hEY FOLKS GET YOUR TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT Celebrate the Chartists - Britain’s first mass campaign for social justice Saturday 02 November 10.15 -16.15 South Wales Chartist Convention Hosted by SWCHIR (University of South Wales) Venue: Newport City Campus, University of South Wales Free entry for all - please book in advance Doors open 09.30 10.15 Introduction: Dr. Carl Peters 10.30 Colin Gibson: ‘Trails to Trials: Gwent Chartism Project’ (Gwent Archives) 10.50 Les James & David Osmond The Endurance of Chartism at Newport after the Rising of 1839 11.20 Coffee Break 11.50 Professor Angela V. John (Aberystwyth University): From Womens Suffrage in Newport to the Six Point Group - The Campaigns of Lady Rhondda 13.00 BUFFET LUNCH available £6 (must be ordered at time of booking) 13.50 Sarah Richards: My Chartist Ancestor - William Davies of Blackwood 14.15 Christabel Hutchings: Found in the archives - a ‘Chartist’ Letter from Cardiff to Pontypool 14.40 Film (Glyn Waters): The Blaenau Gwent Project 15.00 Short interval 15.20 Discussion: Exploring Connections - Chartism in Bristol and Newport 15.40 Finale: Songs from ‘The Forgotten’ musical drama performed by Drama students from the University of South Wales (Director: Vanessa Dodd) Concluding remarks: Jayne Bryant and Pat Drewett (Newport Accent Trust) Contact: les.james@gmail 02920613359 BOOKING ESSENTIAL
Posted on: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 19:42:48 +0000
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