Tuesday 12th August at 5pm:
The George Washington Browne Suite in Edinburgh Central Library EH1 1EG
“Ragged University: ‘Plebs; The Ruskin College Strike of 1909′ plus ‘The Plebs League in the North East of England 1908/1926′
http://www.ragged-online.com/ai1ec_event/ragged-university-plebs-ruskin-college-strike-1909-colin-waugh/?instance_id=19010
Wednesday 13th August EDINBURGH Book Festival. 1pm – 2.30pm Word Power Bookshop http://www.word-power.co.uk/viewEventList.php?category_id=12 ————————————————————————–
Word Power Books | Edinburgh Book Fringe 2014
It’s more than a hundred years ago that trade unionists in Oxford went on strike for an ‘independent working class education’ and set up the Plebs League.Colin Waugh, researcher and author, will tell their fascinating story and spark off a discussion of what the Plebs League means for us today
Please get in touch with Keith Venables: iwceducation@yahoo.co.uk
or Just Turn Up