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Back to topONSITE EVENT: REDS ON THE GREEN: Radical Print Workshop
Joint with Islington Heritage. Free; All welcome
Email: info@marx-memorial-library.org.uk
This December join the Marx Memorial Library and Workers School to explore Clerkenwell’s history as a centre for radical print and publishing. For centuries Clerkenwell has been a hub for revolutionary thinkers, social justice movements and its proximity to Fleet Street has embedded it in the history of print and publishing. The workshop will be split into three sections:
- Write: How have activists and organisers used writing in different ways to share their perspectives, promote their aims and build solidarity?
- Print: What role has print played in radical movements, how is it designed and what techniques have been used?
- Disseminate: How was print used to disseminate radical ideas?
We will look at examples from the archive that relate to these themes and hear about their history. We will then create our own creative responses through writing, print and illustration and discuss the role of radical print today.
Fidel Castro at 100: Marxist, Revolutionary, Internationalist; a Centenary Panel Discussion & Exhibition Viewing
A panel discussion and special display marking the centenary of Fidel Castro, exploring his political thought, internationalism, the development of the Cuban Revolution, legacy and threats to the Cuban Revolution today.
Email: info@marx-memorial-library.org.uk
Programme Schedule:
• 18:00 — Doors Open & Registration
• 18:10 — Welcome Address
• 18:20 — Panel
o Fidel as Marxist and Thinker - Steven Wilkinson
Castro’s development as a Marxist, his interpretation of Marxism in the Cuban context, and his approach to revolutionary strategy, political economy, and socialism.
o Fidel the Internationalist - Francisco Dominguez
Cuba’s international role, from anti-imperialist solidarity, medical aid and revolutionary internationalism to Cuba’s support for liberation movements and its wider engagement with the Global South.
o The Legacy of the Revolution - Lauren Collins (tbc)
The continuing political, social, and economic legacy of the Revolution, and how Cuban society seeks to preserve and develop that legacy after Fidel.
o What Next? Cuba and Today’s Threats - Bernard Regan
The US blockade, trump and maintaining the Cuban Revolution today
• 19:15 — Audience Q&A
• 19:45 — Exhibition Viewing & Reception (Reading Room)
• 20:30 — End