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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 19h

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 19h

"We have personal experience as booksellers in different shops in different towns in the late 1970s-80s and have been working together over the last 5 years collecting oral histories and written accounts of radical bookshops of that period."
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Radical Bookselling in the UK in the 1970s – 90s - Bookselling Research Network

The Radical Bookselling History Project explore the vibrant history of radical bookshops (1970s-80s): community hubs, activist networks, and pioneers of progressive literature.

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 1d

And another blog post that looks at an archive of photos from Moss Side in the 1970s too: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/archivesandm...

Preserved in Time: A Snapshot of Moss Side in the Archive of Daniel Meadows

Moss Side, Manchester, spring of 1972. On a sunny day, a group of children gather round an old barber’s shop, set into a row of single-storey Victorian buildings. They jostle for space as they peer…

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 1d

As always, you can browse through these materials at the @wcmlibrary.bsky.social or the AIU RACE Centre collection and learn more via their blog post too:
aiucentre.wordpress.com/2017/05/31/w...

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 1d

"It's all happening -- in Moss Side !"

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 1d

It also included other forms of community organising such as the development of parent associations:

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 1d

Yet they go on: "However this is not the only purpose of the paper. We will print new and opinion about any topic which we feel would be of interest to people living around here.”

This included:

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 1d

In their first editorial they write: “In this first issue of Moss Side News are two big articles about the redevelopment and rehousing of the area. We feel that it is extremely important to publish as many facts on this topic as we can discover..."

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 1d

As one of the earliest community newspapers, it formed at the very end of the 1960s in connection to the Moss Side People’s Association and especially in relation to the Housing Action Group confronting the redevelopment of the area.

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 1d

📌 Next up in our paper profiles @wcmlibrary.bsky.social, we have Moss Side News! www.instagram.com/p/DPhrTIIAtH...

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 1d

Throwback to a very inspiring archival project! www.vam.ac.uk/blog/disobed...

The website of the exhibit, "Made Possible by Squatting," is also still accessible thanks to the @archive.org: madepossiblebysquatting.co.uk/index.php/ar...

Made Possible by Squatting: Myth, memory, mimesis • V&A Blog

Amongst the banners in the first room of Disobedient Objects is ‘Kraken Gaat Door’ (Squatting Goes On). This specific banner was made in the 1980s, forming part of a multi-year direct action campaign...

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 2d

Save the date!

We'll have materials to share from @wcmlibrary.bsky.social and @aiucentre.bsky.social and a roundtable discussion with folks sharing their reflections and experiences from the time. Should be a lively and participatory discussion!

@cperguom.bsky.social @thejohnrylands.bsky.social

Manchester Histories @mcrhistories.bsky.social · 3d

The People’s Papers: Revisiting 1970s Manchester

Explore the activist & community print culture that helped shape Greater Manchester, with PhD researcher Arielle Lawson (@peoplespapers)

📅 Mon 4 Nov
🕕 6–8 PM
📍 Manchester Histories Hub, Central Library
Free & open to all! Book: bit.ly/PeoplesPapers

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 6d

Interested to learn more about this People's Papers project? Check out a link of upcoming and past events as well as recent blog posts here: linktr.ee/peoplespapers

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 6d

Did you miss our online webinar earlier this week? You can now watch the recording of the event via @wcmlibrary.bsky.social's Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2UT...

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 7d

Calling all London-based 1970s activist/community newspaper enthusiasts! We'll be at Mayday Rooms on Oct 15th for an archival workshop on the topic and joined by some great folks sharing their own experiences and insights from that time.

RSVP here: maydayrooms.org/event/archiv...

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Feminist City @feministcity.bsky.social · Mar 19

Some great archival materials in the Mayday Rooms archives too (from East London Big Flame): www.eastlondonbigflame.org.uk/food-co-op

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks to everyone who joined us today and participated so actively in the chat! If you missed it, we'll have the recording up on the @wcmlibrary.bsky.social Youtube page soon. We'll also be sending out a follow up email to everyone who registered, so let us know if you'd like to be added to that!

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 8d

Last up we have Dave Harte sharing about Birmingham!

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 8d

Next up: @writerlytone.bsky.social with @rememberlop.bsky.social !

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 8d

Next up: Learning about and from the Liverpool Free Press freepressarchive.com/resources.html

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 8d

We're live! Join us on Zoom: zoom.us/j/97471042089

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 8d

Starting soon! With a stellar lineup of speakers, it should be a great discussion. Join us on Zoom at 3pm: zoom.us/j/97471042089

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Feminist City @feministcity.bsky.social · 9d

Today's the day! Join us on Zoom at 3pm: peoplespapers.eventbrite.co.uk
@cperguom.bsky.social @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @rememberlop.bsky.social @writerlytone.bsky.social

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 9d

Decided it was about time to make an account for this research project. You can learn more about the current "People's Papers" archival efforts underway @wcmlibrary.bsky.social here:
wcml.org.uk/blog/the-peo...

And catch up on updates via Instagram: www.instagram.com/peoplespapers/

The People’s Papers: Exploring Greater Manchester’s Activist Neighbourhood Newspapers from the 1970s - Working Class Movement Library

Announcing a new research project! In partnership with the University of Manchester’s new Humanities PGR Placement Scheme , we’ll be welcoming a PhD researcher, Arielle Lawson, to the Working Class Mo...

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