Events

5 February ONLINE – Discussion about ‘Hollywood Contra Franco’ (2008, dir. Oriol Porta) moderated by Sebastiaan Faber and hosted by ALBA, the US-based Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives. The documentary looks at the impact that the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship had on the American film industry, featuring testimonies from International Brigade veterans, as well as interviews with actors, screenwriters, and historians, including Susan Sarandon, Román Gubern, Arthur Laurents, Patrick McGilligan, and Walter Bernstein. The film revolves around the story of Alvah Bessie, a scriptwriter from New York who fought in Spain and was one of the Hollywood Ten. 9pm; registration essential via Eventbrite.

28 February MANCHESTER – Annual Jarama commemoration and 90th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War; Saturday 28 February, 11.30am – 1.45pm; Manchester Central Library, St Peter’s Square, Manchester M2 5PD; includes presentation by author Chris Hall on his new book ‘British Volunteers and the Spanish Civil War’, “The Passionate Cause”, 1936-39’ (all royalties going to the IBMT).

Then from 2pm – 4.20pm: laying of wreaths, speeches and commemoration at the memorial in Central Library, including a performance by Bolton Clarion Choir, followed by a social in the Town Hall Tavern. For more details, contact: doloreslong@fastmail.fm.