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SUMMARY:The People’s Papers\, Revisiting 1970s Manchester
DESCRIPTION:Greater Manchester has an amazing legacy of alternative and community newspapers from the 1970s – offering us a window into the everyday issues\, groups\, places\, events and organising efforts of the time – yet they are often overlooked or rarely known about today. Many have limited or almost no online presence making them hard to access or discover. \nJoin us to learn more! As part of the People’s Papers research project with the Working-Class Movement Library\, this event will provide a space to revisit the 1970s alternative and community newspapers of Greater Manchester and their associated urban histories and activism. PhD researcher Arielle Lawson (@peoplespapers) will share an introduction to and overview of the research and what she’s found in the archives so far. Then there will be a roundtable discussion to hear from those who were directly involved to better contextualize these papers and reflect on their own experiences of this time period. \nWe also hope to encourage a lively and participatory discussion with the audience\, so please bring your own questions and reflections to share! \nFree – book tickets here or click ‘Book Now’ below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/the-peoples-papers-revisiting-1970s-manchester/
LOCATION:Lwr Ground Floor – Manchester Histories Hub
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SUMMARY:Crafting Connections - Autumn Workshops
DESCRIPTION:Following a hugely positive response to our spring and summer workshops\, Manchester Histories is delighted to offer a brand-new series of 10 weekly (every Wednesday) crafting connections sessions this autumn. \nThese workshops bring people together through fun\, hands-on heritage-inspired activities like weaving\, singing\, sketching and storytelling. Designed with well-being and connection in mind\, each session offers a chance to try something new\, spark memories\, and share experiences in a relaxed and friendly setting over a brew. \nPrevious participants described the workshops as “uplifting” and “inspiring\,” with many saying they helped them reconnect with their creativity\, meet new people\, and reflect on their own histories. \nWhile especially suited to people aged 55+\, these sessions are open to anyone who enjoys creativity\, learning about shared history\, and conversation. \nFree – every Wednesday – book here
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/crafting-connections-autumn-workshops/
LOCATION:Lwr Ground Floor – Manchester Histories Hub
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SUMMARY:Time Travellers Tea Room
DESCRIPTION:Join Manchester Hstories for Time Travellers Tea Room\, a monthly gathering where we explore the personal stories\, memories and everyday objects that shape Manchester’s rich and diverse heritage. \nThese relaxed sessions are open to anyone with an interest in the past\, whether you’re a lifelong Mancunian\, new to the city\, or simply curious about local history. Each session offers an opportunity to: \n\nShare personal or family stories\nBring in objects and explore their histories\nLearn how to use local archives\nConnect with others and discover shared experiences\nContribute your ideas to future Manchester Histories projects\n\nCome and meet new people\, uncover old stories and celebrate the living histories of our city\, all over tea\, coffee and biscuits. \nThe sessions are free to attend and open to all. Capacity is limited to 15 participants\, so booking is encouraged. Participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. \nFree – booking required here
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/time-travellers-tea-room/
LOCATION:Lwr Ground Floor – Manchester Histories Hub
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SUMMARY:Sam Johnson Memorial Lecture 2024 with Jane Rosen
DESCRIPTION:Sam Johnson Memorial Lecture 2024 with Jane Rosen: The Co-operators\, the Peacemakers\, and the Enigmas: Women in the SCR \nManchester Histories and Manchester Metropolitan University are delighted to host the Sam Johnson Memorial Lecture 2024 with Jane Rosen. \nDiscover the important roles women played in the foundation of the Society for Cultural Relations (SCR) with the USSR. \nJane Rosen is a Librarian and has worked in a number of specialist historical and cultural libraries including the Society for Co-operation in Russian and Soviet Studies and the Marx Memorial Library. Her latest publication is a centenary history of the Society for Co-operation in Russian and Soviet Studies. \nFree – booking required via this Eventbrite link or clicking the ‘book now’ button underneath ‘related events’ below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/sam-johnson-memorial-lecture-2024-with-jane-rosen/
LOCATION:Lwr Ground Floor – Manchester Histories Hub
CATEGORIES:Talks
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SUMMARY:Migration\, Identity and History - Talk
DESCRIPTION:To what extent through history has British identity been influenced by migration? An event with speakers\, short film screening and discussion. \nSpeakers from the Migration Stories North West project will explore the nature of migrant identity throughout British history and the intersections between the history of migration and issues at the forefront of Black history. There will be an opportunity for open discussion about various perspectives\, including questions such as: \n· Why are stories of individuals so important for retelling and understanding history? \n· What is the social and cultural potential for understanding our history through the lens of migration? \n· How did colonialism affect migration? \n· Are the migratory roots of various historical figures often overlooked or kept hidden? \n· What do the stories from the project tell us about migration and human rights? \nContributing speakers for Migration\, Identity and History \nKooj Chuhan of Crossing Footprints will be chairing the Migration\, Identity and History event\, and there will be a number of contributing speakers including: \nLouise Wong is a community development worker at Wai Yin Society and has been serving the Chinese community for decades. She presents the “Dragons Voice” program on Radio AllFM for the Chinese community. Louise co-produced “Crossing the Borders” Chinese oral history project archived at Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Resource Centre which received the Alan Ball Award. She was one of the volunteer researchers for the Migration Stories North West project\, researching and producing the story of Jou Lim along with fellow researcher Yichao Shi. \nis a Community Development Worker at the Wai Yin Chinese Community Centre in Manchester\, and is also a presenter for the The Dragons Voice Radio show on All FM community radio. She was one of the team of volunteer researchers for the Migration Stories North West project in Greater Manchester\, researching and producing the story of Jou Lim along with fellow researcher Yichao Shi. \nWashington Alcott is a local researcher and teacher specialising in African and Caribbean perspectives. His work includes economic and social history\, migration\, environment\, cultural identities\, Pan Africanism and has been an active member of many progressive community and activist groups for decades. He recently contributed to the Guardian’s ‘Cotton Capital’ series. \nWashington has been following the Migration Stories North West project in Greater Manchester since it began. \nAlison Fisher has worked as a teacher of English as an Additional Language in Bury since 1995. Recently she has worked for Fair Futures developing projects both in schools and in their building in the centre of Bury. Fair Futures are a Community Interest Company working with children\, young people and families to promote successful learning and reduce barriers to education. Alison co-delivered workshops at The Derby High School for the Migration Stories North West project in Manchester. \nMigration\, Identity and History is an event by Crossing Footprints presented within the context of Black History Month\, in partnership with Manchester Histories. A part of the Migration Stories Exhibition on show at Manchester Central Library from 3 October. \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/migration-identity-and-history/
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SUMMARY:Migration Stories North West Exhibition & Preview
DESCRIPTION:A history of migration in and out of North West England told through 100 stories from Roman times to the present day. \nExplore the region’s long history of migration and ways in which it has shaped and continues to shape our social landscape. Browse the stories of individual women\, men and children arriving in and leaving the North West from and to other parts of the British Isles and other parts of the world. Find out how their journeys were driven by conflict\, colonialism and trade\, as well as in search of work\, educational opportunities or a better life. \nThis ‘pop-up’ exhibition includes an interactive screen through which to browse the stories\, and is touring across the North West of England. At this showing in Manchester Central Library there will also be a display by pupils and staff from The Derby High School in Bury about the stories which they researched and produced for the Greater Manchester section of the project. \nThe Migration Stories Exhibition’s showing in Manchester is presented by Crossing Footprints in partnership with Manchester Histories. Special thanks for support from Manchester Central Library\, from our Manchester team of volunteer researchers\, and from Fair Futures CIC who delivered the school workshops in Bury. More about the project here or browse the project’s own dedicated website \nFree – please drop in\n  \nPreview / Launch for the Migration Stories Exhibition\, 4pm to 7pm\, Wednesday 2 October \nJoin us for an informal opportunity to hear about the Migration Stories North West project and to chat with people who were involved in the research. People from Crossing Footprints\, Global Link and Fair Futures\, who were involved in developing\, organising and delivering the project\, will also be on hand to discuss any aspects of the work and the contexts in which it was produced. There will be a brief introduction to the project at 4.45pm and again at 6pm. Light refreshments will be provided. \nAbout the project The Migration Stories North West project is a partnership of five organisations across the North West who have worked over a period of three years with local adults and young people\, including those with experience of migration or seeking refuge. Forming into five teams of volunteers and five school groups\, they have researched and documented over 100 individual histories of migration using archival\, online and oral history sources. They are now available to explore on an interactive online map\, along with background information\, educational resources and introductory films about the project. More information here. The organisations are Global Link based in Lancaster\, Crossing Footprints covering the Greater Manchester region\, Liverpool World Centre\, Cumbria Development Education Centre and Cheshire Global Learning. The project is supported by historians at Lancaster University and local heritage organisations\, and is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/migration-stories-north-west-exhibition-preview/
LOCATION:Lwr Ground Floor – Manchester Histories Hub
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SUMMARY:Reading Rascals
DESCRIPTION:Reading Rascals is our very own monthly reading book club for children aged 7-12. Come and join us! \nFor more information and to book\, email angela.rawcliffe@manchester.gov.uk \nPlease make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/reading-rascals/
LOCATION:Lwr Ground Floor – Manchester Histories Hub
CATEGORIES:Family
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SUMMARY:Out of the Darkness: Greenham Voices
DESCRIPTION:Manchester Histories is excited to be working in partnership with Scary Little Girls and Greenham Women Everywhere to bring three fantastic events to Manchester Histories Hub and the Performance Space in Manchester Central Library from Monday 7 – Tuesday 8 August. Join us as Common Ground explores the stories and significance of Greenham Common protest camps. \nJoin Rebecca Morden\, Artistic Director of the feminist production hub ‘Scary Little Girls’\, as she talks about her book and the process leading to it. As a child\, Rebecca visited Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp with her mother and was part of making history with 30\,000 other women and children at the Embrace the Base action 40 years ago. In 2018 she started interviewing Greenham Women to celebrate their unique role in changing women’s roles nationally and internationally\, and she hasn’t stopped since\, turning the project into a standalone organisation: Greenham Women Everywhere! \nCommon Ground is a series of events made possible thanks to support from the National Heritage Lottery Fund as part of a project to map the impact of the Greenham Common Peace Camp on the women who inhabited it and the communities they returned to. \nFree – book a place via the Manchester Histories website
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/out-of-the-darkness-greenham-voices/
LOCATION:Lwr Ground Floor – Manchester Histories Hub
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SUMMARY:International Mother Language Day 2023 – Manchester City of Literature Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Throughout February and March\, we are delighted to be working with Manchester City of Literature who have an exhibition available to celebrate International Mother Language Day\, showcasing our international connection to the other UNESCO Cities of Literature and celebrating Manchester’s work at home. Manchester Histories Hub \nThe exhibition is free and is the second exhibition to be situated in the Manchester Histories Hub on the Lower Ground Floor of Central Library. Drop in any time during February and March to see these amazing exhibits… \nAL-USRA WAL-SUFRA: FAMILY AND FEASTS\nThere is an exciting exhibition from Ali Al-Jamri\, Manchester Multilingual City Poet\, who worked with artist Rosie Stanley to create a dollhouse to inspire writing for last summer’s Liverpool Arab Arts Festival. The dollhouse was to provide inspiration for young people from two Arabic Saturday schools to read poetry and write their own in Arabic and English. The poems you will see in the dollhouse at the exhibition are all written by children at the Liverpool Arabic Centre and Manchester Arabic School. \nLA VILLE D’APRÈS: VISIONS ARTISTIQUES DE NOTRE FUTUR URBAIN\nIn 2020\, the hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic across the world’s population stimulated discussion about how cities would function post-COVID-19. Angoulême in France\, a sister UNESCO City of Literature with a rich history of celebrating comic books and graphic novels\, launched a competition to find those visions\, hopes and fears of a post-COVID world from other UNESCO cities.  \nFor International Mother Language Day\, ten entries have been collated from other UNESCO Cities of Literature\, along with a brief insight from the artists about their work.  \nMULTILINGUAL FILM EXHIBITION\nA playlist of films from Manchester and other sister UNESCO Cities of Literature will be shown\, including the ‘Made in Manchester’ poem based on Zahid Hussain’s poem\, comprising of 65 languages\, and different translations of Manchester Multilingual Poets\, Anjum Malik’s ‘This Here’ and Ali Al-Jamri’s ‘In Prisms of Knowledge’.  \nOutside of Manchester\, we will be playing films from Nottingham\, Tartu and Reykjavik\, all UNESCO Cities of Literature.  \nWORDS FROM THE CHILDHOOD HOME: A CHAIN POEM FOR INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 2023*\n‘Words From the Childhood Home’ is a brand new\, exciting\, multilingual chain poem written by nominated poets representing UNESCO Cities of Literature to celebrate International Mother Language Day 2023.  \nManchester City of Literature invited our fellow UNESCO Cities of Literature to nominate a poet to respond to Anjum Malik\, a Manchester Multilingual City Poet who writes in Urdu and English.  \n*From Monday 20th February \nFor full details of the exhibition\, click here. \nFor the full line up of events for International Mother Language Day 2023\, click here. \nFree Exhibition – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/international-mother-language-day-2023-manchester-city-of-literature-exhibition/
LOCATION:Lwr Ground Floor – Manchester Histories Hub
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SUMMARY:Rooms of Our Own
DESCRIPTION:A National Lottery Heritage Funded project to reveal the hidden ‘herstory’ of the Pankhurst Trust. Delivered in partnership with Manchester Histories. This exhibition displays the Pankhurst Trust’s organisational archive\, now preserved for the public to access for the first time in Archives+. It will also premier a film Is the Fight Over? made by four young creatives in response to the archive. \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/rooms-of-our-own-exhibition/
LOCATION:Lwr Ground Floor – Manchester Histories Hub
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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