From d.bennett at doughtystreet.co.uk Wed Feb 8 09:49:40 2012 From: d.bennett at doughtystreet.co.uk (Daniel Bennett) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 09:49:40 +0000 Subject: [Brhmob] Upcoming BRHG events - February and March 2012 Message-ID: <5E06FCFE035DE740817414BD77E8D8341790B05897@server-e.doughtystreet.co.uk> Hi The following are the planned BRHG events for the next couple of months: >From the Great Plague to the Plague of Women: Purity, Misogyny and Female Enclosure Steve Higginson Saturday 11 February 2012 - 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Hydra Books Steve Higginson will interpret the re-birth of misogyny by looking at the period of the Great Plague, 1345 onwards, and the great moralising discourse that swept across Europe post plaque. Located within this discourse of purity, women were viewed as both cause and effect of the plague, and were to be "enclosed" accordingly within the domestic sphere. The purity campaign against women was attributable to a re-reading of the Old Testament plus a resurgance of interest in Aristotlian ethics. Steve hails from Liverpool and was a Union organiser in the Communication Workers Union. Now a post-graduate, Steve lectures at John Moores University. His recent projects include an examination of time, memory and movement in port cities (principally Liverpool) as co-author of Edgy Cities (2006). He has been a regular contributor of Bristol Radical History Group events. The Little Book of Prison, A Beginners Guide" - Frankie Owens Tuesday 21st February 2012 - 7:00 pm - Hydra Books A Beginners Guide is the award winning book by ex prisoner Frankie Owens. Written during his time behind bars, the book aims to be the little helping hand that first time offenders might need as they enter the system. Frankie Owens wrote The Little Book of Prison, A Beginners Guide to help future inmates, their families and loved ones to help make sense of what they would all go through when someone goes to prison. He writes from his own experience as a prisoner living at Her Majesties Pleasure. The book won the 2011 Koestler Platinum award for non-fiction http://koestlertrust.org.uk/ judged by Will Self. "Our awards judges don't give a Platinum Award lightly, and this book is a winner on more than one level. It is a practical and totally frank introduction to real life in the British prison system - probably the best introduction there is. But it is also a wonderfully human narrative and a sharply argued critique - the wit and wisdom of one inmate who turns out to be a born writer. I was gripped from start to finish - roared with laughter one minute, winced with pain the next, and was left wondering why we have prisons at all." Old Market March and Police Riot - 80th Anniversary Dave Backwith and Roger Ball Saturday 25 February 2012 - 4:00 pm - Hydra Books February 23rd 1932 was the scene of a confrontation between the National Unemployed Workers' Movement and the police when thousands of unemployed Bristolians were baton charged by the police during a march organised by the National Unemployed Workers Movement at the height of the depression. To mark the 80th anniversary, historians Roger Ball and Dave Backwith will consider the impact of the events of that day and the wider context of the struggles of the unemployed during the great depression. Dave Backwith is a researcher of Bristol's working class history in the inter war years particularly 1919 and the unemployed workers movement in the 1930's. He is a family and community studies lecturer at the Anglia Ruskin University. Roger Ball is a post graduate research student in the history department at the University of the West of England. History Walk - Old Market March and Riot - 80th Anniversary Roger Ball and others Sunday 26 February - 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - meet at Hydra Books Meet at 2pm at Hydra Books for a History Walk through the streets of Old Market and Central Bristol, where Bristol Radical History Group members will recount the stories associated with the various scenes on route. Roots of Resistance: 20 years of Earth First! A puppet show by Otherstory. Thursday 08 March 2012 - 7:00 pm - Hydra Books Using a magical "live animation " technique, Roots of Resistance celebrates the rise of radical ecological activism in the last 20 years: from the treetops of Newbury to the tops of power station chimneys. It draws together personal stories, and brings to life both legendary and more recent victories, in an inspiring call to action. Escape was on Everyone's Mind - the Tale of Jack Sheppard A puppet show by Otherstory. Sunday 25 March 2012 - Hydra Books See how an ordinary apprentice carpenter from East London became the legendary jail breaker and hero of the people, whose fame spread across oceans. Witness his daring and miraculous escapes. Watch him outwit judges, jailers and the Thiefcatcher General - until the hangman's noose beckons and it's now or never, neck or nothing... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From richardsgrove at gmail.com Wed Feb 8 12:41:27 2012 From: richardsgrove at gmail.com (R Grove) Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:41:27 +0000 Subject: [Brhmob] Event Cancelled Message-ID: <4F326D77.8030109@gmail.com> Dear All Unfortunately Steve Higginson has had to cancel his talk "From the Great Plague to the Plague of Women: Purity, Misogyny and Female Enclosure" at Hydra Books this Saturday. We apologise for any inconvenience and hope to rearrange this talk for a date in the near future. 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So come down to the Hydra.... *Old Market March and Police Riot -- 80th Anniversary Date: Saturday, 25 February 2012 Time: 16:00 Venue: Hydra Books *(34 Old Market Street, BS2 0EZ) *Price: Donations * February 23rd 1932 was the scene of a confrontation between the National Unemployed Workers' Movement and the police. To mark the 80th anniversary, historians Roger Ball and Dave Backwith will consider the impact of the events of that day and the wider context of the struggles of the unemployed during the great depression. Dave Backwith is a researcher of Bristol's working class history in the inter war years particularly 1919 and the unemployed workers movement in the 1930?s. He is a family and community studies lecturer at the Anglia Ruskin University. Roger Ball is a post graduate research student in the history department at the University of the West of England. *History Walk - Old Market March and Riot - 80th Anniversary Date: Sunday, 26 February 2012 Time: 14:00 Venue: Hydra Books* (34 Old Market Street, BS2 0EZ) *Price: Donations* Meet at 2pm at Hydra Books for a History Walk through the streets of Old Market and Central Bristol, where Bristol Radical History Group members will recount the history of the National Unemployed Workers' Movement and the scenes of confrontation with the police in 1932. The walk will be about 1.5 hours and finishes at the Hydra for coffee and cake. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: