Two leading academics introduce an Oscar-winning film about the lives of women. Antonia’s Line won Best Foreign Language Film in 1996 – and forms the centre-piece of an evening of drama and debate on Sunday 29th November. Independence and solidarity are the twin poles of this thought-provoking Film Night at the Pierian Centre. read full story / add a comment

A powerful picture of the brutality involved in sex-trafficking is unveiled on Friday 20th November. Lukas Moodysson’s award-winning film Lilja 4-ever receives a FREE screening, and is followed by Margaret Gallagher, Chair of The Medaille Trust, talking about the Trust’s work with the victims of sex-trafficking. The evening is opened by singer Sadie Chamberlain, and is part of Unchosen’s season of films about trafficking. read full story / add a comment

Anthropologist Alice Sala is flying from Geneva to Bristol on Friday 13th November to present the award-winning documentary La Forteresse. Filming for La Forteresse was the first time that cameras were given open access to a detention centre that enforces the most restrictive asylum laws in Europe. This free screening is part of Unchosen’s season of films about human trafficking. read full story / add a comment

Allen Coates - Bee Keeper read full story / add a comment

Slumdog Millionaire shone a global spotlight on the plight of Mumbai’s street kids. Gerard Vandervegt’s moving documentary now lets these kids tell their own story – a story of tragedy, violence, abuse and survival. Welcome to India’s trouble station: Victoria Terminus! read full story / add a comment

A Science Café with Nhamburo Ziyenge and Fidelis Mherembi. read full story / add a comment

The Heart Has Reasons is a journey around the human heart and how its meaning has changed through the ages. Mark Kidel’s documentary challenges the modern idea of the heart as no more than a sophisticated but functional pump. Mark will be at the Pierian Centre on Sunday 25th October to present the film and discuss its implications. 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

Two urban walks and a debate invite you to reflect on the impact of Cabot Circus on Bristol and its local communities. The three events are organized by The Architecture Centre, and examine issues such as the role of retail in urban regeneration, the interface between private developments and the local community, the change from the public realm to privately managed streets, and the role of art and artists within the whole process. read full story / add a comment

"Indigenous Perspectives" brings the world of indigenous peoples to Bristol – people from Papuan rainforests, Pacific atolls, the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the snows of Tibet, and South America’s southern-most tip. Indigenous Perspectives is a one-day conference on Monday 12th October, celebrating the 2nd anniversary of the signing of the U.N’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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The Nuts and Bolts of Aircraft Construction through the ages. read full story / add a comment

21st September is celebrated around the globe as U.N. World Peace Day – and Bristol is doing its bit. There’s an evening of chanting, film and debate at the Pierian Centre to mark the one day of the year that puts Peace at the top of the agenda! 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

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

Voices From Afar is an evening of music, dance, news and images from indigenous cultures around the world. It takes place on Sunday 13th September – and celebrates the 2nd anniversary of the UN’s ground-breaking Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. read full story / add a comment

The Daily Telegraph’s headline "All Seafood will Run Out by 2050"sums up the current debate on our oceans. But how much of this is science and how much is scare story? Steve Simpson is a marine biologist and fish ecologist at Bristol University. His particular interests in coral reefs, commercial fisheries, climate change and aquaculture qualify him to shine some light into these murky waters! read full story / add a comment

July’s Film Night at the Pierian Centre is Oliver Hodge’s inspiring documentary Garbage Warrior. This account of one man’s fight to develop green housing was nominated for Best British Documentary 2007 – and it throws down a challenge to how we live and where we’re headed. read full story / add a comment

The Pierian Centre's Film Night for June is Apur Sansar – the final part of Satyajit Ray’s Apu trilogy, and a self-contained, stand-alone classic. If you’ve followed the spell-binding journey of Apu through boyhood and adolescence, then you’ll certainly want to find out what happens next. If you haven’t, then come and enjoy a film that’s “simple in its means and profound in its impact.” (Time Magazine’s All-Time 100 Movies) read full story / add a comment

Part of Zimbabwe Day - 12 hours of music, dance, food, film and discussion – 12 hours of the best of Zimbabwe! The events are all free – and there’s something for everyone, all ages and all tastes, here at the Pierian Centre. read full story / add a comment

Part of Zimbabwe Day - 12 hours of music, dance, food, film and discussion – 12 hours of the best of Zimbabwe! The events are all free – and there’s something for everyone, all ages and all tastes, here at the Pierian Centre.
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