Donald Trump's January 20th Executive Order is a harmful attack on queer and transgender healthcare education, but it will be resisted. Lucy Kelly turns to the legacy of queer activists and allies in the struggle for AIDS education in the…
In the 1950s-60s, the African Association in Cairo became a hub for anticolonial activists from across the world. Alex White examines the role of transnational activists who shaped the anticolonial movement.
What can we learn from the lives and legacies of Black radical women? Tionne Alliyah Parris considers how the transnational activism of Claudia Jones, Vicki Garvin and Louise Thompson Patterson offers us a guide to action now.
What role did 'freelance' underground operatives play in defeating apartheid in South Africa? Tshepo Moloi on a mother and daughter who crossed borders and languages
Why are women drawn to fascist ideologies and movements? The timely rediscovery of Martin Durham's talk - given to History Workshop in 1983, looking back to the 1930s - speaks to pressing questions today.
How did young people in 1980s Ireland navigate a lack of sex education and repressive climate around sexual health? Laura Kelly explores the activist history of the Irish Family Planning Association Youth Group.
Whether loved or loathed, school meals have been a fixture of British childhood for generations. Heather Ellis and Isabelle Carter discuss what the history of school meals can tell us about broader social and cultural change.
What do anticolonial archives tell us about efforts to decolonise the university today? Malek Abdelkhalek reflects on anti-racism and solidarity in and beyond the classroom.
As 2024 draws to a close, the History Workshop editors choose a new selection of Radical Reads - all of which have inspired, emboldened and comforted us during another tumultuous year.
The ICU was a union-cum-protest movement in the north-west of South Africa in the 1920s and 1930s. Laurence Stewart explores its messages and methods and their relevance today.
The History Workshop in Johannesburg emerged from intersecting impulses that coursed through the academy and society in South Africa and globally in the 1970s and 1980s. Noor Nieftagodien on its history and present.
How have harmful words been used to stigmatise those directly affected by Ireland's institutional history? This piece reflects on the power of language in relation to Irish mother and baby homes.
