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    The document announces an event organized by the Independent Working-Class Education Network to discuss rebuilding the tradition of the Plebs League, a working-class educational organization in early 20th century Britain. The one-day event at Northern College will include talks on workers' education in trade unions, socialist groups before World War 1, the destruction of archives at Ruskin College, and building "popular universities." Attendees can register by emailing the provided contact for a fee of £12, which includes lunch.

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    The document announces an event organized by the Independent Working-Class Education Network to discuss rebuilding the tradition of the Plebs League, a working-class educational organization in early 20th century Britain. The one-day event at Northern College will include talks on workers' education in trade unions, socialist groups before World War 1, the destruction of archives at Ruskin College, and building "popular universities." Attendees can register by emailing the provided contact for a fee of £12, which includes lunch.

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    The document announces an event organized by the Independent Working-Class Education Network to discuss rebuilding the tradition of the Plebs League, a working-class educational organization in early 20th century Britain. The one-day event at Northern College will include talks on workers' education in trade unions, socialist groups before World War 1, the destruction of archives at Ruskin College, and building "popular universities." Attendees can register by emailing the provided contact for a fee of £12, which includes lunch.

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    Independent Working-Class Education Network Day School

    After 'plebgate' and the Ruskin archives shredding . . .

    CAN WE REBUILD THE PLEBS LEAGUE TRADITION?


    10.00 - 5.00, Saturday 24th November 2012 Northern College, Wentworth Castle, Stainborough, nr Barnsley, S. Yorks (M1 J36 or J37. Lifts possible from Barnsley station. For buses etc visit www.northern.ac.uk. Fully accessible) 12.00 includes lunch. Pay on day. Overnight accommodation available. Shared travel pool. Please email now to confirm/book your place: venables_keith@yahoo.co.uk Contributors: Martin Bashforth: 'Can family history be radical history?' Dave Berry: 'Learning in unions' Alex Gordon, President RMT: 'RMT's continuation of the IWCE tradition today' Hilda Kean, formerly dean, Ruskin College: 'Whose archives? Whose history?' Lessons of the destruction at Ruskin College, Oxford Edd Mustill: 'How pre-WW1 socialist groups educated their members' Alan Roe, regional manager Unionlearn, Yorks & Humber: 'Narrowing participation for the many: where next? Colin Waugh: 'Should we be trying to build 'popular universities'?'

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