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Participation

***GLORYFEST 2011***

Aspect of Happiness: 
Community Building
Diversity
Other (please specify)
Other (please specify): 
Awareness of Child Abuse
Where?: 
City wide
For who?: 
Everyone
What's it's purpose: 
It's about raising the awareness of Child Abuse in and around Bristol!

BYEP, in collaboration with Barnardo's and CSL, have come together to bring you

Top Tip: 
Participation

Cultural Palace@ Bristol

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Aspect of Happiness: 
Community Building
Culture
Diversity
Other (please specify): 
Awe inspiring architecture,interfaith/transfaith understanding,coloboration,spirituality,performing arts,celebrations of Idd,Diwali,Chinese new year,etc weddings,conferences and legacy of ghandi,St.Francis of Assissi,veganism,animla,human,womens,childrens rights
Where?: 
City wide
Other (please specify): 
Gapsite at Harbourside or Oldbury court estate at Fishponds where there used to be a manor house and bristol council suggested the two sites to us
For who?: 
Everyone
Other (please specify): 
everyone in the city but also marginalsied,women,children,minorities
What's it's purpose: 
It is to bring communities togather and enjoy,repsetc diversity,[erforming arts,cultures of a multi racial and multi faith and multi cultural city of bristol and forget thier differences and be positive and creative and draw on community strength.Indeed,Bristol has suffered riots in St.Paul and recently in Stokes Croft- a symptom of divided city of haves ,havenots,disenfranchised and marginalised as well as a city tainted with slavery,cancer causing tobbaco .hence,the project helps to heal divisions and envy,hate and prejudice and over come racism,sexism,facism and make the city a swell place for one and all with business,commerce and jobs created by ethical tourism,multi cultural vibrancy and events.

It promotes beautifull architecture -fusion of east and west and outshines Sydney Opera House being an iconic building with fusion of east and west architecture.


It brings people togather to celebrate diverse events and festivals eg Diwlai,Idd,chinese new years ,st.patricks day,Ahimsa day-non violence and non agression day celebrating Ghandjis birthday,world farm day and St.Francis of assissi day.

Top Tip: 
Participation

The Bristol Bike Project

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Aspect of Happiness: 
Environment
Learning
Other (please specify)
Other (please specify): 
Skill Sharing
Where?: 
City wide
For who?: 
Other (please specify)
Other (please specify): 
Marginalised groups, eg. Refugees, young people Bristol community
What's it's purpose: 
Provide transport for marginalised groups, teach bike maintenance skills as well as bike recycling

Community bike project repairing & relocating unwanted bicycles

Teaching cycle maintenance skills, run workshops. Working with volunteers and project leaders to share skills and contacts.

Top Tip: 
Participation
Top Tip details: 
The community power empowers communities
For more information
Where whould others go to find out more about this solution?
Address: 
Hamilton House 80 Stokes Croft BS1 3QY

Knowle West Media Centre

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Aspect of Happiness: 
Community Building
Diversity
Learning
Where?: 
BS4
For who?: 
Young people
What's it's purpose: 
To support, cultural, social & economic regeneration/inclusion

Digital Media Arts Social enterprise: Film, design & photography services plus digital media education.

Top Tip: 
Participation
When?: 
Ongoing now
For more information
Where whould others go to find out more about this solution?
Address: 
KWMC Leinster Ave, Knowle West, Bristol BS4 1NL

Bristol Community Arts Trail

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Aspect of Happiness: 
Community Building
Culture
Engagement
Where?: 
City wide
For who?: 
Everyone
What's it's purpose: 
Community Building

Supports & promotes local art & artists

Set up a resident-led steering group. Encourage other residents to take part, opening houses, cages and pubs as exhibition spaces and performance spaces. Produce a map of the trail, open doors and run events over a weekend

Top Tip: 
Participation
Top Tip details: 
Get people out in the streets, walking around the neighbourhood, talking to neighbours, meeting new people
When?: 
Ongoing now
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