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14 April: Engels, The Part Played by Labour in the Transition from Ape to Human (1876) – Engels’s extraordinary and prophetic attempt to apply historical materialism to the prehistoric evolution of humans.
Email: info@marx-memorial-library.org.uk
This new series of classes introduces you to a classic text in Marxism. In each class, an MML tutor will introduce you to a classic of Marxism, explaining why it was written, what its effect was on its readers, at the time and later, and examining its lasting relevance today. If you’ve ever wanted to have a brief introduction to help get you on your way with a classic of Marxism, this is the place to start.
The classes are run on zoom, and you can sign up for one or all the sessions. We’ll send you a resource sheet in advance and you can submit your questions to be discussed by the tutors.
ONSITE & ONLINE SYMPOSIUM: The 1926 General Strike & Its Significance in 2026 What Can We Learn from History?
A day Symposium marking 100 years since the 1926 General Strike exploring themes of Class Struggle & the State from the Marx Memorial Library & Workers' School
Email: m.jump@marx-memorial-library.org.uk
Morning Session (11:00–13:00)
11:00–12:00
The General Strike of 1926 and the Role of the Communist Party
Lecture
John Foster, historian
12:00–13:00
The Nine Days
Short films
Introduced by Isobel Twigger, Brunel University
Lunch Break (13:00–14:00)
Lunch break and an opportunity to view the Marx Memorial Library’s General Strike archive.
Afternoon Session (14:00–16:00)
Panel Discussion
The Aftermath of the General Strike and the Ruling-Class Offensive
Mary Davis, historian
The Battle of Ideas: The Role of the People’s Press Then and Now — from Workers’ Weekly to Daily Worker to Morning Star
Ben Chacko, Editor, Morning Star
Learning from History: ‘Social Partnership’ or Class Struggle Today?
Steve Wright, General Secretary, Fire Brigades Union
Dave Calfe, General Secretary, ASLEF
16:00
Close
May Day Open Day
Our annual open day on International Workers' Day - 11am to 3.00pm
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Take a break for tea and cake before or after joining the traditional May Day march which starts at Clerkenwell Green, right on our doorstep.
Pick up a bargain at one of our stalls.
Keynote speakers from the MML steps are a must-see at 12:30
We can't wait to hear from
Sarah Woolley, General Secretary BFAWU
Kevin Courtney, Chair of Cuba Solidarity Campaign
ONSITE & ONLINE BOOK LAUNCH: Dona Torr, Historical Materialism & the Communist Historians'
Author Mary Davis will speak at this special launch joint with Praxis Press
Email: m.jump@marx-memorial-library.org.uk
Marx Memorial Library is proud to host a special launch event from 3pm - 4.30pm to celebrate the launch of a book jointly published by MML & Praxis Press: ‘Dona Torr, Historical Materialism & the Communist Historians’. This book is based on Dona Torr’s archive in MML. Mary Davis, the book’s author will speak about Torr’s contribution to historical materialism and James Crossley (author of ‘AL Morton & the Radical Tradition’) will speak about the work of the Communist Party’s Historians’ Group.