HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEK ONE

The Schubert Ensemble
Wednesday 10 October
1.15-2.00 p.m. Victoria Rooms, Queen's Road.
Judith Weir and Ravel.

Integrating Diversity - at Work, in the Community and at Home
Wednesday 10 October
6.00 pm Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building. Queen's Road.

Professor Joanna Foster Chair of the Industrial Society's Work-Life Forum Former Chair of the Equal Opportunities Commision Chairing the event: Professor Eric Thomas, Vice-Chancellor, University of Bristol

A case will be made for celebrating and encouraging diversity at work, in the community and in our personal and family lives. She will describe how organisations are beginning to respond to the changing aspirations and needs of the men and women who work with them and will underline the importance of building diversity into our own lives and our own life-long learning.

Small Stage Theatre Company: The Healing Arts
Friday 12 / Saturday 13 October
7.30 pm Wickham Theatre, Cantocks Close, Woodland Road.
A Vietnamese dance troupe featuring mime, dance, music and movement.

HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEK TWO

Members of the Bhavan Institute of Indian art and Culture
Wednesday 17 October
1.15 pm Victoria Rooms, Queen's Road.
A programme of North Indian Music.

The City Lectures
Thursday 18 October
6.00 pm Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building. Queen's Road.

Paul Stephenson Early History of Racism in Bristol in the Sixties

Peaches Golding Increasing Participation - the Tip of the Iceberg

Maqsood Zamir Multiculturalism - a Viewpoint from Personal Experience

Three distinguished residents of Bristol will talk about race relations and some of the problems experienced in Bristol. Paul Stephenson, Regional Director - Wales and the West for Focus Consultancy, will discuss the role of Bristol University in the development of race and community relations. Peaches Golding, Regional Campaign Manager for Race and Opportunity, will ask why some universities are successful in attracting women and people from ethnic minorities into higher education, and what components need to be put in place for those that are not. Finally, Maqsood Zamir, adviser to the Bath Equality Committee since 1996, will give a highly personalised view of working within organisations concerned with race relations.

7.00 p.m. Drinks reception and exhibition about the University of Bristol's recruitment and equal opportunities policies, its track record and its plans to do better.

HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEK THREE

Raymond Clarke
Wednesday 24 October
1.15 pm Victoria Rooms, Queen's Road.
Raymond Clarke plays Russian piano music, including Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata no. 2

Racial Politics at the United Nations
Thursday 25 October
6.00 pm Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building. Queen's Road.

Professor Michael Banton Professor of Sociology, University of Bristol, 1965-92 Former Chair, United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Chairing the event: Professor Richard Hodder-Williams, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Bristol

A review and analysis of the United Nations World Conference Against Racism held in Durban in August/September 2001.

7.00 p.m. Drinks reception and exhibition about the University of Bristol's international dimension.

South African Student Theatre Group
Friday 26 and Saturday 27 October
7.30 pm Wickham Theatre, Cantocks Close, Woodland Road.
A double bill focusing on black history: Venus/Somebody Say Something
Please ring for prices and tickets.

The work of Wole Soyinka
Saturday 27 October
2.00 pm Wickham Theatre, Cantocks Close, Woodland Road.
Workshop about the Nobel prize-winning Nigerian playwright.

The Rt Hon Paul Boateng, MP Finiancial Secretary to the Treasury Chairing the event: Professor Eric Thomas, Vice Chancellor, University of Bristol

The need for practical policies to promote both excellence and opportunity in a multicultural society will be examined.

7.00 p.m. Drinks reception after lecture and exhibition about distinguished minority ethnic academics and alumni from the University of Bristol

Priya Pawar and her Dance Company Pushpalata
Kathak meets Flamenco
Saturday 3 November
7.30 pm Wickham Theatre, Cantocks Close, Woodland Road.
A rare chance to see this exciting fusion of two dance forms.

Jane Campbell Disability Rights Commissioner; Co-director, National Centre for Independent Living Chairing the event: Dr Roger Berry, MP

This lecture will demonstrate that the voice of the disabled people's civil rights movement has been paramount in transforming society's view of diversity as it relates to disability.

7.00 p.m. Drinks reception and exhibition about University of Bristol's work and plans regarding equality for disabled people.

HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEK SIX

Wells Cathedral School
Wednesday 14 November
1.15 pm Victoria Rooms, Queen's Road.
Members of the Wells Cathedral School present a programme of solo and ensemble music.

Widening Access and Improving Life Chances
Wednesday 14 November
6.00 pm Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building. Queen's Road.

Dr Peter Lampl Chairman and founder of the Sutton Trust Chairing the event: Professor David Evans, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Bristol

The reasons for founding the Sutton Trust, and its aims to provide educational opportunities for young people from non-privileged backgrounds will be considered, as well as the various initiatives the Trust is taking to achieve this aim and how life chances for these young people are being improved.

7.00 p.m. Drinks reception and exhibition about University of Bristol's widening participation activities and plans.

HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEK SEVEN

Power of Place: People and Possibilities
Monday 19 November
6.00 pm Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building. Queen's Road.

Sir Neil Cossons OBE Chairman, English Heritage;holder of the University of Bristol's Collier Chair in Public Understanding of Science and Technology Chairing the event: Professor Bernard Silverman, University of Bristol

How people value the places in which they live and view the future: the participative desire to reconcile the voices of the past with the needs of tomorrow, is militated against by the planning process.

7.00 p.m. Drinks reception and exhibition about University of Bristol's continuing education work and plans.

University New Music Ensemble
Wednesday 21 November
1.15 pm Victoria Rooms, Queen's Road.
A programme of music by local composers, directed by John Pickard.

HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEK EIGHT

University Singers
Wednesday 28 November
1.15 pm Victoria Rooms, Queen's Road.
Keith Tippit: Spirituals from A Child of Our Time
John Pickard: Ozymandias
Adrian Beaumont: Echoes of Ozymandias
Directed by Glyn Jenkins.

The Bristol Veterinary School: Science in the Service of Animals
Thursday 29 November
6.00 pm Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building. Queen's Road.

Professor John Webster Professor of Animal Husbandry, University of Bristol Chairing the event: Professor Avril Waterman-Pearson, University of Bristol

This talk will review and celebrate the history of the Bristol Veterinary School; over 50 years of difficult but rewarding commitment to animal health and welfare, through developments in education, practical skills, scientific understanding and ethical awareness of our contract with the other animals who share our planet.

7.00 p.m. Drinks reception and exhibition about University of Bristol's animal welfare work.

HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEK NINE

University Chamber Choir
Wednesday 5 December
1.15 pm Victoria Rooms, Queen's Road.
Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine; Elgar: Lux Aeterna; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; and music by Lassus, Tavener, and Rachmaninov. Directed by Matthew Brind.

The Role of a University in its Region
Wednesday 5 December
5.15pm Leigh Court, Abbots Leigh

Professor John Goddard Pro-Vice-Chancellor; University of Newcastle upon Tyne Chairing the event: HM Lord Lieutenant of Bristol, Mr Jay Tidmarsh

The political, economic and educational factors that lead to universities in the developed world becoming more engaged with their immediate regions will be explored. The contribution of universities to regional industrial innovation, skills and cultural development through leading research and other activities will be exemplified and the implications for university management and for local and regional governance discussed.

7.00 p.m. Drinks reception and exhibition about the University's relationship with the city.

HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEK TEN

Learning to Live with Sexual Diversity
Tuesday 11 December
6.00 pm Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building. Queen's Road.

Professor Jeffrey Weeks Dean of Humanities and Social Science at South Bank University Chairing the event: Professor Linda Ward, University of Bristol

Most people are now able to recognise the fact of sexual diversity. We seem less willing to acknowledge the value of diversity. This lecture will explore the long, unfinished revolution in sexual attitudes, and the conflicts, hesitations, and opportunities it offers for the development of new forms of sexual citizenship.

7.00 p.m. Drinks reception and exhibition about University of Bristol's gender studies work.

University Early Music Groups
Wednesday 12 December
1.15 pm Victoria Rooms, Queen's Road.
A programme of Baroque music given by students of the Music Department, coached by members of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.