Since 2007, the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft – PRSC – has worked tirelessly to promote civil liberty with a particular focus on public space. Sweeping, painting and speaking out are part of their resistance to zealous overregulation of independent initiative. Their lead has arguably encouraged others to do the same and, as a result, Stokes Croft remains a hub of confident and creative dissent.
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School of Activism – coming this Easter!
PRSC presents the School of Activism Easter Holidays April 3rd - 22nd Climate change getting you down? Brexit making you sick? Inequality and austerity driving you mad? Is there something you wish you could change? A problem you want to help solve? You are not alone....
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Ads and Art in the City
Hello, Vocalise Magazine! Here are some bits that we think make an excellent read for your next lunch break. Discussing the dangers of advertising The movement to resist billboards and outdoor advertising has been growing in Bristol. Namely AdBlock Bristol has been...
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A response to the City Council debate on the future of the Bearpit.
The Peoples Republic of Stokes Croft would like to express their shock at the news that councillors have received threats of violence and even threats to their lives. We condemn these actions. There is no place in political debate, or wider society for this kind of...
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List of Events
Building a new model of education for Bristol: learning from the heart, head, hand, and whole self – School of Activism
A four-part course which invites participants to come together to reimagine and recreate the future of education. The course will create a community, a body, of learning. Each evening will explore one aspect of this body of learning - heart, head, and hand - with the final session bringing all the elements together in the whole body. These evenings are designed to inform and support one another but it is not necessary to attend them all and each evening can…
Reboot the Roots – Theatre for Collective Liberation
“In truth the Theatre of the Oppressed has no end, because everything which happens in it must extend into life….The Theatre of the Oppressed is located precisely on the frontier between fiction and reality – and this border must be crossed. If the show starts in fiction, its objective is to become integrated into reality, into life." - Augusto Boal Reboot The Roots is back in Bristol to offer a day of intensive training in the mechanics of FORUM theatre:…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
This World Will Perish – video installation
In a time when nothing is built to last and the world is in a constant state of renewal, this video installation will explore the complexities of the tumultuous relationship between creation and entropy. The eternal duel between creativity and decay.
Interplay #2 – opening night
Interplay #2 is the second exhibition by a collective of 11 art psychotherapists who met while studying together. The playful exhibition consists of both individual pieces as well as collective pieces made by the whole group. There will also be a space for the public to get creative. The participating artists are Jess Bidmead, Alex Burr, Louise Bradley, Sarah Challenger, Ben Gage, Julia Hutchinson, Georgina Sumner, Amy Wise and Ella Bryant.
Interplay#2
Interplay #2 is the second exhibition by a collective of 11 art psychotherapists who met while studying together. The playful exhibition consists of both individual pieces as well as collective pieces made by the whole group. There will also be a space for the public to get creative. The participating artists are Jess Bidmead, Alex Burr, Louise Bradley, Sarah Challenger, Ben Gage, Julia Hutchinson, Georgina Sumner, Amy Wise and Ella Bryant. Open all day Saturday May 18th and Sunday May…
SIENA BARNES: ORIGINAL PAINT – opening night
From the 24th to the 26th May, Siena Barnes’ first solo show takes place at the PRSC gallery in Bristol. Siena will be using the opportunity to display a selection of her trademark large format punk rock folk art Indian Ink panels. Siena is self-taught and the works selected for the show draw on the artist’s fascinations, horror, porn and headlines, all viewed through the meme-fogged lens of the contemporary popular culture. As well as the work on display, lucky punters…
SIENA BARNES: ORIGINAL PAINT
From the 24th to the 26th May, Siena Barnes’ first solo show takes place at the PRSC gallery in Bristol. Siena will be using the opportunity to display a selection of her trademark large format punk rock folk art Indian Ink panels. Siena is self-taught and the works selected for the show draw on the artist’s fascinations, horror, porn and headlines, all viewed through the meme-fogged lens of the contemporary popular culture. As well as the work on display, lucky punters…
SIENA BARNES: ORIGINAL PAINT
From the 24th to the 26th May, Siena Barnes’ first solo show takes place at the PRSC gallery in Bristol. Siena will be using the opportunity to display a selection of her trademark large format punk rock folk art Indian Ink panels. Siena is self-taught and the works selected for the show draw on the artist’s fascinations, horror, porn and headlines, all viewed through the meme-fogged lens of the contemporary popular culture. As well as the work on display, lucky punters…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
THE WHEATSHIRE COLLECTION
Ever since the birth of Cubism the art world has been waiting for the next movement to arrive, well here it is in Bristol the birth of "TUBISM" has arrived,& MERLIN is the founder & creator. Free exhibition. Open Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th July 10am to 9pm Opening night Friday 12th July 6-9pm Be there or be somewhere else.
THE WHEATSHIRE COLLECTION
Ever since the birth of Cubism the art world has been waiting for the next movement to arrive, well here it is in Bristol the birth of "TUBISM" has arrived,& MERLIN is the founder & creator. Free exhibition. Open Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th July 10am to 9pm Opening night Friday 12th July 6-9pm Be there or be somewhere else.
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…