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Based in Nottingham (UK), we look after tens of thousands of books, journals, pamphlets, zines, leaflets, posters and other items documenting the anarchist movement in the UK and beyond, as well as local radical history. Browse our catalogue, access digitised records in our free Digital Library and get in touch to arrange a visit.
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News and events

News and events from The Sparrows' Nest.

We have added another 117 items to our digital collections. Happy browsing!

Our Document of the Month for July 2021 is... South Wales Sicko (#Cardiff, 1985ish), a satirical take on events during the 1984-5 Miners Strike.

Our Document of the Month for June(ish) is a longer read, a historically contextualised 1990s article about events in Chiapas, reprinted by Subversion in 1995.

Just before the weekend, here are another 116 additions to our Digital Library. Dive in!

We have added another 161 titles to our Digital Library.

  1. Document of the Month – May 2021
  2. Document of the Month – April 2021
  3. New additions to the Digital Library - April 2021
  4. Document of the Month – March 2021

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Events/Meetings Article Count:  2

Links/Friends Article Count:  4

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