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IBMT Newsletter Issue 28 / New Year 2011 INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE MEMORIALTRUST R E E T a M L L IBMT Newsletter www.international-brigades.org.uk Issue 28 / New Year 2011 INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE MEMORIALTRUST r e e t a M l l SamLesser a h s r a –activeuntil M theend ThedeathofIBMTchairSamLesserwasablow fortheIBMTontheeveofitsAnnualGeneral MeetinginLiverpool.Hediedon2October, just oneweekafterchairinganIBMTcommittee meetinginLondon.Intheweekbeforethat,he openedashowingofthe“Antifascistas” exhibitionontheInternationalBrigadesatthe MarxMemorialLibrary,London. LesserchairedtheIBMTfrom2006whenfellow InternationalBrigadeveteranJackJones relinquishedtheposttobecometheTrust’sLife CLENCHED FIST: SamLesserinfrontofthe“Guernica”tapestryattheWhitechapelGallery,London,in2009. President.Aschair,Lesserwasahighlyactive spokesmanfortheIBMT,givingfrequentmedia “Hewasaninspirationtousall,”saidMarlene GSee obituary: pages 6-7. To view Sam Lesser’s last public interviewsinBritainandinSpainaboutthe Sidaway,theIBMTSecretaryatthetimeofhis speech, at the opening of “Antifascistas” at the Marx InternationalBrigadesandtheimportanceof death.“Itisacomforttoknowthathewasactive Memorial Library on 20 September 2010, visit: [www. rememberingtheirlegacy. andcheerfultotheend.” shapesoftime.net/pages/ viewpage.asp?uniqid=14388]. 2011lecturetofocuson themedicalservices The event comes soon after the death of Penny …andfollowsdeathofPenny Feiwel, the last of the British nurses who served Feiwel,thelastBritishnurse in Spain. She died on 6 January in a Bournemouth nursing home. The IBMT’s annual Len Crome Memorial Lecture The lecture begins at 2.30pm. In the morning, will this year turn the spotlight on the men and the IBMT is organising a tribute in words, images women who served as medics on the side of the and music to formerTrust Chair Sam Lesser as Spanish Republic and against the fascist-backed well as Feiwel and other Brigaders who have died military coup launched in 1936. over the past year. It is to be delivered at London’s ImperialWar Teesside-born Palfreeman completed degrees Museum on 5 March by Linda Palfreeman, with in media and linguistics at Leeds University, the title “¡Salud!The British before teaching at secondary school and univer - Contribution to the sity level and then moving to Spain. She currently MERSEYSIDERS: Liverpool-bornBrigaderJack Republican Medical Service teaches at the Cardenal Herrera University in Edwards(right)isgreetedbyfellowScouserLen during the Spanish Civil Elche, Alicante. Some of her spare time is spent McCluskeyattheIBMT’sannualgeneralmeetingin War, 1936-1939”.The event writing for the English-language newspaper, JackJonesHouse,theLiverpoolregionalofficeofthe will be chaired by Professor Costa Blanca News , and researching the Spanish Uniteunion,on16October.McCluskey–who,like Paul Preston, who will lead CivilWar. JackJones,isaformerLiverpooldocker–waselected a question-and-answer ses - asthenewgeneralsecretaryofUniteinNovember. Linda Palfreeman. sion after the talk. See “Diary dates: page 8. GAGMreportandpictures:pages4-5. IBMT FROM THE SECRETARY By Jim Jump s Keepingalivethememoryand m l i F spiritofthemenandwomenwho n e Successfulannualgeneralmeeting e t x volunteeredtodefenddemocracy i Weheldaverysuccessfulannualgeneralmeet - S inSpainfrom1936to1939 inginLiverpoolinOctober,intermsofnumbers attendingandqualityofcontributions.Theday - timevenueandfacilitiesandtheeveningsocial InternationalBrigade wereoutstanding,forwhichthanksmustgoto MemorialTrust DannyPayneandothersintheMerseysideInter - nationalBrigadesNetworkwhoorganisedevery - www.international-brigades.org.uk thing,aswellastotheunionsUniteandUnison Charity no: 1094928 fortheirhospitalityandgenerosity.Anotherposi - DIRECTING: Patrons :Ken Livingstone and Paul Preston tivefactorwasthepresenceofrepresentatives Ken Loach (right) on theset of hisfilm, “Land and Freedom”. Secretary: JimJump fromtheAABISpanishInternationalBrigades 6StonellsRoad,LondonSW116HQ friendshipassociation.ThereportbyVicente War,“LandandFreedom”.Marywasfloodedwith 020 -72286504 GonzáleztotheAGMandthediscussionswhich responsesandputouttwoselectionsofreplies, [email protected] manyofushadwithhimandIsabelPinarmadeit totallingnearly4,000wordsontheEIS.Theviews clearthatthebattleforjusticeandrecognitionfor rangedfromsupportiveofLoach’sanalysisofthe President/ExhibitionCoordinator: thevictimsoffascismandtheFrancodictatorship war–essentiallythattheRepublicbetrayedthe MarleneSidaway inSpainisfarfromover.TheIBMTsupportstheir Spanishrevolution–tooutrageatthewaythat 020-85556674 efforts,partoftheprocessknowninSpainasthe thefilmdepictstheInternationalBrigadesasStal - [email protected] recuperationofhistoricmemory. iniststooges.Itwasfittingthatthethirdandfinal Chair: DoloresLong wordthatMarysentoutwenttoaBrigader,the 0161-2262013 Germansinfinevoice lateJohnDunlop,witha1,700-wordreviewthathe [email protected] Thenine-strongdelegationattheLiverpoolAGM wroteafterseeingthefilmattheEdinburghFilm Treasurer: MikeAnderson fromoursisterorganisationinGermany,the Festivalin1995.Hisverdict?“Icancertifythatit 01435-864978 KFSR,formedanimpromptuchoirfortheevening borelittleresemblancetotherealitiesofthose [email protected] social–andwerequiteahit.Earlierintheday daysandthefilm-makersmadelittleattemptto HaraldWittstock,chairoftheKFSR,deploredthe geteventhesmalldetailsright.”Ifyouhaven’t IrelandSecretary:ManusO’Riordan lackofofficialrecognitioninGermanyforthe readthecommentsandwouldliketohavecopies, +353-1-8307242 Brigadersbut,onabrighternote,reportedthat contactmeat[secretary@international- [email protected] manyyoungerpeoplewerenowinterestedinthe brigades.org.uk]orsendme(addressonleft)a MembershipSecretary: MaryGreening InternationalBrigadesandtheanti-fascistmove - stampedaddressedenvelope. 029-20195412 mentinEurope.HesaidthattheKFSRhadtried memsec@internationa l-brigades.or g.uk unsuccessfullytogettheBundestag(German NowonFacebook MerchandiseOfficer: ChrisHall parliament)tohonourtheBrigaders.Thematter CongratulationsmustgotoRichardBaxellforhis 0161-8617448 wouldnowbetakentotheEuropeanParliament successinlaunchingandrunningtheIBMTFace - [email protected] andtheparliamentsoftheGermanfederalstates. bookgroup.Itnowhasnearly1,500members, fromallovertheworld,andisprovingaveryuse - EducationOfficer: RichardThorpe RemembranceDaywreaths fulmediumforannouncingevents.Thesite 01724-798615 DuncanLongstaffreports includesphotosofearlierevents,plusnearly30 [email protected] thathisauntvisited videosandseemstobegeneratingregularcontri - Other executive committee members: Londonshortlyafter butionsanddiscussions.Richardisalsoresponsi - Mike Arnott, Richard Baxell, Rodney RemembranceSundayin bleformanagingthemainwebsiteoftheIBMT, Bickerstaffe, Pauline Fraser, Hilary Jones, Novemberandspotted whichcontinuestobepopular,withupto2,000 Mick Jones , Du ncan Longstaff thattwowreaths(pic - “uniquevisitors”everymonth. Annual membership rates are £15 standard; tured),oneofredpoppies, £7.50 for concessions; £20 family (single theotherinthecoloursof Pictureperfect household); affiliating organisations by theSpanishRepublic,had arrangement. Further details and forms are beenleftattheInterna - available from the Membership Secretary. tionalBrigadememorialin JubileeGardens.It’sgood toseethatthememorialis beingusednotjustatthe annualcommemoration organisedbytheIBMTeachJuly(thoughproba - IBMT NEWSLETTER blynotthisyear–seestoryonfacingpage).Does The IBMT Newsletter is published three anyoneknowwholeftthesewreaths? times a year and is sent free to all members. Back numbers can be downloaded from the “LandandFreedom”stillstirscontroversy Many readers have commented on how much IBMT website on [www.international- RunbyourMembershipSecretaryMaryGreen - they liked the picture (above) of our “Antifascis - brigades.org.uk/newsletter.htm]. Send all ing,theIBMT’selectronicinformationservice tas” exhibition on the front page of our last items for the next issue to the Editor by 31 (EIS)isprovingtobeaninvaluablemeansofget - issue. Unfortunately we gave the wrong credit March 2011 at the latest. tinginstantnewsandviewstosupportersby for it, saying it was taken by Stuart Forster. In fact Editor: JimJump email.Thiswasundoubtedlythecasewhenone the photo was by Sheila Gray, an IBMT member (seecontactdetailsabove) memberaskedforopinionsonKenLoach’sstill and freelance photographer who was for many editor@internationa l-brigades.or g.uk controversial1995filmabouttheSpanishCivil years a photographer with the Morning Star . 2 International Brigade Memorial Trust FROMTHE PRESIDENT It’suptousnowtopreservetheirmemoryandvalues Timetopa y2011 By Marlene Sidaway To our knowledge, we have only four veterans still with us in England now – plus one living in membershipsubs helastfewmonthshavebeenatimeofgreat Australia – and this presents a challenge and an TchangefortheIBMT.Forthefirsttime,there opportunity for us in the IBMT.We must ensure IBMTsubscriptionsfor 2011 are now due. werenoBrigadeveteransattheJubileeGardens that their bravery, sacrifices and values are not Pleasesend them assoon as possible. commemorationinJulyandwehavenoveterans forgotten in this 75th anniversary year and that When returningyour cheque, clearlystate onthecommitteenow.Wewereparticularlysad - the wider public is made aware of the fight your name and addressso that these can denedbythesuddendeathofSamLesser,our against fascism in Spain and realise that the be matched with our membership records. chairman,andbythelossofnursePennyFeiwel. issues that these men and women faced in the Also, please consider payingyoursubs by
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