Urban Hosts, Bristol

is a programme of events, which provokes and promotes practices and approaches to how we live in and govern cities.

Established in 2013, the programme has taken place in cities across Europe with its home base now in Bristol and Berlin. Bringing people together who are actively producing alternatives to how we currently live in cities the 2024 programme focuses on participatory and community-centred approaches to artificial intelligence, restorative cultures, liveable neighbourhoods and the urban commons.

Sharing their views and approaches to how neighbourhood change is catalysed through local relations, processes and policies, our guests for this edition share learnings from Bristol-based initatives.

Agenda:

18.00: Doors Open

18.30: Welcome

18.40: Speakers & Discussion

20.00: Mingle

20.30: Close

Welcome: 18.30

Speakers: 18.40-20.00

Mingle & Close: 20.00-20.30

Urban Hosts is a free event. The event will take place on the ground floor, with flat and easy access for all abilities.

Speakers

Research Lead at Knowle West Media Centre, Julia Costa Carneiro outlines the process behind setting up digitally augmented, public observatories in Bristol that aim to support local authorities and communities to reach net zero targets.

How do we collectively negotiate doing things differently? Senior Research Associate in the Business School at the University of Bristol, Claudia Firth discusses her work on the Fair Creative Economies project (FaCE) and work in the Bristol Commons Network.

Action Greater Bedminister is the community partnership for Bedminster and Southville. Chair of the organisation and previous Labour Councillor for Bedminster Ward, Celia Philips shares learnings from the groups experience in hosting community conversations on climate transitions.

Host or Publisher Teresa Dillon