The Working Class Movement Library (WCML) collection documents 200 years of political working-class campaigning, organising, collectivity, resistance, advocacy and is of international significance and scope. Click here to see their website.
Young people are fairly absent from the WCML. Only aged 2.5% of visitors are aged 16-24. By conducting this research with young people we can hopefully make some changes that make the WCML a better resource for young people in Greater Manchester and beyond. The
The opportunity to...
- gain hands-on experience working with the WCML’s archival collection
- conduct your own research into an item from the library’s collection
- put on an exhibition
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meet like minded people
- have discussions about class and politics
- contribute to the WCML archive
- have a say in how the WCML works with young people in the future
All participants can claim £5 travel expenses
per session and will be eligible for an AQA award based
on participation. Drinks and snacks will be provided at
all sessions.
Step 1 - recruiting young people to be participants
Step 2 - getting to know the WCML, the collection, and each other!
Step 3 - choosing and researching material from the WCML archive
Step 4 - putting on an exhibition where we present the objects, the research, and the wider project to the public