Peterloo Film Screening
Performance SpaceJoin 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
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Speaking Out!
Performance SpaceJournalist 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
Performance SpaceBallads 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
Performance SpaceManchester 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. […]
Peterloo Event Day
Performance SpaceThe Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society host a special Peterloo Event Day. From 10.30am – 12pm, Ed Glinert, Manchester tour guide, will speak about Peterloo. Ed has worked with […]
1819-1981 Exhibition
Performance SpaceLinda Brogan, Excavating The Reno, who excavated the Reno cellar club in Moss Side MCR, and Manchester Histories have joined forces to present 1819 – 1981. This one day exhibition (running […]
Peterloo: Witnesses to a Massacre
Performance SpaceJoin the authors of the verbatim graphic novel 'PETERLOO: Witnesses to a Massacre' for an illustrated, behind the scenes look into the research, writing and art that went into this […]
Saturday Spectacular
Media LoungeJoin us to make posters to mark the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre using pens, inks and quills. Join in with our board game challenge and much more. Free […]
The Riot Act
Performance SpaceWritten by Rob Johnston. On August 12th 1842, just 23 years after The Peterloo Massacre, Lancashire cotton-workers again marched in protest at appalling pay and conditions. Reaching Preston’s Lune Street […]
£5
Remembering Resistance: A Century of Women’s Protest in the North of England
Performance SpaceRemembering Resistance is bringing to life the history of women’s protest in the North of England. The project is celebrating and cataloguing women’s efforts to bring about political change over […]
The Peaceful Weavers of Peterloo
Performance SpaceAn original production, written and performed by Charlotte Peters Rock, telling aspects of this important history, in songs and stories. The legacy of The Peaceful Weavers of Peterloo, has continued unabated, […]
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