by Micha | Wednesday, June 20, 2018 | Blog, Turbo Island
If Stokes Croft doesn’t engage with the World Cup, the World Cup comes to Stokes Croft. And this in proper Stokes Croft style. Turbo Island got a delivery, and an unconventional one at that. Who said you need a residence to have mail sent to you? The content of...
by Micha | Friday, June 15, 2018 | Art, Bearpit, Blog, Our Walls, Visual city
The Cube sculpture in the Bearpit has been removed without consultation or proper process. This is suppression of a bold community experiment in common public space and cultural expression. This is a fight for the soul of our City. Could the Bear be next? An uncommon...
by Lisa | Thursday, June 7, 2018 | Blog
PRSC brings you: We Make Our Own Future, a series of documentaries designed to empower and inspire. Each film is about the power people have to change the world – from creating hip hop in the ghettos and favelas, to changing the face of education, or growing our...
by Micha | Wednesday, April 4, 2018 | Blog
We’re alarmed to discover that a whopping SEVENTEEN new digital ads are trying to sneak into Bristol’s City Centre. 17 planning applications for new free-standing wifi units in town, complete with digital advertising screens of course. Outdoor ad company Primesight...
by Micha | Tuesday, March 6, 2018 | Art, Blog
By Nicola – AdBlock Bristol Our voices are making a difference – by persuading Bristol City Council to hold a debate on advertising in parks, and saying NO to a new digital billboard. But first… did you know that the amazing residents of St Werburgh’s...
by Micha | Friday, February 23, 2018 | Blog, Books
At the Stokes Croft China shop on Jamaica Street, PRSC curate a book section of inspiring and game-changing books. Below are some new additions we think are essential on our NHS reading lists. NHS for Sale: Myths, Lies and Deception Jacky Davis, John Lister, David...
by Micha | Tuesday, January 16, 2018 | Bearpit, Blog, Our Walls
Advertising in our parks? As if there weren’t enough billboard concerns now Bristol City Council have raised the possibility of billboards and signs in our parks and green spaces to make a bit of money to compensate for the cuts. We agree with Bristol City...
by Micha | Saturday, November 11, 2017 | Art, Blog, Our Walls
Walter Ayles (1879 – 1953) was a Trade Unionist and women’s rights advocate. He came to Bristol in 1910 as secretary of the Independent Labour Party and was later elected a City Councillor for the Easton Ward, urging municipal ownership of energy and transport....
by Micha | Tuesday, October 17, 2017 | Art, Blog, Event
James Crosby (1838-1901): Investigative journalist, slum housing campaigner. Artist: object… What can history teach us about how we got here and where we go next? The Journey to Justice project aims to find out by offering fresh perspectives on civil rights struggles....
by Micha | Monday, June 26, 2017 | Blog, Event, Stokes Croft China
Naomi Klein – award-winning journalist, bestselling author of No Logo, The Shock Doctrine and This Changes Everything, scourge of brand bullies and corporate liars – gives us the toolkit we need to survive our surreal, shocking age. ‘Trump, as extreme as he is, is...
