B&NES Council bosses go on taxpayer funded holiday whilst planning huge council job cuts read full story / add a comment

Temporary end to 'bitter' Post Office dispute read full story / add a comment

The first of our Overcoming Dyslexia Workshops that we ran on the 3rd November gets the thumbs up from everyone who took part.

The purpose of the workshops was to explore our perceptions of dyslexia. We did this by carrying out several exercises that Antonio used within the dyslexia support programme that he developed as part of his PhD research.

One of the exercises that we did was a Self-characterisation Sketch (click here http://dyslexicbrian.com to read about this exercise) – this appeared to go down really well and got the ball rolling for a really interesting discussion about how dyslexia can affect people’s lives.

Following this, everyone in the group did an exercise that assisted them to describe their perception of dyslexia. It was so fascinating how each person described their view of dyslexia in such a uniquely individual way – lots of interesting drawing were produced too (see photo).

What’s coming next?

Moving forward, the next workshop that we are running on Monday 9th November will focus on beginning the process of developing a Super Charged Dyslexia Mindset.

We will be exploring if your current view of dyslexia to discover if it is holding you back from achieving your goals in life. And, if this is the case, we will be assisting you to re-conceptualise your dyslexia in a way that will enable you to liberate yourself from your dyslexia.

If you are interested in attending this workshop then please contact us now on 07969789893 to book your FREE place. 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.
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Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night is an annual celebration on the evening of 5 November. It marks the downfall of the Gunpowder Plot of 5 November 1605, in which a number of Catholic conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament, in London, United Kingdom.

We need 'Bristol Guy / Effigy suggestions urgently!

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The Laboratory of Insurrectionary Imagination and Climate Camp are plotting together to design and build a new tool of civil disobedience for the RECLAIM POWER mobilisations taking place in Copenhagen, during the UN climate summit in December. Made from hundreds of recycled bikes, The Bike Bloc will merge device of mass transportation and pedal powered resistance machine, postcapitalist bike gang and art bike carnival.

For those of you who would like to mend poeple rather than bikes, some action medic training is happening in London. read full story / add a comment

Just seen this:
http://themule.info/article/first-buses-the-other-strike

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Dyslexic Brian was interviewed by Maf, one of Bristol’s best know DJ’s, on Bristol Community FM.

The interview was on 29th October 2009 between 2pm and 3pm (UK time)

Antonio ‘Magico’ Farruggia (co-founder of Dyslexic Brian) was explaining Dyslexic Brian’s perspective of dyslexia and sharing lots of tips and tricks that dyslexic people can follow to completely overcome their dyslexia.

It was a show well worth listening to!

All the best and enjoy the show! read full story / add a comment

After supposedly being refused permission of march in Bristol, the closest to the West country the far-right group came was EDL's Welsh branch, the WDL, who made plans for marches in Swasea and Newport. Meanwhile the EDL planned a march in Leeds. Here is an update. read full story / add a comment

We have just heard that The Bell Inn, St George, site of the recent Temporary Autonomous Artspace, was firebombed last night. Fortunately no one staying in the building was hurt but everyone is now leaving for their own safety. The police and Fire Brigade have been carrying out forensic tests at the pub today .

To help with transport etc please go to the pub this evening.
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Bristol 'most unhygenic city in the country.' read full story / add a comment

Quote of the week: "I used to shoot people like you,"

Spoken by 82-year-old James Murray, a former Royal Engineer who saw service in the Second World War, fighting his way into Nazi German territory in the Allied advance at the end of the war to BNP candidate Charlie Baillie. read full story / add a comment

Around the country billboards containing Poppy Appeal posters from the Royal British Legion are displaying images of British soldiers in Afghanistan, or their greiving widows and family. While the appeal tried to raise it's annual £30 million, most people think the best way to help the troops is to bring them home and prosecute the politicians who sent them. Below we outline how to modify these billboards yourself to carry the messages 'BRING 'EM HOME' and 'PROSECUTE BLAIR'
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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

While People take action acrsss the UK this week - Occupation of Didcot Coal Fired Power Station, and occupations of Mainshill (Lanarkshire) and Shipley (Derbyshire) Open Cast Mines, the Danish Prime Minister States that there will be no deal at the COP15 climate negotiations in December this year... 17 years on from Rio... and they still can't sort it out.

Details of further Bristol based preparations...

In June this year, 33 people died defending their land and the climate against the state...maybe you could make it to Copenhagen to show some solidarity ? read full story / add a comment

I've been researching and looking at UWE courses to take in Bristol in order to learn more about the facts of climate change / global warming / climate destabilisation and likely effects.

Just looking at which course to take throws up some pretty scary stuff, this from UWE's Climate Change: Implications for the planning process course ...... "By 2100, as a consequence of global warming, global temperatures may have risen by up to 6.4 degrees Centigrade"

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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

On Saturday 31st October, the 'EDO Decommissioners' are organising an anti-war protest on the Centre (opposite the Hippodrome) at 2pm, supported by various groups. Bristol Stop The War Coalition has issued email publicity calling on all its supporters to join this protest. Here's a cut n paste from their email....
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Last week I attempted to write a piece amout arms taders in our community centres.
Well, I'm very sorry to say that there's good reason they chose deprived areas inhabitated by refugees, many of whom are fleeing from war torn lands to do there 'team building' exercises in.
BAE's guilty conscience is down to the fact that their latest evil, destroying work has resulted in yet more murder.
BAE are continuing to make a killing out of war and human suffering.
Again and again they sell arms to countrieswith appalling human rights records and the UK's government is allowing these deals to go through.
It's criminal how much support the government gives to companies who are complicit in such atrocities.
Act against BAE Bristol - these arms dealers are NOT WELCOME. read full story / add a comment

Here's an update for readers on the situation of the EDO Decommissioner still on remand - Elijah 'James' Smith. Info taken/edited from the Decommissioners and Bristol ABC websites. read full story / add a comment