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The Brigadistas’ Living Memory: Jarama, 2025

May 16, 2025
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The Brigadistas’ Living Memory: Jarama, 2025

This year the commemoration of the Battle at Jarama--a key battle in the development of the Spanish War--was dedicated to the volunteers of the Lincoln Battalion of the XV International Brigade. They took place during four days, between February 20 and 23. 
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International Brigades Play to Premiere in Brooklyn

May 16, 2025
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International Brigades Play to Premiere in Brooklyn

From June 12 to 29, Brooklyn’s MITU580 will premiere At the Barricades, a new play by James Clements and Sam Hood Adrain set among the international Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. Directed by Federica Borlenghi and supported by script supervisor Skye Pallo Ross, the project was developed through a residency at NYU's Espacio...
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“There’s a Valley in Spain…” — The 17th Annual Jarama March

May 16, 2025
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<em>“There’s a Valley in Spain…” —</em> The 17th Annual Jarama March

The February, AABI’s annual Jarama march followed in the footsteps of the Lincoln Battalion. Nancy Wallach was part of the extensive US delegation. “One of the most inspiring aspects of the trip is the opportunity to make connections with our counterparts from other countries.”
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ALBA Welcomes New Board Members and Staff

May 16, 2025
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ALBA Welcomes New Board Members and Staff

New additions to ALBA's Board, Honorary Board, and staff.
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Events Coming Up: Pride Event with Spanish Senator and ALBA Film Series

May 16, 2025
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Events Coming Up: Pride Event with Spanish Senator and ALBA Film Series

The Spanish Senator Carla Antonelli will discuss the role of the LGBTQ movement in the anti-fascist movement. ALBA’s film series continues on June 5.
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ALBA/Puffin Award Goes to Jews for Racial and Economic Justice

May 16, 2025
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ALBA/Puffin Award Goes to Jews for Racial and Economic Justice

On May 3, the nonprofit Jews for Racial & Economic Justice received the 2025 ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism at a ceremony in New York City. Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Community (JFREJ) is a 6,000-member grassroots organization, widely considered to be the home of New York’s Jewish Left.
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ALBA Offers More Film Workshops and Honors Dr. Barsky

February 22, 2025
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ALBA Offers More Film Workshops and Honors Dr. Barsky

While ALBA's online film workshops continue apace, we also honored Dr. Edward Barsky on the 50th anniversary of his death.
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Watt Essay Prize Recognizes Outstanding Student Writers

February 22, 2025
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Watt Essay Prize Recognizes Outstanding Student Writers

The Watt Essay Prize committee was excited to receive 45 submissions this past year from students from the United States, Western Europe, and Latin America with an especially robust number of submissions from undergraduate and graduate students. This year, the Watt Committee awarded three prizes for wonderful pre-collegiate student submissions. Taryn Cunningham’s historical fiction...
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Robert Merriman Monument to Be Installed on Berkeley Campus

February 22, 2025
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Robert Merriman Monument to Be Installed on Berkeley Campus

The crowdfunding for the installation of a plaque honoring Robert Merriman, the legendary commander of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion, has reached its goal. The plaque, which will be affixed to a boulder and placed at the center of campus near Memorial Glade honoring Berkeley veterans of World War II, is a copy of one...
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ALBA and Puffin Foundation Poised to Announce 2025 Human Rights Award

February 22, 2025
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ALBA and Puffin Foundation Poised to Announce 2025 Human Rights Award

As this issue is going to print, ALBA’s Human Rights Committee is hard at work to finalize the process of selecting this year’s winner of the ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism. Keep an eye on your email and social media for an announcement. One of the largest monetary awards for human rights in...
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