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Communist Party
of Great Britain: Day Conference
Communist Party of Great Britain Day Conference
in association with
Reds! The story of the Communist Party of Great Britain
an exhibition at the People's History Museum
Saturday 21 February 2004, 10.00-5.30
This conference has been co-sponsored by the Socialist History Society
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Location | 10.00-3.00 | Mechanics Institute, 103 Princess St, Major St entrance, Manchester M1 6DD |
3.30-5.30 | People's History Museum Pump House, Bridge St, Manchester M3 3ER |
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10.00-10.15 | Mick Mansfield, People's History Museum Director opens conference |
10.15-11.30 | Gavin Bowd, University of St Andrews, 'Communist Christ: the passion of Allan Eaglesham' |
Andy Croft, poet and biographer, 'The jellyfish in the kettle: writers and communism' |
11.30-11.45 | Coffee |
11.45-1.00 | Kevin Morgan, University of Manchester, 'A Labour leader and the communists: George Lansbury and the Herald in the 1920s' |
Speaker tbc |
1.00-2.00 | Lunch |
2.00-3.15 | Nina Fishman, University of Westminster, 'Arthur Horner: communist trade unionist, 1920-1959' |
John Callaghan, University of Wolverhampton, 'Capturing the Labour Party? The CPGB 1948-68' |
3.30-5.30 | Tea, coffee and biscuits at the People's History Museum and an opportunity to see Reds! The story of the Communist Party of Great Britain |
Contact: Kate Chatfield, tel 0161 839 6061, or Lynda Jackson, tel 0161 228 7212.
Cost and payment: £10 (£7 concessions) includes, morning tea and coffee, sandwich lunch, afternoon tea and coffee at the museum, all speakers and museum visit. Cheques should be made payable to National Museum of Labour History and sent FAO Kate Chatfield to People's History Museum, The Pump House, Bridge Street, Manchester, M3 3ER.
