Lineup:

• Alxzndr
• Enada
• Mala
• Sepia
• Sicaria Sound
• Trilogy (Hatcha, N-Type and Youngsta)
• Crazy D

Hosted by Crazy D and Who Knew

Powered by Sinai Sound

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The Real Living Wage Foundation  has announced that the new RLW will be increased by 10.1% in the new financial year (April 2023). Outside of London new Living Wage rates will rise to £10.90 an hour (£1 increase).

"We should not treat staff as a cost cutting measure but the engine which drives everything we do.  We know low-paid workers are being hit the hardest, with over half using foodbanks in the last 12 months, so the time for us to act is now". Adam Gallacher, Deputy CEO

With the largest year-on-year RLW increase announced recently we stand firmly with our commitment to ensure all staff and regular contractors are paid fairly. As such we have implemented the changes as of October 1 2022. This will mean entry level-staff members and those on casual contracts will benefit early from the increase.

We are proud to be an accredited RLW employer. New research from the Cardiff Business School shows that workers being paid the Real Living Wage have benefitted from more than £338m in extra wages since the start of this year, with one in ten employees now working for an accredited Living Wage Employer.

Find out more about the Real Living Wage by watching a short film about the positive impact it has on some of our team members here.

As part of our in house programme, Trinity Presents we welcome Gardna (Fr 14 Oct) who will be joining forces legendary reggae and punk veteran Don Letts.

Trinity's history has long been part of the cultural crossover of punk and reggae scenes which emerged in the late 1970s. Letts was instrumental in introducing reggae and dub sounds to the punk scene at the time. Given this rich history that we both share, we wanted to reflect on some of the key moments in Don Letts career.

• Don Letts was deeply inspired by the roots reggae from his parents' homeland in Jamaica, in particular the anti-establishment message of Bob Marley. After seeing Marley play the Odeon in Hammersmith in 1976, Letts snuck into Marley's hotel room and spent the night talking and befriending him.

"By 1977, the white teenage youths in London were looking for a new soundtrack and punk rock exploded on the scene. Problem was, this was so early in the scene, there were no punk records to play. So I'm spinning what I like, heavy dub reggae, and the punks were loving it. They dug the whole anti-establishment rebel vibe" - Don Letts

• During the 1970s, Don Letts rose to prominence as a resident DJ of The Roxy, a nightclub in London's Covent Garden. While The Roxy was known for being a hub for the punk scene that was growing in popularity at the time, Letts' sets at the venue featured mostly dub and reggae records.

• Letts recognised the natural similarities between punk and reggae, particularly in their shared, anti-establishment message, creating a crossover between the two cultures. Bands like The Clash were one of the first groups to incorporate elements of reggae music into their sound, seen most clearly through their cover of Junior Murvin's 1976 classic 'Police and Thieves'.

• Developing close relationships with punk bands such as Sex Pistols and The Clash led Letts onto creating films based around the punk scene at the time. Letts became the unofficial documenter of the scene, creating 'The Punk Rock Movie', mostly compiled from Super 8mm footage shot of live performances at The Roxy.

• Since then, Letts has gone on to direct over 300 music videos for a range of artists including Bob Marley, The Psychedelic Furs, Elvis Costello and long-time collaborators The Clash.

• Don Letts' life story was recently told in a documentary 'Rebel Dread', released earlier in 2022, featuring extensive footage from Lett's personal archive of videos.

Letts has continued to DJ throughout his career, and has been a regular feature on lineups across Bristol and the West. Don Letts will join Gardna at Trinity on 14 Oct for Trinity Presents: Gardna + Friends. Make sure to head down to catch this legend of the UK music scene (and his extensive vinyl collection) in action. Click here to get your tickets.

About Trinity Presents:

Gardna + Friends is part of Trinity Presents - our in-house programme of music, bringing world-class artists and emerging talent to inner-city audiences.

This Black History Month take part in family-friendly day of activities that will explore the world of Afrofuturism.

Hosted by DET Entertainment, Trinity Centre & Edson Burton, Afrometropolis 2.0: Shock & Wonder (Oct 23), is an opportunity to playfully reimagine what it is to be Black Using through a range of activities inspired by Afrofuturisism. Learn and collaborate with others in a fun and informal environment.

Using collage art, create images of the ‘Afrofuture You,’ transform a full-scale model into a fabulous ‘Afronaut’ be part of a live illustration of the Afrofuture City and respond to word prompts to write stories or poems.

Activities will be led by Drojan Visuals, Lucy J Turner, writer/historian Edson Burton.

After the workshop, come join DJ Ashanti 007 for a evening of dance, food, and music.

For more information contact stefan@trinitybristol.org.uk

Event is free. Booking advised.

Justice for Joy

Participants are also welcome to join The Parade for Justice & Joy – a ceremonial healing parade with dance, & music. The Parade will be stopping by Trinity and leaving at 1.00pm enroute to College Green.

Afrometropolis & Justice for Joy are part of The World Reimagined, a ground-breaking, national education project transforming how we understand the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans. Find out more about the World Reimaged events throughout Black History Month here.

Movema perform on the Trinity curated Bristol Dances stage at Bristol Harbour Festival

We have partnered with award-winning dance charity Movema to deliver a programme of work with local schools and community groups.

The programme, made possible with support from the Coutts foundation, launches in Autumn 2022. Activities are planned throughout 2023 and will focus on children, young people and communities whose opportunity to take part in the arts is limited by background or circumstance.

“Dance is a powerful tool for communicating feelings and messages individually and collectively. Movema will explore dance styles and approaches that evolve from people standing up, pushing back and finding a physical voice in response to inequality and oppression”

Penny Caffrey, Director of Movema

Movema will work with schools local to Trinity (including Hannah More Primary and St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary) and a neighbourhood in Trinity’s immediate catchment.

The first schools-based project – ‘Dances of Resistance’ is inspired by Trinity’s Heritage Lottery project, Art of Resistance. Through a series of dance sessions the company will use their engaging learning tool ‘World In a Box’ –introducing children to places, people, festivals and cultures from around the world, helping to develop a greater understanding of the wonderfully diverse society we live in.

Children taking part in the school workshops will then be invited to weekly dance sessions at Trinity, hosted by Movema. Here they will take part in dance routines, make costumes and build connections - culminating in a Carnival Celebration.

The partnership responds to pledges we made following an in-depth community consultation in 2021 and aims to provide a continued offer of engagement – enabling and building connectivity with creativity and culture.

The weekender will be powered by the full Method Four Twenty paraflex Sound System.

Line up:

• Skeptical & SP:MC
• The Sauce & Jakes
• Workforce & MC TBA
• Gest & Joe Raygun
• Kira
• Special guests: DRS: In session ft Dogger!

Earplugs advissed!

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The weekender will be powered by the full Method Four Twenty Paraflex Sound System.

Line up:

• Skream (Trinity debut – UKG set)
• Jossy Mitsu
• ??? ?? ??? (Dubplate Set)
• Daffy b2b Fliss Mayo
• Brink
• Special guests: Club Glow (L Major, Borai, Denham audio & Mani Festo)

Ear-plugs advised!

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This year’s programme combines urgent contemporary political subjects with an eclectic mix of archive gems, including a revisit to the successful campaign against Margaret’s Thatcher’s Poll Tax, Eric Cantona’s celebration of politically militant footballers, struggles against gentrification in contemporary Marseille, and a resistance/revenge thriller set in 19th Century Ireland.

Friday 21 Oct

From 2016 to the end of 2019, Place Jean Jaurès in Marseille was the scene of a tumultuous battle, and the setting for The Battle of La Plaine. On one side, the town hall were determined to carry out an extensive program of “requalification” of the district, On the other, the local community considering it a gentrification operation, decided to resist. The film, refusing to be a story of defeat, tells of an exciting subversive campaign opposing the moves and arguing that “another city is possible”

Saturday 22 Oct

A festival highlight on Saturday evening is Black ’47. Set in 19th century Ireland during the Great Potato Famine, the drama follows an Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army in Afghanistan. Abandoning his post, he returns home to find the destruction of his homeland and the brutalisation of his people and his family. Part history lesson, part revenge western, Black ‘47 is a brilliant and rare film about an especially dark moment in British and Irish history.

Two film shorts focus on the situation of Asylum seekers in Europe. Shelter: Farewell to Eden featuring the journey of trans migrant Pepsi, is both a very personal story of survival in the face of abuse and discrimination and revealing of the wider obstacles facing refugees struggling for a better life in Europe. Nothing About Us Without Us, is made by asylum seekers in Greece telling their own stories and creating counter-images to mainstream media's stereotypical representations.

The International Short Films Submissions showcases the new work of radical film makers from around the world. A trip into the past is scheduled in British Radical Newsreels of the early 20th Century to introduce and explore some of the first campaigning films made by activists in Britain alongside a discussion of videomaking today.

Factory to the Workers tells the inside story of the Croatian workers who challenged the dominant economic narrative with their self-owned cooperative . After a decade, the same question remains: can a factory in the hands of workers survive at the periphery of capitalism, or do we need a bigger dream?

Gardna - Image Credit: Khali Ackford

Ahead of Gardna's headline show at Trinity on the 14 Oct, we sat down with the man himself to chat humble beginnings, highlights from 2022, and what makes Bristol such a special city to perform in.

Trinity are collaborating with Gardna as part of Trinity Presents, our in-house programme celebrating our diverse city and platforming emerging talent.

Can you tell us a little about the origins of Gardna?

This question immediately took me back to being a young wild and free G Man aged 13, I'd always be blue toothing grime riddims to my mateys on my flip up Sony Ericson phone outside the local skatepark standardly. Then bars became a hobby then it became something more serious, making tracks regularly so on and so forth, then gigs, hundreds of free gigs, and then yeah I haven't really stopped since.

How's 2022 been for you so far? Any particular highlights?

It's been absolutely crazy to be quite honest. The albums done alright, my tune R.A.V.E.A.S.A.P has had over 100 plays on Radio 1, it's even been getting smashed out on the Breakfast Show, my tune is on the Playstation game FIFA 23, I am currently BBC Radio 1 Future Artist of the month this month? Tore up Glastonbury, opened Boomtown and did 30+ festivals. Toured America with Mungo's Hi Fi. Been on one this year mate.

How has your relationship with Trinity developed over the years?

I've been coming here for a while now. Loads of unreal nights here over the years, the venue and it's love for sound system music is unmatched in this city. Jamell has had my back and put me on for a few things at the venue including their legendary Garden Party. He believed in me to put on my headline show at Trinity, it's a big leap of faith, but its happening.

In your opinion, what makes Bristol such a special city to perform in?

Bristol is Bristol innit. We know what we're doing here in this city. No messing about. There's really no place like home.

The lineup for your event at Trinity is quite something - how did you choose who to include?

First and foremost, I'm just a massive fan of everyone playing at this event. I've booked them to be there because they're flippin great and they know how to really work the dancefloor in true Gardna & Friends style and flavour. Whether I've met them this year, or we've known each other our whole teenage lives - this line up is my musical family and it's a representation of emerging artists, long time collaborators, Radio 1 DJs and absolute foundational legends. Everyone on this line up has in some way single-handedly changed the game for me at some point and I owe them ALL a pint. Or just a good gig in October.

What should the audience expect from your night at Trinity?

A celebration of the spectrum of sound system music. My biggest headline Gardna show to date. Amazing guests. Oh, and tears. There will be tears. And rum.

What's next for Gardna?

We have some banging R.A.V.E.A.S.A.P remixes and we're already deeply in the zone writing my next album right now. Can't stop won't stop. See you in October gang.

Gardna + Friends will play Trinity on 14 Oct as part of Trinity Presents, our in-house programme of music and arts. Click here to get your tickets.

Support: Porij

Porij is a Manchester born collective which exude youthful positivity with impossibly expansive and high-energy songwriting.

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Last entry: 2 hours before curfew

Tickets on sale Thursday 6th October 10am

General access – Last entry 11:30pm

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Celebrating Killjoy's EP who is coming in from Sydney to party with us.

Line Up:

Killyjoy

Ikonika

Kahn & Neek

DJ EJ (O.G 4x4 Bassline Set)

Neffa-T b2b Boofy

Minty

Escha

All frequencies will be pushed through the formidable Sinai Sound System

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Never pulling punches, Bailey's latest album, Shining in the Half Light, delivers knockout blows with a fire, maturity, and soulfulness that is brought to life in her visceral live shows.

+ support: Tamara Stewart is an Australian award winning singer/songwriter.

Please note this is a standing event, accessible seating is available

Last entry 2 hours before curfew

Growing up listening to Al Green, The Cure and The Spice Girls, he never thought that he could sing until he went to an open mic night with friends five years ago.

His songs are packed with persistently honest and impassioned lyrics; Rocked by soul-warming, jazz-inspired and lo-fi pop instrumentals, Joesef describes his sound as "sad boy music". He recently announced his highly anticipated debut album 'Permanent Damage', set for release on 13 January 2023 on AWAL. Representing the multilayers of the Scottish singer’s character and heart, over the past two years we have all witnessed an artist who has grown from bedroom pop to master and co-producer of new soul born from new heartbreak.

+ support: Etta Marcus is a 20-year-old singer, songwriter, and musician hailing from South London presents her first EP, View From The Bridge. A personal and intimate experience that expresses universal sentiments of loss, regret, and a desire to strive for something better.

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It is time we unite because we are all connected and influenced by one another.

The team has a shared mission: to educate and experience the history and culture of West Africa, and how these rhythms and dances have been passed from Africa to the wider diaspora.

1-1.15: Introduction with Batch Gueye

1.15-2.45: Afrobrazilian Dance with Irineu Noguiera

3-4.15: Sabar Dance: Thieoboudienne Rhythm with Batch Gueye

4.30-6: Afrobrazilian-Sabar Fusion Dance with Irineu Noguiera and Batch Gueye

Live Drums with Dembis Thioung, Baye Ngom, Batch Gueye, Mac Dende, Jon Hardeman, Wagner Santos