Venue: Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne
9:30am to 4:30pm, Saturday 16 September 2017
A collaboration between the Histories of Activism Group at Northumbria University and the North East Labour History Society.
This day school will reflect on the last fifty years in the North East, and especially the great changes that have occurred in politics, culture and society.The workshops will focus on specific subjects such as Labour Activism and Music and we believe it will revive the spirit of the History Workshop conferences. The backgrounds of the participants will be mixed, including academics presenting their research, as well as activists and historians working outside of a formal academic framework.
To book your place in this Day School, please let us know at moderator@nelh.net. Attendance is free, and coffee and lunch will be provided.
Updates and new information will be posted on our day-school
page: http://nelh.net/event/day-school-fifty-years-of-activism
Fifty Years of Activism
9:30 – 10:00 Coffee and Registration10:00 – 11:00 Plenary, Keynote Speaker: John Charlton
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee
11:30 – 1:00 Three Parallel Workshops
Culture and Music: Workshop Leader, Dr Jude Murphy
Labour Activism: Workshop Leader, Ben Sellers
Women and the Women’s Movement: Workshop Leader, Dr Liz O’Donnell. During this session Dr Julie Scanlon will be talking about her research into the 1976 Women’s Liberation Conference held in Ponteland.
1:00 – 2:00 Lunch
2:00 – 3:00 Three Parallel Workshops
The Peace Movement: Workshop Leader, John Creaby
Politics: Workshop Leader, Nigel Todd
Cooperatives: Workshop Leader, Professor Tony Webster
3:00 – 4:00 Two Parallel Workshops
Trade Unions and the World of Work: Workshop Leader, John Stirling
Growth of Ethnic Diversity in the North East: Workshop Leader, Dr Avram Taylor
4:00 – 4:30 Plenary: Concluding Remarks: Dr Matt Perry
To book your place in this Day School, please let us know at moderator@nelh.net. Attendance is free, and coffee and lunch will be provided.
