What we’re about
We are an active group of humanists gathering at least once a month in Bristol.
Our regular meetings are on the first Monday of each month (though check website and Meet Up as occasionally it changes, due to bank holidays etc); we hold a talk/lecture/discussion forum on topics broadly related to humanism and now regularly hold get-to-know-you socials.
Please note that 'joining' on Meet Up is not the same as actually joining Bristol Humanists. You can become a member here https://www.bristolhumanists.com/membership
Our meetings are open to anyone, in the spirit of engagement and public debate. They are FREE if you are a member of Bristol Humanists, or we ask for a £3/£1 (low income rate) donation if not.
If you're not religious and would like to meet like minded people, if you are curious about what humanism is or simply if the theme of the activity of the event is appealing to you, please join us.
We also run the annual Bristol Darwin Day lecture in partnership with the Festival of Ideas. This happens on/near February 12th (Darwin's birthday). We now also run another annual lecture in the autumn, the Emma Martin Lecture, to celebrate Bristol's most amazing freethinker, humanist & women's rights campaigner.
Full details of all our activities and how to join are posted on our website http://bristolhumanists.com and Facebook pages https://en-gb.facebook.com/BristolHumanists/
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Walk Bristol's Humanist History; part of Bristol Walk FestivalEdna's Falafel Kitchen, Bristol City
As part of Bristolwalkfest 2025 we are offering a re-run of our popular Bristol Humanist History walk. Among other things it will feature the former home of Emma Martin (pic above), Bristol's most important radical humanist and free thinker. It is FREE but you do need to register in advance, as numbers are limited - go to this link for more details and how to sign up.
https://www.bristolwalkfest.com/event/bristols-humanist-history-2/?er=WyIyMDI1LTA1LTE5IDE0OjAwOjAwIiwiMjAyNS0wNS0xOSAxNjoxNTowMCJd
The walk starts at Castle Park, and finishes at the old Bristol GaolNot open - Bristol Humanists' Film Club - Pleasantville20th Century Flicks, Bristol
The next outing for our Bristol Humanists Film Club is the 1998 fantasy comedy drama, Pleasantville, directed by Gary Ross.
The story focuses on twin siblings, David (Tobey Maguire) and Jennifer (Reese Witherspoon) who after breaking their television remote control, are given a new one by a mysterious repairman. This new, magical remote transports the twins into the world of Pleasantville, a black-and-white 1950s sitcom about the idyllic Parker family, where all the residents in the town exist in rigidly static lives of social conformity. Once there, the twins rebellious presence slowly begin to transform the repressive structure of Pleasantville's society, as they introduce a love of beauty, music, sex, art and literature to its residents, literally adding colour to the town and resulting in unforeseen and chaotic consequences. Pleasantville is a thought-provoking tale about human authenticity vs societal repression; how the personal is often entangled with the political; about the liberating effects of art, change and curiosity, and about how much more colourful our lives can be when we challenge the authoritarian dogmas that have us see the world in simple black-and-white.
For a taster you can see the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSDm62Hmbf4Gary Ross also directed Seabiscuit, The Hunger Games and Ocean's 8.
What - film with a broadly humanist theme, followed by discussion in a local pub
Where - 20th Century Flicks, on Christmas Steps, which has 2 intimate cinemas for private screenings. We have booked the 18 seat Videodrome cinema. After the film we will go to the Christmas Steps pub to discuss what we have just seen.
Who - organised by BH member Alex, on behalf of Bristol Humanists
Cost - Bristol Humanists has booked the cinema. The cost will be £10 per person - you can pay in cash or by card at the venue on the night (not in advance). We need a minimum of 10 people for the event to run.
When - Tuesday 27th May at 6.50pm, with the film starting at 7pm. The film runs for 124 minutesHow to reserve your place
RSVP to this Meet Up event, but please only do so if you are definitely attending. If you have RSVP'd and are then unable to attend please change your RSVP to 'No' so that your space can be offered to someone else
