This Calendar of Events provides information on future conferences, seminars, symposia, dinners, lectures, and other events sponsored by The Churchill Centre, its allies and affiliates, and other related parties. If you are planning an event that may be of interest to Churchillians and would like to have it posted, send complete details via email to The Churchill Centre c/o
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4th April 2009 to 30th April 2010 - 9.30 am to 18.00 pm
Location: Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms
The Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms commemorates its seventieth anniversary this year from when it became operational in August 1939, the week before war was declared, and 25 years from April 1984 when it was designated as a historic site and opened to the public.
A series of events, activities, screenings and lectures will take place throughout the year with an exhibition: Undercover: Life in Churchill's Bunker, opening to the public on 27 August.
The exhibition will focus on the personal accounts of the men and women who worked at the Cabinet War Rooms during the tumultuous events of the Second World War, Images, artefacts and the first-hand oral accounts of those who worked in the Cabinet War Rooms bring the working conditions in Churchill's secret underground headquarters vividly to life.
27th August 2009 to 27th August 2010 - 9.30 am to 18.00 pm
Location: Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms
Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms commemorates its seventieth anniversary this year from when it became operational in August 1939, the week before war was declared. An exhibition opens to the public on 27 August entitled Undercover - Life in Churchill's Bunker and will examine living and working in the Cabinet War Rooms during the Second World War.
The exhibition will focus on the personal accounts of the men and women who worked at the Cabinet War Rooms during the tumultuous events of the Second World War. Images, artefacts and the first-hand oral accounts of those who worked in the Cabinet War Rooms bring the working conditions in Churchill's secret underground headquarters vividly to life.
We were pleased that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, former Secretary of State and distinguished scholar George P. Shultz, and Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss headlined a dazzling array of speakers the annual meeting of The Churchill Centre, held in San Francisco's renowned Westin St. Francis Hotel on Union Square. The conference took place beginning Thursday, September 10, and concluding Saturday evening, September 12.
Jonathan Manthorpe, Foreign Correspondent and Columnist Vancouver Sun
Please join us on Thursday, January 21st to welcome our guest speaker Jonathan Manthorpe who will address our Society on "Marketing the Al-Qaida Brand: Osama Bin Laden and Franchised Terrorism". General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of United States and NATO forces in Afghanistan, said in December that while the death or capture of Osama bin Laden would be a psychological victory over Al-Qaida, his removal would not defeat the terrorist group. McChrystal was reflecting what many analysts and counter-terrorism experts have come to believe about the campaign against Al-Qaida. This is the first terror and guerrilla war of the digital age. Bin Laden is now little more than a figurehead, but all the information required for disenchanted young Muslims to sign up as franchised Al-Qaida terrorists and even to plan bombing campaigns is available on the Internet. There's a strong body of analytical opinion that bin Laden and the core of Al-Qaida has not directly commanded any attacks since September 2001 and the subsequent invasion of Afghanistan. The real threat now is home-grown youths inspired by bin Laden, such as the July 2005 attackers of the London subway system, or the five Americna Muslims from North Virginia arrested in Pakistan in December as they sought terrorist training. And the way the digital age has been embraced to serve a medieval cause was clearly seen in the 2008 attacks on Mumbai, India, where a terror group leader in Pakistan directed the whole operation by cell phone.
Professor Gary Sheffield Fighting for Churchill? The ordinary British soldier in the Second World War
In this lecture Professor Sheffield turns his attention to the Second World War, examining the impact of combat on the ordinary soldier and analysing their motivation for fighting. In the process he highlights the true, often misunderstood costs of war on the individual. Gary Sheffield is Professor of War Studies at the University of Birmingham. Author of numerous outstanding books and articles on the history of the two World Wars, he is famous for his work in demythologising accepted perceptions of the 1914-18 War.
The Churchill Lecture Series, which runs from September 2009 until April 2010, is presented by some of the world's leading authorities on Churchill. They take place within the remarkable and historic setting of the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms. Sponsored by Military History.
Dr Nigel Steel With Winston Churchill at the Front
From November 1915 to May 1916, Churchill served in the trenches of France and Belgium, enduring danger and hardship alongside the men he commanded. This talk will take a detailed look at his time ‘at the front' and show how Churchill proved to be a very able, if unusual, leader of men, rebuilding their morale after the losses they had suffered some weeks before. Head of the Imperial War Museum's Research and Information Department, Nigel Steel is currently working as Principal Historian on the Lord Ashcroft Gallery Project.
The Churchill Lecture Series, which runs from September 2009 until April 2010, is presented by some of the world's leading authorities on Churchill. They take place within the remarkable and historic setting of the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms. Sponsored by Military History.
Please join us on Wednesday, April 7th to welcome our guest speaker Colonel (Ret'd) Keith Maxwell, who will address our Society on Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, and Passchendaele; steps towards the making of Canada with a special recognition of British Columbia's Battalions. In 1917 the Canadian Corps fought three major battles on the Western Front - Vimy Ridge, Hill 70 and Passchendaele. The level of success of the Corps in all three battles was unprecedented. They took objectives that had confounded other Armies time and again, and built a reputation as the most effective formation of its size on the whole front. Additionally, the exploits of the Canadian Corps in France and Flanders that year had a profound effect on the development of Canada as a Nation. By the end of the year the Canadian Corps was no longer operating as an integral part of the Imperial Army; rather, it had achieved a great deal of autonomy. It was truly Canada's National Army. That transformation was the harbinger for the Statutes of Westminster in 1931, where Canada achieved full independence from the United Kingdom in the areas of foreign policy and national defence. The presentation will look at the reasons for the success of the Corps and why that success had such a significant impact.
This important date will mark the 70th anniversary of the start of WSC's coalition premiership. The Committee is currently exploring options for a TCC-UK event to be held in conjunction with the Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms. Full details will be circulated to members when formulated; first thoughts suggest an academic day, with addresses by well-known speakers - with a limited number of seats reserved for TCC-UK members.
Annual Dinner of the International Churchill Society, Canada
The Annual Dinner of the International Churchill Society, Canada will be held on Monday May 10th 2010 at the Albany Club of Toronto, 6.30 PM, Dinner 7.30 pm.
We are thrilled and delighted that Richard Langworth the founder of the International Churchill Society/Churchill Centre will be the keynote speaker and the recipient of our annual Merit Award. Richard is the author of the standard work "The Connoisseurs Guide to the Books of Sir Winston Churchill" and the Editor of the recently published monumental "Churchill by Himself. The definitive Collection of Quotables." For his contributions to Anglo-American understanding Mr. Langworth was awarded the C.B.E. by HRH Queen Elizabeth II.
It is fitting that the person who has done more than anyone to educating new generations on the leadership, statesmanship, vision and courage of Winston Spencer Churchill should be with us on the 70th anniversary of the day in 1940 when Churchill became Prime Minister.
For more information, please contact:
Terry Reardon
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