The People's Papers
~ all about the archives ~
A research project exploring 1970s activist print culture. Current project: local Manchester newspapers @wcmlibrary.bsky.social
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- Reposted by The People's PapersLots of great books, including free ebooks from us and @haymarketbooks.org, on the @literaryhub.bsky.social guide on what to read to understand the ICE phenomenon.
- Reposted by The People's PapersHow has the History Workshop Journal collective sustained its commitment to radical history over fifty tumultuous years? Two HWJ veterans, Sally Alexander and Jeffrey Weeks, sat down to share their memories with @beckierutherford.bsky.social and @inoutofpractice.bsky.social🎙✊🏻
- Save the date! Join us for an online archival workshop with @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social and @irrnews.bsky.social to explore the materials and histories of Black activist publishing in the UK from the 1970s: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archival-w...
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- Reposted by The People's PapersIn solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice and border abolition. We’ve also added a list of additional recommended reading:
- From the archives
- Next Manchester Urban Film Series screening coming up on February 9th at the Central Library: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-fi... with @themodernist.bsky.social and thanks to the North West Film Archive
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- Thanks to everyone who joined as us the Interference Archive last night and especially our speakers from Planners Network, Science for the People and URPE — looking forward to continuing the conversation on Saturday morning!
- Reposted by The People's PapersWhat does a new exhibition on 200 years of British trades union history reveal about the tumultuous story of workers organising for change? Marybeth Hamilton sits down with historians and archivists to discuss the exhibition and the unexpected stories that it unveils.
- As a follow up event (for those interested in diving deeper into the topic!), we'll be hosting a "Radicals in the Professions" reading + discussion meetup in NYC on Saturday morning at the Interference Archive cohosted w/ Planners Network and the Architecture Lobby: eventbrite.co.uk/e/radicals-i...
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- NYC! Join us for an archival workshop and discussion on the topic of 1970s "counter professional" networks, activism and publishing hosted at Interference Archive: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archival-w...
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- Radio Free People's tapes (via the Liberation News Service, 1971: jstor.org/stable/community.28039451)
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- This Sunday! At Hausmania in #Oslo
- For anyone in #Oslo next weekend! Come join a "Jul" activist history film night + social <3 www.broadcast.events/events/FREE-...
- Reposted by The People's PapersAaron Boehmer on finding books and more in community libraries in times like these: "These local libraries gesture toward a different kind of recordkeeping that is grounded in community stewardship rather than state authority." Read more: lareviewofbooks.org/article/freeing-the…
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- For anyone in #Oslo next weekend! Come join a "Jul" activist history film night + social <3 www.broadcast.events/events/FREE-...
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- Reposted by The People's Papers"By excavating the urban struggles of 1970s Italy with a spatialized understanding of Operaismo’s signature theoretical contribution––class composition––the book provides both an important contribution to radical urban history and a window into how current urban struggles might be theorized." ❤️🔥 ❤️🔥 ❤️🔥
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- Thanks again to everyone who contributed to a rich & lively discussion at our event "The People's Papers: Revisiting 1970s Manchester." The recording is now up here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2KZ... Special thanks to cohosts @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @mcrhistories.bsky.social @aiucentre.bsky.social !
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- Next up: rent strikes, housing co-ops, squatting, communes and more! A housing periodicals appreciation post 🙏 www.instagram.com/peoplespapers @wcmlibrary.bsky.social
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- New post up! Learn more about Waterloo Place on the @officialuom.bsky.social campus in the 1970s, once home to a whole range of radical political projects and groups. linktr.ee/peoplespapers
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- New post up on instagram featuring Peace News’ 1975 special issue on Manchester and “the growth of a radical community.” linktr.ee/peoplespapers
- Workers’ Inquiry! From yesterday’s session @histmat.bsky.social with @americanwork47.bsky.social @abolisheconomics.bsky.social and others 😍
- Thanks to everyone who joined us earlier this week and especially to everyone who shared their experiences of 1970s Manchester! Stay tuned for more✨ Thanks also to our collaborators and cohosts for making this event possible @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @mcrhistories.bsky.social @aiucentre.bsky.social 💗
- This Tuesday!
- A week from today in Manchester! @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @aiucentre.bsky.social @mcrhistories.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-people... Learn more about the project here: linktr.ee/peoplespapers
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- New archival research spotlight up on Instagram! Even featuring its own intro video 😍 Thanks to Rory and Real Time Video for sharing: www.instagram.com/p/DQejjL3jJ1...
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- A week from today in Manchester! @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @aiucentre.bsky.social @mcrhistories.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-people... Learn more about the project here: linktr.ee/peoplespapers
- The Right to Work vs the Fight to Live [the debates of 1970s community newspapers]
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- Thanks to everyone who joined us last night at Mayday Rooms and especially all of our wonderful speakers !! They shared such great stories and insights about their experiences with London’s radical local press and community activism of the 1970s 💗
- Was anyone apart of this Radical Librarians Collective or know of any similar ongoing networks? rlc.radicallibrarianship.org
- This Wednesday at Mayday Rooms in #London! Join us for a workshop exploring 1970s activist newspapers and print culture: maydayrooms.org/event/archiv...
- "We have personal experience as booksellers in different shops in different towns in the late 1970s-80s and have been working together over the last 5 years collecting oral histories and written accounts of radical bookshops of that period." booksellingresearchnet.uk/blog/radical...
- 📌 Next up in our paper profiles @wcmlibrary.bsky.social, we have Moss Side News! www.instagram.com/p/DPhrTIIAtH...
- Throwback to a very inspiring archival project! www.vam.ac.uk/blog/disobed... The website of the exhibit, "Made Possible by Squatting," is also still accessible thanks to the @archive.org: madepossiblebysquatting.co.uk/index.php/ar...
- Save the date! We'll have materials to share from @wcmlibrary.bsky.social and @aiucentre.bsky.social and a roundtable discussion with folks sharing their reflections and experiences from the time. Should be a lively and participatory discussion! @cperguom.bsky.social @thejohnrylands.bsky.social
- The People’s Papers: Revisiting 1970s Manchester Explore the activist & community print culture that helped shape Greater Manchester, with PhD researcher Arielle Lawson (@peoplespapers) 📅 Mon 4 Nov 🕕 6–8 PM 📍 Manchester Histories Hub, Central Library Free & open to all! Book: bit.ly/PeoplesPapers
- Interested to learn more about this People's Papers project? Check out a link of upcoming and past events as well as recent blog posts here: linktr.ee/peoplespapers
- Did you miss our online webinar earlier this week? You can now watch the recording of the event via @wcmlibrary.bsky.social's Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2UT...
- Calling all London-based 1970s activist/community newspaper enthusiasts! We'll be at Mayday Rooms on Oct 15th for an archival workshop on the topic and joined by some great folks sharing their own experiences and insights from that time. RSVP here: maydayrooms.org/event/archiv...
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- We're live! Join us on Zoom: zoom.us/j/97471042089
- Starting soon! With a stellar lineup of speakers, it should be a great discussion. Join us on Zoom at 3pm: zoom.us/j/97471042089
- Reposted by The People's PapersToday's the day! Join us on Zoom at 3pm: peoplespapers.eventbrite.co.uk @cperguom.bsky.social @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @rememberlop.bsky.social @writerlytone.bsky.social
