EC Meeting May 2018

Doug Nichols GFTU 84 Wood Ln, Quorn Loughborough LE12 8DB

02/05/2018 Re: GFTU Education Trust Sponsorship of The People’s History Hub Dear Doug I am writing to ask if it could be put to the GFTU Education Trust that they consider financially supporting the People’s History Hub , which is a three year, multi-media, public education project, that will create a comprehensive, online digital educational resource, making the hidden history of the struggle for legal, economic and social justice, widely accessible to activists, trade unionists, students, teachers and interested citizens. The People’s History Hub is receiving widespread support, both moral and financial, from across the labour movement and our active partners currently include the Working Class Movement Library in Manchester, The Sheila McKenchie Trust, GMB North West, SWTUC, Midlands TUC, UNITE Education, Dr Michael Sanders of Manchester Uni, Dr Keith Gildart of Wolverhampton University, Dr Lee Humber of Ruskin College Oxford, John Newsinger of Bath Spa University, and Les Kennedy of the Tolpuddle Radical History School. The first stage of the project including producing over 40 tailor made video documentaries and subject-pages will cost £45k a year for three years. As part of our fund raising strategy we need to raise £5k per year for three years from trade union sponsors. We are asking for a minimum sponsorship of £500 a year for three years from our core trade union sponsors (£1500 in total). The GMB and UNITE are already on board. However as the People’s History Hub so closely aligns with the aims of the GFTU Education Trust we would ask you to consider sponsoring us for £1500 a year for three years (£4500 in total).

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