A event on Thursday 7th January. The event starts at 20:00.
Explorers Connect monthly adventure speaker and drinks event. Meet like-minded people. Get inspired. Everyone welcome. Thursday 7th January.
6.30pm Doors open.
7.30pm Talk by author Roger Griffith about his journey through the Deep South
Broadcaster and commentator Roger Griffith's memoir, My American Odyssey: From The Windrush to The White House tells of his experiences of travelling in America, a country whose history, politics and culture have had a significant impact on his life and work.
His book is an evocative combination of travelogue, history and social commentary, celebrating the lives of black Britons, West Indians and African-Americans and exploring their influence in education, religion, music, sport and politics
His journey takes us from President Obama being inaugurated in Washington, through the Carolinas with its slavery links to Bristol's past, on to Martin Luther King's home in Atlanta to a memorial Selma march in Birmingham, Alabama.
Venue: The Square Club, 15 Berkeley Square, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1HB 0117 921 0455
£5 on the door / £3 to EC CLUB members
http://www.explorersconnect.com/diary/bristol/-/-/ec-bristol-drinks-an-american-odyssey-7th-january-15967/
Entry requirements:
6.30pm Doors open.
7.30pm Talk by author Roger Griffith about his journey through the Deep South
Broadcaster and commentator Roger Griffith's memoir, My American Odyssey: From The Windrush to The White House tells of his experiences of travelling in America, a country whose history, politics and culture have had a significant impact on his life and work.
His book is an evocative combination of travelogue, history and social commentary, celebrating the lives of black Britons, West Indians and African-Americans and exploring their influence in education, religion, music, sport and politics
His journey takes us from President Obama being inaugurated in Washington, through the Carolinas with its slavery links to Bristol's past, on to Martin Luther King's home in Atlanta to a memorial Selma march in Birmingham, Alabama.
Venue: The Square Club, 15 Berkeley Square, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1HB 0117 921 0455
£5 on the door / £3 to EC CLUB members
http://www.explorersconnect.com/diary/bristol/-/-/ec-bristol-drinks-an-american-odyssey-7th-january-15967/
Entry requirements: