COMING UP!:
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We’re delighted to be partnering with We The Curious to celebrate the successes of Nature Rising, our Global Majority communities, and ask how we can work together to care for nature and each other.
Click on our exhibition booklet to find out all about Nature Rising and the people involved:
PAST EVENTS:
Nature Rising features an impressive lineup of Bristol’s most energizing community leaders! Throughout the programme, we have connected with, and learned alongside…
- Elsie Harp (Divina Botanica)
The Pollinator Garden: three incredible workshops for refugees and asylum seekers, showcasing the healing power of Mother Earth!
Elsie taught foraging, learning about sustainable herb growing, and exchanging knowledge on herbal medicine at the beautiful Bridge Farm.
- Amrish Pandya and Priya Sheth (Bristol Rainforest)
The Wildflower Playgrounds Project: four lively workshops teaching nursery children and teachers how to plant and grow wildlife!
The children watered and cared for the wildflowers over the Summer and are now less scared of bees!!
- Ian Solomon-Kawall: (May Project Gardens)
Nature Rising Celebration: a world-class showcase in September to celebrate the closing of our project!
We connected through music, art, storytelling, food and nature with a line-up of Bristol’s most talented artists!
- Judit Davis: Flourishing in St Pauls
Judit shared her thoughts on the amazing Plant Power Film!
As well as the incredible…
- Gnisha Bevan and Roger Griffith MBE (Black Seeds Network)
Gnisha is working tirelessly behind the scenes, creating new opportunities, setting up partnerships, applying for funding and making sure things work as smoothly as possible. She is also the Executive Producer for our exhibition.
Roger has been working on funding and support to keep Nature Rising ticking along.
- Mike Birkin and a wonderful team of volunteers at Friends of the Earth
A huge thank you to Mike for organising film screenings, recruiting volunteers and organising training. He has also been working tirelessly in the background to make sure things run smoothly.
- Tay Aziz: Film maker, science communicator and community engagement specialist
- Michelle Pascal: director and film-maker documenting Nature Rising and creative producer for our Nature Rising Exhibition
- Thanks to Tracey Miller for all your amazing editing and graphic design skills!
- Tara Miran: Green Melon; St Pauls’ Community Garden; and Nature Rising’s asset-based community development specialist
Tara ran thought provoking training on equalities based Asset Based Community Development. She also ran the St Pauls Community Garden Wildflowers and Wellness Day with Elsie Harp, and inspired us with a workshop based on Kurdish food and culture.
Our Research Interns Jemillia Powell and Lynn Ooi will be drawing out learning from this Project with the support of the amazing Fabia Jeddere-Fisher and Elahe Karimnia
Thanks to Jordan Wylde for programme and comms support. Thanks to Zephyr Giddings, Benjamin Junior, Clara Fung and Jamileh Ravaan and Ilham Ahmed for expert comms and storytelling. As always, we are indebted to Azaria Roshkani, Matthew Cornish and Nicolle Hanselmann for all your logistical support!
And last but not least, THANK YOU TO ALL OUR WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS!
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