Words spoken by IBMT Chair Jim Jump in Belfast City Hall on 3 October at the start of the Trust’s Annual General Meeting weekend… The great Spanish poet of the 1930s, Rafael Alberti, said the International Brigades had blood that could sing across frontiers. Where better than in Belfast and in Ireland to celebrate that […]| International Brigade Memorial Trust
See more photos here.[All photos © Kevin Cooper Photoline NUJ unless others attributed] The Cairde Community Choir sing at the opening ceremony in Belfast City Hall A minute's silence was observed at the International Brigade memorial in Writer's Square. Claire Hanna MP, leader of the SDLP, at Writer's Square. She said her great uncle, Richard […]| International Brigade Memorial Trust
Several greetings were sent to the IBMT’s Annual General Meeting, held in Belfast on 4 October. As well as those reproduced below, there were messages delivered in person by Nancy Wallach from the New York-based Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives, by Ewald Peter Schulz from the German association KFSR (Kämpfer und…| International Brigade Memorial Trust
Cover: volunteers Nieves Hernández and Maica Gómez tend to the plants in Fuencarral Cemetery in the scorching Madrid sunshine. Issue 3-2025 of the IBMT digital magazine, ¡No Pasaran!, has been emailed to all paid-up members. On the cover, volunteers Nieves Hernández and Maica Gómez tend to the plants in Fuencarral Cemetery in the scorching Madrid sunshine. […]| International Brigade Memorial Trust
JIM JUMP looks forward to the International Brigade Memorial Trust AGM taking place in Belfast later this week where the spirit of solidarity will be rekindled. The fight against Franco and the rising tide of European fascism united progressive forces from all communities in Belfast. Sectarian and other divisions were cast aside and some 50 […]| International Brigade Memorial Trust
The IBMT's 2025 Annual General Meeting will be held in Belfast on Saturday 4 October as part of a weekend of commemorative and social activities from 3-5 October. PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME Friday 3 October 5.30pm: Arrive early at Belfast City Hall, Donegal Square North, Belfast BT1 5GS to see the famous…| International Brigade Memorial Trust
Words spoken by IBMT Chair Jim Jump at the unveiling of the memorial to the Doncaster International Brigade volunteers on 12 February… First a big thank-you to Councillor David Shaw, former councillor Tosh McDonald and everyone| International Brigade Memorial Trust
