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Download the latest magazine from the KFSR, our sister organisation in Germany

The latest issue of the magazine from our sister organisation in Germany, the KFSR, is now available to download as a PDF. The magazine '¡NO PASARAN!' is printed in the German language. This issue deals with the lessons that can be learnt from the Spanish Civil War, the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Guernica and other issues relating to International Brigaders. 

Click here to download the PDF of '¡NO PASARAN!'. 

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Plans for an International Brigade memorial in the south of Madrid

Message from the AABI, the Madrid-based association of friends of the International Brigades…

 

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New booklet on Wales and the Spanish Civil War

A new booklet which details the role of Wales in the Spanish Civil War has been produced and is now available to purchase through the IBMT. 'Wales and the Spanish Anti-Fascist War' was written by Robert Griffiths, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Britain. It is produced in both English and Welsh and published by the Welsh Communist Party.

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Guide to the 2017 AGM

Are you planning to attend the IBMT’s Annual General Meeting and commemoration weekend in Cardiff on 13-15 October? If so, you can now download an informative booklet which both describes the Welsh involvement in the Spanish Civil War and is a guide to the weekend’s events and activities.

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Notice of the 2017 Annual General Meeting

The IBMT’s Annual General Meeting will take place at 2pm on Saturday 14 October 2017 at the offices of the GMB, Garley House, 17 Newport Road, Cardiff CF24 0TB as part of a Commemoration Weekend in and around Cardiff.

 

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Farewell to Joan Brown and Margaret McLean

IBMT President Marlene Sidaway pays tribute to two strong and inspirational women who were founding members of the IBMT and widows of International Brigaders…

Joan Brown, who died in July at the age of 89, was one of the IBMT’s earliest and most active members.

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‘Story of the Oxford International Brigade Memorial’ now available

A digital booklet outlining the history of the Oxford International Brigade memorial is now available to download as a PDF. The 36-page document contains many details and images about the memorial, which stands as a tribute to the 31 men and women from Oxfordshire who joined the International Brigades. Six of them died in Spain.
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From London to Barcelona to remember the Clarion cyclists

Lyn Hurst reports on the ride by a group of cycists from London to Barcelona to remember the International Brigades…

Leaving the IBMT’s annual memorial event in London’s Jubilee Gardens on 1 July, the National Clarion Cycling Club 1895 members set off on an epic 20-day, 1,200-mile journey to Barcelona, via Dieppe, Chartres, Bellac, Bergerac, Castelnaudary and Argelès-sur-Mer.

In Barcelona we were the guests of the city’s mayor at a very well organised event attended by 600 people, including many youngsters, at  a sports centre.

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Islington booklet now available as a download

A booklet detailing the role that Islington played in the Spanish Civil War is now available to download as a PDF (see below). 

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Pablo pays his respects in Scotland

IBMT Scotland Secretary Mike Arnott writes…

On 12 July, Pablo Hernández, representing the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory (ARMH in Spanish) in Tarancón, Spain, paid his respects at memorials in Perth, Dundee and Kirkcaldy to those who lost their lives fighting fascism in the Spanish Civil War as part of the International Brigade.

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