The food served will be cooked by Josh Eggleton and a team of Bristol’s best chefs.
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About Caring In Bristol
Caring in Bristol’s vision is to create a city empowered to solve homelessness. They work in imaginative and creative ways with people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, and within local communities to bring about sustainable and permanent change in Bristol and beyond.
Caring in Bristol don’t receive any statutory funding for this work, so are reliant on donations from the incredibly generous community in Bristol and beyond.
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]]>The evening will celebrate The MAZI Project's achievements over the past year, and includes a special performance from singer and ambassador Charli Brix and a speech from a very special celebrity guest. All in a Wintery and candle-lit setting.
The team in the kitchen will be led by former head chef of Casamia, Summer Sharkey, and two of the aMAZIng young people MAZI Project supports. This four-course winter feast will be the dining experience in the heart of the city you've been waiting for.
80% of proceeds raised will go towards The MAZI Project and our continued effort to feed young people that are facing food poverty.
We expect to sell out so book your tickets through the link.
Come and enjoy some delicious food, support your local community, do some good!
Cover image by Jack Abbott Photography
They are taking over the venue in true Rumble style, transforming the church of bass into a jungle paradise of immersive decor and heavyweight sounds of the best in Jungle/Drum and Bass.
Line Up
Full Venue Decor, Lazer show and LED Screens.
Please note this is a standing event, accessible seating is available
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St Pauls Carnival
In partnership with St Paul’s Carnival and David Jubb of Citizens In Power, Trinity are exploring how Bristol can co-create a cultural strategy for the city and surrounding region.
During this research phase, funded by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch), we invited a range of collaborators from the sector who place participation at the heart of their practice to hear from some of the best speakers working in democratic decision making right now.
These focus groups have been a chance to share ideas, experiences, knowledge and expertise on co-creation, participatory democracy and how we can do things differently in the culture sector.
In a series of blogs we are documenting and sharing what we are uncovering this journey. For our first focus groups we welcomed Brett Henning, co-founder of the Sortition Foundation and Janet Vaughan, designer and co-artistic director of Talking Birds to share their experiences of creating Citizens' Assemblies.
Part 2: Art, for, with, by the people
Janet Vaughan is the co-artistic director of Talking Birds Theatre Company who hosted the UK’s first Citizens’ Assembly on Arts, Culture & Creativity as part of the 2021 Coventry City of Culture. The Assembly took place over six weeks and produced recommendations that were incorporated in the city's Cultural Strategy. We invited Janet to share their experience of using this model and what they learned during the process.
Joining us on Zoom, Janet first shared how their interest in participatory democracy came from the early day of the pandemic where a large proportion of people in the UK suddenly had time 'to do things'. During this time, Janet shared that they took part in online conferences and events by organisations including Civic Square and that this initial engagement was the spark that led to their hosting of a Citizens' Assembly.
The initial barrier to programming the Citizens' Assembly in Coventry was engaging with stakeholders to invest in the process - as Citizens' Assemblies are very expensive. However, Talking Birds, in collaboration with stakeholders, felt it was important for people, outside the cultural sector, to have a voice in creating a cultural offer.
Through David Jubb, Janet connected with the Sortition Foundation and they acted as the independent organisation who would administer, engage and select participants for the Assembly. The Sortition Foundation worked to ‘crunch’ the numbers to ensure participants reflected the demographic data that has been specified.
As with other UK Assemblies, Talking Birds paid for participants to take part and supplied people with the tech they may have needed for engaging in the process during a pandemic. They also offered 1-2-1 tech support to ensure engagement was equitable.
The group were interested in whether the Citizens' Assembly ‘made a difference’ and if the process enabled learnings that were 'surprising or unexpected'. Janet shared that, yes, firstly because conversations were had that otherwise would not have been able to happen and, secondly, because the people who took part would not normally have been able to engage with each other. Then finally, that because the Citizens' Assembly approach is tried and tested, it created real spaces for conversation, questions and ideas.
The group were then interested in how to go about choosing the provocation for discussion during the Assemblies'. Janet shared that Talking Birds set up an oversight committee to explore what their provocation would be. At the time there was a drive to ‘build back better’ and the committee, through discussions, came to an agreement that they wanted to explore the role of art and artists in this.
The final part of Janet’s talk looked at data and numbers. The Coventry project ran over six weeks, 50 people took part in the Assembly itself across six learning sessions with evidence from around 12 expert witnesses. The cost to run and engage participants was around £120k.
Janet reflected that it was brilliant to watch the participants build confidence over the project and felt the approach enabled people to feel autonomy, listened to and that their questions were valid. From these, recommendations were drafted and put to vote at the Assembly and then went through a process of refining the recommendations which where eventually submitted to the Council for consideration.
We will continue to share our findings from the research stage of our project alongside programming further focus groups and action-learning sessions.
Interested in finding out more?
LINE-UP :
Simon Panrucker - Live
Dj Cheeba + Family
Silent disco hosted by Ready, Sheady Dis-Go
Crafts from Lets Make Art
Free entry for children under 1 year-old
*Sound will be monitored to stay at safe levels, but this is a 'rave'. We recommend ear defenders for kids who are sensitive to loud music.
We may take photos and videos at the event for social media purposes.
Please note this is a standing event
Terms and Info:
Strictly no adults admitted without a child (maximum 3 adults to 1 child)
Parents remain responsible for children at all times. Children must remain under adult supervision. We kindly request no running
Music is kept at safe levels at all time. Please note, it is still loud so, bring ear defenders if you wish
Buggies are welcome but should be kept off the dance floor
No external food or drink permitted
Support: Alex Rex is an English drummer, percussionist and singer
Please note this is a standing event, accessible seating is available
Last entry: 2 hours before curfew
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Trinity is excited to announce that one of The World Reimagined globes has found a new home on our site. The globe, created by Easton-born artist Michele Curtis, is titled 'Ascension', focused on "healing from the past, on unity, and on pride in ourselves and our community". Michele Curtis is known for her project 'The Seven Saints of Saint Pauls', a four-year series of murals around St Pauls, Bristol, commemorating the achievements of Black Bristolians and their contributions to racial and social justice.
"My practice has always focused on the positive aspects of Black history. My design focuses on our healing from the past, on unity, and on pride in ourselves and our community. My intention is to convey hope and encourage a sense of self-actualisation, while still honouring our cultural heritage and history" - Michele Curtis, Artist
The World Reimagined was a ground-breaking, national education project transforming how we understand the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans. The project was one of the largest art education projects for racial justice the UK has ever seen, comprising of education offerings in schools relating to the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans, alongside 103 unique globes placed across the UK, forming an education trail to allow the public to learn more. Trinity hosted a globe created by local artist Alex Grose, entitled 'Legacy', representing passage of time and the way history affects memory and knowledge in contemporary society, in our Community Garden.
Michele's Globe will be permanently on display at the front of the Trinity site, just right of the side entrance on Trinity Rd. Click here to find out more about The World Reimagined, and click here to find out more about Michele Curtis' Seven Saints of Saint Pauls project.
]]>Elena will lead participants through some very gentle, accessible yoga movements to allow you to settle in fully in and out of relaxation, and there will be opportunity to join us in simple sound making to reawaken you back into a refreshed state, ready to face the demands of the holiday season. We invite you wear something comfortable, and bring extra layers, big socks, blankets and a cushion to keep you warm and cosy. Herbal teas will be available from the Trinity bar afterwards.
There will be three sessions, the times are:
You can find out more about the choir via their website (murmurationchoir.co.uk) and / or follow them on instagram or facebook @murmurchoir.
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Community Painting Day. Photo credit: Khali Ackford
In partnership with St Paul’s Carnival and David Jubb of Citizens In Power, Trinity are exploring how we can co-create a cultural strategy for the city and surrounding region.
During this research phase funded by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch), we invited a range of collaborators from the sector who place participation at the heart of their practice to hear from some of the best speakers working in democratic decision making right now.
These focus groups have been a chance to share ideas, experiences, knowledge and expertise on co-creation, participatory democracy and how we can do things differently in the culture sector.
In a series of blogs we are documenting and sharing what we are uncovering this journey.
Part 1: What is a Citizens' Assembly?
For the first focus group we welcomed Brett Hennig, co-founder of the Sortition Foundation. The Sortition Foundation is an organisation that believes in representative and participatory politics, with a particular focus on Citizens' Assemblies.
The purpose of these assemblies, Brett outlined, is that they bring people together from all walks of life and give the time and space for people to collectively tackle issues. It is a model, Brett shared, that Bristol itself has delivered as part of its plan for post-Covid recovery.
Citizens' Assemblies work by a three-part process of learning, discussion, and decision-making. In the learning stage, evidence is presented on the topic by ‘expert witnesses’, the group then discuss this evidence and work together to come to a consensus to create recommendations. These recommendations are then put to the vote. The recommendations that are most supported can become the official recommendations of the assembly.
Brett stressed the importance of having representation in a Citizens' Assembly, so the pool must be reflective of demographic data and, in the case of our project, cultural engagement. He shared that, unlike politics, Young People (30 and under) are represented in Citizens' Assemblies because of the nature of the selection process that reflects a city’s demographic data.
Participants of Citizens' Assemblies are selected via an independent third party - these organisations will initially contact citizens directly using a database, such as the Royal Mail’s database of every postal address in the UK. There is then a second selection of the people who respond to the invitation based on the demographic data they provide.
The group were interested in how the experts are selected - as this could be contentious. Using an example of congestion in a city, Brett explained that a Local Authority could commission an external third party to collect the evidence at hand, perhaps from an open call out. An Oversight Group for the assembly will be given the responsibility for ensuring the evidence that is presented to the assembly is balanced. Assembly members can also be part of the process of identifying contributors to the assembly. This would enable a wider pool of opinions, practically from those invested in the topic with expertise and/or lived experience.
The group wanted to understand how large a Citizens' Assembly should be. Brett shared that, in deliberative democracy, it is not a big numbers game. The key is representation. Brett shared that in Ireland, assemblies have seen numbers of up to 100 people, France had 150 in the Climate Assembly, but many local assemblies are around 40 people.
In summarising his talk, the discussion centred around how to ensure that voices are heard and amplified in Citizens' Assemblies, specifically those from Communities who may face barriers to participation. Brett shared that perhaps over-representation could be a consideration so that more communities are attending for specific areas whose voices are historically not amplified. Brett also explained that representation is not only about the citizens in the assembly but also about the voices of those who give evidence.
Interested in finding out more?
We will continue to share our findings from the research stage our project alongside programming further focus groups and action-learning sessions.