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  • Bristol Young Labour

    Prof Nick Pearce – Politics and policy

    Eminent scholar Prof Nick Pearce will be speaking to Bristol Young Labour Members about politics and policy, with plenty of chances for you to ask questions and discuss the ideas put forward. Prof Nick currently runs the Institute for Policy Research at Bath Uni where his projects include: - The idea of the Anglosphere in […]

  • Straight outta Bristol

    Straight Outta Bristol

    Something happened in the St Paul's area of Bristol in the early 80s that contributed hugely to what became known as the Bristol Sound. Massive Attack, Tricky, Portishead, Gary Clail, Smith & Mighty, Fresh Four and others found international fame for their musical style of broken beats and soulful reggae tinged with dub and hip-hop […]

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  • Momentum

    Fighting the Cuts

    How do we fight back against the cuts? How do we get the word out about the damage that the Tories are forcing onto Bristol? Bristol is facing a budget deficit of over £100 million by 2020. This current "graph of doom" means our Labour council is being forced by the Tories to make harsh […]

  • Local Currencies: The Rebellious Act

    Local Currencies: The Rebellious Act

    As the UK economy transforms into a tool to support large multi-national corporations and distant shareholders, the growth of alternative economics becomes ever more important. The Bristol Pound is widely seen as one of the most successful local currencies in the UK, but it’s not alone in its mission. Local currencies are being established in […]

  • PRSC the Space

    SPACE Open – Part I. Celebrating PRSC people, tenants and friends

    Opening: Friday 8th December, 6-9pm This coming December the Peoples Republic of Stokes Croft (PRSC) presents its exhibition SPACE to celebrate, showcase and promote local creative talent close to PRSC hosting a lively month of exhibitions and events. We invited PRSC people, tenants and friends to take part in a two - week exhibition and […]

  • Angela Davis

    Angela Davis: A Revolutionary Life

    The second in our series of events commemorating 1968. Angela Davis has been a revolutionary socialist since the 1960s. Active as a member of the Communist Party of the USA, she opposed the Vietnam war and was notable for supporting the Civil Rights and Black Power struggles of the period. Davis is a lifelong anti-imperialist […]

  • Vulvanomics – How We Talk About Vaginas Description: Sex Talks is incredibly excited and passionately grateful to be bringing Professor Emma L. E. Rees, Director of the Institute of Gender Studies and bestselling author to Bristol, under the Sex Talks umbrella. When you were growing up did you talk about ‘froo froos’, ‘tuppences’, or ‘lady gardens’? Or were ‘vaginas’ and ‘vulvas’ more commonly referred to? And what does it mean that when we say ‘the C-word’ we’re conjuring up generations of shame and taboo? And why do we say the phrase ‘the C-word’, and not the word itself? (Cunt – there you go Sex Talks said it) Emma Rees is Professor of Literature and Gender Studies at the University of Chester, and Director of the Institute of Gender Studies. She has written extensively in the field of gender and representation, and her most recent book, The Vagina: A Literary and Cultural History (Bloomsbury) came out in paperback early in 2015. In Vulvanomics, an informative, sometimes light-hearted talk based on her book, Emma considers the often surprising origins of how we talk about vaginas, and why people have such a problem doing so in a candid way; she maps how advertising, film-making and art have profited from the taboo of the vagina, and how they even perpetuate ideas of ‘shame’. If we confront the taboo, she argues, we can also confront the real-world abuses it currently masks. 45-minute talk, followed by an opportunity for audience questions and discussion. As well as a fab chance to get your hands on one of these golden books., maybe even a signed one if you ask really nicely. Tickets are £6.50 (Plus Tickets Ignite booking fee which supports the accessible arts) or concessions tickets available for students, freelancers, sex workers if you're a member of a community action group Sex Talks supports for £4.

    Vulvanomics – How We Talk About Vaginas

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

    Sex Talks is incredibly excited and passionately grateful to be bringing Professor Emma L. E. Rees, Director of the Institute of Gender Studies and bestselling author to Bristol, under the Sex Talks umbrella. When you were growing up did you talk about ‘froo froos’, ‘tuppences’, or ‘lady gardens’? Or were ‘vaginas’ and ‘vulvas’ more commonly […]

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  • Climate Change Forum

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

    12 yrs and counting: What sort of system change do we need?Speakers:Molly Scott Cato - Green MEP for South West since May 2014, the first Green MEP for our area. Molly has been a leading campaigner regarding climate change and prior to being an MEP she was from 2012, Professor of Strategy and Sustainability at […]

  • 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 […]

  • TalkBox // The Rise of Veganism – School of Activism

    Veganism is quickly becoming a mainstream trend, with a record Veganuary just gone & more companies bringing vegan products to market. Vegan entrepreneur & speaker Loui Blake leads a talk on what’s driving the movement, the reasons why its important and what’s necessary to maintain the momentum. Through an open, honest & immersive discussion, we […]

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    Power Beyond Borders: Fighting Climate Change and Racism

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

    To fight climate change we must also fight systems of discrimination that uphold capitalism and serve to divide us. At this event we will be showing the links between racism and forces that drive climate change. We have only 11 years left to tackle this and radically transform our world. Join is if you want to be part of this!

  • Pinkwashing discussion - Rainbow striped Burger King crown for Pride

    Event Postponed – Pinkwashing: is Pride losing its meaning?

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

    Do the companies sponsoring Pride really care about LGBT+ rights? Is it all just for publicity? Does it matter either way? This event aims to be an open discussion of these issues and more. Come along to find out more about Pinkwashing: what it is, why it matters, and if it is a problem, how we can fight it.

  • XR Regen Culture Post Action Debrief

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

    A space to bring your joy, your tears, your frustration, your questions, or whatever else might be going on for you from the Summer Uprising. 

  • XR REGENCafé

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

    A space to share stories from the Summer Uprising. The morning will start with a listening skills exercise and end with a short guided meditation. Tea & Coffee by donation. Small donations for XR welcomed.

  • McMindfulness

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

    From celebrity endorsements to monks, neuroscientists and meditation coaches rubbing shoulders with CEOs at the World Economic Forum in Davos, it is clear that mindfulness has gone mainstream. Some have even called it a revolution. But what if, instead of changing the world, mindfulness has become a banal form of capitalist spirituality that mindlessly avoids social and political transformation, reinforcing the neo-liberal status quo?

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  • Marx at the Arcade: Consoles, Controllers, and Class

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

    In Marx at the Arcade (Haymarket Books), acclaimed researcher Jamie Woodcock delves into the hidden abode of the gaming industry. In an account that will appeal to hardcore gamers, digital skeptics, and the joystick-curious, Woodcock unravels the vast networks of artists, software developers, and factory and logistics workers whose seen and unseen labor flows into the products we consume on a gargantuan scale. Along the way, he analyzes the increasingly important role the gaming industry plays in contemporary capitalism and the broader transformations of work and the economy that it embodies.

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  • National Food Service: what would decommodified food provision look like?

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

    We have a National Health Service, a National Education Service so why should food provision be outside of government perimeters? What would a National Food Service look like? How would it differ to food provision now? What is food provision now like? How does the current system fail us and the planet? And importantly, if we want a NFS how would we get there? To answer all of these questions we have a panel of food activists who will also discuss their involvement in food production and provision.

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  • The Bristol Cable present: Chav Solidarity with author D Hunter

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

    The Bristol Cable welcomes author D Hunter to present his book "Chav Solidarity" – "part autobiography, part meditation on trauma, class and identity, part one finger salute into the face of respectability politics, but mostly an articulation of the contradictory heart of Chavvy sh*t heads across the U.K". Hunter will read excerpts from the book, as well as discussing it's origins and surrounding issues. This will be followed by a question and answer session and open discussion regarding the issues raised in the book.

    £3 for non-members

  • Book reading: Voices of Bristol: Gentrification & Us

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

    Henry Palmer grew up in the ward of Easton between 1998-2010. Back then, the European Commission classed it one of the most deprived wards in the south west of England. When returning to Bristol in 2016, however, Henry was shocked to hear his old area being described as 'up-and-coming'. Exploring why and what this meant led him to write a book on the gentrification of Bristol. The book explores its financial and cultural consequences, points to real culprits deserving of our focus, and puts forth solutions in the form of Central government policy change and the need for understanding.

  • Potent Whisper + Question Time – ‘How can the left beat Boris?’

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

    Come and join us for an evening of performance and a People's Question Time ahead of the demonstration at the Tory party conference in late September. London based spoken Word artist, author and community organiser Potent Whisper will open the evening before a panel of speakers discuss the question of how the left can beat Boris?

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  • Stolen w/ Grace Blakeley // Bristol Launch

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

    In the decade leading up to the 2008 financial crisis, booming banks, rising house prices and cheap consumer goods propped up living standards in the rich world. Thirty years of rocketing debt and financial wizardry had masked the deep underlying fragility of finance-led growth, and in 2008 we were forced to pay up. The decade since has witnessed all kinds of morbid symptoms, as all around the rich world, wages and productivity are stagnant, inequality is rising, and ecological systems are collapsing. Stolen is a history of finance-led growth and a guide as to how we might escape it. We’ve sat back as financial capitalism has stolen our economies, our environment and even the future itself. Now, we have an opportunity to change course. What happens next is up to us.

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  • Data rights, workers rights and the gig economy

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

    Bristol Transformed and Open Rights Group Bristol present an evening of thought provoking talks on data rights, workers rights and the gig economy. After individual contributions from James Farrar, Lina Dencik and Alex Wood, we will have a panel discussion with opportunity for questions from the audience.

  • Panel Discussion: ‘Is Zero Suicide Achievable?’

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

    ‘Zero Suicide’ is an aim; an aim to reduce the rate of suicide to zero. This goal has been pursued in a number of places worldwide, with work taking place across communities and organisations to collaboratively tackle suicide and deliver a reduction in suicide rates. In some places, at times, a rate of zero suicides has been successfully achieved. This panel discussion will explore the concept of zero suicide and whether we can, or should, seek to achieve this goal.

  • Hostile Environment in Higher Education

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

    HE is one of the of the most forgotten battlegrounds in the fight against the border industry. Many of the day to day functions of universities are intrinsically tied to the border industry and the direct threatening of migrants. This session will involve experts and focus on how we should challenge this and build towards […]

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    Rough State: A Panel Discussion with FAQ and the Bristol Cable

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

    Taking exhibition Frequently Asked Questions as its basis, The Bristol Cable and PRSC are hosting a public discussion that will explore the broader context around homelessness in Bristol. Featuring a range of contributors, including councillors and frontline service workers this event will explore the structural barriers to housing and different questions relating to homelessness today including structural barriers to housing, support services and societal attitudes. The event will include opportunities for audience members to join the discussion with speakers.

  • Steal As Much As You Can: Bristol Launch w/ Nathalie Olah

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

    Tory austerity has created suffering for millions, as well a generation beset with financial insecurity and crisis. Yet our TV, film, music, art and literature have never looked so rich, or so posh. During a period of immense struggle, the experiences of the majority have been pushed to the margins of our collective culture by the legacy media and its satellite industries – making it hard, if not impossible, to challenge those in power. Steal as Much as You Can is the story of how this happened, exploring the rise of affluence in mainstream storytelling, and the corrosive effects of neoliberal and postmodern culture.

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  • Hostile Environment Book Launch with Maya Goodfellow

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

    Join us for the Bristol book launch of Maya Goodfellow's 'Hostile Environment: How Immigrants Became Scapegoats'. As refugees drowned in the Mediterranean, the UK Government proudly announced that the aim of its immigration policy was to create a ‘hostile environment’ for undocumented immigrants. Despite study after study confirming that immigration is not damaging the economy or putting a strain on public services, migrants continue to be blamed for all the UK’s ills. How did we get here?

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  • Lift the Ban Panel Discussion

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

    University of Bristol STAR host a panel discussion as part of Student Action for Refugee's Lift the Ban Campaign, talking to four guests about their different perspectives on and experiences with the ban on asylum seekers working in the UK.

  • 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 Artist-Led Forum

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

    We believe Bristol artist-led initiatives are the vibrant, ever-changing creative energy fueling this city. We also believe the DIY sector would perhaps benefit from a supportive, organised, peer-to-peer network. Keep it Simple and Give to Get is the motto! We thought we could gather together, Bristol artist-led people, to discuss possible ways to collaborate, and share skills, ideas, and best and worst practices, in order to support each other rather than to compete. Our belief is that we are stronger when we are united, clear in our aims, confident in our shared resources and organised.