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Seat in grounds of Rutherford College, University of Kent, Canterbury to Tony McLean. Erected by Tony McLean Memorial Fund, 1 October 1982

Today's quote

"The Madrileños heard the sound of steady marching feet; at first they thought that the Fascists had broken through the city’s defence, but then they heard the sound of a song that was becoming more and more familiar to their ears, as the columns marched along Gran Via towards the front. The song they heard was a song of defiance, and international solidarity and comradeship. It was “The Internationale”. The people listened and heard it sung not in Spanish, not just in another language, but in a variety of languages. The first of the International Brigades had arrived."

Michael O’Riordan (Irish volunteer)

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Patrons:

Professor Peter Crome
Hywel Francis
Professor Helen Graham
Ken Livingstone
Len McCluskey
Christy Moore
Jack O’Connor
Maxine Peake
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Mick Whelan

Founding Chair:
Professor Sir Paul Preston

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We have biographical information on nearly 2,400 International Brigade volunteers from Britain and Ireland. To find an individual volunteer, follow this link.

Today's quote:

"The march had started with Mussolini and had gained terrible momentum with Hitler and was being carried forward by Franco. For most young people there was a feeling of frustration, but some determined to do anything that seemed possible, even if it meant death, to try to stop the spread of fascism."

Jack Jones (Liverpool docker who joined the International Brigades and later became the leader of Britain’s biggest trade union, the Transport & General Workers’ Union)

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ASLEF, CWU, FBU, PFA, POA, RMT, Unite

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