There was a large IBMT contingent among the more than 5,000 people at the 'Cable Street 90' march and rally on Sunday 4 October. They celebrated the legacy of the Battle of Cable Street exactly 90 years ago, when Sir Oswald Mosley’s fascist Blackshirts were stopped from marching through the mainly Jewish area of Whitechapel […]
Jim Jump draws out the links between the Battle of Cable Street in London’s East End and the Spanish Civil War. They shall not pass! ¡No pasarán! The cry of the anti-fascists at Cable Street on 4 October 1936 was the same as the one used by the defenders of Madrid. The Battle of Cable […]
Rob Hargreaves presents a new multimedia memorial to the 10 Oldham Brigaders... Now you can see and read the story of the 10 Oldham men at the touch of a button. The unique account of Oldham’s International Brigaders in the Spanish Civil War forms the centrepiece of a new, permanent digital exhibition in the town’s […]
Cover: Noelia Sánchez lays flowers at the memorial on London's South Bank to mark 90 years since the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Issue 3-2026 of the IBMT digital magazine, ¡No Pasaran!, has been emailed to all paid-up members. On the cover is Noelia Sánchez, committee member of the PCE-GB Felicia Browne Branch, laying flowers at […]
Robbie MacDonald reports from Nelson… People from Lancashire who fought fascism in the 1930s Spanish Civil War have been remembered with a new plaque (below) at a historic building in Nelson. The plaque was unveiled on Friday, September 4, at Nelson's Unity Hall on Vernon Street. The venue was first opened in 1908 by the […]
The IBMT's 2026 Annual General Meeting will be held in Glasgow on Saturday 10 October as part of a weekend of commemorative and social activities from 9-11 October. PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME Friday 9 October4pm: Unveiling of a sculpture of Nelson Mandela in Nelson Mandela Place, G2 1QY.8pm: Meet-and-greet at the Clutha & Victoria Bar, corner of […]
A memorial commemorating the 250 British Jews who went to fight fascism in the Spanish Civil War has been unveiled this month at the Lauriston Road Jewish Cemetery in East London. The stone was installed by the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women (Ajex) and the UK branch of the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation. […]
The latest addition to the IBMT’s online Education pages is a timeline of the Spanish Civil War. It lists the key dates, battles and events of the war, with special emphasis on the British and Irish volunteers and the International Brigades. Compiled by IBMT Chair Jim Jump, the new resource for pupils, students and teachers […]
Pauline Fraser writes… Over the weekend of 24-26 July a number of remembrance events were held in the towns that border the course of the River Ebro, marking the 90th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Early in the morning of 26 July, son Kevin Rafferty – grandson of International Brigader Harry […]
This year’s 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street will see the IBMT highlighting the links between the protesters in East London on 4 October 1936 and the International Brigades, who continued the fight against fascism in Spain. There are also plans for Tower Hamlet Borough Council to unveil a memorial plaque to the […]
IBMT Archivist Alan Lloyd reports from the city's Victoria Park on 17 July… It was a great day in Portsmouth for the unveiling of a beautiful new memorial to the 14 men from the Portsmouth area who went to fight fascism in Spain, with six of them being killed or dying of wounds. Engraved on […]
Rob Hargreaves reports on the unveiling of a new plaque in June… Memories of speedway legend Clem Beckett, who died a hero’s death in the Spanish Civil War, were affectionately revived by locals close to his boyhood home. Almost a hundred years after a 40,000 crowd of adoring fans witnessed one of Clem’s record-breaking rides […]
