London Socialist Historians
Autumn 2019 Update
Dear Comrade
An update for the autumn 2019 term.
The IWGB boycott of Senate House continues and it would be fair to say that the University is being obdurate in terms of the legitimate issue of bringing outsourced workers back in-house on decent terms and conditions.
While the dispute continues its the job of socialist historians to offer solidarity.
That means we cannot hold seminars at the IHR for the autumn term.
I have been working with others on alternative arrangements.
On Monday 28th October at Kings College David Edgerton will speak on the rise and decline of Britain
On Thursday 14th November at Bookmarks there will be a launch of the new Socialist History Society publication on Treason with Merilyn Moos, Christian Hogsbjerg and Steve Cushion. This comes out of an LSHG conference held in 2018 at the IHR and we will be supporting the launch
Later in November I am hoping Martin Hoyles will speak on his new book on Ira Aldridge
Full details of these events will be available a little nearer the time.
If supporters have ideas for speakers (and venues) do get in touch!
The next newsletter will be about in mid-October. Contributions, reviews, comments are welcome. At the moment the plan is to focus on matters industrial with the IHR dispute, the disgraceful victimisation of trade unionists at Ruskin with its close associations with socialist history and of course the current wider UCU dispute.
Finally of course we supported the Climate Strike on 20th September and will be supporting the climate actions in October
Keith Flett
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