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Ambitious outreach plans at the Marx Memorial Library
The Marx Memorial Library is a treasure trove of labour movement archives and tradition of working-class education, writes MEIRIAN JUMP
KNOWING YOUR HISTORY: (L to R) Cable Street battle memorial plaque; Placard at Paris demo reads ‘Bardella Ciao Ciao Ciao’ (Jordan Bardella the president of the extreme-Right National Rally) and is a pun on Bella Ciao/Goodbye Beautiful sung by the anti-fascist resistance movement in Italy in times of Mussolini and later adopted by antifascist everywhere: ‘O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao / This is the flower of resistance / And those who died for liberty’ [(Left) Spudgun67/CC]

THE Marx Memorial Library – with its treasure trove of labour movement archives and proud tradition of working-class education – is the leading centre for research and education on Marxism and socialist history.

We look forward to our centenary in 2033 with ambitious plans incorporating the redevelopment of our grade II listed building and the creation of a new exhibition space and information centre. 

Supported by increased capacity and investment in digital technologies, our education and engagement programme will extend its reach within our movement, our schools and our communities.

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