Been away from this blog for far too long, but see below for some new year starters:
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'The Chartist Church Sit-In of April 1839' will be commemorated at St. Pauls Church, Newport at 12am on Saturday 24th April.
See attachment for details
To keep up to date with Chartist history activities in south Wales - check out the website
People Power: The Chartist Story www.newport.ac.uk/chartist
Les James
Research Associate, South Wales Centre for Historical and Interdisciplinary Research
University of Wales, Newport
Tel: 029 20613359.
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Posts on way this month:
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In association with the 1910 - 1911 Cambrian Colliery Lock Out and 1911 Llanelli Riots 2011 Commemorations note: Llanelli and Merthyr in 1911 were hot beds of radical left Anti - Investiture opposition, protest and campaigns, now making ready for 2011 and the 100th anniversary of the 1911 Investiture. I am proposing that there be held a radical left May Day Celebration in Llanelli 2011, perhaps organised by Calan Mai? Followed by an Anti - Monarchist Conference/Weekend School be held in Merthyr on and about mid July (Investiture 1911 was held in this period), but who will organise? Llafur maybe or perhaps the Dic Penderyn Society or? Whomsoever, let me know and I will help as and when I can.
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I do not think the Nationalists are up for any protest campaigning against any 1911 celebrative events in Caernarfon. That's their problem, not least Gwladgarwyr Gwynedd. However, Welsh Republicans might arise by 2012 ready for some radical Anti - Diamond Jubilee campaigning as in 1977 but not so much in 2002 re Golden Jubilee Celebration. We shall see! but hopefully all Anti - Monarchists will fully participate one way or another, in which ever way best suits them and they feel compfortable with?
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* THE BULL IS BACK, see next post for further information.
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Gethin.
