Inspired by the everyday bravery displayed by our key workers and the example set by the
late Captain Sir Tom Moore Brent looks at the concept of heroism in our society and in our
History.
Every culture has its heroes but what does it take to be a hero, who chooses people
to be elevated to hero status? Why are some of our heroes forgotten?
As a progressive and a teacher of History Brent has some alternative interpretations of the
traditional heroes who have statues and instead believes we should be honouring as we are
now the ordinary everyday heroes. Citing the examples of Heroes in History who only now
get recognition such as Rosa Parks, Alan Turning and those that participated in the Peterloo.
Brent will show how selective amnesia has removed the contributions of some of our dead
heroes for political reasons while elevating others to cult status. In the end Brent believes
that we can be heroes and that the best of us already are.
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