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Save the Workhouse?

Felix Driver 24 February 201112 December 2022

The Cleveland Street Workhouse, near London’s British Telecom Tower, has recently been the focus of a well-organised campaign against proposals to demolish the building and make way for a new development consisting of housing, offices and…

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English Heritage Web Resources on Under-Represented Heritages

Rachel Hasted & Rosie Sherrington 10 February 201112 December 2022

Where do you go to find out if there are standing buildings and monuments linked to social movements in England? How do you find out about the traces left in the environment by social changes in the past? English Heritage has resources…

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South Asia’s Africans: A Forgotten People

Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya 5 February 201112 December 2022

Across South Asia, there are isolated communities of African origin - often disadvantaged and with only tenuous links to the continent of their forbears. Dr Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya, a London-based researcher, explains how her interest…

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Memory, History & Activism on the Mexican Border

Luisa Passerini 13 January 201112 December 2022

Article by Luisa Passerini and Lance Thurner

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Project Report: Raphael Samuel History Centre, “On the Move”

Onni Gust 10 January 201112 December 2022

More about ‘On the Move’, a Raphael Samuel History Centre initiative on youth and migration, hosted by the History Department at University College London and funded by an Innovation Seed Fund for outreach.

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‘The Battle of Cable Street’ – 75 Years On

Andrew Whitehead 8 January 20116 November 2022

As we approach the 75th anniversary of the key event in repulsing fascism in the East End of London, David Rosenberg looks back on the importance of the Battle of Cable Street, and looks forward to the events planned for October.

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The End of the Public University in England

James Vernon 3 November 201022 January 2023

The Browne Report released last week, and effectively rubber stamped in the savage public sector cuts announced yesterday, was simply the final nail in the coffin. Under the beguiling but misleading title ‘Securing a Sustainable Future…

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The Anarchist Bookfair: Anarchism’s Big Event

Ross Bradshaw 29 October 201012 December 2022

Now almost thirty years old, the London Anarchist Bookfair is a big deal, attracting thousands of the curious and committed. Ross Bradshaw of Five Leaves - a radical bookseller turned radical publisher - has seen it develop.

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Memoryscape: an interview with Toby Butler

Toby Butler 1 October 201012 December 2022

Memoryscapes are ‘sound walks’ that invite you to experience the hidden history of a place by listening to the memories of inhabitants, both historical and contemporary, as you walk through it. Toby Butler on Memoryscapes of the River…

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Save the Workhouse?

English Heritage Web Resources on Under-Represented Heritages

South Asia’s Africans: A Forgotten People

Memory, History & Activism on the Mexican Border

Project Report: Raphael Samuel History Centre, “On the Move”

‘The Battle of Cable Street’ – 75 Years On

The End of the Public University in England

The Anarchist Bookfair: Anarchism’s Big Event

Memoryscape: an interview with Toby Butler