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POSTPONED: Sleeping Rough – Screening with Q&A
Film screening and discussion around the issues of homelessness. Part of the School of Activism 2.0 curriculum.
POSTPONED: Becoming an Activist for Drug Policy Change
Training session on becoming an active campaigner for safer drug laws. Part of the School of Activism 2.0 curriculum.
POSTPONED: Art for Social Change
When done well, art can give voice to the voiceless and bring visibility to those that are hidden. Art is a powerful tool to chanhe the world. Photographers Anthony Luvera and Rory Carnegie have both created fascinating collaborative projects in partnership with rough sleepers. In his project Assembly Anthony Luvera gave homeless people disposable cameras and audio recorders to tell their own stories, Anthony also assisted them to create self-portraits in places important to themselves. His exhibition Frequently Asked Questions…
POSTPONED: Homer to Hip Hop: a History of Spoken Word from Pete The Temp
From the oral tradition to the Edinburgh Fringe, from Virgil to Biggy Smalls, meet the poetic movements that have shaped history. Part of the School of Activism 2.0 curriculum.
POSTPONED: Stencil Cutting with Ghostboy
A practical Stencil cutting workshop. Part of the School of Activism 2.0 curriculum.
POSTPONED: Digital Health: Are Doctors Ready for the Digital Patient?
A talk exploring the implications of technological developments on the doctor patient relationship. Part of the School of Activism 2.0 curriculum.
POSTPONED: Invented Futures: Speculation, Visionaries and Modern Mythologies
Invented Futures is a collective that tears apart the narratives that fuel the development of new technology. We take a look at how tech innovation has got to where it is by examining how the role of speculative thinking can show us how there are alternatives to given tech cultures. Part of the School of Activism 2.0 curriculum.
Street Survival
A weekly skill-sharing or self-help session for local rough-sleepers. Long-term homeless people are invited to share their survival skills, tips and tricks with people finding themselves on the streets for the first time.
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. 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!