Bristol Radical History Group offers a quality blend of events for Spring 2009, covering both historical and contemporary issues. We begin with future utopian visions (Nowtopia), consider the hidden histories of seminal events of the 1980s (Hillsborough and The Miners’ Strike) and champion revolutionary thinkers who our rulers afear’d (Thomas Paine). To top it all we will be unveiling a plaque on the Seven Stars Pub to commemorate the abolitionist Thomas Clarkson and the Bristol sailors who blew the whistle on the slave trade. We look forward to sharing some history, some chat and a pint or two with you.
Anniversaries
20 years since Hillsborough
25 years since the Miners Strike
200 years since the death of Thomas Paine
Celebrations
The life and work of radical Poet John Gregory (1831 – 1922)
The unveiling of the new Seven Stars Plaque
The invention of a new future
Programme:
| Date | Time | Title | Details | With | Link |
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| , 2008 | Nowtopia | Nowtopia: How pirate programmers, outlaw bicyclists, and guerilla gardeners are inventing the future today. Chris Carlsson, acclaimed author, activist and founder of the Critical Mass bicycling […] | Chris Carlsson | More | |
| , 2009 | Hillsborough: What Really Happened? | This April is the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough football disaster which killed 96 Liverpool fans and injured hundreds more. Twenty years on, few people know what actually happened and the (now […] | Sheila Coleman, Dan Bennett, David Goldblatt |
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| , 2009 | Cry Freedom, Cry Seven Stars! | During the Abolition bicentenary of 2007, Bristol Radical History Group commissioned a commemorative plaque to celebrate the anti-slavery campaigner Thomas Clarkson and the Bristol sailors who […] | Richard Hart | More | |
| , 2009 | Wet The Plaque’s Head | An evening celebration the new plaque featuring live music, poetry, beer and more... Featuring Tekla, Milo and The Shin Kicking Privateers. | More | ||
| , 2009 | John Gregory, Radical Poet | An evening of readings from the works of a lesser known Victorian radical poet and cobbler. | Gerrard Sables | More | |
| , 2009 | ‘The Enemy Within’: The Miners’ Strike 1984-85 | A panel discussion ascessing the strike's history 25 years on. | Nicholas Jones, Glen Burrows, Dave Douglass |
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| , 2009 | Welcome To A World Of Paine | A party to celebrate the life and ideas of Thomas Paine. | More | ||
| , 2009 | Who The Hell Is Thomas Paine? | A talk to mark the 200th aniversary of Thomas Paine's death. | Peter Clark | More | |
| , 2009 | The Enemy Without: Coal, Class & Climate | A discussion considering the legacy of the miners' strike 25 years ago. | Robin S, John Cunningham, Emma Stone, Tyrone O'Sullivan, Will B |
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Working Class Bookfair | Two talks from BRHG. Where Now For The Left? The Land Is Your Land. | Ian Bone, Steve Mills |
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- Download a poster (650KB jpeg file) for the Spring 2009 programme of events.
- Download a printable guide for the Spring 2009 programme of events (1MB pdf file) – prints on two sides of A4 and folds into an attractive A5 pamphlet.
