Events

The International Brigade Commemoration Committee's annual lecture, this year on 'Seafarers and the fight against fascism in Spain' with guest speaker, IBMT Chair Jim Jump. Organised as part of Féile An Phobail/West Belfast Festival; Shankill Road Library, 298-300 Shankill Road BT13 2BN; 12pm-2pm; free to attend, more information here, or contact: lyndaernest@btinternet.com.

The Madge Davison Memorial Lecture 2022: IBMT Chair Jim Jump speaks on 'Historical revisionism: The International Brigades and the re-writing of anti-fascist history'. Organised as part of Féile An Phobail/West Belfast Festival; Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, 216 Falls Road, Belfast BT12 6AH; 2pm-4pm; free to attend, more information here, or contact: lyndaernest@btinternet.com.

11 August LANCASTER – Talk on 'Child refugees from the Spanish Civil War in Britain and Lancaster' with Simon Martinez of the Basque Children of '37 Association UK. Organised by Migration Stories North West; 2pm-4pm; Friends' Meeting House, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster LA1 1TX; more information here.

2-4 September - Berlin. Annual meeting of the KFSR, the IBMT's sister organisation in Germany. The theme of the weekend will be 'The 15th International Brigade – From Jarama to Ebro'.The event will feature talks, the annual members' meeting, an updated version of the KFSR exhibition, musical performances and more. A final programme will be sent to registered attendees by the end of July; for more information and to register, contact organiser Andrée Mergen: a.mergen@kfsr.info.

14-16 October MANCHESTER – The IBMT’s Annual General Meeting will take place in Manchester on 15 October as part of a weekend of commemorative, educational and social activities; Manchester Conference Centre and Pendulum Hotel, Sackville Street, Manchester M1 3BB; more information, provisional programme and booking information available here.