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Suicide Hill exhibition in Spain

Borja Sánchez Marcote writes about his exhibition, ‘La Colina’, about Suicide Hill, where scores of British Battalion volunteers lost their lives in the Battle of Jarama. The exhibition is at the Patio Herreriano Museum, Valladolid, from 3 September to 18 October.

Frida Stewart's memoirs published for the first time

The IBMT welcomes the publication of the memoirs of Frida Stewart (m. Knight) by Clapton Press, featuring a foreword and afterword by historian Angela Jackson.

Annual general meeting in Southampton postponed

Due to ongoing coronavirus concerns and official social distancing restrictions, the IBMT Executive Committee has decided to postpone this year’s Annual General Meeting, which was scheduled to take place in Southampton on 10 October.

The language circumference of bones - For Federico García Lorca

IBMT supporter Liz Dickinson provides a poem on the anniversary of the death of Federico García Lorca. The renowned pro-Spanish Republican poet was murdered by fascists on 18-19 August 1936.

Remembrances in Motherwell and Hamburg

There are two big updates from Motherwell and from Hamburg to ‘Remembering in a Time of Lockdown’, an ongoing project by IBMT Film Coordinator Marshall Mateer to compile photos and messages from supporters

Poster by the Agrupación de Veteranos Internacionalistas Cubanos en España 1936-1939

The heroic example of the Cuban Brigaders

In this letter to the IBMT, Cuban historian Dr Victor Pina Tabío recounts the experiences of those Cubans who volunteered to fight fascism in Spain, placing them within a long and heroic tradition of internationalism.

Restating the truth about Gernika

IBMT Chair Jim Jump reviews ‘Gernika: Genealogy of a Lie’ by Xabier A Irujo (Sussex Academic Press, 2019). This review was originally published in the IBMT magazine ¡No Pasarán! 2-2020.

Remembering in a time of lockdown

IBMT Film Coordinator Marshall Mateer has compiled a gallery of photographs and messages from members and supporters showing how they marked the International Brigade annual commemoration from home this year.

The two faces of modern Spanish history

Historian Richard Baxell reviews ‘Violencia: A New History of Spain: Past, Present and the Future of the West’ by Jason Webster (Constable 2019). Originally published in ¡No Pasarán! 1-2020.

Annual commemoration at the International Brigade memorial

The IBMT held a wreath-laying ceremony on Saturday 4 July at the International Brigade memorial in Jubilee Gardens, London. We have produced this short film of the proceedings in lieu of the customary annual public event.

News and Blog

Suicide Hill exhibition in Spain

Frida Stewart's memoirs published for the first time

Annual general meeting in Southampton postponed

The language circumference of bones - For Federico García Lorca

Remembrances in Motherwell and Hamburg

The heroic example of the Cuban Brigaders

Restating the truth about Gernika

Remembering in a time of lockdown

The two faces of modern Spanish history

Annual commemoration at the International Brigade memorial

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