Hengameh Emami, project worker with the Islamic Heritage Project, will introduce the work of the project in collecting life stories from Muslim people living in the North East.  Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the project will gather testimonies from people about their childhood, work, lifestyle, education, family, traditions and culture.  The results will be lodged with the Tyne and Wear Archives for the social and educational benefit of the whole community.

There are also opportunities for people to become involved with the project as volunteers and be trained in how to undertake oral history alongside professional historians.

The project is managed by the Pakistan Cultural society, one of the leading ethnic arts voluntary organisations in the North East, and the Hidden History event has been organised by the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA).

Nigel Todd, WEA North East Regional Director, said:  ’Black History Month has been celebrated across the UK every October for over 30 years, each year growing from strength to strength.  Black History Month is a time for highlighting and celebrating the achievements of the black community and uncover hidden history.

This event will introduce some of the ‘hidden’ history and explore ways in which the histories of Black and Asian people can be recorded and made more well known.’

This free event takes place on Thursday, 29 October 2009 at Nuns Moor Children’s Centre, Studley Terrace, Arthur’s Hill, Newcastle, 7.30-9.00 pm
All welcome.  For more details contact WEA on northeast@wea.org.uk or 0191 212 6100

NEWCASTLE CITY LIBRARIES & THE WORKERS’ EDUCATIONALASSOCIATION

present

Common Words and the Wandering Star

Book Launch

10.30am ‘From Heaton to Newport Pagnell – in search of Jack’

Talk by Heaton born Dr Keith Armstrong, author of ‘Common Words and the

Wandering Star’

11.15am Short tribute by Jack Common’s son, Peter

11.30am Discussion

12.30pm Lunch

2pm Films – ‘Tyneside Story’ – film by Jack Common; ‘Common’s Luck’ – B.B.C. TV

biography of Jack Common, introduced by its Director, John Mapplebeck of Bewick Films

3pm Dr Keith Armstrong & Peter Common – short readings from the new book, including poetry

3.45 – 4.45pm Musical celebration with Jez Lowe, songwriter of ‘Jack Common’s Anthem’, & Tyneside folk group ‘Kiddar’s Luck’

Contact: Kath Cassidy, Newcastle Libraries 0191 2774155

Bewick Hall NewcastleCentral Library

Saturday October 17th 10.30am to 5pm

Free Admission

The Northern Ireland Peace Process

7 pm, Thursday 5^th November 2009

The implementation of the Belfast Good Friday Agreement began just over 10 years ago. Progress has stuttered at times, but the agreement, back in the news again today, is still holding good.

 We are honoured to present

Pat Sheehan,

Former IRA hunger striker and now leading ambassador for the Agreement,

to speak

                      All welcome

 Venue:   St.Leonard’s Catholic School North End,

              Durham. DH1 4NG

                             (opposite side of roundabout from Durham County Hall)

The Society for the Study of Labour History and the Labour and Society Research Group of Newcastle and Northumbria Universities

Labour History Seminar

Saturday, 28 November 2009, 11.00-1.00pm

Northumbria University, Room 232, Lipman Building, Sandyford Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Speakers:

Peter Kirby (University of Manchester)

‘St Monday and the Miners, 1775–1884’

Keith Shaw and John Griffiths (Northumbria University)

‘De-Mystifying T. Dan Smith’

Admission is free and open to the public. Coffee will be provided.

This will be followed by the Society’s AGM, 1.00-2.00pm which is open to all members of the SSLH

Title: AGM
Location: Mining Institute enter via Lit & Phil

Tea in the Mining Institute Library from 6.15
Start Time: 6.15
Date: 2009-10-07

North East Labour History Society

The next main North East Labour History meeting is the AGM where John Charlton introduces his new book

Don’t You hear the H-Bombs Thunder?

‘Well, the end of the fifties! A large youth movement appeared on Tyneside. It marched up and down the country: Aldermaston, Holy Loch, Scarborough, Wethersfield…BAN BAN BAN THE BLOODY H BOMB! Its members formed young socialist and young communist league branches, painted, acted, wrote poetry, made music…’

John’s new book looks at who they were and what they did through the voices of those who took part.

To be held at the Mining Institute, enter by the Lit & Phil., Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
on Wednesday 7^th October from 6.15 pm. Refreshments available.