Hundreds gathered at the International Brigade memorial on London’s Southbank on 5 July for the annual commemoration of the 2,500 volunteers from Britain and Ireland who took part in the fight in Spain against fascism from 1936-39. Speakers included Gawain Little, General Secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions, and Meirian Jump, Director of […]
History school teachers are being told about the IBMT’s new online teaching resources on the International Brigades. The June issue of Teaching History carries a feature on how to teach Year 9 school students about the ‘ordinary people’ who fought in the Spanish Civil War. The article is written by Professor Peter Anderson of Leeds […]
IBMT representatives and supporters have briefed a group of parliamentarians on the work of the Trust and the Spanish Civil War’s legacy in Britain and Spain. It is hoped this will be the first of a series of sessions where MPs and peers can be kept informed of shared matters of interest to them and […]
Robbie MacDonald reports from May's unveiling of a new memorial in East Lancashire… Men from East Lancashire who volunteered to fight fascism in the Spanish Civil War have been honoured in a new memorial in Burnley. The Mayor of Burnley, Councillor Shah Hussain, at the unveiling, holding the flag of XV International Brigade. Volunteers from […]
IBMT Scotland Secretary Mike Arnott reports from a fundraiser organised and hosted by the PCE Exterior, the external branch of the Spanish Communist Party based in Britain… On Saturday 17 May, PCE Exterior UK organised ¡No Pasarán! Fest 2025 in Glasgow. It was a celebration of Scotland’s support for the Spanish Republic, focusing on Glasgow’s […]
David Grant, a former teacher and now a PhD student at the University of Leeds, introduces a new schools module focusing on women's roles in the Spanish Civil War… Members and supporters may already be familiar with the excellent teaching resources on the IBMT website: Why did so many people volunteer to fight in the […]
We are pleased to announce that the local International Brigade Commemoration Committee (IBCC) organisation is hosting the Annual General Meeting weekend for the IBMT from 3-5 October 2025 in Belfast. The IBMT represents relatives and supporters of those International Brigaders from Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales who fought against fascism in Spain 1936-39. We are […]
Cover: committee members of the International Brigade Memorial Appeal inspect the then-unfinished sculpture for London’s Jubilee Gardens in 1985; also featured is an image of the memorial today. Issue 2-2025 of the IBMT digital magazine, ¡No Pasaran!, has been emailed to all paid-up members. On the cover, committee members of the International Brigade Memorial Appeal inspect […]
Robert Hargreaves reports on a rain-soaked battlefield tour of the Spanish capital… While England basked in warm spring sunshine, visitors to Madrid were caught in a torrential downpour as they paid homage to the heroes of the International Brigades on a walking tour of the city’s Spanish Civil War battlefields. But, undeterred by the rain, […]
Saturday 26 April saw the unveiling of the Newham International Brigades Memorial in the Old Spotted Dog ground of Clapton Community Football Club (212 Upton Lane, London E7 9NP). Kevin Blowe of Clapton CFC tells the story behind the memorial… Since launching our International Brigades-inspired away kit in 2018, we have wanted to mark the […]
A list with the 872 names of International Brigaders who died during the 1938 Battle of the Ebro has been compiled and published by the Memorial Democràtic agency of the Catalan government (Generalitat de Catalunya). In English and Catalan, the new list identifies 95 volunteers from the UK and 15 from the Republic of Ireland […]
On Saturday 12 April Jayne Dunn, Lord Mayor of Sheffield, unveiled the 'Boy with Dove' statue in the city's Weston Park. Created by artist Anthony Padgett, the statue is a tribute to Picasso, to the International Brigade volunteers from South Yorkshire, to the Basque children who were given sanctuary by the people of Sheffield, and […]
