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A stage for talks, panels and discussions at FORWARDS bristol
The Information is a stage for discussion, debate and understanding on today's current affairs and cultural issues, plus challenging the role of music festivals. A lineup of inspirational experts, artists, writers and thinkers from across the social and political spectrum will join at Forwards this August.
Previous guests include Akala, Carol Vorderman, David Olusoga, Gary Stevenson, Grace Blakely, Munya Chawawa, Travis Alabanza, Zarah Sultana + more.
SATURDAY
29
AUGUST
Team Canteen: Who’s At Your Table?
TIME:
TBC

This year will bring a focus on food inequality, loneliness and the role hospitality can play in building community, connection and care.

Ben Harvey
Co-Founder - Bianchis Group
Iman Salat
Founder - Jikoni East Africa
Mahamed Hashi
Co-Founder - Brixton Soup Kitchen
Punam Vaja
Founder - Khao Suppers
Josh Eggleton
Co-Founder - Team Canteen
STURDAY
29
AUGUST
Soliphilia: Storytelling, Nature & Community
TIME:
TBC

Exploring how the stories we tell can shape our relationship to Nature & Community, for a kind and radical futures.

Euella Jackson
Presenter, Film-Maker
Lira Valencia
Outside With Lira
Louis VI
Musician & Zoologist
Fay Milton
Musician, Co-Founder - Music Declares Emergency
SATURDAY
29
AUGUST
Saffron Records: Creating Space For Nuance in Black Artistry
TIME:
TBC

Exploring the freedom, tension, and nuance of creating beyond expectation and refusing to be boxed in.

Anaiis
Singer, Songwriter
Special Guest
Pops Roberts
Saffron Records
SATRUDAY
29
AUGUST
Novo: Asking The Important Questions
TIME:
TBC

A conversation about what ordinary Brits can do about extraordinary conflict around the world.

Yisrael J Arthur
Novo
Special Guest
SATRUDAY
29
AUGUST
Reclaiming Britain: Is There A Point?
TIME:
TBC

Reclaiming Britishness, if it’s possible, and through the lens of their art/writing and blackness.

Rene Matić
Artist
Special Guest
Travis Alabanza
Writer, Performer
SUNDAY
30
AUGUST
Rising Arts Agency: How Can We Be A Responsible Brand?
TIME:
TBC

From Brand Ownership, to Brand ethics and supply chain practices, we unpack the challenges and opportunities Brands have and how they can be a force for good. With great power comes great responsibility.

Ben Price
Partnerships Manager - Team Love
Ed Grattan
Head of Corporate Communications - Triodos Bank UK
Lisa Douglas
Community Marketing and Impact Manager - Patagonia North Europe
Mathilda Della-Torre
UK Activism Manager - Ben & Jerry's Europe
Rising Arts Agency Rep
Rising Arts Agency
SUNDAY
30
AUGUST
Big Team: The Currency of Privilege
TIME:
TBC

Unpack the invisible forces that shape success - explore how privilege operates behind the scenes. From who gets in the room, to who gets backed once they’re there. Challenge assumptions and open up honest dialogue around power, equity, and opportunity. This is a conversation about what’s seen and what isn’t and how we begin to shift the balance.

Joey Clipstar
Hardest Bars
Kelechi Okafor
Artist, Author
Malaki Patterson
The Music Works
Mimi The Music Blogger
Journalist, Tastemaker
NGAIO
Artist, Facilitator
SUNADY
30
AUGUST
Smash the Fash
TIME:
TBC

A discussion around Fascism, the Far Right, and ways we can disrupt them

Cody Dahler
Journalist, Author
Deborah Frances-White
Writer and Comedian
Louisa Munch
Writer, Researcher
Lowkey
Artist, Journalist
Nikesh Shukla
Author
SUNDAY
30
AUGUST
SLEEC: Beyond The Manosphere
TIME:
TBC

Whether you're worried about someone you love, trying to understand a world and a word that feels increasingly hostile, or just done with conversations that go nowhere… This panel is for you. Six extraordinary speakers. One urgent question: what can we do now?

Danny Price
Journalist
Eliza Hatch
Founder - Cheer Up Luv
JimmyTheGiant
YouTuber, Journalist
Jordan Stephens
Artist - Rizzle Kicks, Author
Meggan Baker & Bryony Ball
Founders - SLEEC
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