Paris Commune in Britain: Radicals, Refugees, and Revolutionaries after 1871 (Oxford University Press, 2025). Dr Forster’s paper examines the intellectual and political afterlives of the Paris Commune in Britain. Focusing … Continue reading Event: Exile, affinity, and the afterlives of the Paris Commune in Britain
To mark the 100th anniversary of the British General Strike, a new exhibition at the University of Newcastle, reveals how workers, politicians, and trade unionists faced the challenge of the General Strike and how its opponents organised to resist it. The exhibition is part of the broader General Strike 100 which brings together stories, exhibitions and events to remember the strike and its impact on working … Continue reading Exhibition: When Britain Stood Still: The General Strike at 100
Following the publication of Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896-1951 and the launch of the play, Forgotten Voices, historian Henry Dee, and playwright David Moorhead, reflect on their journey to retrace the voices of two of the most significant figures in the Southern African Black liberation struggle. In the early 20th century, Eva and … Continue reading Retracing the voices of Eva and Clements Kadalie in Southern Africa
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