Welcome

To the spring edition of Vocalise.

It's time to get those barbeques out and party! Play some music and dance. We all have lost time to make up with friends and family after all the covid restrictions and now the invasion of Ukraine. Keep an eye out for people, these have been difficult times for so many. Listen to each other, look out for the children.

Bristol already has children from the Ukraine in the Children's Hospital cancer department. Hopefully the housing scheme for parents and other refugees becomes a decent reality quickly despite our housing problems. Quite a number of Bristol University students who speak Russian and/or Ukraine are in Poland helping the refugees. Some of us can do more than others for people needing help, but consideration and respect are mainstays for getting along. Let's be proud of ourselves as a community and share our ideas for building better and sharing more.

Here's to some good weather in the weeks ahead!

Hilary & The Vocalise Team

Also, we have a favour to ask you! Could you please fill our survey? You can do it online by scanning the QR code or just drop the paper version in our office More info on page 19! !!

Contents

2 Welcome 3 Local Artist: Bexx 4-5 Bristol Rainforest 6 Community Partners 7 Bristol Nights 8-9 Sensitivity as Super Power 10 Community Food Share 11 Ziva Zena 12 Frome Gataway 13 Mrs Sandra Green 14 Stokes Croft Land Trust 15 Memorial Roses 16 The Gangsta Gardener 17 Chaya Veggies 18 Fairfield High School 19-20 Vocalise survey 21 Ukraine 22 Thoughts From an Oldie 23 Better Food 24-25 Malcolm X Community Centre 26 Mina Road 27 What's On 28-29 Puzzles and Sudoku 30 You Councillors Say.../ Bristol Walk Fest 31 Police Update This is YOUR community magazine if you’d like to be involved get in touch!

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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) Judit Davis (Director) Julia Widz (Project Coordinator) Lucille Smith Rhian Grant Ian Jones Judith McMullen Ingrid Devoux Sebright Printers

Also special thanks to all our contributors.

Front cover: Thanks to Chaya Veggies for letting us use the mural from the shop. Photo by Under The Wing Productions.

Vectors and photos from: Vecteezy.com.