Bristol Transformed

Do you have something to say, but there's something stopping you saying it? Whether it's confidence that stops you, or concerns about how to make a convincing argument, this workshop will equip you with the skills to speak up, get heard, and win people round.

The workshop will be in 3 parts: First, we will cover how to project your voice and how to use a microphone effectively. Second, we will discuss issues of confidence in speaking and asking questions. And third, we will discuss how to structure your speech, in order to make it as concise as possible (important in long Labour meetings!) while being persuasive.

with Hannah Little and Joss MacDonald (Speech-writer for Jeremy Corbyn)

Acorn are a community-based union tackling injustice across the country, bringing people together to support each other to improve their lives and their communities. Come along to this workshop to learn more.

Does your local Labour branch or Momentum group reflect your area? Join us for an action-focused session on power-mapping your community and ensuring your group responds to the needs of your local context.

with Louie Herbert, Labour Community Organiser

Come and play the Social Strike Game, a team-based strategy game that’s fun for all the comrades. It's been developed to explore the concept of a social strike - a strike that takes place across the whole society, not just the workplace. It’s an opportunity to use your imagination to figure out ways that an array of different groups can co-ordinate their struggles to transform their city. Playing this game should get you thinking strategically and tactically about social struggles in the place where you actually live.

Like it or not, social media is playing an increasingly prevalent role in politics. Be it in reaching new audiences, in increasing our ability to engage directly with politicians or in determining the political narrative. Social media can be a powerful force for the left, if used well.

Laura Ho is a Digital Community Organiser for the Labour Party, she works with grassroots campaigners across the South West on local issue-based campaigns. She scales the campaigns, builds campaign narrative and tells the stories of people effected by Tory policy through online platforms.

Come to this workshop to learn some easy tips to drastically improve your social media game
with Laura Ho and Rohan Kon.

This interactive workshop explores the concepts of Marxism, Identity Politics and Intersectionality, before looking at a case study of union organising among an ethnically diverse workforce. We consider the different opinions as to whether workplace issues were racialised and the extent to which a common identity is a mobilising opportunity.

We don't claim to have all the answers, and while it is possible that there will be many different conclusions, at the end of the workshop, we will at least be asking relevant questions about how we build unity, and solidarity in the modern era.

With the digitalization of the economy we are confronted with a new information order often described as ‘surveillance capitalism’ that thrives on the exploitation of huge amounts of data across our social and everyday lives. How should we make sense of these developments? And what do they mean for long-standing struggles for social, economic, racial and environmental justice? In this talk we’ll take stock of some of the ways data is collected and used in society, their implications, and how we might advance alternative data infrastructures and economies.
With Lina Dencik (Data Justice Lab, Cardiff University
Sponsored by Open Rights Group

Unite, one of the biggest and best-known trade unions, will be hosting a workshop on community organising. How can we take lessons learned from the workplace and apply them to our local communities? Find out at this workshop.

Are you passionate about making a positive change in your neighbourhood, your school, your local park, your youth club? What would you do if you were in charge of your local council or the UK government? What changes would you make? And how would you convince people that your ideas are good ones? In this interactive workshop we’ll put together a manifesto of ideas for transforming the world.

with Dylan Woodward and Ruth Day from Bristol Momentum Youth