"Indigenous Perspectives" brings the world of indigenous peoples to Bristol – people from Papuan rainforests, Pacific atolls, the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the snows of Tibet, and South America’s southern-most tip. Indigenous Perspectives is a one-day conference on Monday 12th October, celebrating the 2nd anniversary of the signing of the U.N’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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Come to the Trinity Centre on Friday 2nd October and share your biscuits & cookies and exchange recipes as part of the Celebrating Age Festival 2009 read full story / add a comment

Join local electrician Richard Garside for an evening of how to do basic electrical DIY in the home! If you have any questions you would like answered on the night, or anything you would love to see demonstrated (like changing a plug!), then email me at mark@justfortheloveofit.org in the next few days and Richard will try to add your request into his evening. So speak now...!

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The Nuts and Bolts of Aircraft Construction through the ages. read full story / add a comment

Graciela Chichilnisky was lead author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. read full story / add a comment

Open workshop coming up in preparation for an ongoing project involving the community, open source, the Linux terminal server project and general networking. read full story / add a comment

The Bastard Squad Collective invites you to come to the White Hart pub, Whitehall Road, Easton on Saturday 24th October for SUBVERT 2009 - a festival of resistence. read full story / add a comment

This meeting will discuss the intention of the BBC to invite the BNP onto 'Question Time'. What can we do to prevent the BNP being given such a platform? read full story / add a comment

Bristol Indymedia films from 1pm till 7pm read full story / add a comment

Monthly meeting of local Amnesty group.

7:30pm on Monday 21 September
at YHA 14 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA.

AGM followed by speaker - Ghada Ageel from Gaza, talking about life in Palestine.
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Bristolians Against Fluoridation are trying to stop the fluoridation of the Bristol public water supply, and we need your help. Fluoride is an accumulative poison that, according to many scientific studies, can cause some serious debilitating adverse effects to human health. We don't want this stuff in our water. read full story / add a comment

Bristol Indymedia talks from 4pm till 5pm
Thekla Stage Area, Bristol Festival.

Come and learn, discuss and share! read full story / add a comment

Nick has written extensively on the notion of living off grid, that is how to disconnect yourself from energy and utility companies in order to make yourself self-sufficient and sustainable. Why would you want to do that you may ask? Well as climate change and energy resources such as oil continue to decline, the cost and availability of cheap energy will also decline. Currently our energy needs are being fulfilled by others, such as gas from Russia and Oil from all over the world putting the UK in a very precarious position in terms of energy. This means that new energy solutions will have to be found for the population of the UK. read full story / add a comment

No CCTV are aiming to form a Bristol group to fight cameras in the area. read full story / add a comment

Astra Zeneca (AZ) is a pharmaceutical company who paysHuntingdon Life Sciences to torture animals. HLS is responsible for the death of over 500 animals every day. Join us this Friday (18th Sept) to let AZ know how we feel about animal abuse. A 30 seater minibus is leaving from central Bristol at 3.30pm and there are a few places left.
Contact on the day: 07783152797 read full story / add a comment

Venue: The Council House, College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TR

Time: 6.00pm to 8.30pm

Speakers: Mr. Ibrahim Beshtawi, Palestinian General Delegation to the UK + local speakers read full story / add a comment

21st September is celebrated around the globe as U.N. World Peace Day – and Bristol is doing its bit. There’s an evening of chanting, film and debate at the Pierian Centre to mark the one day of the year that puts Peace at the top of the agenda! read full story / add a comment

Artist Neville Gabie teams up with composer, David Ogden to bring you an evening of film, discussion and live music. Cabot Circus Cantata is a musical record of the 59 different nationalities who built Cabot Circus. The development’s first birthday is an opportunity to look back at who built it and at what it has done for Bristol: Sunday 20th September, 7.30pm at the Pierian Centre in St Pauls. read full story / add a comment

Astra Zeneca (AZ) are a firm who pays Huntingdon Life Sciences to torture animals. HLS is responsible for the death of over 500 animals every day. Join us this Wednesday to let AZ know how we feel about animal abuse.
Contact on the day: 07783152797 read full story / add a comment

Picket at Trinity road police station - where migrants in bristol are forced to 'sign on'.

These pickets are held on a regular basis, this time as part of Co-Mutiny there will be a workshop entitled 'Why No Borders?' as well as live music and free food. read full story / add a comment