Festival of Solutions

Join Up Our Street for a packed four hours of film, poetry and discussion, plus a delicious shared lunch cooked by Bristol Hospitality Network. What does it mean to be Bristolian in 2018?

Includes exclusive local premiere of 'There is Black in the Union Jack' by Black South West Network.

Priority for tickets goes to residents from Easton and Lawrence Hill, but we welcome people from all parts of the city too.

Schedule for the day:

10.45am Arrival and refreshments

Part 1. Being Bristolian. Connectivity in unequal city

11am Welcome and introductions

11.15am Exclusive screening of There is Black in the Union Jack

11.50 am Facilitated small table discussion

• Do you feel that you enjoy Bristol's success as a city? If not, why?

• What stops us from feeling connected with fellow residents in the city?

• Being Bristolian, feeling Bristolian- is this a potential for shared identity above divisions?

12.45pm Lunch from Bristol Hospitality Network

Part 2 City and Citizens. Bristol Value. Local Solutions

1.30pm Short films from Bristol 24/7 and Up Our Street

1.45pm Introduction to work in Bristol

Inclusive Cities

City of Sanctuary

Bristol Hospitality Network

2.15pm Facilitated small table discussion

• What is the role for individuals and grass root movements in tackling the issues we identified?

• If there is one issue you could tackle as a group. What would it be?

• Who would your allies be? What needs to be done? How would you go about it?

2.55pm Summing up and what next

3pm Event ends