Tom Mann
After reading The Communist Manifesto in 1886, Mann became a communist. He was a union activist, being one of the leading figures in the London dock strike of 1889. He […]
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Paul Robeson birthday commemoration-09.04.1898 to 23.01.1976
Peoples Eastbourne is delighted to commemorate the birthday anniversary of Paul Robeson and remember his well loved link to our town. The legendary black American socialist, singer and film star
St Patrick’s Battallion… Los San Patricios
ST PATRICK’S BATALLION 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 Especially for St Patrick’s Day, Peoples Eastbourne are commemorating the brave Irishmen who fought in the St Patrick’s Battallion and died for Mexico during the
Radical History Stall at The View
It was the Radical History Stall at The View Hotel Eastbourne over the weekend (22/23rd November), and it was great meeting new people who were pleased to hear about our
How Eastbourne Got it’s Engels Plaque
This story starts in 1975, before the 1989 fall of the Berlin wall (of course), at the London Embassy for the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). The GDR were surprised
The Samplers – A Deeper Dive into Engels’ letter to Bernstein 22nd Aug 1889 : The Great London Dock Strike
I posted earlier about the wonderful samplers of Engels letters that were either written in Eastbourne or mention Eastbourne. A local artist Solveign Geott created 7 of these samplers and
Coming Soon – Engels’ Eastbourne Letter Extracts as Samplers
What a delight it was recently to have been approached by an Eastbourne based artist and researcher whose work has included the exquisite Eastbourne Samplers. These are “a series of
Imagine it. Street Arts For The Many.
Ok folks so “work has finally started” in Terminus Road – between Bankers’ Corner and Marks & Spencer – it’s being pedestrianised 👩🏼🦯🧑🦯👩🦽️ Now here’s a thing for our consideration…..👇…..
“Exceptional and Unique Art Work”
Thank you John Silverton for your fantastic article in Unknown Kent and Sussex Magazine. It is so good to know there is appreciation for the mural spreading across Eastbourne. It
Will the whole of the International Workers Mural be exhibited at The Towner?
One of the panellists at the “What Does It Mean To Be Together? panel discussion at The Towner was invited to speak about the International Workers Mural. Thank you to