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  • Karl Marx, radical environmentalist (Eric Ruder)

    Marx’s ecology: socialism and nature

    Bristol Counterfire presents: Marx's ecology: socialism and nature Karl Marx's work covered a vast range of issues economic, philosophic and political. Most often people tend to focus on Marx's critique of capitalism as an economic system. Rarely is he thought of as someone who thought deeply about the environment. However, Marx's writings contain many reflections […]

  • Marx's economics

    Capital @150: an introduction to Marx’s economics

    Bristol Counterfire presents Capital @150: an introduction to Marx's economics September marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Marx's defining work of political economy Das Kapital. For a period, after the collapse of the Berlin Wall and Soviet Union, Marxist economics remained marginalised. However, following the global financial crash of 2007 and subsequent recession, […]

  • Save the Bear – Save the Bearpit – Full Council Meeting

    City Hall College Green, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Last October, without prior discussion of any kind, Bristol City council served legal papers on The Bearpit Improvement Group (BIG) and Peoples Republic of Stokes Croft (PRSC) for removal of all assets (including the bear sculpture, performance space, and community facilities) from the Bearpit by the 19th of January 2019. A petition was immediately produced […]

  • Bristol Transformed

    Bristol Transformed is a festival of politics and culture in which we will discuss and engage with the exciting ideas and innovations emerging from the Left. It is inspired by the World Transformed festival, which takes place alongside the Labour Party conference, and is planned and run by a group of volunteers. We were impressed […]

  • Land Rights and the Fight for Cultural Spaces – School of Activism

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Land Rights & the Fight for Cultural Spaces - Tales From The Front Line All communities need space. Space to meet, to learn, to play, to create and to share ideas.But today cultural venues all over Bristol are at risk of closure, or already closing. From 4pm to 9pm on Saturday April 7th we will […]

  • Bristol Young Labour Leadership Debate

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Young Labour members across Bristol will discuss the future of the Labour Party, and who should be leading it.

  • Bristol Transformed Festival 2020

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed returns for its second festival, bigger and better than before. Bringing radical ideas and culture to the heart of Bristol, we'll be covering everything from how to organise in your community, through to radical approaches to data justice, with parties, live podcasts, art and food, showcasing the world that we can win if we come together and organise.

    10-25

  • School of Activism 2.0

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    We define activism as ‘Active Citizenship’. The process of taking care of and taking part in your community. Don’t be a victim of circumstances. Change them.
    PRSC invites you to the School of Activism this Easter, a two week programme of talks, workshops and events for all the family, designed to empower and inspire you to change the world.

  • Rebel History: The Struggle to Reclaim Our Past

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    Online Event

    Join poet Lawrence Hoo, mentorist Michael Barnes-Wynters, author Mike Manson and publisher Richard Jones in a discussion of the history we choose to tell, and who gets to tell it. Part of the School of Activism 2.0 curriculum.

    Pay-what-you-can

  • Bristol Transformed Festival 2022 – Bristol For The People

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed is a grassroots, volunteer-run annual festival of socialist politics, arts and culture inspired by The World Transformed. Bringing together activists, trade unionists and leading figures on the left, we’re creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world for our collective future.

    £10-25

  • Everything For Everyone – Bristol Transformed Festival 2023

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    This grassroots, volunteer-run annual festival of socialist politics, arts and culture brings together activists, trade unionists and leading figures on the left, creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world for our collective future.

    £5-25

  • A Nation of Shopkeepers: Book Launch

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed are excited to welcome Dan Evans for a discussion of his new book "A Nation of Shopkeepers: The Unstoppable Rise of the Petty Bourgeoisie". Dan will talk through the key points of his book, with plenty of time for question, discussion & debate from the audience.

    PWYC from £4

  • Religion and Socialism

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    What is the relationship between religion and socialism? Should there even be one? What can a largely secular movement take and learn from faith traditions? How can leftwing and faith communities work together to improve society today?

    £3

  • Left Attitudes on War

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    What stance should socialists take when their country is involved in a war? How does the media twist perceptions of conflicts in order to garner support at home? Do foreign interventions ever achieve their stated goals?

    £3

  • Religion and Socialism #2

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    What is the relationship between religion and socialism? Should there even be one? What can a largely secular movement take and learn from faith traditions? How can leftwing and faith communities work together to improve society today?

    £3 or PWYC

  • Left Attitudes on War #2: the media

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    What stance should socialists take when their country is involved in a war? How does the media twist perceptions of conflicts in order to garner support at home? Do foreign interventions ever achieve their stated goals?

    £3 donation
  • Karl Marx

    Marxist Microdosing – October Session

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Clear and simple explanations of some of the basic building blocks of Marxism.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Left Attitudes on War #3

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    What stance should socialists take when their country is involved in a war? How does the media twist perceptions of conflicts in order to garner support at home? Do foreign interventions ever achieve their stated goals?

    £3 donation

  • Religion and Socialism November session – Sikhism

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    What is the relationship between religion and socialism? Should there even be one? What can a largely secular movement take and learn from faith traditions? How can leftwing and faith communities work together to improve society today?

    £3 or PWYC

  • How the Working Class Ended WW1

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    In a break from our usual programming of Tuesday evening discussion groups, we bring an event for Remembrance Day: celebrating the memory of the deserters, the strikers, those who shot their commanding officers, and every other hero of the working class who tried to end World War One.

    £3 donation
  • Karl Marx

    Marxist Microdosing – November Session

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Clear and simple explanations of some of the basic building blocks of Marxism.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Left Attitudes on War #4

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    What stance should socialists take when their country is involved in a war? How does the media twist perceptions of conflicts in order to garner support at home? Do foreign interventions ever achieve their stated goals?

    £3 donation

  • Left Attitudes on War – Technology

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    What stance should socialists take when their country is involved in a war? How does the media twist perceptions of conflicts in order to garner support at home? Do foreign interventions ever achieve their stated goals?

    £3 donation

  • Left Attitudes on War #5

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    What stance should socialists take when their country is involved in a war? How does the media twist perceptions of conflicts in order to garner support at home? Do foreign interventions ever achieve their stated goals?

    £3 donation

  • Liberation Theology – Religion & Socialism

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    What is the relationship between religion and socialism? Should there even be one? What can a largely secular movement take and learn from faith traditions? How can leftwing and faith communities work together to improve society today? This week we look at liberation theology: a combination of Christian social teaching and Marxist socio-political analysis.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Left Attitudes on War

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    What stance should socialists take when their country is involved in a war? How does the media twist perceptions of conflicts in order to garner support at home? Do foreign interventions ever achieve their stated goals?

    £3 donation
  • Karl Marx

    Marxist Microdosing

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Clear and simple explanations of some of the basic building blocks of Marxism.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Public Meeting: Turbo Island for the People

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Turbo Island is up for sale - ideally we can get it into community ownership in some form. This open meeting aims to "pool our knowledge, create a fundraising strategy, and share our collective vision for a future Turbo Island", and gathers together many of those who've already started fundraising, representatives from PRSC and Stokes Croft Land Trust, and anyone else with big ideas and a willingness to get stuck in.

    Free entry

  • Public Meeting: Save Turbo Island

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Turbo Island is up for sale - ideally we can get it into community ownership in some form. These open meetings aim to "pool our knowledge, create a fundraising strategy, and share our collective vision for a future Turbo Island", all welcome, we need you!

    Free entry

  • Public Meeting: Save Turbo Island

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    Turbo Island Where Jamaica St meets Stokes Croft, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Turbo Island is up for sale - ideally we can get it into community ownership in some form. These open meetings aim to "pool our knowledge, create a fundraising strategy, and share our collective vision for a future Turbo Island", all welcome, we need you!

    Free entry

  • TU Anon: How to Start a Trade Union Campaign

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    TU Anon sessions are short and simple workshops for campaigning or organising in your workplace, with plenty of time to chat and ask questions.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Save Turbo Island Meeting

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    Turbo Island Where Jamaica St meets Stokes Croft, Bristol, United Kingdom

    What would you rather, Tesco or Turbo? - this is your opportunity to get involved in saving it! Auction day is rapidly closing in and we need all the help we can get to make sure Turbo Island stays in the hands of the people! Whatever your skillset is, you will be needed.

    Free entry

  • Talking to Your Neighbours About Palestine

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Want to take action for Palestine? Learn to have conversations about it and support the boycott

    £3 or PWYC

  • Save Turbo Island Meeting

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    Turbo Island Where Jamaica St meets Stokes Croft, Bristol, United Kingdom

    What would you rather, Tesco or Turbo? - this is your opportunity to get involved in saving it! Auction day is rapidly closing in and we need all the help we can get to make sure Turbo Island stays in the hands of the people! Whatever your skillset is, you will be needed.

    Free entry

  • Education and Socialism 1: Bullshit Pedagogy

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Why do educators spend so much time ticking boxes and what should we do about it?

    £3 or PWYC
  • Karl Marx

    Marxist Microdosing

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Short & simple introductions to key socialist ideas

    £3 or PWYC

  • Zombies, Dead Labour + Socialism

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    A special screening of George Romero's zombie classic 'Night of the Living Dead (1968)', followed by a discussion about the political ideas presented in the film.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Trade Unionists Anonymous

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    TU Anon sessions are short and simple workshops for campaigning or organising in your workplace, with plenty of time to chat and ask questions.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Trade Unionists Anonymous

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    TU Anon sessions are short and simple workshops for campaigning or organising in your workplace, with plenty of time to chat and ask questions.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Smashing the genocide-industrial complex

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    What can we learn about effective direct action from the courageous efforts of Palestine Action?

    £3 or PWYC

  • Bristol Transformed Weekly Session

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed is a grassroots, volunteer-run, socialist education group. Bringing together activists, trade unionists, and everyone who wants to learn, we’re creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Bristol Transformed Weekly Session

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed is a grassroots, volunteer-run, socialist education group. Bringing together activists, trade unionists, and everyone who wants to learn, we’re creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Education and Socialism: The Common School

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    It’s easy to criticise the education system, and so we should, but are there aspects of the school as an institution which we would keep after the revolution? When we write off schools as tools of state ideology or as sites of oppression, do we lose sight of their potential to be sites of liberation?

    £3.00

  • Bristol Transformed Weekly Session

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed is a grassroots, volunteer-run, socialist education group. Bringing together activists, trade unionists, and everyone who wants to learn, we’re creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Bristol Transformed Weekly Session

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed is a grassroots, volunteer-run, socialist education group. Bringing together activists, trade unionists, and everyone who wants to learn, we’re creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Bristol Transformed Weekly Session

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed is a grassroots, volunteer-run, socialist education group. Bringing together activists, trade unionists, and everyone who wants to learn, we’re creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Bristol Transformed Weekly Session

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed is a grassroots, volunteer-run, socialist education group. Bringing together activists, trade unionists, and everyone who wants to learn, we’re creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Bristol Transformed Weekly Session

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed is a grassroots, volunteer-run, socialist education group. Bringing together activists, trade unionists, and everyone who wants to learn, we’re creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Bristol Transformed Weekly Session

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed is a grassroots, volunteer-run, socialist education group. Bringing together activists, trade unionists, and everyone who wants to learn, we’re creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Bristol Transformed Weekly Session

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed is a grassroots, volunteer-run, socialist education group. Bringing together activists, trade unionists, and everyone who wants to learn, we’re creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Bristol Transformed Weekly Session

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed is a grassroots, volunteer-run, socialist education group. Bringing together activists, trade unionists, and everyone who wants to learn, we’re creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Bristol Transformed Weekly Session

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed is a grassroots, volunteer-run, socialist education group. Bringing together activists, trade unionists, and everyone who wants to learn, we’re creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Bristol Transformed: First Congress of the Comedy Party

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Welcome, comrades, to the first policy conference of the hottest new party on the left. We invite you to bring forth your finest policy proposals - no idea too absurd - and present them to your fellow party members.

    £0-£18 (For ENTIRE Bris Transformed festival)

  • Bristol Transformed: Towards a New Socialist Party

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed is a grassroots, volunteer-run, socialist education group. Bringing together activists, trade unionists, and everyone who wants to learn, we’re creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Bristol Transformed: Education & Socialism

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed is a grassroots, volunteer-run, socialist education group. Bringing together activists, trade unionists, and everyone who wants to learn, we’re creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Democracy in Your Party?

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed is a grassroots, volunteer-run, socialist education group. Bringing together activists, trade unionists, and everyone who wants to learn, we’re creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Bristol Transformed Weekly Session

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed is a grassroots, volunteer-run, socialist education group. Bringing together activists, trade unionists, and everyone who wants to learn, we’re creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Bristol Transformed Weekly Session

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed is a grassroots, volunteer-run, socialist education group. Bringing together activists, trade unionists, and everyone who wants to learn, we’re creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Bristol Transformed Weekly Session

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed is a grassroots, volunteer-run, socialist education group. Bringing together activists, trade unionists, and everyone who wants to learn, we’re creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Bristol Transformed Weekly Session

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Transformed is a grassroots, volunteer-run, socialist education group. Bringing together activists, trade unionists, and everyone who wants to learn, we’re creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Woodcraft: What if the Scouts But Socialist? with Bristol Transformed

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Grassroots, volunteer-run, socialist education group Bristol Transformed are bringing together activists, trade unionists, and everyone who wants to learn, creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world.

    £3 or PWYC

  • Childcare in Activism – with the Bristol Transformed Childcare Caucus

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    A grassroots, volunteer-run, socialist education group bringing together activists, trade unionists, and everyone who wants to learn, Bristol Transformed are creating the space to discuss the most important issues facing us, equipping us with the skills and knowledge to transform Bristol and the world.

    £3 or PWYC