More about Bristol - past and present
Shedding light on what’s been left out of our education system, shedding light on what we should ALREADY know, but don’t. Includes resources and a childhood section exploring the black and brown experience from the vantage point of adolescence.
Bristol and the Transatlantic Traffic in Enslaved Africans
Bristol museum pages explaining the transatlantic traffic in enslaved Africans: Who benefitted from it, Bristol’s involvement and legacies today.
The geological map of Bristol.
BMFF acts as an agency for inter-faith and intercultural community cohesion and social harmony. We encourage all religious communities and denominations to stand together in fraternity and fellowship for peace and justice.
The site for Blaise museum, Bristol Archives, Bristol museum and art gallery, M Shed, the Georgian house museum, the Red Lodge museum.
Organised by volunteers from the community, working all year round to challenge homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia and promote equality and diversity, for all, through various events, school visits, consultation services and lobbying.
BRHG projects and events have been organised by local people from Bristol since 2006, without funding from universities, political parties, business or local government. Part of the ‘International history from below’ network.
A charity created by Bristol women in 2016, emerging after a large-scale, council-funded consultation in 2013 where women consistently said they didn’t feel heard in decision-making. BWC now has 4,000 members and subscribers helping to shape its strategic plan and direction.
Disability Activism Bristol
Part of the Forging Our Future project, Disability Activism Bristol was funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to tell the story of the Disabled People’s movement in Bristol from the 1980s to 2010.
Discovering Britain - Bristol– a walk on the wild side
A trail exploring Bristol’s history of place and people.
Know your place – West of England
A digital heritage mapping resource to help you to explore your neighbourhood online. KYP provides unprecedented online access to a range of historic data and, more importantly, provides a free to use place where users can add information about your local area, building a rich and diverse community map of local heritage for everyone.
A timeline produced by University of the West of England.
A three-year project with Avon Wildlife Trust focusing on eight local wildlife sites in different neighbourhoods across Bristol, linking people living in the communities nearby with these spaces. The Trust’s purpose is to bring wildlife back, to empower people to take meaningful action for nature, and to create an inclusive society where nature matters and everyone’s inspired to get involved in nature’s recovery.
The official tourism website for Bristol, with detailed 'what's on guides'.
Visualising Bristol's history of activism
A timeline created by Journey to Justice.
The support and development agency for Bristol's voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector.
We The Curious in central Bristol describe themselves as, 'an idea and a place for everyone - all about asking questions, getting creative and testing things out. Science is collaborative, living and a vital part of culture.'