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Our Sam, The Middleton Man

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Our Sam follows the story of a teenager, Samantha (a secret poet), who travels around her home Town of Middleton observing and writing of the exclusion and voicelessness of the […]

Peterloo 1819-2019 – A Talk by Robert Poole

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A timely illustrated lecture on the Peterloo massacre of 1819, with the emphasis on new findings and on connections with the local area. Robert Poole Professor of History at the […]

Peterloo – Te Read, to Hear, to Feel

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We will perform dramatic readings from a book called Mules Masters and Mud by local author G.J.Griffiths. Graham captures the Zeitgeist of the times and will read from a chapter […]

Peterloo Now: Is Devolution the Way to a Healthier Democracy?

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In partnership with the University of Manchester and the Guardian, join our panel chaired by Guardian northern editor Helen Pidd and including Professor Andy Westwood and Lisa Nandy MP, as they discuss the devolution of […]

£5

Generation Revolution

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As part of this years Peterloo bicentenary, the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre invite you to a screening of Generation Revolution, a feature-length documentary film that brings to […]

People’s Landscapes – Unearthing Passion and Protest

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Developed out of their work at local National Trust properties with a connection to Peterloo, artists Grace Surman, Gary Winters and their children will lead a creative family workshop exploring […]

Peterloo Film Screening

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Join us for relaxed screenings of the Peterloo Film every month from June – August. The Peterloo Massacre was a defining moment in British democracy which also played a significant […]

£3 – £8

Speaking Out!

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Journalist Bob Dickinson introduces a selection from films made by the Workers Film Association, formerly based in Lucy Street, Hulme. The film clips show the diversity of the WFA’s interests, […]

£3

Ballads and Songs of Peterloo, with Dr Alison Morgan

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Ballads and Songs of Peterloo by Dr Alison Morgan is based on her unique collection of more than seventy poems and ballads which highlight the outrage, grief, defiance and resolution […]

Trace Your Peterloo People

Join us in a full day of discovery at our Peterloo focused genealogy open day.  Book a 30 minute 1-1 session with a member of the Manchester and Lancashire Family […]

Queer

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Manchester Histories are proud to present “Queer”, a platform showcasing some of the ways that LGBT+ communities and their allies have stood strong for protest, democracy and freedom of speech. […]