Llafur: The Welsh People’s History Society

🚨Exciting news!🚨 Join Llafur and RWCMD for an afternoon of discussion, debate & insights on the cultural significance of 1926. Contributions include Neil Kinnock, Mark Drakeford, Dai Smith & RWCMD ‘Angry Summer’ Project Team 🎟️ www.llafur.org/events/or-wi...

Don't forget our next in-person event this Saturday! We have a stellar line-up of speakers which you won't want to miss! Details and tickets: www.llafur.org/events/or-wi...

Join us in Cardiff on the 17 October for an exploration of the culture of 1926. Details on how to book are on the @llafur.bsky.social website. @sslh.bsky.social @swminerslibrary.bsky.social @gftu.org.uk bsky.app/profile/llaf...

Don’t miss out on TOMORROW’S free online event! Talks from Dr. Stephanie Ward and Dr. Kasper Braskén and a panel exploring the aftermath and legacy of 1926!

This online session on the legacy of the General Strike and lockout in 1926, including its global significance, looks to be exciting. Contributions by Dr Stephanie Ward, @kasperbrasken.bsky.social , @joeredmayne.bsky.social and Michael Agboh-Davison. And it's free.

Don't miss out on Cardiff Transformed 2026 - a day to discuss and debate key issues facing the Left today, including talks on 1926! ✊ ⬇️⬇️⬇️

This Saturday we are exploring the aftermath and legacy of 1926 with another fantastic line-up of speakers and panellists! 📅12.09.26 🕰️10am 🎟️Register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1926-and-c...

Join us TOMORROW for our next online event! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Find out more about the 1926-related collections and resources available in our archives and libraries! 📚 Register for FREE for the next online event here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1926-and-c...

There are some incredible 1926-related collections and resources to be explored in our archives and libraries. Join us on 5th September to see how you can get involved.

And very much looking forward to discussions about the long-lasting impacts of 1926. Hopefully you can join us on both 5th and 12th September.

We are delighted to be part of the General Strike 100 anniversary national partnership of museums, libraries, archives and history groups! ✊ Explore the interactive map to find your nearest #GeneralStrike100 places of history and visit organisations taking part: generalstrike100.com

Book your tickets for @llafur.bsky.social's final two sessions from their 1926 centenary summer programme. The final two sessions look at archives, libraries, and collections, as well as the strike’s enduring legacy in the present. Read more: sslh.org.uk/2026/08/07/l...

This photo was taken 100 yrs ago in August 1926 during the coal strike following the General Strike We see the Quaker Boot Repairing Centre, Rhondda The centre was set up by a group of Quakers in response to the strike, leading to the establishment of the Maes-yr-Haf Settlement at Trealaw in 1927.

#OtD 5 Aug 1936 James Colton (b 1860), a South Wales anarchist miner, who married exiled Lithuanian-American Jewish anarchist Emma Goldman to give her British citizenship, died of cancer. This is his short biography: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1049...

Excellent speakers. Should be a good event. Online and free.

Don’t forget to register for tomorrow’s online event ⬇️⬇️⬇️

This Saturday we have our next seminar titled: “And out goes she”: The women of 1926! Speakers include Dr. Sue Bruley, Micaela Panes, and Darren Macey. Don't forget to register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1926-and-c...

Should be an interesting event with good speakers. Free and online.

Our latest online series returns this weekend. Come and join us on Saturday morning for insights into the challenges faced by families during the 1926 lock-out and how they survived during the struggle.

Don't forget our next online event is this Saturday! Join us for '“Blaring defiant tunes”: relief, resilience and jazz' with a great line up of talks from Sir Deian Hopkin, Sue Bowyer and Dr Steve Thompson. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1926-and-c...

Don’t forget to register for our next online event which is TOMORROW!! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Tomorrow is the first in our online series commemorating the centenary of 1926! Don’t miss out on a fantastic line up of speakers, including: David Featherstone, @joeredmayne.bsky.social & Fatima Chorfi Remember to register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1926-and-c...

Cardiff Uni wants to scrap the 2nd floor of the Arts and Social Studies Library. We're talking 7km of books and vital study space gone to make way for classrooms. Please help us save this crucial campus resource before it's ripped out in June! Add your name here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

A stellar line-up of speakers for @llafur.bsky.social opening weekend of talks and discussions on the 1926 General Strike and lock-out in Wales. Book your tickets now for tomorrow morning's first session! sslh.org.uk/2026/05/29/w...

Exciting new exhibition on the 1926 General Strike at the University of Newcastle. Find out more: sslh.org.uk/2026/05/27/e...

100 years on, we kick off our online series on the General Strike and lock-out of 1926. Come and join us this Saturday and throughout the summer. bsky.app/profile/llaf...

Don’t forget to sign up for this weekend’s online event ⬇️⬇️⬇️

The General Strike 1926: The Railwayman’s Story This week we’re commemorating the centenary of the General Strike 1926. Today we feature the story of Trevor Vaughan, Clerk to the Station Master at Aberdare High Level Station and an official in the Railway Clerks’ Association. bit.ly/4erRsPt

🚨LAST CHANCE to get your FREE ticket for tomorrow’s event🚨 ⬇️⬇️⬇️

The General Strike of May 1926 This Sunday will mark 100 years since the start of the General Strike on 3 May 1926. Our blog article today looks at photographs held at Glamorgan Archives that were taken during the General Strike and the ongoing Coal Strike. bit.ly/4w4ZhRh

Some great talks and discussions on offer here. Come and join us in Tylorstown on Saturday! bsky.app/profile/llaf...

🚨Don't forget to register for the next Llafur event - taking place this Saturday! 👇