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Llafur: The Welsh People’s History Society @llafur.bsky.social · 16h

19/10/2025: History on Film: Fascism & Oil – Documentary Double Bill

Compelling double bill exploring Welsh voices standing against oppression, featuring Facing Up to the Fascists and Pouring Water on Troubled Oil!

More info: thewelfare.co.uk/Shows/histor...

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Llafur: The Welsh People’s History Society @llafur.bsky.social · 16h

19 and 23/10/25: Art & Activism at the Coalfields: Community Sharing

Celebrating Arts & Activism in the heart of the Coalfield through shared memories and stories.

More info: thewelfare.co.uk/Shows/art-ac...

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Llafur: The Welsh People’s History Society @llafur.bsky.social · 16h

16/10/25: Diversity in Mining: A Conversation

A panel of historians, including Dr Steven Thompson, Myya Helm and Norena Shopland, covering women in mining, disability in mining and Black mining history, followed by the opportunity to ask any questions!

More info: thewelfare.co.uk/Shows/divers...

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Llafur: The Welsh People’s History Society @llafur.bsky.social · 16h

The Welfare Ystradgynlais have a great line up of coalfield events this month! Check out what's on 👇👇👇

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Rhodri Lewis @rhodri-el.bsky.social · 2d

Time is running out to sign up for this! A great gateway to studying local history, heritage policy & full of case studies and real world issues from Wales & beyond.
#Heritage #History #WelshHistory #Memorials @aberuni.bsky.social @rcahmwales.bsky.social @llafur.bsky.social @interpolaber.bsky.social

Rhodri Lewis @rhodri-el.bsky.social · 15d

New opportunity to join this popular lifelong learning course @aberuni.bsky.social open to all.

- Pre-recorded lectures (learn in your own time)
- Lively seminar discussions
- Heaps of reading suggestions & research resources - focus on what interests you
- Real world skills & issues
+ much more!

Poster for Lifelong learning course 'Beyond Statues'.

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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 4d

A wonderful evening in Portmeirion last Thursday to celebrate Aled Eirug's new biography of Dafydd Elis-Thomas.

Diolch to everyone who attended, to Aled, Elliw Gwawr, Mabon ap Gwynfor, Gwyneth Glyn and Twm Morys for their contributions, and to Portmeirion for such a memorable evening.

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · 4d

It's almost time for us to kick off conference, and we'll be opening proceedings with the exclusive premiere of our newly commissioned video tour of St Fagans 📽️

At 3.00pm all delegates will have the chance to join us for the first screening followed by a live Q&A 👇

#Museums2025

Join us online for a live event to kick off Conference 2025 - Museums Association

Live event | St Fagans online tour and Q&A Monday 6 October1500-1535 Join us online for this special live event …

www.museumsassociation.org

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Llafur: The Welsh People’s History Society @llafur.bsky.social · 4d

Are you of African/Caribbean descent with ties to the Valleys? The Black Valleys Project would love to hear your story!

Help support the creation of new Black Welsh History resources for local schools.

🗓️Friday 24th October
🕰️2pm
📍Rhondda Heritage Park Museum

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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 15d

'Dafydd Elis-Thomas: Nation Builder' is available now in bookshops and through the link below!

📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/dafydd-...

You can also join Aled in conversation at events throughout the autumn.

8 October - Whitchurch Tennis Club, Cardiff
10 October - Mathias Hall, Bangor University
30 October - Storyville, Pontypridd
2 November - Aberaeron Literary Festival
6 November - King’s Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff
8 November - Wrights, Llanarthne
13 November - Canolfan Cantref, Y Bala
18 November - Palas Print, Caernarfon
19 November - Siop Penrallt, Machynlleth
20 November - National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
21 November - Plaid Cymru Society Archives, Cardiff

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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 15d

We had a wonderful evening celebrating the launch of 'Dafydd Elis-Thomas: Nation Builder' by Aled Eirug on Tuesday!

Diolch yn fawr to all who attended and especially to Aled, Felicity Evans, Richard Wyn Jones, Mark Drakeford and Elin Jones for their wonderful contributions.

📹 Tane Rogers-Eirug

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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 18d

Publishing today! 📚

Dafydd Elis-Thomas was one of the most outstanding Welsh public figures of the last fifty years.

In this new biography, Aled Eirug explores the political life of the controversial politician who changed the face of Wales.

📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/dafydd-...

‘Dafydd Elis-Thomas was an unusually gifted politician who made a genuinely significant contribution, even while managing to infuriate his warmest admirers on a regular basis. By refusing to smooth over the contradictions, this fine biography allows us to better grasp not only the character and motivations of this most mercurial of men, but also the nature of the nation to which he was to devote his life.’

Professor Richard Wyn Jones, author of Putting Wales First: The Political Thought of Plaid Cymru

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James Phillips @jjphillips94.bsky.social · 8d

More than mere prelude to '26, join us in Ammanford to discuss what the great Hywel Francis once described as 'a landmark of immeasurable significance in the development of a sophisticated trade union consciousness among the whole of the South Wales Miners' (Llafur 1:2, 1973).

Llafur: The Welsh People’s History Society @llafur.bsky.social · 8d

Join Llafur and our guest speakers to explore the 1925 anthracite strike and its legacy a hundred years on!

📆 25/10/2025
⏱️10:30-16:00
📍Ammanford Welfare Hall

🎟️Free tickets: tinyurl.com/anthracitest...

The Anthracite Strike of 1925
Event Location:
Ammanford Welfare Hall, 11 Wind St, Ammanford SA18 3DN

Event Date: 25/10/2025
Event Starts: 25/10/25 10:30 am
Event Ends: 25/10/25 04:00 pm

Join Llafur and our guest speakers to explore the 1925 anthracite strike and its legacy a hundred years on.

Speakers – Aled Eirug, Robert Smith, Ioan Matthews, Bill Jones and Sian Williams.

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Llafur: The Welsh People’s History Society @llafur.bsky.social · 8d

Join Llafur and our guest speakers to explore the 1925 anthracite strike and its legacy a hundred years on!

📆 25/10/2025
⏱️10:30-16:00
📍Ammanford Welfare Hall

🎟️Free tickets: tinyurl.com/anthracitest...

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Crowd Cymru @crowdcymru.bsky.social · Jul 15

Hello Bluesky! We are a working partnership funded by Welsh Government to deliver a digital archives volunteer project. Our global family of remote volunteers work on digital collections to make them more accessible. More info here: gwentarchives.gov.uk/en/partnersh...

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Llafur: The Welsh People’s History Society @llafur.bsky.social · Jul 15

Simultaneous translation will be available!

Llafur: The Welsh People’s History Society @llafur.bsky.social · Jul 15

Bethan M. Hughes will be presenting ‘Stitching Peace: An Artist’s Creative Response to the Welsh Women’s Peace Petition’ at Archif Menywod Cymru/Women’s Archive Wales’ session at the National Eisteddfod in Wrecsam at 12.30pm on Friday 8 August in Pabell y Cymdeithasau 2 (Societies’ Tent 2) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Society for the Study of Labour History @sslh.bsky.social · Jun 11

Remembering Coal. One-day event at the University of Birmingham next Monday (16 June). Details…
sslh.org.uk/2025/06/11/r...

Remembering Coal: Legacy, Memories, Heritage

The University of Birmingham is hosting a one-day event titled Remembering Coal: Legacy, Memories, Heritage to mark its links with the mining industry. Click to download the conference programme. T…

sslh.org.uk

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brian-hanley.bsky.social @brian-hanley.bsky.social · May 30

Forthcoming Saothar 50 will have article on Irish solidarity with the miners.
www.rte.ie/archives/201...

Striking Miners Children

Children of mine workers from Wales holiday in Irish homes as the strike in British coal industry continues.

www.rte.ie

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ISWE @ystadaucymru.bsky.social · May 15

Please consider signing this petition to retain Bangor University Archives and Special Collections as an essential part of the cultural and intellectual life of Wales:

www.change.org/p/save-your-...

@archpbu.bsky.social

Sign the Petition

SAVE YOUR ARCHIVE / ACHUBWCH EICH ARCHIFDY

www.change.org

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South Wales Record Society @swalesrecordsoc.bsky.social · May 18

Excellent afternoon yesterday launching our latest publication, The Diary of Amy Dillwyn. Lesbian author, industrial pioneer, charity organiser, her diaries chart a very remarkable life. Edited by Kirsti Bohata and available here www.southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/37.htm

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Llafur: The Welsh People’s History Society @llafur.bsky.social · Apr 22

This Friday, Angela V. John will be giving a talk exploring the lesser-known story of Richard Burton’s teacher and legal guardian, Philip Burton.

📆 25/04/2025
⏰ 6pm - 8pm
📍 The New Plaza, Port Talbot

For more info and free tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-talk-...

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Llafur: The Welsh People’s History Society @llafur.bsky.social · Apr 20

Last week the Norwegian Church Arts Centre, the Cardiff Centre for Welsh History and Llafur held a one day conference on ‘The Diverse Religious and Cultural Heritage of Wales’.

Thank you to all those who presented and attended!

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Llafur: The Welsh People’s History Society @llafur.bsky.social · Apr 7

Don’t forget! 👇👇👇

Llafur: The Welsh People’s History Society @llafur.bsky.social · Mar 24

Join the Norwegian Church Arts Centre, the Cardiff Centre for Welsh History and Llafur for a one-day conference on The Diverse Religious and Cultural Heritage of Wales!

🗓️ Wednesday 9th April, 9am
📍Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff

🎟️ Reserve your free ticket: fixr.co/event/the-di...

WORKSHOP: The Diverse Religious and Cultural Heritage of Wales tickets on Wednesday, 9 Apr | Norwegian Church Arts Centre | FIXR

Buy tickets to WORKSHOP: The Diverse Religious and Cultural Heritage of Wales on Wednesday, 9 Apr at Norwegian Church Arts Centre | FIXR

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Llafur: The Welsh People’s History Society @llafur.bsky.social · Mar 26

Until September 2021, there wasn’t a single statue of a real Welsh woman in Wales!
Monumental Welsh Women have worked to change this by commissioning 5 statues of 5 real Welsh women.
You can read more about their work here: monumentalwelshwomen.com

Monumental Welsh Women

Monumental Welsh Women is a not for profit organisation dedicated to recognising the contribution of welsh women (hidden heroines) to the history and life of Wales

monumentalwelshwomen.com

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Llafur: The Welsh People’s History Society @llafur.bsky.social · Mar 26

Monumental Welsh Women are fundraising for their fifth and final statue which commemorates Elizabeth Andrews and her work which championed social reform and women’s rights (to keep it brief!).

They have £25,000 left to raise, if able, please donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/the-statue...

Donate to The Statue for Elizabeth Andrews Group, Hirwaun., organized by Helen Molyneux

The Statue for Elizabeth Andrews Group in Hirwaun is working with Monu… Helen Molyneux needs your support for The Statue for Elizabeth Andrews Group, Hirwaun.

www.gofundme.com

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