Invitation to Launch of Statewatch Library & Archive

Dear friends,

The Statewatch Library & Archive is being launched  on  Thursday 22 November 2018 at May Day Rooms in London: 18.00 -20.00:  If you would like to come to the Launch please send us an email with "LAUNCH"  in the subject line to: office@statewatch.org

Speakers

Chair: Ann Singleton (Co-Chair of Statewatch)
Welcome from May Day Rooms: Jakob
Jay Bernard (Documentalist) via video
Tony Bunyan (Director of Statewatch)
Zak Suffee (Library Volunteer)
Aidan White (Founder and President of the Ethical Journalism Network)

What?s different about this resource?

All libraries and archives have a different emphasis and history. Our archive has been gathered over 40 years and holds unique materials from national and local activism in pamphlet format including Roneo to lithographic publications, plus badges  alongside key books ranging from the 1920s onwards and many hard copy EU documents which predate the EU?s digitisation of  its records. Our specialism is civil liberties and the state.

The Collection has been gathered since 1977 and  comprises: 

  800+ books, 

  Over 2, 500 pamphlets (?grey literature?) on political and social struggles and movements. Currently 700+ to be added.

  EU documents over 1,000 hard copy documents and reports from pre-internet era. 100+ to be added

  Special Collection: Currently has 45+ large subject files which are unique eg: the BBC TV News discussion files 1977-1979. 30+ files to be added. Contains many untold stories.

  Badges from 350+ campaigns

  Journals, full and partial collection of 60+ journals

You can see the online catalogue on: https://statewatch.omeka.net/
If you would like to come to the Launch please send us an email with "LAUNCH"  in the subject line to: office@statewatch.org