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

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

Bristol Indymedia film from 1pm till 7pm
In the Thekla, Bristol Festival.
All welcome... See some choice picks from Bristol Indymedia and other groups... read full story / add a comment

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

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Bristol Indymedia Talks @ Bristol Festival read full story / add a comment

I too WANT TO CHANGE THE WAY PEOPLE LOOK AT OUR CITY and am responding to the Cover Story in the Film Music Section of the Guardian newspaper last week 11/9/09 and ire expressed by Robert del Naja of Massive Attack. read full story / add a comment

Just a clip of the 'capture the flag' game in Broadmead today read full story / add a comment

automobile damage to police cars 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

Well, Bath's monthly radical tabloid freesheet has had a month off for reasons we won't disclose, but now we're back in action: read on... read full story / add a comment

Benny Wenda, a tribal leader from West Papua, brings his Lani Singers to the Pierian Centre on Sunday 13th September. Benny is part of the line-up for Voices From Afar, an evening that brings music and performers from all corners of the world. read full story / add a comment

Bristol Housing Action Movement was contacted today by researcher Ruth Mayer at the BBC (or independent producer?) who is producing what appears to be a live BBC1 TV programme this coming Sunday (13th Sept.) in Bristol. Squatting was to be one of the two 'big questions' in the spotlight. read full story / add a comment