• International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

    The slave trade is a part of our history that must be condemned and never forgotten. Therefore, Unite fully supports the call for a national day of remembrance. From 1562 when slavery began to 1865 when the transatlantic slave trade was abolished, between 10 and 28 million African men, women and children were enslaved, persecuted and their human rights denied. […]

  • International Day of the Disappeared

    More than a human rights violation against an individual Enforced disappearance has frequently been used as a strategy to spread terror within the society. The feeling of insecurity generated by this practice is not limited to the close relatives of the disappeared, but also affects their communities and society as a whole. Enforced disappearance has become a global problem and […]

  • National Hazards Conference – Keele University

    Following on from the success of last year’s National Hazards Conference, the 37th annual conference will be another informative event that safety reps and activists should not miss. As in previous years it will educate, inform and connect safety reps from around the country along with empowering them to prevent risks to workers.

  • Burston Strike School Rally (1914)

    On April 1st 1914 teachers Tom and Annie Higdon were dismissed from their posts in the rural village of Burston, Norfolk and with it began the ‘longest strike in history’. On that day the children marched around the village with cards hanging from their necks demanding that “We Want Our Teachers Back”. The banner at the head of the march […]

  • TUC Congress 2026 – Brighton

    The 158th annual TUC Congress will be held from Sunday 13 to Wednesday 16 September 2026 in Brighton. Background Congress is the policy making body of the TUC; the annual congress normally meets for four days each year during September. Each affiliated union can send delegates. At congress motions are proposed and discussed and form the basis of the TUC's […]

  • Marx Memorial Library open day

    Explore our historic building - including Lenin's office and our 1935 fresco. Grade II listed, built as a Welsh Charity School in 1738. A library with a focus on Marxism and Socialism since 1933. Lenin worked here 1902-03 and his office is preserved. Fresco by Jack Hastings in 1st floor. Late 15C tunnels. Saturday, 19 September 2026 - 11:00am to […]

  • World Peace Day

    The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly. Two decades later, in 2001, the General Assembly unanimously voted to designate the Day as a period of non-violence and cease-fire.