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Tonight! Want to know more about the beautiful #Bath skyline? He may not be a household name but #JohnPinch The Elder still exerts a massive influence on the cityscape of Bath. His extensive #architectural work on the Bathwick estate, including St Mary’s Church and Sydney Place are a key draw to visitors. Join Keith Bowers, Author, Speaker and guide of the John Pinch walk @brlsi for an evening exploring some of greatest building this #worldheritage city has to offer.
https://www.brlsi.org/whatson/john-pinch-the-elder-the-last-great-georgian-architect-in-bath/
Fri 27 May 7:30 pm Tickets in Bio🎟 £2-5

For those enjoying #MelvynBragg discussing #Hegel on #InOurTime #Radio4 this morning, you might want to enjoy our upcoming talk online this week. Join #BRLSI for #Hegel and the end of history?
Tue 31 May 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets 🎟 £2-5
https://www.brlsi.org/whatson/hegel-and-the-end-of-history/

In his upcoming talk Dr Jonathan Lawley asks what responsibility descendants of colonial administrators such as his grandfather should take for the damage inflicted on innocent peoples such as the palaeolithic hunter-gatherers the Jarawa, perhaps the oldest tribe of human beings in the world.
The Jarawa face extinction because of a road that runs through pristine forests in the Indian- administered Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal. Can restorative actions put in place to restore historic wrongs still be enough to save their way of life?
Wed June 1st 7:30 pm Tickets 🎟 £2-5
Tickets in Bio In his upcoming talk Dr Jonathan Lawley asks what responsibility descendants of colonial administrators such as his grandfather should take for the damage inflicted on innocent peoples such as the palaeolithic hunter-gatherers the Jarawa, perhaps the oldest tribe of human beings in the world.
The Jarawa face extinction because of a road that runs through pristine forests in the Indian- administered #Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal. Can restorative actions put in place to restore historic wrongs still be enough to save their way of life?
Wed June 1st 7:30 pm Tickets 🎟 £2-5
Tickets in Bio

#Zizek has been called the leading Hegelian of our time and #Marx took Hegel’s theory and used it as a blueprint for #Marxism, but what are we to make of Hegel’s theories today, and how are they being co-opted by the far-right? Join us for #Hegel and the end of history?
Tue 31 May 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
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If you visited the #brlsi building for the first time this week, we hope to see you soon at one of the talks in our upcoming programme. Visit us online or at #QueenSquare #Bath www.brlsi.org

He may not be a household name but #JohnPinch The Elder still exerts a massive influence on the cityscape of #Bath. His extensive architectural work on the Bathwick estate, including St Mary’s Church and Sydney Place are a key draw to visitors.
Join Keith Bowers, Author, Speaker and guide of the John Pinch walk #brlsi for an evening exploring some of greatest building this worldheritage city has to offer.
Fri 27 May 7:30 pm Tickets in Bio 🎟 £2-5
#architecture #design #interiordesign#architecturephotography #interior #architecturelovers #architect

If the futility of trying to hold back the tide taught King Canute a thing or two about humility in the face of nature, then the same might be said for the people of the #Netherlands.
The history of the Netherlands is closely tied to its fight against rising sea levels and the resilience and character its nationhood intrinsically connected to the fact that since early times, the people of the #LowCountries have had to discover ingenious ways to hold back the sea.
A talk at #BRLSI give a historical overview of this extraordinary achievement from 1100 A.C. to the present and explores how these technologies have been adapted to reclaim areas of Eastern England.
Thu 26 May 7:30 pm Tickets in Bio 🎟 £2-5

When anyone hears the word ‘resistance’ they inevitably think of ‘armed resistance’ and the sort of caricatures you might see on Allo Allo! But what about non-armed resistance? A talk from #DrHalikKochanski a Fellow of the #RoyalHistoricalSociety examines what was the most effective form of resistance historically and what this might teach contemporary society?
Mon 23rd May 7:30 pm Tickets 🎟 £2-5
https://www.brlsi.org/whatson/resistance-the-underground-war-in-europe-1939-45/
#ww #worldwar #worldwartwo #history #wwii #secondworldwar #war #worldwarii #military #wehrmacht #germany #militaryhistory

'The #IPCC report before us today is powerful evidence that we have the potential to mitigate climate change- #DrHoesungLee- chair of IPCC.' Do you agree that there is still time to enact the change we want to see in the world? Join 2 IPCC authors tonight and bring your questions on what must surely be one of the most important documents ever produced on #ClimateChange.
Tues 17th May 7:30 pm Tickets in Bio🎟 £2-5
#environment #sustainability #nature #globalwarming #savetheplanet #climate #climatecrisis #ecofriendly #climateaction #zerowaste #sustainable #earth #gogreen #climatechangeisreal #plasticfree #green #sustainableliving #climateemergency #recycle #eco #pollution #fridaysforfuture #climatejustice #climatestrike #covid #vegan #renewableenergy