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New interview with Jacquie Burnett-Pitt #BlackTradeUnionOralHistoryProject represents @GMBMidlands & sits on the Regional @GMB_Equality Forum, talks about Monaghan and Henry reports & est. of Black Workers Group in Welsh region tinyurl.com/3ds8zpzj

Thanks to @GMB_union Race Achievement Scholarship Programme [GRASP] activists, who came in for a class on the history of Race, Class & Trade Unions incl. our #BlackTradeUnionOralHistoryProject see tinyurl.com/bdde2n5j for more.

Converted our “Workers United” 150 years of @the_TUC exhibition for MS365 SWAY exploring the extraordinary holdings of the TUC Library Collections sway.cloud.microsoft/HTU6WykIyEdZf4… Please share

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Green Curtain Theatre urgently needs your help for its next production - a combination of songs & stories focussed on Irish identity They want to hear from Irish people living in Britain, including 2nd & 3rd generation Irish who have an Irish passport☘️ greencurtaintheatre.co.uk/my-irish-passp…

This year’s Black History Month theme, Reclaiming Narratives, emphasises the importance of recognising and correcting historical and cultural narratives of Black communities. Through these shared stories, we continue our journey of learning, growth and celebration together.

Read Dr Lena Wånggren on our blog tinyurl.com/23b5yzpefor looking at women’s early trade union periodicals key to spreading the word and connecting women workers, as evidence of past struggles & inspiration for the ongoing battle for equality and decent work.

3️⃣ Dr Jessica Kelly, Dr. Claire Jamieson and Dr Adeyemi Akande among the researchers awarded @RIBA Research Funding! 📚 Read more: ldnmet.ac/Uvua50THGub (4/6)

Join BCA and @royalholloway for 'Animating the Archives, Part 3: Black British Literature & Theatre as Activism' on 31 Oct. This workshop explores archive materials that point to histories of activism through Black British writers. Reserve your seat buff.ly/4h0RXP4

Our colleague Jeff has pulled together a fantastic online exhibition about trailblazer Jackie Lewis, following their archive records recently being deposited @LondonMetUni - libguides.londonmet.ac.uk/special-collec… #LGBTQIA #CollectiveVoice

2/2 - This is a hand drawn set design of Act II/III of that performance, part of a scrapbook created by Limerick-born Jerry O’Neill, who founded the Sugawn Theatre, in order to showcase Irish theatre and music - collections.londonmet.ac.uk/galleries/suga… @explorearchives @irishinbritain

1/2 - ‘Juno and the Paycock’ is a play by Seán O’Casey, first staged 100 years ago at the Abbey #Theatre, Dublin in 1924. 50 years later, in 1974 it was revived at the Sugawn Theatre, Stoke Newington, with John Quinn and Rosemary Kennedy in title roles. #Irish #Plays

Our Global Diversity Staff Network and @LondonMetEquity are proud to host this #BlackHistoryMonth event for students and staff. This In Conversation With will feature two award-winning authors, @BrissettBailey and Jade Benn. Find out more 👉 ldnmet.ac/qMv150Tu5BL

Unfortunately, we don’t have any further info about Isaac, but it does encourage further enquiry about his experience migrating to - and working in - Britain during the late 1950s. Discover more in our University Archive - collections.londonmet.ac.uk @explorearchives

In this enrolment card, for example, Isaac Adekunle Adepoju is enrolling on ‘Transport - Graduateship’ in 21 Sep 1960 at the City of London College (1861-1970). He was from Nigeria, West Africa and employed by British Railways at Neasden as an Engine Fitter. #Transport #Studies

The University #Archives @LondonMetUni hold the records of our institutional story, many include histories of Black students and academic staff. The Special Collections team has selected a few areas to begin your research - libguides.londonmet.ac.uk/special-collec… #BlackHistory365 #Blog

An earlier iteration of our current BSc Music Technology and Production course @londonmetuni, students of 1954 could enrol on Radio Servicing Evening Courses at our Holloway campus. Discover more on our online catalogue - collections.londonmet.ac.uk #Archives #University

Great meeting so many people at the Library stall at today’s Welcome Fair at Aldgate Campus 😀 We look forward to seeing you in the Library soon 👍

Our guest blogger, Andrew Redpath, is researching the North East Coast Tug-boatmen’s Association. In this post he describes the history of the Association, its rivals and potential merger partners of the TGWU bit.ly/4eywX05 @unitetheunion