Welcome

To the winter edition of Vocalise.

This edition is filled with news from your local community hubs, stories from local artists, interesting uplifting articles about making education more inclusive to all cultures, plus we have our regular Well-being, Thoughts from an Oldie, Puzzles, What's On in the Area and a plant based recipe for you to try at home. Are you going to have a go at Veganuary? Don’t forget to use the £5 money off voucher from Better Food. A great way to save some money and start the year on a healthy footing.

A new year is an opportunity for change and personal growth. It marks the end of the old and is the threshold to new beginnings. Let us make the most of the opportunity it brings. As we move into 2022, we step with hope, inspiration and a surge of motivation to do better as well as wish better for our loved ones and community.

We are a very small team of volunteers who manage to make Vocalise possible for distribution every season, whatever the weather. If you have any time to distribute, proofread, write articles, support local events and fundraising, social media, advertising or simply just want to volunteer and be part of our quirky little team please do get in touch with Julia, our project coordinator, via email: info@vocalisemagazine.org to find out more. We appreciate every bit of love, support and encouragement.

I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you all love, light and good health for 2022.

Vandna (Founding Director) & The Vocalise Team

Contents

2 Welcome 3 Local Artist: Patty Miranda 4-5 Rebel Soul 6 The Change Makers Project 7 Friend's of St. Paul's 8-9 Decolonising Memory 10-11 A Fresh Education 12 Braids for Days 13 One Bristol Curriculum 14-15 Malcolm X: Secret Garden 16-17 Baking and Raking Project 18 Primenopause and Menopause 19 St. Barnabas Primary School 20 Oldies Goldies/ Fairfields High School 21 Muneera Pilgrim 22 Thoughts from an Oldie 23 Better Food Co. 24-25 Docklands Community Centre 26 Star and Garter 27 What's On 28-29 Puzzles and Sudoku 30 You Councillors Say... 31 Police Update This is YOUR community magazine if you’d like to be involved get in touch! info@vocalisemagazine.org vocalisemagazine.org @vocaliseBristol @vocaliseBristol

Published by: Vocalise Bristol CIC Backfields House Upper York Street Bristol BS2 8QJ Vocalise Bristol CIC

Co-ordinated and designed by: Julia Widz

Thanks to all our volunteers and directors. Vandna Mehta (Founder) Hilary Finch (Director) //Kabbo Ferdinand (Director) Lynn Mareno (Director) Judith Davis (Director) Julia Widz (Project Coordinator) Lucille Smith Sebright Printers

Also special thanks to all our contributors.

Front cover: Thanks to StinkFish who is the artist of the mural and the photo of the front cover. His artwork can be seen in St. Werbughs on Mina Road and Stokes Croft on City Road.

Vectors and photos from: Vecteezy.com.