An evening to launch the new Bristol Radical Pamphleteer title Cry Freedom, Cry Seven Stars by Mark Steeds. This is also a chance to drink beer in CAMRA's best pub in Bristol 2010 and celebrate its unique place in the history of the Abolition Movement.
Including performances by the Red Notes Choir and Richard Burley.
Since its formation in 2006, Bristol Radical History Group has come a long way with a staggering list of happenings and events under its belt, bringing radical history from Bristol and beyond to more and more people.
Getting the Clarkson Plaque on the Seven Stars was one of BRHG's most significant achievements. This plaque provides a lasting monument to the work of the Abolition Movement in Bristol. There's now an opportunity to build on this by making more of the pub's relevance in World History, since it was in here that Thomas Clarkson began his research that would eventually lead to the 1807 Act of Parliament that banned the slave trade.
To this end, the Cry Freedom pamphlet, which was originally produced to help raise funds for the plaque, has been revised. Giving even more details of the Slave Trade in Bristol and more of the people who fought to abolish it the new pamphlet also raises the question 'can the Seven Stars be a World heritage Site?'
Landlord Paul Wratten is right behind the cause and would like to make the pub not only a monument to the Abolition Movement but also other events in the Radical History.
