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SUMMARY:Event: Commemoration of the Birmingham Pals
DESCRIPTION:21st November 2015 is the 100th anniversary of the deployment of the Birmingham Pals to France. This event will commemorate those men and a special plaque will be unveiled at the city’s Hall of Memory. \nDates and times are subject to change
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/event-commemoration-of-the-birmingham-pals/
LOCATION:Hall of Memory\, Centenary Square\, Birmingham\, B1 2ND\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Activities
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SUMMARY:Event: Whose War? Whose Memory? Teaching the First World War in International Perspective
DESCRIPTION:For this event\, we will be joined by Professor Eckhardt Fuchs (TU Braunschweig)\, Dr Catriona Pennell (University of Exeter)\, and Peter Glasgow (Peace Pledge Union) who will each present for twenty minutes. This will be followed by an open discussion with the audience. \nWe ask you to please register online for this event as places are limited. \nThis event is being organised by the Voices of War & Peace WW1 Engagement Centre (funded by the AHRC)\, the Institute for German Studies\, DOMUS\, the University of Northampton\, and the Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research.
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/event-whose-war-whose-memory-teaching-the-first-world-war-in-international-perspective/
LOCATION:Muirhead 417\, University of Birmingham \, Birmingham\, B15 2TT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151016T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151016T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
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SUMMARY:Performance: Talbot House: A Home from Home
DESCRIPTION:During the Great War\, Talbot House in Poperinge\, Belgium\, a few short miles behind the front line\, became a haven for thousands of allied troops – a ‘home from home’ where they enjoyed some home comforts and remembered the men that they really were. Run by a diminutive chaplain named Tubby Clayton the house became known by its army signaller’s code of Toc H and ultimately would be the inspiration for the association with that name. \nThis play\, written by Peter Gill and aimed at a family audience\, recreates the humour\, music and wonderful atmosphere of this inspirational house. \nTo book tickets please visit the mac website
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/talbot-house-a-home-from-home/
LOCATION:MAC Birmingham\, Cannon Hill Park\, Birmingham\, B12 9QH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151004
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
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SUMMARY:Event: Staffordshire in the Great War: The Impact of War
DESCRIPTION:One day forum in Stafford focusing on the impact of war on Staffordshire and its people. \nThere will be presentations by the Staffordshire Regiment Museum\, Staffordshire Yeomanry Museum\, Ingestre Hall field hospital\, Civic Voice and the Heritage Lottery Fund as well as the opportunity to see a new exhibition at Shire Hall Gallery. \nProgramme \n10am Welcome – Janene Cox\, Commissioner for Tourism and the Cultural County\, Staffordshire County Council \n10.15  Identifying medal ribbons – James Whittaker\, Staffordshire Regiment Museum \n10.40 Horses (cavalry\, remounts and requisitioning) – Sarah Elsom\, Staffordshire Yeomanry Museum \n11.10  Grants for War Memorials – Anna Wilson\, Civic Voice (in partnership with the War Memorials Trust) \n12.45  Lunch (not included) – Opportunity to view current projects at the     ‘marketplace’ stalls \n2.00   Ingestre and Tixall in the Great War/Field Hospital – Successful HLF award – Anne Andrews \n2.25   Funding for First World War commemorative projects – Elise Turner\, Heritage Lottery Fund \n3.00   Guided tour to view the Hospital in the Oatfield exhibition at Shire Hall Gallery and Stafford Library \n4.00   End \nTo book please contact Susan Dalloe on susan.dalloe@staffordshire.gov.uk
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/event-staffordshire-in-the-great-war-the-impact-of-war/
LOCATION:County Buildings\, Martin Street\, Stafford\, ST16 2LH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Talks
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150920
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
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SUMMARY:Event: Raymond: A Day of Commemoration of the Lodge Family and the First World War
DESCRIPTION:As part of an event entitled ‘A Weekend of Commemoration and Hope for the Future: Stories of the First World War from Edgbaston and Ladywood’\, there will be a day dedicated to Raymond Lodge at St George’s Church\, Edgbaston on Saturday 19th September 2015. \nOur focus is on Raymond Lodge\, who was killed at the age of 26 on the Somme in September 1915 and his family\, including Sir Oliver Lodge\, the scientist\, academic and psychical investigator. The family lived opposite the church and a memorial to Raymond was placed by his parents in St George’s. There will be a seminar and exhibition of memorabilia focussing on Raymond\, his family and Birmingham connections. \nThere will be presentations and exhibits from academic contributors and members of the Lodge family. \nRegistration is free but necessary. Voluntary donations to the Church ‘Let the Stones Live’ restoration fund\, with Gift Aid where appropriate\, will be welcome on the day. \nPlease register with:- Dr S Jane Darnton\, E: janedarnton@btinternet.com or T: 0121 440 7813 by Saturday 12th September\, 2015.
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/raymond-a-day-of-commemoration-of-the-lodge-family-and-the-first-world-war/
LOCATION:St George’s Church\, 1 Westbourne Crescent\, Edgbaston\, Birmingham\, B15 3DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Talks
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150917
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SUMMARY:Conference: Nonconformist Responses to the First World War
DESCRIPTION:Only in 1871\, with the repeal of the Test Acts\, were nonconformists allowed to attend universities in England and Wales and join the medical and legal professions. This ushered in a period\, for some groups\, of a closer relationship with the State where nonconformists could play their part in civic society as full citizens. The First World War fractured that relationship for those groups with issues surrounding the boundaries of State power\, or opposed to war. Quakers\, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Seventh Day Adventists are all known\, amongst other nonconformist groups\, for refusing to bear arms; their attitudes to Government changed particularly after the introduction of conscription in 1916. \nHowever\, while in terms of faith and belief\, the stance seemed clear\, religious organisations could be pragmatic and individual members took divergent paths. One third of eligible Quaker men joined the armed forces during the First World War\, some served as non-combatants; others were imprisoned for their conscientious objection.  Nonconformist families were often divided over their responses to the War. \nThis conference is jointly organised by the Centre for Postgraduate Quaker Studies at Woodbrooke and the Quaker Studies Research Association.
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/conference-nonconformist-responses-to-the-first-world-war/
LOCATION:Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre\, 1046 Bristol Road\, Birmingham\, B29 6LJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150907T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150907T140000
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SUMMARY:Talk: Toc-H Centenary Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Free talk on Monday 7 September (13.10-13.55) Chamberlain Seminar Room\, Cadbury Research Library\, University of Birmingham \nToc-H is an international charity and membership movement that emerged from a soldiers’ club in Poperinge\, Belgium during World War I. \nDr Linda Parker\, Trustee of Toc-H and biographer of its founder\, Tubby Clayton\, gives this lecture to celebrate the centenary year of the Toc-H movement. \nDr Parker’s talk will focus on the history of the Toc-H movement\, illustrated with material from the Toc-H archives\, which are held in the Cadbury Research Library. \nThe talks accompanies a small exhibition of Toc-H material in the Main Library foyer opening on Monday 7 September. \nBooking advisable – email special-collections@bham.ac.uk
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/toc-h-centenary-lecture/
LOCATION:Cadbury Research Library\, University of Birmingham\, Edgbaston\, Birmingham\, B15 2TT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150802T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150802T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
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LAST-MODIFIED:20150216T114916Z
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SUMMARY:Event: Big Brum Buz WW1 History Tour
DESCRIPTION:Birmingham has a fascinating story to tell about its involvement in the First World War. Starting at the iconic Town Hall you will hear about Neville Chamberlain’s rousing inspirational speech and the massive recruiting parade in Victoria Square. On the route we will visit sites to learn about Zeppelins and Armaments; the Quakers and conscientious objectors; War hospitals taking over the University of Birmingham and Highbury Hall; the Hall of Memory built to commemorate the 12\,320 Birmingham citizens who died and the 35\,000 who were wounded during the War; the massive involvement of the Jewellery Quarter and Cadbury’s; the women’s stories including the 15\,000 migrant women working in the factories and the plight of the Belgian Refugees. \nCome and join us and discover Birmingham’s contribution to the War.
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/event-big-brum-buz-ww1-history-tour/
LOCATION:Birmingham Big Brum Buz\, Colmore Row\, Birmingham\, B3 2AA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150606T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150606T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
CREATED:20150211T100510Z
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SUMMARY:Event: Lord Mayor's Show
DESCRIPTION:This year’s Lord Mayor’s Show Commemorates the role of Women and Faith in the First World War.  The Council House will be open to the public with Former Lord Mayors and Lady Mayoresses guiding the public around the building.  The Council House basement will be open to the public where First World War Memorials are on display. The Edith Cavell Trust will have displays and workshops at the event\, plus there will be knitting\, embroidery and other craft workshops\, and a recreation of a First World War office. The Travelling Museum will display military equipment and uniforms relating to the role of Muslim\, Sikh and Hindu soldiers\, and there will be talks in the Council House Chamber relating to the topic of Women and Faith. In Victoria Square The Band of the West Midlands Fire Service Band and the Midlands Military Community Choir will be performing. In the Banqueting Suite and Drawing Rooms there will be a vintage craft market and a tea room.  There will also be an historic ‘fashion show’ throughout the day. \n  \nThe event will be raising money for the Lord’s Mayor’s charities including: \n  \nQueen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity \nBirmingham Children’s Hospital \nFocus Birmingham \nSifa Fireside. \n  \nFor more information on each of these charities\, please go to www.lordmayorbirmingham.co.uk and click on the ‘charities’ tab. \n 
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/lord-mayors-show/
LOCATION:Birmingham City Centre\, Birmingham\, B1 1BD
CATEGORIES:Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150508T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150508T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
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SUMMARY:Event: 70th Anniversary of VE Day
DESCRIPTION:The commemorations will begin with a two-minute silence by the Hall of Memory. The programme of entertainment will include: a 1940’s themed fashion show\, hair and make-up workshops\, a tea dance\, school workshops\, a re-enactment of the Royal Family balcony scene\, Veteran’s Parade\, street party\, make do and mend workshops\, and a sing-a-long. \nDates and times are subject to change
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/70th-anniversary-of-ve-day/
LOCATION:Centenary Square\, Birmingham\, B1 2EA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Activities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150505
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150510
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
CREATED:20150120T164538Z
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SUMMARY:Performance: Oh What a Lovely War
DESCRIPTION:Direct from Theatre Royal\, Stratford East\, the legendary musical\, Oh What A Lovely War comes to The REP to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I. \nOh What A Lovely War is a satirical masterpiece that brilliantly summarises the First World War in a hilarious and provocative way. It’s a riot of music\, colour and larger-than-life characters and features some of the greatest war-time songs including the much-loved Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag. \nIan Reddington (Eastenders\, Coronation Street) and Christopher Villiers (Emmerdale) will join Wendi Peters\, best known for her role as Cilla Battersby in Coronation Street. \n 
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/performance-oh-what-a-lovely-war/
LOCATION:The REP\, Centenary Square\, Broad Street\, Birmingham\, B1 2EP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150503
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
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SUMMARY:Performance: F.A.N.Y. Five Women. One War. One Purpose
DESCRIPTION:Innovative Theatre Company ‘Anonymous is a Woman’ present First Aid Nursing Yeomanry: The story of the incredible women who drove ambulances from the front line of the bloody battlefield to the nearby hospitals in WW1.The show is based on real accounts already accessed from the F.A.N.Y records and the Imperial War Museum\, and adapted from a novel by Robert Radcliffe.  So little has ever been said about these war women; now as part of the Imperial War Museum’s Centenary Partnership their story will finally be heard. \nThe Hive Worcester\, 2 May \nPerformances at 2.30pm & 7pm\, Tickets £10.00/£8.00
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/performance-f-a-n-y-five-women-one-war-one-purpose/
LOCATION:The Hive\, Sawmill Walk\, The Butts\, Worcester\, WR1 3PB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150429T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150429T180000
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
CREATED:20150209T165054Z
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SUMMARY:Discussion: 100 Years of Tear Gas
DESCRIPTION:This panel will bring together academics\, activists and experts to discuss the military\, policing\, legal\, commercial and medical aspects of tear gas\, both in historic and more contemporary contexts. First used in 1914\, tear gas is a legacy of WWI\, developed as a chemical weapon for military use\, then misleadingly rebranded as a “non-lethal” weapon used to repress social protests around the world. \nWe will also explore how citizens have developed DIY gas mask instructions and home remedies\, circulated transnationally in print and online\, allowing for new kinds of ad-hoc “amateur practices” to emerge (i.e citizen journalists\, citizen scientists\, citizen lawyers). \nModerator: Dr. Dima Saber\, Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research\, Birmingham City University \nPanelists: \n\nNeil Corney – Omega Research Foundation\nNeil researches and writes on a wide variety of military\, security and police issues\, including the testing and trade of ‘less lethal’ weapons\, and the human rights and health implications of their use.\nJohn Horne – University of Birmingham / Tear Gas Research Connection\nJohn is a PhD student researching representations of state violence in contemporary visual culture. He is a member of Bahrain Watch and works with Anna as co-coordinator of the Connecting Tear Gas Research initiative.\nAla’a Shehabi – Bahrain Watch\nAla’a is an academic and activist who has been a firsthand witness to the often deadly use of tear gas in Bahrain to repress the pro-democracy movement. With Bahrain Watch she’s also worked to document its misuse and campaigned to prevent further exports of tear gas to Bahrain.\n\nWho should attend\nAcademics\, activists\, experts\, students and professionals interested in exploring issues around social activism\, tear gas production and use around the world and media for social change. This event is organised as part of the AHRC funded WW1 Engagement Centre Voices of War & Peace and the Connecting Tear Gas Research initiative and is hosted by the Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research at Birmingham City University. Refreshments will be served. \nFor more details contact Dima Saber on 0121 331 7280 or @dimalb \nTo book your free place click here \nPicture by Ahmed Al-Fardan\, Bahrain
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/discussion-100-years-of-tear-gas/
LOCATION:Room 441\, Parkside\, Birmingham City University\, Curzon Street\, Birmingham\, B4 7BD
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150425T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150425T173000
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
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SUMMARY:Event: Commemoration of the Battle of Gallipoli
DESCRIPTION:The day’s programme will include: the Knights of Middle England\, St George on horseback\, sword displays by knights in armour\, St George’s Dragon\, English Farmers’ Market\, sports displays\, children’s workshops\, street entertainment\, storytelling\, traditional afternoon teas\, a sand pit for children. \nA series of talks about Gallipoli will also take place during the day at the Library of Birmingham. More details here: http://www.libraryofbirmingham.com/event/Events/stgeorgesday-2015 \nDates and times are subject to change \n 
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/commemorataion-of-the-battle-of-gallipoli/
LOCATION:Centenary Square\, Birmingham\, B1 2EA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150415T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150415T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
CREATED:20150319T181614Z
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SUMMARY:One in six: the Indian subcontinent and the First World War
DESCRIPTION:The National Archives together with Voices of War and Peace invites you to explore the South Asian contribution to the First World War through a programme of events at the Library of Birmingham. \nOne hundred years ago\, undivided India provided Britain with a massive volunteer army in its hour of need. From 1914-1918 close to 1.5 million Indians served\, fighting in all the major theatres of war from Flanders Fields in Belgium to the Mesopotamian oil fields of present day Iraq. One in six of the service personnel under British command was from the Indian subcontinent. Because of this there are many connections to be made between Britain’s South Asian communities and this landmark conflict. \n  \nTalk: Indian soldiers\, the British Army and the First World War  \nWednesday 15 April 2015\, 12.00-13.00\, Heritage Learning Space\, Floor 4  \nWilliam Spencer – Principal Military Specialist\, The National Archives \nJahan Mahmood – Independent military historian. \nWhat was the contribution of Indian soldiers to the British Army in the First World War? \nFurther information:  nationalarchives.gov.uk/Birmingham-fww \nBooking: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/one-in-six-the-indian-subcontinent-and-the-first-world-war-tickets-16016214930 \n  \nDrop-in session: your heritage\, your history with The National Archives \nWednesday 15 April 2015\, 13.00-16.00\, Book Rotunda \nDo you have family stories about India and the First World War that you would like to share? Would you like to find out how to research your own family or community’s First World War stories? This informal drop in session is designed to offer something for everyone who has an interest in the First World War from a South Asian perspective. Bring your photographs\, medals\, documents or just your questions to us so we can all help tell the story of this amazing contribution. Come along and meet the team from The National Archives and Asian community groups who can help you to explore your First World War heritage. \nBooking: No need to book\, just turn up
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/one-in-six-the-indian-subcontinent-and-the-first-world-war/
LOCATION:Library of Birmingham\, Centenary Square\, Broad Street\, Birmingham\, B1 2ND\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150411T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150411T130000
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SUMMARY:Discussion: Women and WW1
DESCRIPTION:Join us to hear a series of presentations from academics and community groups working on the subject of women and the First World War. Participants will have the opportunity to share their own work\, meet others working on projects\, and discuss with staff from the WW1 Engagement Centres how to develop or expand projects or research. \n  \nSchedule \n10am Introduction from Ian Grosvenor\, Director of Voices of War & Peace WW1 Engagement Centre \n10.20-10.40 Sian Roberts\, Library of Birmingham\, ‘Birmingham women\, peace and humanitarian aid’\, \n10.40-11.00 Richenda Roberts\, University of Birmingham\, ‘Impact of war on concepts of femininity in visual culture’ \n11.00-11.20 Coffee break & demonstration of ‘Food Scarcity’ HLF project \n11.20-11.40 Rachel Snape/Women in Theatre\, ‘Women’s Work’ HLF project \n11.40-12.00 Jo-Ann Curtis\, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery\, WW1 sound archive \n12.00-12.20 Annabel Oxford\, Friends of Castle Green\, ‘Canary Girls’ HLF project \n12.20-12.40 Maggie Andrews\, University of Worcester\, ‘Putting the home back in to the history of the Home Front’ \n12.40-13.00 discussion \n  \nFor further information please contact Nicola Gauld\, Voices of War & Peace Coordinator\, voices@contacts.bham.ac.uk \nA FREE event. Places are limited. Please book via Eventbrite \nThis event will take place in the Heritage Learning Space\, Floor 4 of the Library of Birmingham. \n 
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/discussion-women-and-ww1/
LOCATION:Library of Birmingham\, Centenary Square\, Broad Street\, Birmingham\, B1 2ND\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Talks
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150329
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150330
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SUMMARY:Performance: Clocking On
DESCRIPTION:Come and join us as we see the ups and downs of a single shift in a Birmingham factory and eavesdrop on the women who kept the factory lines working while men were fighting at the front. \nFacing the toils of manual labour\, dealing with loss and embracing new opportunities\, the women are beginning to contemplate the future. When the war ends\, can life go back to what it was before? \nClocking On is the culmination of a heritage research project Women’s Work\, involving local women carrying out archive and interview-based research\, which has formed the basis of this production. \nSunday 29 March\, 3.30pm & 6pm\, Small Heath Baptist Church\, 14 Jenkins Street\, Small Heath\, Birmingham\, B10 0QH \nFree Entry. Suitable for all ages. \nFurther details are available through the project blog which can be found at: http://womenandtheatre.tumblr.com/ \nThis project has been funded by Heritage Lottery Fund\, Birmingham City Council\, The Cole Charitable Trust\, The Grimmitt Trust\, The Roughley Trust and supported by Small Heath Baptist Church and South & City College Birmingham.
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/performance-clocking-on/
LOCATION:Small Heath Baptist Church\, 14 Jenkins Street\, Small Heath \, Birmingham \, B10 0QH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150325T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150325T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
CREATED:20150312T132546Z
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SUMMARY:Talk: Gas Warfare
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce the next set of The Western Front Association/University of Wolverhampton Centenary public open lectures. The fourth in the series will take place on Wednesday 25th March 2015: 5.30-7pm\, Professor Edward M Spiers (Leeds University) will lecture on Gas Warfare in the First World War. \nThis lecture will be filmed by the WFA as part of their on-going centenary project. Please note the venue will be MC401. \n 
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/talk-gas-warfare/
LOCATION:University of Wolverhampton\, Wulfruna Street\, Wolverhampton\, WV1 1LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150321T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150321T151500
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
CREATED:20150205T092705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150205T092705Z
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SUMMARY:Conference: Organising Women in WW1
DESCRIPTION:2015 is the centenary of the formation of the Women’s Institute Movement in Britain and the publication of the Maternity Letters by the Women’s Co-Operative Guild. To commemorate these events\, this Conference aims to bring together anyone who is interested in women who organised themselves and others during WW1. \nThe conference is organised by: The Midlands Region of the Women’s History Network\, The University of Worcester and the Voices of War and Peace: the Great War and its Legacy Engagement Centre\, and sponsored by the Economic History Society. \nConference Fee £10 to include lunch. Bursaries for students and heritage workers available. \nTo book contact Jan Lomas\, j.lomas96@btinternet.com \nProgramme \n10:45 Welcome and Introduction to the Conference \n11:00 ‘Striking Women’: labour unrest amongst First World War female workers\, \nChris Day and Vicky Iglikowski\, The National Archives \n11:30 Demanding their place in the sun: women and trade unionism during the First World War in Britain \nDr Cathy Hunt\, Coventry University \n12:00 Women’s Agricultural Education and Research \nCarrie de Silva\, Harper Adams University \n12:30 Lunch and chance to look around the Museum \n1:30 “Mothers first!”- the Women’s Co-operative Guild and state maternity care\, 1914 to 1918 \nRuth Cohen\, Independent researcher \n2:00 Miss Sophie Carey and the National Food Fund \nDr Katherine Storr\, Independent Scholar \n2:30 The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Families’ Association\, County Dublin Division\, August–November 1914: a case study \nDr Paul Huddie\, Queens University\, Belfast \n3:00 Brief Round—Up Discussion before Conference Ends at 3:15 \n 
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/conference-organising-women-in-ww1/
LOCATION:Bantock House Museum\, Finchfield Road\, Wolverhampton\, WV3 9LQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150226T181500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150226T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
CREATED:20150121T120528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150120T155733Z
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SUMMARY:Debate: The Media and WW1
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 26th February\, 6:15pm – the Studio at The Hive\, Worcester\, WR1 3PD \nThe centenary of the First World War has resulted in a plethora of related television and radio programmes from Peaky Blinders to the Radio 4 drama Home Front. This panel discussion will bring together both media professionals and academics that have been involved in these productions to discuss and answer questions on ways the contemporary media has responded to WWI. \nParticipants include:\n* Jessica Dromgoole\, Editor of Radio 4 drama series Home Front \n* Nicola Goodwin\, broadcast journalist with BBC Hereford and Worcester and one of the producers for the BBC’s World War One at Home series \n* Prof Maggie Andrews\, cultural historian at the University of Worcester who researches\, and teaches on WWI and 2 Home Fronts and is the Historical Consultant for Radio 4’s Home Front and an advisor on the BBC’s World War One at Home series in the West Midlands \n* Dr Chris Upton\, Reader in Public History at Newman University Birmingham\, specialising in the history of the West Midlands region. Chris makes regular appearances on the local media and is the Historical Consultant on the BBC2 drama Peaky Blinders \nChaired by:\n* Dr Neil Fleming\, Lecturer in History at the University of Worcester. Neil writes about British\, Irish and imperial politics since the late nineteenth century. \nThere is no charge for this event which is sponsored by Voices of War and Peace but space is limited so please register your attendance by emailing: maggie.andrews@worc.ac.uk
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/debate-the-media-and-ww1/
LOCATION:The Hive\, Sawmill Walk\, The Butts\, Worcester\, WR1 3PB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150221T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150221T164500
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
CREATED:20150112T113509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150210T115854Z
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SUMMARY:Discussion: the Asian contribution to the Great War
DESCRIPTION:2014 saw the beginning of the commemoration of the Great War. At the start of the year the contribution of soldiers from Asian countries was arguably not well known. Many projects that took place in 2014 helped to change this and this discussion event at the Library of Birmingham\, as part of the Voices of War & Peace and Hidden Histories WW1 Engagement Centres activities\, will explore and reflect upon the work done so far while looking ahead to the rest of the commemorative period. \nDuring the event there will be a series of presentations and participants will have the opportunity to share their own work\, meet others working on projects\, and discuss with staff from the WW1 Engagement Centres how to develop or expand projects or research. \nSpeakers include: Jahan Mahmood (Independent Military Historian)\, Manish Tayal (Project Lead\, ‘We Were There Too’)\, and Steve Ballinger (Communications Director\, British Future). \nIf you are interested in contributing to the day then please contact Nicola Gauld\, Voices of War & Peace Coordinator\, voices@contacts.bham.ac.uk \nA FREE event. Places are limited. Please book via Eventbrite \nThis event will take place in the Heritage Learning Space\, Floor 4 of the Library of Birmingham.
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/discussion-the-asian-contribution-to-the-great-war/
LOCATION:Library of Birmingham\, Centenary Square\, Broad Street\, Birmingham\, B1 2ND\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150131T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150131T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
CREATED:20140905T103630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140908T161443Z
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SUMMARY:Concert: New Jerusalem
DESCRIPTION:New Jerusalem \nParry\, MacMillan\, Panufnik \nEx Cathedra Choir & Ensemble \nJeffrey Skidmore\, conductor \n  \nHubert Parry Jerusalem                                                    \nRoxanna Panufnik Since we Parted (world premiere) \nParry Songs of Farewell  \nJames MacMillan Seven Angels (world premiere) \n  \nNostalgia has always been a potent force in British music; but the emotions it inspires can look forward as well as back. In this  programme\, James MacMillan takes up where Elgar left off with a superb new choral work based on the Last Judgement\, while a new work by Roxanna Panufnik\, and much-loved favourites by Parry evoke a century of great music. \nTickets available by calling 0121 345 0603 or at www.excathedra.co.uk/new-jerusalem/ \nThe concert also forms part of the Birmingham International Concert Season.
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/concert-new-jerusalem/
LOCATION:Birmingham Town Hall\, Victoria Square\, Birmingham\, B3 3DQ
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150131T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150131T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
CREATED:20141211T115021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150112T120418Z
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SUMMARY:Discussion: Britain's Black Community and the Great War
DESCRIPTION:October 2015 sees the 100th anniversary of the British West Indies Regiment and while often overlooked\, men and women from Africa and the Caribbean played a key role in the First World War\, making sacrifices to stand alongside the ‘mother country’. This discussion event is aimed at community groups and individuals who are already involved\, or would like to become part of\, projects that focus on the contribution of people from African and the Caribbean. \nParticipants will have the opportunity to share their work\, meet others working on projects\, and discuss with staff from Birmingham’s Voices of War & Peace and Nottingham’s Hidden Histories WW1 Engagement Centres how to develop or expand projects or research. \nThe day will also involve a talk by the author Stephen Bourne. \nA FREE event. Places are limited. Please book via Eventbrite \nFor further information please contact: voices@contacts.bham.ac.uk \nThis event will take place in Brainbox\, on Floor 1 of the Library of Birmingham.
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/discussion-britains-black-community-and-the-great-war/
LOCATION:Library of Birmingham\, Centenary Square\, Broad Street\, Birmingham\, B1 2ND\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150117T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150117T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
CREATED:20141208T122544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141208T122544Z
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SUMMARY:Conference: British Art & War 1914-18
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Barber Institute for a special one day colloquium exploring British Art & War during the First World War\, inspired by our C.R.W. Nevinson exhibition. \nThe impact of the First World War was experienced by both servicemen and civilians. Demonstrating that the war should be understood as an all-encompassing social crisis affecting everyone\, this British Art & War 1914-18 colloquium will feature papers given by leading art historians. \nPapers will examine a diversity of perspectives of war in artists’ works\, ranging from the serviceman on the battle front to pacifists on the home front. \nSpeakers include: \nProfessor Michael Walsh- C.R.W. Nevinson’s most recent biographer \nDr Sue Malvern- a leading authority on the British Official War Artists Scheme and an expert on war and gender \nDr Jonathan Black- author of the new book C..R.W. Nevinson: The Complete Prints \nDr Richenda Roberts- curator of Rebel Visions: The War Art of C.R.W. Nevinson \n  \nBooking essential \n£20- includes lunch and tea \nConcessions available-please contact the Barber for more details. \n  \nTo book your place please contact: \n0121 414 2261 \neducation@barber.org.uk
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/conference-british-art-war-1914-18/
LOCATION:Barber Institute of Fine Arts\, University of Birmingham\, Edgbaston\, B15 2TS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Talks
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150608
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
CREATED:20150107T084819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150211T151927Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition: Faith & Action: Quakers and the First World War
DESCRIPTION:Using original photographs\, film\, interviews and artefacts\, Faith & Action tells the compelling stories of Quaker men and women during the 1914-1918 conflict and its aftermath. The exhibition examines the impact of the war on Quaker artists\, businesses\, families and communities in Birmingham\, central England and beyond. With rare archival material\, Faith & Action explores aspects of Quaker humanitarian\, medical and relief work in Britain and Europe\, and brings to life the dilemmas experienced by young Quaker men in deciding whether to fight\, face imprisonment or serve in other ways. \n17 January – 7 June 2015 \nBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery Community Gallery
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/faith-action-quakers-and-the-first-world-war/
LOCATION:Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery\, Chamberlain Square\, Birmingham\, B3 3DH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141220
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141221
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
CREATED:20140612T094741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141209T161946Z
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SUMMARY:Performance: Remembering the 1914 Christmas Truce
DESCRIPTION:Following on from the success of the First World War commemorative programme of events in August\, Birmingham City Council is continuing to commemorate the First World War with an event marking the 100th anniversary of the Christmas Truce of 1914. \nLate on Christmas Eve 1914\, men of the British Expeditionary Force heard the German soldiers singing carols and patriotic songs and saw lanterns and small fir trees along their trenches. \nMessages began to be shouted between the trenches. The following day\, British and German soldiers met in No Man’s Land and exchanged gifts\, took photographs and some played football. They also buried casualties and repaired trenches and dugouts. \nSome officers viewed the truce as a chance to improve living conditions in the trenches\, while others worried that such unwarlike behaviour would undermine fighting spirit. \nThe High Commands on both sides took measures to ensure such fraternisation would not happen again\, and the 1914 Christmas Truce remained a unique event on the Western Front. \nBirmingham Cathedral Choir and Frankfurt Cathedral Choir will join together singing Christmas songs in English and German to mark the iconic moment in World History when ordinary soldiers from opposing nations were united in the desire for peace in a time of conflict. \nImagineer Productions will perform War Bride a visual / physical choreographed performance with an emotive underscore representing ideas of peace and reconciliation. \nAndrew Hamilton has written a book about his Grandfather’s experience of the Christmas Truce in the trenches and will be reading an excerpt at the event. \nThe Dean of Birmingham Cathedral\, Catherine Ogle will say prayers at the event and the Deputy Mayor of Frankfurt\, Michael Paris will also attend alongside the Lord Mayor of Birmingham\, Councillor Shafique Shah. \nThe event will take place in Cathedral Green\, Birmingham Cathedral with two performances: \n6.30pm and 8.00pm \nThe event is free \n  \n 
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/performance-silent-night/
LOCATION:Birmingham Cathedral\, Colmore Row\, Birmingham \, B3 2QB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141206T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141206T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
CREATED:20140813T120502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141119T142308Z
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SUMMARY:Conference: First World War and injury\, medicine\, disability
DESCRIPTION:Study day on the First World War and medicine/injury/trauma/treatment/disability \n  \nSpeakers include: \nProf Steven Jeffery\, Consultant Plastic Surgeon\, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine\, Birmingham \nJulia Midgley\, an artist working on a project called War\, Art & Surgery \nIan Fellows\, Focus Insight Wolverhampton \nProf Jonathan Reinarz\, Director\, The History of Medicine Unit\, University Of Birmingham\, \nEmily Mayhew\, author of Wounded: From Battlefield to Blighty \nProf Nigel Hunt\, Associate Professor\, Faculty of Medicine & Health Research\, University of Nottingham \n  \nA FREE event. Places are limited. Please book via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/first-world-war-injury-medicine-disability-tickets-12524419877?aff=eorg  \nFor further information please contact: voices@contacts.bham.ac.uk
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/conference-first-world-war-and-injury-medicine-disability/
LOCATION:Library of Birmingham\, Centenary Square\, Broad Street\, Birmingham\, B1 2ND\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141203T131000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141203T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
CREATED:20140905T104918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140905T104918Z
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SUMMARY:Talk: The Artist as Reporter - British War Artists and the First World War
DESCRIPTION:Join Jo Walton\, NADFAS approved lecturer\, who will explore the lives and work of a group of young\, avant-garde British artists such as C.R.W. Nevinson\, Paul Nash\, Percy Wyndham Lewis  and Stanley Spencer\, considering the ways in which these artists recorded their own experiences of the First World War. \nArtists were recording their impressions in remarkable paintings\, drawings and sculpture as well as creating posters\, cartoons and even inventing camouflage. The lecture will discuss how artists were involved in the War in many different ways whilst also considering what happened to the young artists when Peace was finally declared.
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/talk-the-artist-as-reporter-british-war-artists-and-the-first-world-war/
LOCATION:Barber Institute of Fine Arts\, University of Birmingham\, Edgbaston\, B15 2TS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141129T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141129T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
CREATED:20140813T120441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140813T120441Z
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SUMMARY:Book launch: Black Poppies by Stephen Bourne
DESCRIPTION:Talk and discussion with the author Stephen Bourne to celebrate the launch of his book Black Poppies\, published by The History Press. \nIn 1914 Britain was home to at least 10\,000 black Britons\, many of African and West Indian heritage. Most of them were loyal to the ‘mother country’ when the First World War broke out. Despite being discouraged from serving in the British Army\, men managed to join all branches of the forces\, while black communities contributed to the war effort on the home front. By 1918 it is estimated that Britain’s black population had trebled to 30\,000\, as many black servicemen who had fought for Britain decided to make it their home. It was far from a happy ending\, however\, as they and their families often came under attack from white ex-servicemen and civilians increasingly resentful of their presence. With first-hand accounts and original photographs\, Black Poppies is the essential guide to the military and civilian wartime experiences of black men and women\, from the trenches to the music halls. It is intended as a companion to Stephen Bourne’s previous books published by The History Press: Mother Country: Britain’s Black Community on the Home Front 1939–45 and The Motherland Calls: Britain’s Black Servicemen and Women 1939–45. \nA FREE event. Places are limited. Please book via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-poppies-book-launch-tickets-12509104067?aff=eorg \nFor further information please contact: voices@contacts.bham.ac.uk
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/book-launch-black-poppies-by-stephen-bourne/
LOCATION:Library of Birmingham\, Centenary Square\, Broad Street\, Birmingham\, B1 2ND\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Talks
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150201
DTSTAMP:20260423T194200
CREATED:20140612T095745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140613T074359Z
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SUMMARY:Performance: The Christmas Truce
DESCRIPTION:December 1914. As families across Europe gather to celebrate Christmas\, a generation of young men find themselves far away from their loved ones in the trenches of the Western Front. There they face a world seemingly devoid of any peace or goodwill. But on Christmas Eve 1914\, as the men of the Warwickshire Regiment shelter in their trenches\, something astonishing happens. \nAcross no-man’s land they hear music. The German soldiers are singing Christmas carols; the same carols their families are listening to\, hundreds of miles away in Birmingham\, Warwick and Stratford-upon-Avon. Leaving their trenches\, carrying only their courage and their humanity\, they go to meet their enemies; not to fight\, but talk\, to exchange gifts\, to celebrate Christmas. And the next day\, together\, they play an unforgettable game of football. \nInspired by real events of exactly 100 years ago\, RSC Deputy Artistic Director Erica Whyman directs Phil Porter’s uplifting new play for families that celebrates a remarkable Christmas story. \nRecommended for ages 9+
URL:https://www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/event/performance-the-christmas-truce/
LOCATION:Royal Shakespeare Company\, Royal Shakespeare Theatre\, Waterside\, Stratford-upon-Avon\, CV37 6BB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Events,Performance
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