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John Siblon @johnsiblon25.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Vitally important to remember what happened at Cable Street.

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Kristen Alexander @kristenauthor.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

• In ‘“Never Forgotten”’: memorial diplomacy, contemporary pilgrimage, and the Czechoslovak war graves in Britain’ Layla Renshaw explores the a modern day commemorative pilgrimage, honouring Czech war dead in British graves. Moving and insightful. Open Access! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

So it's farewell to the History subject area at the University of Hertfordshire, not the first nor the last to go. One of the best departments in the country, just extinguished like a snap of the fingers. Think of the waste. (1/2)

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Kristen Alexander @kristenauthor.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Latest War & Society article! Hsin-fang Wu’s 'The Shanghai War Memorial & its politics of remembrance 1918–1947' argues that the treaty port memorial was a mourning site & nexus where global commemorative trends collided with socio-political structure. https//www.tandfon...

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Kristen Alexander @kristenauthor.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Feeling a little sad. This little book, which has been 'out there' for three years, and has won a couple of awards, hasn't had any sales from me or online sellers for quite a while. If you've read it, please pass the word. If you haven't, you can easily find it at Amazon (where you can also review).

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Kristen Alexander @kristenauthor.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

WM magazine has published my article on the Morotai Mutiny online! ' Originally published in Wartime 91 2020 the online spread stays true to the original article and looks fantastic! If you didn't read it in 2020 here's your chance! I'm very proud of this one! wm.awm.gov.au/read/morotai...

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Kristen Alexander @kristenauthor.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Pleased to see pub of @johnsiblon25.bsky.social 'Physical & nominal deportation & repatriation of African, Asian, Arab & Caribbean sailors & seamen after FWW' which argues maintenance of Empire's racial hierarchy was high on IWGC’s agenda. @tlgrady68.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

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John Siblon @johnsiblon25.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

We are 6th form teachers striking for Sixth Form Pay and conditions. Our CEO on £200,000 +bonuses wants to pay teachers FE rates not 6th form rates. She would rather employ a legal firm at £1.8 million than pay wage rise owed to us from last year. Save our 6th form!

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Britain and the World @batw.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

🚨THIS IS NOT A DRILL🚨 #batw2026 is celebrating two decades over two weeks! Join us online 18-19 April 2026 or in person in Boston 24-25 April 2026! Check out and share the CFP. You won’t want to miss it! britainandtheworld.org/2026-20-year...

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2026 - 20 Years of BATW Events Page — Britain and the World

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Dónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Have spent this morning reading @johnsiblon25.bsky.social's wonderful thesis: 'War memory and the construction of hierarchy: representations of African and Caribbean colonial service personnel in the aftermath of the FWW'. It's fascinating and opens for interesting comparisons with other empires.

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John Siblon @johnsiblon25.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Very moving to hear the testimonies of 14th army veterans on the BBC VJ Day 80 programme. #VJDay #VJ80 I do wish there were military units from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, & East and West Africa, as well as Gurkhas and British forces, present as part of the commemoration. All should be remembered.

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John Siblon @johnsiblon25.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

In 1940, after surrender of French forces, white soldiers were made POWs but 200 Senegalese infantrymen were massacred. The local population secretly buried their bodies in a mass grave before reinterment in an African style ‘tata’ in Chasselay. It was vandalised this year but is now restored.

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John Siblon @johnsiblon25.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

@batw.bsky.social Thanks for the opportunity to give a paper at #batw2025 on the imperial dimension to WW1 commemoration with Louise Rodwell, Francis Van Berkel and Sarah Fissmer. Used my time in Liverpool to seek out one of Britain’s first memorials to black service personnel in Faulkner Square.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 28/05/2025

📣 Call for participants 📣 Have you ever used any History Workshop Journal articles in your teaching practice? We’d love to hear from you for the 100th issue of HWJ! Please let us know by sending an email or feel free to DM.

Green and red poster with History Workshop Journal printed in the corner, black and white illustrations in the corner, and short text under the title ‘Can you help us?’ requesting participation.

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Jürgen Zimmerer @juergenzimmerer.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

"Forgotten Sites of Memory. Swakopmund und Hamburg" Our panel discussion with Sima Luipert, Laidlaw Peringanda and Ashkan Cheheltan is now online. 🎬 lecture2go.uni-hamburg.de/l2go/-/get/v...

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Podiumsdiskussion: „Forgotten Sites of Memory. Swakopmund and Hamburg" - Prof. Dr. Jürgen Zimmerer - Universität Hamburg - Lecture2Go

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John Siblon @johnsiblon25.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Just bonkers. Pro-Israel groups taunting pro-Palestine protesters by singing Stevie Wonder to the tune of “Happy Birthday to us!”

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John Siblon @johnsiblon25.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Twenty-five years since Bernie Grant’s passing but his call for social justice and reparations lives on. Visit the Bernie Grant archive and donate to the trust if you can: berniegrantarchive.org.uk

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Britain and the World @batw.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Did you know #batw2025: Did you know that the draft program was sent out today? Delegates, please check your e-mail, and take a look at our exciting panels. Can’t wait to see you in Liverpool!

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