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Hywel was a key figure in developing and leading a number of activities Swansea University including this contribution he wrote for our series of Centenary Essays collections.swansea.ac.uk/s/swansea-2020… #lifelonglearning

Our founder and dear friend Hywel Francis as remembered by Dai Smith theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/m…

To mark Women's Day our new blog explores the impact of the Women's Liberation Movement on the students and staff Swansea University, and celebrates those who #ChooseToChallenge their role in society and fight for equality and women’s rights. swanseauniarchives.home.blog/2021/03/04/cho… #IWD2021

'Women can dig it too' A celebratory snapshot of the lives of women in our archive collections for #IWD2021 sway.office.com/0SfVls1c3NbazV… #WomensHistoryMonth #ChooseToChallenge #ExploreYourArchive

Today would have been the 75th birthday of Hywel Francis, President of Llafur from 2018 until his death in February.

So good to see an award presented in memory of Hywel Francis at the Inspire Awards. He would be proud - not of his name being bandied about but by the achievements of the learners! .Dysgu a Gwaith Cymru | Learning and Work Wales #InspireCymru21

A big welcome to our new Raissa Page collection digitisation assistant, Benesek Monk! He'll be digitising Raissa's fantastic images to improve preservation & access to the collection. The images will also be used in an up-coming book by @djsarchivist about Raissa's life, work and archive.

Cardiff Transformed 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿✊ is coming on 2 April! As well as a day of fantastic speakers and brilliant panels eventbrite.co.uk/e/cardiff-tran…, we’ve also got an exhibition of rarely seen miners' lodge banners from Miners' Library 'Banners are the memory of a movement' - Gwyn Alf Williams

Llafur's Spring Series 2022 - Next episode - Theme: Heritage, Landscape and Tourism - Episode 2: Workers' Holidays and Seaside Resorts - 24 March (19:00-20:00) - Speakers: Susan Barton Susan Barton and Debbie Owen Denbighshire Libraries - Chair: Marian Gwyn llafur.org/events/llafur-…

Dream team gearing up for tomorrow's amazing conference #wwhbbhxiv Bangor University @uswhistory Llafur Race Council Cymru

Yesterday would have been Dad’s Birthday, due to COVID we did not have a normal funeral. The family have waited to celebrate and remember with friends and family. If anyone would like to join us at Onllwyn Welfare this Saturday at 5pm please feel free to do so. Diolch.

🗓️ 9th-23rd June 🆓 Free and open to all 📍 Singleton Park Library ✨ 'The Tractatus Odyssey and Wittgenstein's Swansea Years' This exhibition will also offer a look at #Wittgenstein's time at Swansea & the legacy he left through Rush Rhees & the Swansea School of Philosophy.

⭐️⭐️Swansea CC All Stars Cricket IS BACK !!!!! 📝Sign up with the link below ⬇️ ecb.clubspark.uk/AllStars/Cours… ⭐️⭐️⭐️🦢🦢🦢⭐️⭐️⭐️🦢🦢🦢

🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 Dynamos Cricket is BACK AT SWANSEA CC ‼️‼️ 📝Sign up below ⬇️ ecb.clubspark.uk/Dynamos/Course… 🚀🚀💥💥🦢🦢🚀🚀💥💥🦢🦢

We’re very excited for the official launch of our #Wittgenstein exhibition next Thursday! But if you just can’t wait that long, we already have some of our exhibition items on display at Singleton Park Library. We’ll be adding more displays over the coming days -watch this space!

Wonderful memorial service this evening for Hywel Francis, adult educator, historian, activist, former MP in South Wales and friend over many years. Thanks to ⁦Llafur⁩ and South Wales Miners Library and ⁦Budd Hall⁩ for attending with me.

Have you seen our #Wittgenstein exhibition yet? Including material from WittgensteInitiative ACF London as well as highlights from our own collections, the exhibition is open to the public and free of charge.

⭐️All Stars Cricket (5-8yr olds) or ☄️Dynamos Cricket (8-11yr olds ⭐️All Stars Registration Link ecb.clubspark.uk/AllStars/BookC… 💥Dynamos Registration Link ecb.clubspark.uk/Dynamos/BookCo… Join in on our summer or fun 🤩🏏☄️🌞🦢🏏💙

Miners' Library Come to see Tredegar band at the Onllwyn Welfare Hall on May 20th to celebrate 75 years of the NHS and 50 years of the South Wales Miners Library. eventbrite.co.uk/e/tredegar-ban…