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Llafur: The Welsh People's History Society organises free regular history events and has an annual journal for members. To join please visit our website.

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Joined June 2012
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We are making the move to Bluesky! 🦋 Want to keep up to date on all things Llafur? Go give us a follow 👉 llafur.bsky.social
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Monumental Welsh Women are fundraising for their fifth and final statue which commemorates Elizabeth Andrews and her work which championed social reform and women’s rights (to keep it brief!). They have £25,000 left to raise, if able, please donate here: gofundme.com/f/the-statue-fo…
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Join the Norwegian Church Arts Centre, the Cardiff Centre for Welsh History and Llafur for a one-day conference on The Diverse Religious and Cultural Heritage of Wales! 🗓️ 09/04/25, 9am 📍Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff 🎟️ Reserve your free ticket: fixr.co/event/the-diverse-re…
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Next Sunday, Terry Dimmick presents a series of films and a discussion on Wales and the 1984/5 miners’ strike! 👉 Strike! Wales in the Miners’ Strike + Discussion 📆 Sunday 2nd March, 2.30pm 📍 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff Tickets: chapter.org/whats-on/strike-…
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Exhibition at QUEEN STREET GALLERY, NEATH MINERSIMPRINT - 1st March - 29th March​ ​​A collaboration between Swansea University & Swansea Print Workshop to celebrate the South Wales Miners' Library 50th anniversary. Please join us for the opening, Saturday March 1st, 2pm.
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🚨Tomorrow!🚨 Don’t forget to join us for our 2024 AGM and online event: Voices of the Strike! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
🔔Don’t forget to register for our next online event and 2024 AGM! Guest speakers include: Ceri Thompson, Christine Powell and Dai Donovan 🗓️Sat 7th December 🕣10am-12.30pm 🎟️Register for free: tickettailor.com/events/llaf…
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🔔Don’t forget to register for our next online event and 2024 AGM! Guest speakers include: Ceri Thompson, Christine Powell and Dai Donovan 🗓️Sat 7th December 🕣10am-12.30pm 🎟️Register for free: tickettailor.com/events/llaf…
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🔔Don’t miss out on our next online event and 2024 AGM: Voices of the Strike! 🗓️Sat 7th December 🕣10am-12.30pm 🎟️Register for free: tickettailor.com/events/llaf…
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On Saturday we heard from a range of fascinating voices at the Globalising Welsh History online book launch! Thank you to those who attended and contributed, including @NeilevansEvans, @charwilliamsOBE, @RhysOwens92, Joe Radcliffe, Yvonne Connikie, and @mariangwyn
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🚨Reminder that the book is now open access and available here: uwp.co.uk/app/uploads/978183… 📚 For more details, visit the @UniWalesPress website: uwp.co.uk/book/globalising-w…
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We’re thrilled that Strike! The Women Who Fought Back, a documentary produced by Jess Howe & Frank Films that includes material from the collections of @swminerslibrary & @SwanUniArchives has been awarded 2 BAFTAs by BAFTA Cymru this week. Congratulations Jess Howe & Frank Films!
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*OPEN ACCESS* ‘Globalising Welsh Studies: Decolonising history, heritage, society and culture’, edited by Neil Evans and Charlotte Williams is available now and can be read for free via the link below! ⤵️ uwp.co.uk/app/uploads/978183…
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Join Charlotte Williams and Neil Evans, editors of ‘Globalising Wales Studies’, for their online launch with @Llafur this Saturday! 📍 Online 🕙 10am - 11:30am 🗓️ 26 October Follow the link below to reserve your spot ⤵️
Join us on the 26th October to discuss the exciting new publication, Globalising Welsh Studies, with book editors @NeilevansEvans and @charwilliamsOBE and book contributors! Reserve your free ticket ➡️ tickettailor.com/events/llaf…
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🚨Reminder to get your free tickets 🚨 ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Join us on the 26th October to discuss the exciting new publication, Globalising Welsh Studies, with book editors @NeilevansEvans and @charwilliamsOBE and book contributors! Reserve your free ticket ➡️ tickettailor.com/events/llaf…
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🚨Reminder to get your free tickets 🚨 ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Join us on the 26th October to discuss the exciting new publication, Globalising Welsh Studies, with book editors @NeilevansEvans and @charwilliamsOBE and book contributors! Reserve your free ticket ➡️ tickettailor.com/events/llaf…
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Lansiad dadlennol a threiddgar i ‘Globalising Welsh Studies’ Diolch gymaint i @GEvansJones @NeilevansEvans @mariangwyn @charwilliamsOBE / A revealing and insightful launch for ‘Globalising Welsh Studies’ @SHiLSSBU Thank you Charlotte, Gareth, Neil a Marian 👏🏾📚#BlackHistoryMonth
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Join us on the 26th October to discuss the exciting new publication, Globalising Welsh Studies, with book editors @NeilevansEvans and @charwilliamsOBE and book contributors! Reserve your free ticket ➡️ tickettailor.com/events/llaf…
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Lansiad Globalising Welsh Studies @SHiLSSBU nos Fercher gyda phedwar o’r awduron / Excited about the launch of Globalising Welsh Studies @SHiLSSBU on Wed 5.00pm with @NeilevansEvans @GEvansJones @charwilliamsOBE @mariangwyn bangor.ac.uk/history-law-soc…
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It was an honour to speak at this event in memory of Chris Williams. Among the other speakers was @MarkDrakeford, former First Minister of Wales.
Don’t forget to get your tickets for tomorrow’s Llafur event! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Spent today at a well-attended, wonderful and poignant @Llafur event celebrating the life and work of Chris Williams - the leading Welsh historian of his generation, and also my PhD supervisor and academic mentor 😢✊️.
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