Welcome!

Hola a todos y Bienvenidos!! Welcome to the winter edition of Vocalise, the community magazine for St. Pauls, St. Werburghs, St. Agnes and Montpelier.

My name is Laila, I am Argentinian and I am the new project assistant for Vocalise. I came to Bristol in July 2019 and fell in love instantly with this wonderful City. I am a TV and Radio producer, a feminist and an activist. I also love to work as a community organiser and events, I love culture and learning from diversity! I worked in different charities during the pandemic, so I have learned a lot! But there is always room for more!

As an immigrant woman life can be very challenging sometimes; adapting to a different culture. That is why I love to be part of Vocalise and I am very proud of the work put into every edition. Helping the community to grow and connect!

I love people, arts, music, dance and food! So I feel very happy and welcome in Bristol. St. Pauls, St. Werburghs, St. Agnes and Montpellier are my favourite places in the city and I feel so honoured to be part of even more now!

You can be part of the magazine too! Please get in touch with us if you want to write something or give us feedback: info@vocalisemagazine. org Vocalise shares stories about local people, about you and me, so don’t be afraid to use your voice, this is the right place! Thank you for your time, and a big thanks to all the great people, artists, supporters and the community for their contribution to this edition.

Very exciting 2023 coming forward!

I wish you all the best,

Laila

This is YOUR community magazine if you’d like to be involved get in touch!

info@vocalisemagazine.org vocalisemagazine.org

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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)

Judit Davis (Director)

Julia Widz (Project Manager)

Laila (Project Assistant)

Lucille Smith

Hilary Finch

Aidan Bristow

George Dunn

Bob Lawson

Also special Thanks to all our contributors.

Front cover: Thank to HazardOne and Bright Places for the mural. More info on page 10.

Vectors and photos from: Vecteezy.com. Photo on page 8 from Unsplash.