Fighting For Change in a Crumbling Society
Our latest report from The Bristol Activist brings news of Bristolians standing up for the NHS, adult social care and education
Turbulence Expected as Bristol Airport Expansion Given Go Ahead
The Bristol Activist reports in on the shocking gov’t decision to approve Bristol Airport’s controversial expansion plans, and the people’s response.
Start As You Mean To Go On: Three Protests See In 2022 For Bristol
Welcome to 2022 Bristol style. January’s not even over and already we’ve seen: ACORN Bristol take the fight to a rogue landlord – and win; hundreds turn out to Kill The Bill; and a new climate group make their first appearance on Bristol’s streets.
Bristol’s Local Elections – Thursday 6th May 2021
Local elections are fast approaching – here’s why it’s important to use your vote, who you can vote for, loads of hustings events, and some additional reading materials.
An update from Stokes Croft Food Project
To the Stokes Croft Food Project Community, We have made the difficult decision to close the pay-what-you-can-café operating from our much-loved venue, Jamaica Street Stores. The café closed on Friday 2nd of April. This decision has not come lightly, however we simply...
Volunteer with us!
Lots of opportunities to get your hands dirty with PRSC and Stokes Croft China, including events, exhibitions, kit maintenance, mural work and china decorating.
Farewell to Ursa: Press Release
Ursa the bear has finally been evicted from her home in the Bearpit on the orders of Mayor Marvin Rees and Deputy Mayor Asher Craig.
Carriageworks and Westmoreland House Development
Local people have until June 19th to respond to new plans for Carriageworks Click here to make your comments You may be forgiven for thinking that the plans were finalised for the Carriageworks development, given that the old buildings are gone now, but the developers...
Worm Disco Club
Worm Disco Club are taking over The Space for a Sunday day into evening affair, a Tropical spectacular inspired by Brazilian sounds and culture. They’re gonna be transforming the two rooms into a festival of colour and sound with cocktails, full decor,...
Hexed
Bristol based, circus collective, LAVRAK, present ‘Hexed’, an ominous circus show. ‘Hexed’ tells the unsettling tale of a small town living under a curse. Prepare for a spine-chilling yet moving experience, with a live blues and folk band and a...
FANNY HATSTAND DOES PRSC. FRI 29 JAN
Dedicated to promoting high quality original live music and parties, Fanny Hatstand master-minds her Parlour and Roving Folk Clubs from her secret headquarters somewhere in Somerset. Fanny “only works with her friends or other interesting people”, and PRSC...
I’m Staying… in the Bearpit.
Public art installation “I’m Staying” has been travelling around Bristol via democratic vote since May 2014. A “statement of both provocation and affirmation”, Shaun C Badham’s neon artwork comments on our relationship to place, community...
Dramsoc Presents: Monster
In a classroom somewhere, Tom, a trainee teacher, and Darryl, a troubled teenager, engage in a battle of wills. But what can be done when a child cares for nothing and no one? This December, Bristol Dramsoc bring Duncan Macmillan’s hard-hitting play to the...
The Jam Factory Vs. The People’s Republic of Stokes Croft – 6TH DEC
Free Musical Workshops & Jam-Party!! [4.00-6.45 pm Workshops][7.00- 8.00pm Mega-Jam Session] “Spend your Sunday evening playing music with a big group of people, who’ve never played together before, and probably haven’t even played an instrument...
Compass Presents… THE STOCKING STUFFER! 4TH DECEMBER
On the first Friday of Christmas my true love said to me…. STUFF YOUR FACE WITH – *CHRISTMAS TIPPLES * LIVE MUSIC* AFFORDABLE ART-FROM-THE-HEART * TASTY WINTER WARMERS FOR THE WORK-WEARY* FURTIVELY FESTIVE BEATS TO GET YOUR BUM WIGGLING!* From the team that...
HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN HOME IN A WEEK
Take your pick from 6 days of inspiring speakers, creative solutions and practical workshops, open to all from 30th November to the 5th December. Download the flyer here: Eco Motive – How to build your own home in a week or visit the ecomotive website for...
SCREENING: FOG OF SEX – 25th November
1 in 20 students in the UK are turning to working in the sex industry to fund their education. Drawn directly from exhaustive interviews, Fog of Sex brings to the screen, the real life testimonies of students currently working within the UK sex industry. Wednesday...
What on earth is TTIP?
All over Bristol noticeboards with warnings about TTIP are springing up in gardens, on railings and beside roads, and one – especially for Mayor George Ferguson – has been planted right in front of City Hall. This is part of a campaign by the Greater Bristol Alliance...