International Brigade Memorial Trust
16 April ONLINE – Roundtable to explore the challenges and opportunities around teaching anti-fascist history, hosted by Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA); featuring guest speakers Kirsten Weld, Deborah Cohn and Bill Mullen, and moderated by ALBA Board Member Sebastiaan Faber; 9.30pm BST; free tickets available on Eventbrite; contact: info@alba-valb.org.
The Belfast-based International Brigade Commemoration Committee holds its Annual General Meeting at the Falls Road Library, 49 Falls Road, Belfast BT12 4PD from 9.45am followed by the launch of the booklet ‘Blueshirts and Blackshirts in Ireland North & South’ by Dr Brian Hanley (10.15am), the placing a plaque to the men from the Falls area who went to fight fascism in Spain by relatives of the International Brigaders and Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast Paul Doherty (10.45am) and refreshments (11.50am-12.45pm). For further information contact: 07751 951785.
2 May NEWHAM – Commemoration of the volunteers from the Newham area of east London at the at the memorial to the International Brigades at 12 noon at Clapton Community FC's Old Spotted Dog Ground, 212 Upton Lane, London E7 9NP. More details to come.
7 May to 18 October EASTBOURNE – ‘Comrades in Art: Artists Against Fascism’ exhibition at the Towner Eastbourne, Devonshire Park, College Road, Eastbourne BN21 4JJ on the anti-fascist Artists International Association, which was founded in 1933 in response to the rise of European fascism and played a leading role in mobilising artists to support the cause of the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War.
22 May WORTHING – Presentation in music, poetry, film and spoken word on Worthing and the Spanish Civil War. 7.30pm at AudioActive, 85-87 Montague Street, Worthing BN11 3BN. Booking details to be announced. Event organised by the Sussex International Brigaders Remembered group.
29 May BELFAST – Launch of ‘A Comradeship of Heroes’ booklet about International Brigaders from the Belfast area, published by the International Brigade Commemoration Committee. With music from Joe Solo. Sunflower pub, 65 Union Street, Belfast BT1 2JG. 7.15pm. More information from 07751 951785.
30 May BATTERSEA – Unveiling of a plaque for International Brigader, painter and poet Clive Branson at 12pm at the house where he lived: 310 Battersea Park Road, London SW11 3HU. Organised by the Battersea Society. With speakers from the IBMT and Marx Memorial Library.
4 July LONDON – Annual commemoration at the International Brigade memorial, Jubilee Gardens, Belvedere Road, London SE1 7PG, with remembrance, music and speakers. 1pm-2pm. Afterwards a get-together at the Camel & Artichoke, 121 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7AE. Event organised by the IBMT; contact the IBMT Secretary for more information.
31 July BELFAST – The International Brigade Commemoration Committee presents the Féile Lecture 2026: Lin Rose Clark speaking about her grandfather, Bob Hilliard (pictured), the former Church of Ireland minister from Killarney who joined the International Brigades and was killed at the Battle of Jarama in February 1937. Shankill Library, 298-300 Shankill Road, Belfast BT13 2BN. 12pm-2.15pm. More information from 07751 951785.
