To the Festival of Ideas - 2023 edition
When Bristol reflects on itself and how to better city life in general
Hello everyone, and especially to my England-based friends this time...
Most of you following me here must now know that I'm the biggest fan of the city of Bristol, England, and wrote a book about its culture, well its counterculture to be exact, and its tendency to great activism.
This year, the city is celebrating its 650 years, and we're lucky to have the Bristol Festival of Ideas to ask all the relevant questions!
The talks and events will bring guests to discuss the climate emergency, as much as citizenship, community, business, work, how to fight inequality, gentrification, urban planning, and many more key issues most cities around the world have to deal with.
I hope to see some of you there, at Bristol Ideas.
- Details here: https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/projects/festival-of-the-future-city/
I’ll be at more than half of the talks, and will be reporting on climate solutions.
The Festival is also launching a book I wrote a chapter for:
Bristol 650 Showcase and Book Launch
https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/attend/bristol-650-showcase-and-book-launch/
This event will launch the Bristol 650 book, a collection of newly commissioned essays about the future of Bristol.
You can also read the text online, here is mine:
What Underground Culture Has Given Bristol
https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/read/what-underground-culture-has-given-bristol/
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Here is a selection of events and talks:
Is There a Future for Democratic Capitalism?
https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/attend/is-there-a-future-for-democratic-capitalism/
Democracy and Cities: How Do We Promote and Extend Democracy? https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/attend/democracy-and-cities/
Make It Real: How We Achieve a Just Transition in Cities: https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/attend/make-it-real-how-we-achieve-a-just-transition-in-cities/
I hope to come back and report more about it all…
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These past few weeks, I’ve tried to continue to cover climate activism, as this story shows:
Young people take European nations to court over climate failures
Six young Portuguese people brought 32 countries before the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday, 27 September, for failing to do their part to avert climate catastrophe. The unprecedented hearing is the world’s largest climate legal action to date.
And f you’re interested in our work on African affairs and cultures, which I cover mainly, you can find all our article from RFI, the French BBC World Service, here: https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/
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Meanwhile, as journalism still lingers in its crisis, social media are letting us down, one network in particular…
So I’ve decided to join a new one: BlueSky.
You can find me here: https://bsky.app/profile/melissaontheroad.bsky.social
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If you’re in Bristol, come, and see you there!
If not, you can catch some events on Bristol Ideas’ YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@BristolIdeas/videos
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See you soon,
melissa
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Melissa Chemam
Journalist & Writer
Site: https://sites.google.com/view/melissachemam
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