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Honoring the Mac-Paps and Leo Gordon in Azuara, Spain

May 18, 2023
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Honoring the Mac-Paps and Leo Gordon in Azuara, Spain

Eighty-five years ago, a dozen volunteers, part of the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion of the International Brigades, lost their lives while providing cover for their retreating comrades in the town of Azuara. On March 11, 2023, Azuara hosted a tribute to these long-forgotten anti-Fascist fighters,
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Story of the Lincolns Sweeps History Day Competition

May 17, 2023
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Story of the Lincolns Sweeps History Day Competition

Iago Macknik-Conde, a high school student from New York City, performed his new one-man play, The Abraham Lincoln Brigade: The First Desegregated American Fighting Force for the National History Day competition this spring. He won 1st place for Senior Individual Performance at the New York City Regional and New York State Contests, moving to...
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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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Students Curate ALBA Exhibit on Washington Square

February 17, 2023
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Students Curate ALBA Exhibit on Washington Square

This spring, NYU’s Kimmel Windows—a 13-window exhibition space spanning LaGuardia Place and West 3rd Street—will feature Fighting Fascism: Visual Culture of the Spanish Civil War, put together by students.
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Celebrating the 2022 Watt Prize Winners

February 17, 2023
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Celebrating the 2022 Watt Prize Winners

Six students were recognized in this year’s George Watt Prize for their outstanding essays on the Spanish Civil War. The committee read through dozens of wonderful submissions from across the United States and Western Europe in what was, once again, a reminder of how many students appear interested in the Spanish Civil War.
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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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