Enlistment in St Austell, Cornwall
Unions and the
path to war
Radical History School
17-20 July 2014
Including Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival
Organised by the South West TUC
ROOTS of
SOLIDARITY
R
TOLPUDDLE
RADICAL HISTORY SCHOOL
The 1930s
18-20 July 2013
What is it?
Fee
Open to all, the history school is a
great chance to learn more about
radical and trade union history.
Running ahead of the annual
Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival it offers
a chance to learn lessons from the
past in beautiful, rural Dorset. There
will be plenty of opportunity for
discussion.
£50 per person includes entry to the
Festival and barbeque on Thursday
evening. The only additional charges
will be for camping and parking
on site. Early booking is strongly
advised.
Where is it?
Tolpuddle, Dorset DT2 7EH
The history school will take place
in the Festival site near the TUC
Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Museum.
Getting there
Take the train to Dorchester.
A bus will drop you at the
Tolpuddle Museum - for details
www.firstgroup.com
or call 01258 452545.
By car follow signs from A35
You don’t have to
camp!
Participants will be able to camp or
park a camper van in the
Festival field. There is
not much accommodation
in the village but there
are good guest houses and
bed and breakfast options
in West Dorset. For advice
and assistance:
www.westdorset.com
How to book
The best way to register and pay is
on-line at
www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk
or complete the
registration form.
Radical History School Programme
Thursday 17th July
1.00 Introductions and registration
1.30
Causes of the First World War Les Kennedy
2.45
The socialist and the jingo: Keir Hardie and Charles Stanton Dave Chapple
3.45 Tea and coffee in the village hall
4.00 The war and workers’ health
Professor Joe Melling (Exeter University)
5.00 Russia and the road to war
Conscription, war hardships and the fall of tsarism
Professor Chris Read (Warwick University)
Friday 18th
9.30 11.15 12.15 1.45-3.15 4.00 5.00 7.00
July
Village walk with Tony Gould
Above the Trenches Mick Mannock: a Socialist and the Great War
Dr. John Callow
Lunch
Documents from conscientious objectors in Dorset
Shire Hall, Dorchester with Martin Cooke
Socialist women and the labour movement
Professor June Hannam (University of the West of England)
A Soldier’s Story Jack Davies (PCS Exeter)
Wrong ‘Un A one-woman suffragette musical from
Red Ladder Theatre, performed by Ella Harris, written by Boff Whalley and directed by Justin Audibert. In the Village Hall
Saturday 19th July
9.30
Keeping the Suffrage flag flying: The impact of war on the
campaigns of the Women’s Freedom League
Dr Claire Eustance (University of Greenwich)
10.30
The Labour Party and the war
Professor Andrew Thorpe (Exeter University)
11.30 Wind up session Les Kennedy
7.30
Gentle Men a song cycle inspired by the experiences of
Robb Johnson’s grandfathers during the First World War
Registration Form Unions and the path to War
Apply on line at www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk
NameTelephone
Email Trade union
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education. To assist us to achieve this aim it would be helpful if you could indicate
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History School, per person
£50 c
includes weekend Festival pass
Car parking pass£5
c
Camping tag£15
c
Camper van tag£30
c
TOTAL (payable to TUC):
Pay on-line or return your completed form with cheque payable to TUC to:
South West TUC Church House, Church Road, Bristol BS34 7BD