Every year the Bristol branch of the National Union of Journalists aims to bring top-level media debate to Bristol through the Benn Lecture. Started in 2006 with Tony Benn, the Arnolfini series has also included acclaimed journalists Andrew Gilligan and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. read full story / add a comment

Dialect Radio is a Bristol (UK) internet broadcasting podcast produced by volunteers. Our main activity is our weekly current affairs and arts magazine programme Dialect, which is recorded at our Queen's Square studios and posted for download every week.
Want to volunteer? Volunteering Bristol, Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue, Bristol. BS1 4GB Tel: 0117 989 7733.
Listen on air: 93.2 FM (BCFM), Saturdays between 9-10 pm http://www.bcfm.org.uk/ read full story / add a comment

Thursday 12 November 6 – 8pm, Arnolfini Bookshop.

Please join us for the launch of the All I Want For Christmas Cards 2009 project in support of ‘Young Bristol’.

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Going postal with the CWU strike, B&NES' plot for council jobs cuts, Co-Mutiny reports, the ooneing of Black Cat's and probably a tad more read full story / add a comment

Dialect Radio is a Bristol (UK) internet broadcasting Co-operative run by volunteers. Our main activity is our weekly current affairs and arts magazine programme Dialect, which is recorded at our Queen's Square studios and posted for download every weekend. Want to volunteer? Volunteering Bristol, Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue, Bristol. BS1 4GB Tel: 0117 989 7733. Listen on air: 93.2 FM (BCFM), Saturdays at 9pm http://www.bcfm.org.uk/ read full story / add a comment

Dialect Radio is a Bristol (UK) internet broadcasting Co-operative run by volunteers. Our main activity is our weekly current affairs and arts magazine programme Dialect, which is recorded at our Queen's Square studios and posted for download every weekend. Want to volunteer? Volunteering Bristol, Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue, Bristol. BS1 4GB Tel: 0117 989 7733. Listen on air: 93.2 FM (BCFM), Saturdays at 9pm http://www.bcfm.org.uk/ read full story / add a comment

Trapese Collective Host Rocking the Foundations, as part of the course Start Producing the Future.
In the reading room 6.15 pm Thursday 22nd October
Arnolfini,16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA

An outstanding historical account of the Green Bans first introduced by the New South Wales Builders Labourers Federation in the 1970s in response to community demand to preserve inner- city parkland and historic buildings. One of the first women to be accepted as a builders labourer, filmmaker Pat Fiske traces the development of a quite singular union whose social and political activities challenged the notion of what a union should be. read full story / add a comment

Dialect Radio is a Bristol (UK) internet broadcasting Co-operative run by volunteers. Our main activity is our weekly current affairs and arts magazine programme Dialect, which is recorded at our Queen's Square studios and posted for download every weekend. Want to volunteer? Volunteering Bristol, Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue, Bristol. BS1 4GB Tel: 0117 989 7733. Listen on air: 93.2 FM (BCFM), Saturdays at 9pm http://www.bcfm.org.uk/ read full story / add a comment

New twice monthly OC nights @ Boneyard. read full story / add a comment

Mamane Barka of Niger is now the only known master of the Biram, the ancient stringed instrument of the Boudouma tribe. He and percussionist Oumarou Adamou bring this haunting West African music to the Pierian Centre in St Pauls on Sunday 18th October. read full story / add a comment

Use your professional media and communications skills to make a difference to a charity, young person or community group. Come along to a free informal taster event at the Arnolfini in Bristol on Wednesday 21st October to find out how.
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Wednesday 14th October, 7.30pm Easton Community Centre, Kilburn Street read full story / add a comment

Dialect Radio is a Bristol (UK) internet broadcasting Co-operative run by volunteers. Our main activity is our weekly current affairs and arts magazine programme Dialect, which is recorded at our Queen's Square studios and posted for download every weekend. Want to volunteer? Volunteering Bristol, Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue, Bristol. BS1 4GB Tel: 0117 989 7733. Listen on air: 93.2 FM (BCFM), Saturdays at 9pm http://www.bcfm.org.uk/ read full story / add a comment

A seven week course starting on Wednesday 14th October.

What makes you want to act for justice? Racism? Climate change? Poverty? The price of food? Are you looking for new creative ways to make change happen? Do you need a space to reflect, think and refuel? This course, run by PLATFORM is for people who want to study how social justice, the environment, arts and activism work together.
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Carbon Generations by PLATFORM: a 3-person performance on family history and the rise and fall of coal, gas, oil, followed by discussion.

6.30-8.30pm Friday 9th / Saturday 10th October at the Arnolfini, Narrow Quay.

This is a free event, but booking is advised. read full story / add a comment

Following threatened injunction proceedings in High Court by Mendip District Council supported by Avon & Somerset Police and having taken extensive advice from a QC and other lawyers, the directors of the Big Green Gathering have been left with no option but to voluntarily surrender the license for the Big Green Gathering 2009. read full story / add a comment

As part of celebrating the 50 year anniversary of the Cuban Revolution this year Cuba Solidarity Campaign organised a tour of Cuban films - see www.Cuba50.org. The local showing for Bristol/Bath is'Mauricio's Diary', director Manuel Perez 2006, at The Little Theatre Cinema, St Michaels Place, Bath BA1 1SF on 8th Oct at 10.30am and 8.20pm. This is a particularly interesting film set against the background of the 'special period' and the real-life difficulties Cuban people faced.
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Bristol 3-piece country-folk band Poppy and Friends release their debut album on Monday 12th October. They are hosting a launch party at The Boneyard Bar, in the old firestation at Silver Street, Bridewell on Saturday 10th October. read full story / add a comment

Dialect Radio is a Bristol (UK) internet broadcasting Co-operative run by volunteers. Our main activity is our weekly current affairs and arts magazine programme Dialect, which is recorded at our Queen's Square studios and posted for download every weekend. Want to volunteer? Volunteering Bristol, Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue, Bristol. BS1 4GB Tel: 0117 989 7733. Listen on air: 93.2 FM (BCFM), Saturdays at 9pm http://www.bcfm.org.uk/ 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