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Erected in 1985, it is the only memorial in Britain & Ireland that commemorates all 526 men & women who were killed in the Spanish Civil War.

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A memorial on display at Civic Centre, Merthyr Tydfil to the International Brigade volunteers from the Welsh mining town 'who fought fascism in hope of saving Spanish democracy and averting a world war'Commissioned by South Wales Mining Federation,1996

Lynda Walker reports on events in Derry and Belfast on 25 and 26 April to remember the bombing of Gernika …
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New on the blog: Nancy Phillips tells the story of the monastery in Castile that became an International Brigade hospital and then a prison. international-brigades.org.uk/news-and-blog/…

VIVA IL 25 Aprile! Proud to explain the work of the International Brigade Memorial Trust to members of Manchester's Italian community and Partito Democratico, commemorating Italy's liberation from Nazi occupation. Venue: Working Class Movement Library. WCML Partito Democratico 🇮🇹 🇪🇺

See you tomorrow!

El Festival del Solidarity Park arriba a Barcelona! (el concert final) Programa complet - solidaritypark.com/2024/04/08/fes…

In an awful foreboding of what was to come, German bombers razed the defenceless Basque market town of Guernica on this day in 1937. #scw

Two north-east events this weekend linked to Spanish Civil War. This evening in Middlesbrough, poetry book launch with Bob Beagrie of Teesside University at The Chapel venue, Newport. Then first ever Billingham & Ron Dennison event, Saturday, 3pm, Billingham Green. IBMT Tony Fox

Refugees fleeing from Franco's army. Bielsa pocket, Aragonese Pyrenees. Spring 1938.

More good work in north-east England on its links to Spanish Civil War, north-east International Brigade volunteers and their legacy today. New book from poet & Teesside University lecturer Bob Beagrie, launching in Middlesbrough’s The Chapel bar, Newport , Friday evening. IBMT

Article by my amigo Charlie Nurse on the great little Spanish Civil War museum in Robres, Aragón (Comarca Los Monegros, Turismo Los Monegros) for the International Brigade Memorial Trust IBMT. It deserves far more visits
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'History we never knew we had' international-brigades.org.uk/news-and-blog/…

On the blog: protest over scrapping of Aragón historical memory law.
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North-east England. This week’s Darlington & Stockton Times has big feature on 1930s Basque child refugees given shelter in Guisborough & current projects inc school history with relatives, Teesside memorial campaigns & new poetry book.IBMT Darlington & Stockton Times Basque Children of '37 Association

A fantastic performance and a great tribute to International Brigader Johnny Longstaff. Listen on BBC Sounds.

Fascinating interview with IBMT Founding Chair Paul Preston.

'Romanceros' now available to pre-order at drunkmusepress.com “Romanceros does what only poetry’s best self can do: it sees around corners, through cracks in perception. These tightly turned vignettes . . create a layered lyric archive of the Spanish Civil War' – Fran Lock

There are lots of events this month honouring the International Brigades. Stay up to date via our website: international-brigades.org.uk/events/

Part one of a two part post on International Brigade volunteer Robert Traill.

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