A city-wide project in partnership with The Pierian Centre and John Easterby.

This project will see the transformation of one of Bristol’s most famous public spaces into an extraordinary ‘tent city’. For a period of 10 days from Saturday 18 September – Sunday 26 September, over fifty tents, printed with artwork by the people of Bristol will stand in College Green as united testament to the diversity of the population of the city. Seen around the world, the 'tent city' symbolises sanctuary and security - often from conflict or crisis. This tent city will acknowledge the many people around the world who have been forced into refugee status and act as a metaphor and statement of Bristol’s rich cultural diversity.

Citizens of Bristol from all walks of life are invited to join a unique and high profile participatory art project that will celebrate the cultural diversity of this city and give a voice to people from all parts of society.

For more details please click here.

To enter contact: June Burrough at The Pierian Centre with your expression of interest on 0117 9244512 or   june@pieriancentre.com
 
Deadline for expressions of interest  Friday 18 June 2010. 

The Coalition Programme for Government was published on 20 May 2010. It gives commitments across the Equalities agenda and will form the basis of the work that the Government Equalities Office will now take forward.  Please click here to read more.

Also please click here to read the Children's Commissioner's Brief on the Single Equalities Act.

Shade is looking for people to join a unique art event: a project about shared food, culture and community - dressing for dinner and sharing recipes across cultures.

Shade is a performance project about shared culture and food, using dress, decorated dinner tables, performance and food to create social events of arts, dinner and entertainment in specific sites. Shade has previously collaborated with writers, poets, artists, tailors, fashionistas and ecologists and has hosted tea parties, led tours, and is currently planning a series of intimate evening events to be hosted in private homes.  Read more.

Would you like to be in control of your future, less reliant on funding and able to focus on the projects and services your community really needs and wants?

Does the idea of not worrying about funding, not having to do monitoring, not being dictated to by agencies and bodies with their own agendas appeal to you?

CEMVO was funded by Capacity Builders in 2009 to support eight organisations over two years to develop their capacity as social enterprises, build themselves as businesses, reduce reliance on funding and improve their self determination through dependence on their own income generation. CEMVO are now seeking the second batch of four to support until March 2011.

The programme will offer a combination of theoretical training together with the benefit of practical hands-on help and input on site, an officer visiting weekly to support you.

You will need to be able to show that you have an idea for delivering a service or product that has the potential to grow and to be sustainable and the commitment to work at its development over the next year.

CEMVO are offering you the opportunity to work with them to develop a secure future for your organisation by developing as a social enterprise. If you are interested please call on 0117 989 7727 for an informal discussion.

To join the programme and receive this valuable and free support you will need to complete and return a questionnaire (as an application). A hard copy can be requested from Fumi Samuels by phoning on 01179897727 or by emailing on fumi.samuels@cemvo.org.uk. Don’t delay – spaces are limited, demand is high and the deadline for applications is 14 May 2010.