Do you want to contribute to our panel on history, archives, activism and utopia at SLAS 2025 in Bristol next April? UKLAH - UK Latin American History Network SLAS Society for Latin American Studies Richard Smith (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺 Marieke Riethof - mariekeriethof bsky

A Guy Called Gerald has been honoured with a blue plaque for creating "the first British acid house track" —'Voodoo Ray' Full story: mixmag.net/read/a-guy-cal…

📅 88 years ago, the people of East London stood firm against fascism, blocking Mosley’s Blackshirts at the Battle of Cable Street. Their defiance humiliated the fascists and remains a powerful reminder that hate will never win. #TheyShallNotPass hopenothate.org.uk/the-battle-of-…

Today marks the anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, when in 1936 residents blocked a march by the British Union of Fascists through a predominantly Jewish area. Explore our collections of photos, oral histories & pamphlets via the online catalogue orlo.uk/dkUjY

Blue plaque erected at Walthamstow Tesco to commemorate lettuce that outlasted Liz Truss dlvr.it/TF0Vs4

🎶 Some fine footage of The Fall - 1978 - yes that’s 46 years ago!! Don’t they look young. #punk #MarkESmith - PsychoMafia & Industrial Estate 🤘🎶

🎉 The latest edition of Comma has just been released, focusing on insights and discussions from the ICA Roma Conference. This issue explores a range of important topics within the archival community, from digital records management to inclusive archives and beyond. 🔎 In this

Our Oct 24 group of the month is Windrush in the Far South West a project by the Culture Club The Box, Plymouth #BlackHistoryMonth read more here communityarchives.org.uk/content/awards…

CAHG Scotland are excited to invite community archives & groups to participate in a unique opportunity to feature their image on our postcards used to celebrate and highlight the diverse collections from across the country. Find out more and submit here: scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/call-fo…

We have a fantastic series of webinars coming up aimed at community archives and groups. In each webinar you will hear from an expert speaker and a case study. See below for more info and to book:

A round up of all exciting events coming up in the #dance and #CulturalHeritage space, see the🧵for more details 👇

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is a reminder of the invaluable role audiovisual archives play in preserving our cultural history. As technology advances, it’s crucial to remember that behind every carefully curated collection is the creativity and expertise of archivists.

🗣️ "Our party has a very clear message for Keir Starmer..." Watch Zack Polanski's full Autumn Conference speech below ⤵️

an irish pharmacist looking through the national archives in dublin accidentally unearthed a forgotten and lost short story by bram stoker, author of DRACULA. unknown even to scholars, it’s being published for the first time in a century. first new mozart, now new bram stoker

Cuts to history departments – particularly in post-92 universities – risk making the subject the “preserve of elite institutions” in the UK, warns Royal Historical Society report timeshighereducation.com/news/more-uk-u…

Calling museum geeks. We've googled, telephoned, checked archives, newspaper reports, and spoken to specialists, but after a year of collecting data on closed museums in the UK we're officially stuck on some venues. Can you help? Have a look at our list: bit.ly/40rmJuV

The vote by the Israeli Parliament against UNRWA is unprecedented. It opposes the United Nations Charter and violates the State of Israel’s obligations under international law. Failing to push back against these bills will weaken our common multilateral mechanism. This should be a

Our first 50 years in podcast form! Find out more about the MRC's 50th anniversary celebrations at warwick.ac.uk/services/libra… , including symposium & seminar recordings, & online exhibition featuring highlights from the archive collections

Further evidence of the corporate capture of the Labour Party. Amazon gives money to Tony Blair’s think tank TBI. TBI develops policies and lobbies Labour. Those policies benefit Amazon. See how it works?