The Long John Silver Trust are putting on a pirate do to celebrate the launch of Pirates and Privateers out of Bristol by Keith Griffith and Mark Steeds. There will be pirates, poets, the Matthew  and music accompanied by refreshments and local ales.

All this will be at the Boat House, Redcliffe Wharf on Saturday 20th February, 1-4pm.

Bristol Radical History Group will be at Bristol Museum on Monday 15th February for the BBC’s A  History of the World project. This event will have several local groups displaying artefacts which are relevant to the history of Bristol.

At 7pm on Sunday 14th February our friend Paul Tickell has his latest documentary shown on Channel 4. This is Episode 4 in the series The Bible: A History and is titled The Daughters of Eve.

Here is a flyer for Indymedia’s up and coming events:

18/01/2010 Bristol Feminist Network Present: Women And The Media – Representation, Misrepresentation, No Representation.

01/02/2010 Bristol Anarchist Bookfair Presents: J18 & Seattle 10 Years On – Histories and reflections on these movements and the strategies for today’s acrivists.

22/02/2010 Cop 15 – What Now? – Short films and discussions on what the outcome of Copenhagen Climate Summit means for the World and activists.

01/03/2010 Bristol Radical History Group Present: The 43 Group – Talk from a member of the anti-fascist group that helped keep fascism at bay after WWII. Find out more >>

05/04/2010 Bristol Radical History Group Presents: Democracy? – With an election upon us we ask what is the nature of democracy and are there any better alternatives.

03/05/2010 Constantine’s Sword -  Why are intolerance, violence & war so deeply ingrained in religion? Can war ever be holy? See this film to find out.

07/06/2010 The Gleaners And I – Agnes Vardas classic film looks at The Gleaners, those who live on the margins and waste of our capitalist society.

Saturday 24th October, Queen Mary College, Mile End.

Come and find us on our stall.

Saturday 12th September, at The Island (Artspace Lifespace at the Bridewell), Bristol

Members of BRHG will be doing three talks/discussions:

From Peterloo to Captain Swing: Victims or Insurgents? – Roger

Room 1 Ground Floor: 11.00am-12.00pm: A BRHG talk on the hidden history of struggle in the 19th century. It focuses on how and why major struggles have been ignored or distorted by the left as well as the right.

A Brief History of Corporations – Dan Bennett

The Films and Media Workshops room First Floor: 2.00pm – 3.00pm: A talk/discussion by Bristol Radical History Group member and expert on the Corporation, Dan Bennett. Dan will answer the questions ‘What are Corporations?’, ‘Where do they come from? and ‘How do they derive their power?’

Social crime – who makes the law, and who is it for? Steve Mills

Room 2 First Floor: 3.00pm – 4.00pm:  A talk followed by discussion, about the history of crime and the formation of the British legal system. Taking in social crime, the moral economy, smuggling, poaching, shoplifting and riots!