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The Volunteer in pdf (vol. 40, no. 4, Dec. 2023)

November 16, 2023
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The Volunteer Vol. 40, no. 3 (September 2023)

August 28, 2023
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Teresita, la cubana: An Intersex Volunteer in the International Brigades

November 18, 2022
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<em>Teresita, la cubana:</em> An Intersex Volunteer in the International Brigades

Nine years ago, Robert Llopis accidentally came across a Cuban volunteer who went by Teresa but whose gender identity was unclear in the archives. A report on his research so far.
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New Monument in Catalonia Commemorates IB Victims on Torpedoed Ship

August 18, 2022
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New Monument in Catalonia Commemorates IB Victims on Torpedoed Ship

Sixty people died when the Ciudad de Barcelona was torpedoed by the Italians off the Catalan coast. Rob MacDonald’s interactive Solidarity Park turns their memory into an invitation for activism.
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Massachusetts Passes Genocide Education Law

May 19, 2022
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Massachusetts Passes Genocide Education Law

A new educational law in Massachusetts encourages teachers to teach about genocide—including cases in US history—the in the context of human rights. The connection with ALBA’s teaching institutes is clear.
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The Road to Nightmare Alley: William Lindsay Gresham in the Spanish Civil War

February 11, 2022
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The Road to Nightmare Alley: William Lindsay Gresham in the Spanish Civil War

Director Guillermo del Toro’s new film Nightmare Alley is bringing renewed attention to the author of the classic novel by the same name: William L. Gresham, who served in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. Yet Gresham’s service in Spain is typically mentioned only because his first and most successful novel was...
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The Volunteer needs your help! 

August 27, 2020
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<em>The Volunteer</em> needs your help! 

Every three months, ALBA is pleased and proud to send you this publication. We know that so many of our readers treasure it, and we value your feedback, your encouraging words as well as your constructive criticism. We strive to make the publication a forum for the exchange of information and ideas of interest...
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Make Anti-Fascism Part of Your Legacy!

June 2, 2020
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Make Anti-Fascism Part of Your Legacy!

What you leave to friends and loved ones—and the causes you champion—are ways of expressing your hopes and dreams for the future and perpetuate your part in the story of the Lincoln Brigade.  As you make your plans, please consider including ALBA in your will or living trust, or naming us as a beneficiary...
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There Are Many Ways to Support ALBA

December 6, 2016
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There Are Many Ways to Support ALBA

ALBA can’t do all it does without our generous donors. Fortunately, there are many ways to support our work, from our monthly donor program to gifts and bequests–and of course our merchandise.
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Stan Hilton (1918-2016)

December 3, 2016
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Stan Hilton (1918-2016)

Sadly, we have now reached the end of an era. With the death of 98-year old Stan Hilton, there are no longer any British veterans of the International Brigades who fought in the Spanish Civil war of 1936-1939 alive to tell their tale.
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