Saturday 19 October 2013 “Struggle, Solidarity and Defeat”: 1913 Dublin Lockout Centenary Conference, Salford

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Saturday 19 October 2013

"Struggle, Solidarity and Defeat": 1913 Dublin Lockout Centenary Conference. Organised by the University of Salford and Working Class Movement Library, sponsored by the Society for the Study of Labour History, Irish Labour History Society, North West Labour History Society, Historical Studies in Industrial Relations journal and North West Trades Union Congress (TUC). Speakers include Padraig Yeates, author of Lockout: Dublin 1913; project manager of the Irish 1913 Committee; Francy Devine, author of Organising History: A Centenary of SIPTU; 1909-2009; Emmet O’Connor, senior lecturer in History, Magee College, University of Ulster; author of James Larkin and Syndicalism in Ireland; Ralph Darlington, Professor of Employment Relations, University of Salford; author of The Political Trajectory of J.T. Murphy and Syndicalism and the Transition to Communism. Venue: Old Fire Station, The Crescent, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT
(next to the Working Class Movement Library, Salford). Registration: £15 waged; £5 unwaged. Contact: J.Curtis@salford.ac.uk 0161-295-5581. For further details click this link.

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Message received today from the organisers:

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Message:
Please note there has been a change to the programme (with an additional
speaker) of the 1913 Dublin Lockout Cententary Conference being held in
Salford on Saturday 19 October which is advertised on your website. The
amended programme is below – which I'd be very grateful if you could upload
to replace the previous version, thanks.

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9.45am -10.30am: Registration and Coffee
10.30am- 10.45am: Welcome and Introduction
10.45am-11.30am: The Dublin Lockout: Speaker: Padraig Yeates, former Irish
Times industry and employment correspondent; author of Lockout: Dublin 1913;
project manager of the Irish 1913 Committee
11.30am-12.15pm: The Irish Transport and General Workers Union: Speaker:
Francy Devine, author of Organising History: A Centenary of SIPTU; 1909-2009,
former President of Irish Labour History Society and editor of journal
Saothar; ex-tutor in the SIPTU Education and Training Department
12.15pm-1.30pm: Lunch, Music and Exhibition Display
1.30pm-2.15pm: Jim Larkin: Speaker: Emmet O’Connor, senior lecturer in
History, Magee College, University of Ulster; author of James Larkin and
Syndicalism in Ireland
2.15pm-3.00pm: Dora Montefiore and the ‘Save the Kiddies’ Scheme: Karen
Hunt, Professor of Modern British History, Keele University; author of
Equivocal Feminists and co-author of Socialist Women: Britain, 1889s to
1920s.
3.00pm-3.45pm: Solidarity and Defeat: Speaker: Ralph Darlington, Professor of
Employment Relations, University of Salford; author of The Political
Trajectory of J.T. Murphy and Syndicalism and the Transition to Communism: An
International Comparative Analysis
3.45pm-4.30pm: Speakers Panel: Questions and Discussion

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