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Not Just Electoral Politics: Culture and London Labour

Conference
Saturday 23 November 2002, 10am - 4pm
London Metropolitan Archives
40 Northampton Rd, London, EC1R OHB
(nr. Farringdon Rd BR & Underground Station)

Following the very successful Conference in January at the LMA, this 2nd London Conference on aspects of the history of the London Labour Party and labour movement history will focus on:

cultural aspects of London Labour
look at areas of London which have not received much attention in Labour Party histories
examine the relevance of labour movement history today

Speakers include:

Professor Andrew Prescott: Freemasonry and London Labour
Paul Martin: Visual expressions of solidarity, with special emphasis on trade union badges
Duncan Hall: Music and Labour between the Wars
Heidi Topman: Building Labour in Wimbledon
Sean Creighton: Collective Organisation and Sustainable Regeneration: the relevance of labour movement history today

A 10 minute slot will be given to anyone who wishes to share their research in progress (see below for contact details).

Andrew Prescott is Professor at the Centre for Research into Freemasonry at Sheffield University. Paul Martin is author of The Trade Union Badge (Ashgate, 2002), and a tutor in public history at Ruskin College. Duncan Hall is author of A pleasant change from politics: Music and the British labour movement between the wars (New Clarion Press, 2001). Heidi Topman is author of a history of Wimbledon's Labour Hall, and is undertaking postgraduate research on Labour Halls in Greater London. Sean Creighton researches various aspects of the history of mutual working class organisations and works on present day regeneration issues.

Places are limited. To book a place contact Sean Creighton, Secretary, Labour Heritage, 18 Ridge Rd, Mitcham, CR4 2ET. Tel/fax: 020 8640 1814. Email: sean@creighton7553.fsnet.co.uk.