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THE North East Volunteers for Liberty group has strong international connections, working with people and organisations from all over the world, which is why we will be celebrating International Workers’ Day on May 3 2025, on Teesside.
Defined by immigration, Teesside has strong international links; in the century after the opening of the Stockton and Darlington railway in 1825, Middlesbrough’s population exploded from less than 100 to well over 90,000 people, the vast majority of whom were immigrants. This, along with the small but very active Communist Party, helps to explain why fascism never established a foothold on Teesside.
This May Day, we will honour Teesside’s redoubtable anti-fascist tradition. For the past decade, we have recorded and commemorated the achievements of north-east anti-fascists, especially in the period up until the second world war.
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