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From Lorca to Sacco & Vanzetti: Upcoming Summer and Fall Events

May 17, 2023
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From Lorca to Sacco & Vanzetti: Upcoming Summer and Fall Events

As this issue is going to print, the ALBA office is busy preparing a series of events for the summer and fall.
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Workshops, Screenings, & Panel Discussions: An ALBA-Filled Spring

May 17, 2023
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Workshops, Screenings, & Panel Discussions: An ALBA-Filled Spring

Between workshops, screenings, and panel discussions, the past couple of months have been busy for the ALBA staff and board. Here's an overview of our programming since the last issue of The Volunteer came out.
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Indigenous Women Rising Receives ALBA/Puffin Award

May 17, 2023
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Indigenous Women Rising Receives ALBA/Puffin Award

At a moving ceremony in New York City on May 6, Rachael Guerra-Cordero de Lorenzo accepted the 2023 ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism on behalf of Indigenous Women Rising (IWR). “Indigenous people’s rights throughout the world have been trampled by colonialism, disrupting our connections with each other, our children, our land and all...
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ALBA Authors Curricular Guide for Students and Teachers in Spain

February 17, 2023
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ALBA Authors Curricular Guide for Students and Teachers in Spain

ALBA is proud to partner with the Spanish government in the publication of a 60-page curricular guide for high-school students and teachers in Spain as part of a government-sponsored series. Highlighting the experiences of U.S. volunteers in the International Brigades, the guide invites readers to use these stories as an inspiration to set...
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Al Wasserman (1930-2022)

February 17, 2023
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Al Wasserman (1930-2022)

Al Wasserman, 92, died under a blood moon in Oakland, California, on November 7, 2022.
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Jim Polshek (1930-2022)

February 17, 2023
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Jim Polshek (1930-2022)

James Stewart Polshek, one of the leading architects of his time, passed away on September 9, 2022, in New York City. He was 91 years old.
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ALBA’s Busy Spring Calendar: Workshops, Roundtables, Films

February 17, 2023
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ALBA’s Busy Spring Calendar: Workshops, Roundtables, Films

A preview of ALBA's busy Spring calendar.
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From Guthrie to Database: ALBA Events Draw Hundreds

February 17, 2023
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From Guthrie to Database: ALBA Events Draw Hundreds

ALBA's events in December and January drew hundreds of participants.
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ALBA/Puffin Award for Indigenous Women’s Group Defending Reproductive Rights

February 17, 2023
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ALBA/Puffin Award for Indigenous Women’s Group Defending Reproductive Rights

Fifty years after Roe v. Wade, the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA) is pleased to announce that the 2023 ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism will go to Indigenous Women Rising (IWR), which is committed to honoring Native and Indigenous People’s inherent right to equitable and culturally safe health options through accessible health education,...
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New Spanish Memory Law Invites IB Descendants to Apply for Citizenship

November 19, 2022
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New Spanish Memory Law Invites IB Descendants to Apply for Citizenship

Following a majority vote in the Senate, Spain’s new Law of Democratic Memory went into effect on October 21. Presented as an update to the 2007 memory law, the new legislation seeks to strengthen the support for victims of the war and the Franco dictatorship, including the exhumation of mass graves. The law also...
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