In 2025 the UK experienced the hottest summer on record, and an increase in racist violence on our streets. What do these things have in common? Who benefits from climate denialism and community divisions? And how can we tackle them both to ensure a safe and dignified life for us all?
Over the last year Natalie Hyacinth and Yaz Brien, two local Bristolians who worry about the future of our planet while living with the impacts of racism, have been asking themselves these questions.
On Sunday 16th November we invite you to join in this conversation. We’ll hear some thoughts and prompts from Natalie and Yaz, before having conversations with our neighbours and strangers about how these issues impact us all.
Come along to build bridges, make sense of this time we’re in, and think ahead to creating futures we really want. The talk is open to all and there will be snacks provided!
Access
The venue is wheelchair accessible. There is an accessible toilet. There is a hearing loop in the Kilburn Room (where the talk is being held). Full access details can be found on the Easton Community Centre website.
‘From Personal to Planetary: Bridging Racial and Climate Justice’ is part of a wider talk programme organised by the Personal to the Planetary fellows – a group of ten activists, academics, artists and scientists who have spent ten months collaboratively researching the climate emergency. Personal to the Planetary is a joint Brigstow Institute and Cabot Institute for the Environment initiative.
Yaz Brien is an activist and trainer with interests in climate justice and futures.
Natalie Hyacinth is a composer, researcher, cultural geographer with interests in blue environments.
About this event series
The From the Personal to Planetary talk series is co-produced and co-hosted by the Brigstow Institute, Cabot Institute for the Environment, creative associates Close and Remote and our 10 Personal to Planetary Fellows. This series is running during COP30, the biggest annual conference of negotiations for the future health of our planet. Find out more about COP30 and what the University of Bristol will be doing there.
You might also be interested in the other talks in this series:
· 13 November: The Joy of Activism: Finding Flowers in the Sh*t
· 15 November: Neocolonialism, Extraction and the Cracked Mirror of Capitalism
· 16 November: From Personal to Planetary: Bridging Racial and Climate Justice
· 19 November: Materiality and Museum Extraction: Bristol glass, taxidermy pangolin, and disrupting colonial silences
