Bristol Indymedia Film Night: Monday 6th October 2008 8pm @ Cube Cinema

The official verdict of Dr Kelly's tragic death is suicide - but is this true? Why were so many deals about the death so different form other suicide cases? If it was not suicide, then what happened? What were the 'dark forces' referred to in Dr Kelly's cryptic emails? Bristol Indymedia is pleased to present a talk by Norman Baker MP, author of the acclaimed book 'The Strange Death of David Kelly' who will be talking about his research and answering questions on the subject. July 17th 2003: On the eve of the Iraq war, with international tensions at their height and the drum-beat for war reaching its shocking crescendo - a man is found dead in the Oxfordshire countryside - but this is not just any man. This was a world renowned weapons inspector, the 'unnamed expert' in the controversial BBC reports over the veracity of WMD claims and at the epicentre of a global media storm, Dr David Kelly. Full article. Tickets are now available - £4 + booking fee from the Here Shop, 103 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3RU.

| Bristol Indymedia Film Night: Who Killed Dr David Kelly? | Venue: Cube Cinema: Dove St South (off Kings Square), Bristol | politicospublishing.co.uk | Related News: AUDIO Dialect - Westcountry doctor speaks out on the murder of Dr. David Kelly | AUDIO - Death of David Kelly part II & Why police upped cannabis to Class B?|

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A Critique of the New Cabot Circus Development & Banner Drop News

Further Updated! While Del Naja of Massive Attack critisied the development, ...how to spend 500 million pounds and bring the city to its knees- a star studded night of portable TV celebs, shopping debt repayment collectors and total auto gridlock.... (via Bristol Blogger) cabot writes: '50% Off Everything, Everywhere, Everyone' reads the voucher that was posted through the door today. Could Cabot Circus really be offering credit-crunched bristolians 50% off everything? On closer reading all is explained - "The advertised price of goods under UK law is only an offer - called an 'invitation to treat'. It is legal to negotiate. You may get better discounts if you talk to the manager as part of a large group offering to pay the same price."...Full article.

Updated! Crunch Cabot writes; CRUNCH CABOT CREDIT CIRCUS was emblazoned across the vile new complex’s advertising hoard in plain view of motorists arriving through the newly routed, soon to be congested, road system that snakes around the £500 million project that offers yet more sterile, soulless, capitalist consumerism. Full article.

Updated!The bristol-blogosphere has responded to the new development with a number of interesting posts around the subject and it's coverage; Evening Post Watch writes about Joined up journalism and Bread and Cabot Circuses, The Bristol Blogger notes the Nichols ripple trickle piffle and that BBC ain’t life brand? finally, the Green Bristol Blog observes the Cabot Cacophony.

George Nonbio writes; “Roll Up, Roll Up. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the unique and splendiferous; to the fantastic and extraordinary...the Cabot Circus Launch event! This will be a day of amazing performances, incredible music and a theatrical extravaganza” says the welcome message on the Cabot Circus home page. The Visit Bristol website reads "Having taken over three years to build and costing in excess of £500 million, Cabot Circus will provide city centre visitors with over 120 new shops, including 15 major flagship stores." What neither of these sites remember to mention is that around 40 of these so called "new" stores already exist in Bristol, many will simply be moving up the road leaving empty shells in Broadmead and yet more in the Galleries, as yet some of the spaces that will be created still have not been filled. Another issue conveniently neglected is that on the day of the grand opening one third of the new units in Cabot Circus will stand empty as branches will not have moved in and contracts still have not been signed. The city is simply over saturated; we already have at least one of each high street chain... Full article.

PS. Tickets are now avalible for the Bristol Indymedia Film Night; Who Killed Dr David Kelly? Event on; Monday 6th October 2008 8pm @ Cube Cinema, Stokes Croft, Bristol. Tickets are £4 + booking fee from the Here Shop, 103 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3RU. Thanks!

| Cabot Circus showing solidarity with hard up bristolians.. | Cabot Circus - wealth generator or consumer cult? | Screening of the zombie classic, Dawn of The Dead | CRUNCH the Cabot CREDIT Circus | Oh What a Circus | Gridlock today - Thanks to the Bristol Alliance (of the rich) | Other News: Autonomous peoples art against Tesco | CLOCKWORK still under threat of Demolition | Bristol North Bath Event - A Great Idea | Bristol Indymedia Film Night: Who Killed Dr David Kelly? |

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New research on traffic from UWE and Gloucester Road Goes Plastic Bag Free

Joshua Hart writes; People living on streets with heavy motor vehicle traffic are experiencing a considerable deterioration of their local social lives according to Joshua Hart, a researcher from the University of the West of England. Results suggest that residents on busy streets have less than one quarter the number of local friends compared to those living on similar streets with little traffic. Full article. (Image: "Our 4-year old girl has a constant cough and we limit the amount of time she spends outside... we're constantly breathing in pollution" -Muller Rd. resident, 20,000 cars/day!)

Meanwhile, on Gloucester Road; Rowan Matthiessen of GRAB Gloucester Rd Alternative Bag Campaign writes; Find out how Campaigners and Shop Keepers on Gloucester Rd in North Bristol have made their high street plastic bag free. With nearly 60 shops signed up we are inviting Bristol to come and Celebrate their local high street with amorning of freebies, markets, music and much much more! Full article.

PS. Tickets are now avalible for the Bristol Indymedia Film Night; Who Killed Dr David Kelly? Event on; Monday 6th October 2008 8pm @ Cube Cinema, Stokes Croft, Bristol. Tickets are £4 + booking fee from the Here Shop, 103 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3RU. Thanks!

| No Friends? Blame the Traffic | Gloucester Rd Goes Plastic Bag Free | www.lovegloucesterroad.org.uk | www.livingstreets.org.uk | Other News: Stop the spread of urban sprawl | New ‘Wild Waters’ festival for Bath/Bristol | Bath Bomb 14 hits the streets | Bristol Indymedia Film Night: Who Killed Dr David Kelly? |

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Your chance to help answer the questions: Tuesday 16th September, Cafe Kino, 7pm

BFN writes; Some people feel that women are still being misrepresented, that negative and unrealistic images of women out number positive, real representations by the media. But we have little evidence to draw on....We can assume that, for instance, the Daily Sport will carry far more representations of women in a sexual context than women as mothers, professionals, valued community members etc. We are pretty sure that on an average day we will be confronted with far more images of undressed women than undressed men, but without evidence it is difficult to address this misrepresentation....This is a great opportunity for groups and individuals in Bristol to participate in research which will be used across the country to work towards fair, more equal gender representations....Participants will be investigating the ways in which women are represented in the media. You can choose your own area of research or join a group already investigating a particular issue. We are looking at print media, film, TV, online media, radio... anything! It is a very open brief and you can sign up for as much or as little as you like. First meeting Tuesday 16th September, Cafe Kino, 9 Tree Hill, stokes Croft - 7pm Meeting to learn more and choose a question to research. Full article. (Image: Do these images represent women in the media?)

| Representation of Women in the Media | Represenation/Misrepresentation/No Representation of Women in the Media (bristolfawcett.org.uk) | www.bristolfeministnetwork.com | Facebook Group |

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