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SUMMARY:Jay Griffiths and Gareth Howell-Jones: How Animals (Including Hedgehogs) Heal Us
DESCRIPTION:Please note a change to this event: Jay Griffiths is unwell and unable to attend. The event will go ahead with Gareth Howell-Jones and we are so looking forward to hearing about his writing as well as to hear his kind reading of Jay’s talk on her behalf.  \nJay Griffiths explores how animals can have a role in every level of healing\, from the individual to the collective\, guiding us in how we might create societies that are healthier\, fairer and kinder. How Animals Heal Us puts animals at the heart of a restorative vision of health. \nIn Your Lowly Hedgehog Knows\, Gareth Howell-Jones looks at the simple\, everyday things around us – trees\, woodlice\, cats\, people and\, of course\, hedgehogs – to develop a radical and heartening world-view based on nature rather than cultural traditions. \nTogether\, they reimagine our place in nature with wonder\, hope and a lot of humour. \nJay Griffiths is the author of many books including Wild: An Elemental Journey and Why Rebel. She has won the ‘Discover’ award and the Orion book prize and has written for Radiohead and the Royal Shakespeare Company.\n‘If bravery itself could write\, it would write like she does.’ (John Berger) \nGareth Howell-Jones is a writer\, bookseller and garden designer. His previous book was Do Not Call the Tortoise.\n‘Stunning – full of revelatory beauty.’ (Katherine May) \nThe event is free but please RSVP to read@heronbooks.co.uk to ensure you have a seat and a glass of something.\nWe look forward to seeing you there.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.co.uk/event/jay-griffiths-and-gareth-howell-jones-how-animals-including-hedgehogs-heal-us/
LOCATION:Heron Books\, 7a Regent Street\, Bristol\, BS8 4HW\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Searching for My Slave Roots: From Guyana's Sugar Plantations to Cambridge
DESCRIPTION:Dr Malik Al Nasir will talk about his new book ‘Searching for My Slave Roots: From Guyana’s Sugar Plantations to Cambridge‘ \nWe are delighted to provide a book stall at this event\, organised by the University of Bristol. \nAuthor and award-winning researcher\, Malik Al Nasir will be discussing\, Searching for my Slave Roots: From Guyana’s Sugar Plantations to Cambridge\, a powerful exploration of ancestry\, enslavement\, and legacy. \nSet across Liverpool\, Glasgow\, Demerara and Berbice\, the book traces Malik’s family history\, revealing ancestors who were both enslaved and slaveholders\, and uncovering the complex interconnections between trauma\, privilege\, and the institutions shaped by slavery. \nThe author will be in conversation with Dr Richard Stone. \n3-3.30pm Welcome and Tea & Coffee\n3.30-4.30pm In conversation with Malik Al-Nasir and Dr Richard Stone with time for Q&A .\n4.30-5pm Book signing\, and informal meeting with the author. \nAbout Malik Al Nasir\nMalik Al Nasir is an author\, film maker\, performance poet\, and an award winning academic from Liverpool.\nMalik started tracing his roots back through Caribbean slavery over 20 years ago and his pioneering research has been recognised by Sir Hilary Beckles (Chair: CARICOM Commission for slavery reparations)\, historian David Olusoga\, and The University of Cambridge\, where Malik has just completed a PhD in history with a full scholarship. In recognition of the significance of his research\, Malik received several awards whilst at Cambridge\, as well as an honorary Doctorate from Liverpool Hope University.\nMalik is co-founder of the policy making initiative\, ‘Black Academia – Lifting the Barriers.’ He has produced and appeared in several documentaries with Gil Scott-Heron\, The Last Poets\, Benjamin Zephaniah\, Public Enemy\, Ice T and many other luminaries.\nhttps://linktr.ee/malikalnasir \nAbout Richard Stone\nDr. Richard Stone is a Senior Lecturer in the History Department at the University of Bristol. He specialises in Social and Economic history\, especially the history and legacies of enslavement. He has worked with numerous institutions on researching their links to historic slavery\, including the University of Bristol\, Bristol Quakers\, Bristol Cathedral\, and the Society of Merchant Venturers. His first monograph Bristol and the Birth of the Atlantic Economy\, 1500-1700 was published in 2024. \nTickets are free. Please book using this link. \nArts Complex\, Lecture Theatre 2\n11 Woodland Road Bristol BS8 1TB
URL:https://www.heronbooks.co.uk/event/searching-for-my-slave-roots-from-guyanas-sugar-plantations-to-cambridge/
LOCATION:Arts Complex\, University of Bristol\, Arts Complex Woodland Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1UJ\, United Kingdom
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