The People's Papers: Revisiting 1970s Manchester
| Dates: | 4 November 2025 |
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| Times: | 18:00 - 20:00 |
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| What is it: | Evening event |
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| Organiser: | Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre |
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| How much: | Free |
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Greater Manchester has an amazing legacy of alternative and community newspapers from the 1970s — offering us a window into the everyday issues, groups, places, events and organising efforts of the time — yet they are often overlooked or rarely known about today. Many have limited or almost no online presence making them hard to access or discover. Join us to learn more!
As part of the People's Papers research project with the Working Class Movement Library, this event will provide a space to revisit the 1970s alternative and community newspapers of Greater Manchester and their associated urban histories and activism. PhD researcher Arielle Lawson (@peoplespapers) will share an introduction to and overview of the research and what she's found in the archives so far. Then we'll have roundtable discussion to hear from those who were directly involved to better contextualize these papers and reflect on their own experiences of this time period.
We also hope to encourage a lively and participatory discussion with the audience, so please bring your own questions and reflections to share!
This event is organized as part of a current research project, the "People's Papers," exploring the Working Class Movement Library's collection of Greater Manchester grassroots newspapers from the 1970s . You can learn more about and get updates on the project via the People's Papers Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/peoplespapers/
This event is co-hosted by Manchester Histories, the Working Class Movement Library and the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre as well as sponsored by the Manchester Urban Institute's Cities, Politics, and Economies research group, the University of Manchester's Library & Archive Studies Programme and the Institute for Cultural Practices.
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Manchester Central Library - Manchester Histories Hub (LG)
St. Peters Square
Manchester
