Can We Move Beyond Black History Month?

Storyteller from South Africa challenges the limits of this yearly event and speaks to local actors proposing initiatives to expand learning about global cultures

Bristol: Living in the nuclear shadow

The future of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point, near Bridgwater, hangs in the balance – as does Bristol’s safety.

Growing your own veg, self and communities

...extends to education, skill-shares, wellbeing and many urban food growing schemes building inclusive communities within disparate neighbourhoods.

Global News Round-Up

News from around the world that you might have missed...

What links Bristol Green Capital council, Monsanto and “probably carcinogenic” chemicals?

The World Health Organisation says it probably causes cancer in humans. It has been banned outright in countries as diverse as the Netherlands, Colombia and Sri Lanka.

Carriageworks development in a mixed bag result

Planning permission produces claims of both community victory and council let down

The enslaved who changed history

Aprevailing view of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade holds that a combination of evangelicals, liberals and enlightenment thinkers pushed Parliament towards the momentous...

Solar Tree Roots Out Social Inequality

A solar energy tree project sees local artist, energy consultant, science museum, and drug and alcohol support service collaborate to address social inequality and environmental sustainability.

An appetite for change in Lockleaze

Can a new food outlet in Lockleaze make quality food more affordable?

Communicating climate change uncertainty

How can scientific study be told as a compelling human story?

Is your pension funding climate collapse?

The pension fund for the Avon area has over £36 million invested in fossil fuels..

Subsidies on board

With private companies in charge of operating Bristol’s essential network of bus services, corporate welfare means taxpayers pay twice