1 Nov 2022
As the city continues to deal with the impact of coronavirus, the cost-of-living crisis and the many ongoing challenges facing cities worldwide, in this tenth State of the City address and debate, Mayor Marvin Rees looks at the city’s future and how the city is delivering for the citizens of Bristol.
He looks at the immediate and ongoing challenges – such as housing, mental health, transport, the need for warm places, climate change – as well as what he is embedding for the long-term development of the city, from improved business opportunities and investment to culture.
He will also reflect on the changing nature of the city, and how the city can continue to deliver under different governance arrangements.
The event will also feature a new poem from the Bristol City Poet, Kat Lyons, and presentations by the youth mayors Anika Mistry and Jeremiah Dom-Ogbonna.
Following the address, Mayor Rees will take questions and be in discussion about global challenges facing cities with city representatives from Toronto, Canada, and Kaduna State, Nigeria, as part of a new international project with Bristol Ideas.
He looks at the immediate and ongoing challenges – such as housing, mental health, transport, the need for warm places, climate change – as well as what he is embedding for the long-term development of the city, from improved business opportunities and investment to culture.
He will also reflect on the changing nature of the city, and how the city can continue to deliver under different governance arrangements.
The event will also feature a new poem from the Bristol City Poet, Kat Lyons, and presentations by the youth mayors Anika Mistry and Jeremiah Dom-Ogbonna.
Following the address, Mayor Rees will take questions and be in discussion about global challenges facing cities with city representatives from Toronto, Canada, and Kaduna State, Nigeria, as part of a new international project with Bristol Ideas.
- 9 participants
- 1:31 hours
20 Oct 2021
Mayor Marvin Rees delivers the annual State of the City Address and panellists debate post-pandemic policy needs for the city.
It’s been another difficult year for Bristol with the pandemic and the uncertainty of reopening. How ready is Bristol to recover? What have been the lessons learned about Bristol’s response to Covid-19 and how will these help build the future inclusive city? Can Bristol continue to move forward in creating an open and tolerant city that uses its past to help create a better place? What lessons can we learn from other places? What are the threats facing Bristol and what are the opportunities? And what messages do Bristol want to send to COP26?
Caleb Parkin (City Poet) and Alice Towle (Youth Mayor) open the event.
After delivering his State of the City Address, Mayor Marvin Rees joins a panel with:
Ian Goldin (author most recently of Rescue: From Global Crisis to a Better World)
Sado Jirde (director, Black South West Network),
Musa Okwonga, writer, broadcaster and musician
Liz Zeidler (Centre for Thriving Places)
The panellists will debate policy needs for cities coming out of the pandemic as well as questions from the audience.
The BSL interpretation on the video was recorded and streamed during a live interaction for the purposes of providing access to people attending on the evening of the event, and as such, may contain errors due to the nature of the content and/or speaker being unknown to participants. The intention is always to provide a true and accurate interpretation and is tailored to the needs of the people present and is not a polished and rehearsed piece of interpreting for the purposes of providing general access online. Please bear this in mind when watching.
It’s been another difficult year for Bristol with the pandemic and the uncertainty of reopening. How ready is Bristol to recover? What have been the lessons learned about Bristol’s response to Covid-19 and how will these help build the future inclusive city? Can Bristol continue to move forward in creating an open and tolerant city that uses its past to help create a better place? What lessons can we learn from other places? What are the threats facing Bristol and what are the opportunities? And what messages do Bristol want to send to COP26?
Caleb Parkin (City Poet) and Alice Towle (Youth Mayor) open the event.
After delivering his State of the City Address, Mayor Marvin Rees joins a panel with:
Ian Goldin (author most recently of Rescue: From Global Crisis to a Better World)
Sado Jirde (director, Black South West Network),
Musa Okwonga, writer, broadcaster and musician
Liz Zeidler (Centre for Thriving Places)
The panellists will debate policy needs for cities coming out of the pandemic as well as questions from the audience.
The BSL interpretation on the video was recorded and streamed during a live interaction for the purposes of providing access to people attending on the evening of the event, and as such, may contain errors due to the nature of the content and/or speaker being unknown to participants. The intention is always to provide a true and accurate interpretation and is tailored to the needs of the people present and is not a polished and rehearsed piece of interpreting for the purposes of providing general access online. Please bear this in mind when watching.
- 14 participants
- 1:51 hours
14 Oct 2020
Bristol City Mayor, Marvin Rees, shares his annual State of the City address reflecting on the past six months and laying out his vision for the coming year. This includes the strategy for economic recovery from the impact of COVID-19, and the key regeneration and transport projects which will be prioritised to stimulate the economy.
He is joined by youth mayors Alice Towle and John Wayman, and Caleb Parkin, Bristol City Poet.
#BristolResilience
https://www.ideasfestival.co.uk/events/the-mayors-annual-state-of-the-city-address-2020/
He is joined by youth mayors Alice Towle and John Wayman, and Caleb Parkin, Bristol City Poet.
#BristolResilience
https://www.ideasfestival.co.uk/events/the-mayors-annual-state-of-the-city-address-2020/
- 12 participants
- 1:47 hours
16 Oct 2019
Delivering for Bristol: The Mayor’s Annual State of the City Address and Debate
0:00:20 - Welcome from Guy Orpen, Deputy Vice-Chancellor University of Bristol
0:07:20 - Siena Jackson-Wolfe, Mohamed Aidid Bristol Youth Mayors
0:11:12 - Bristol - The Future City
0:17:00 - Vanessa Kisuule, Bristol City Poet
0:22:01 - We Are Bristol Now
0:24:03 - Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol
0:57:07 - Panel Debate - The Future of Cities Around the World
As Mayor Marvin Rees reaches the end of his first term, he reflects on the work of his administration and where it goes next. What has been delivered? Housing has been a priority for his time in office. In the year of Homes for Heroes 100, where Bristol has the largest programme of events nationally marking and celebrating the council estate, Mayor Rees reflects on the housing needs of the city, the homes built, and the new homes to come.
He addresses his commitment to combatting inequality and what has been achieved; making a better environment for all and what the declaration of climate emergency means for Bristol; progress in transport and the arena; and his work on migration and refugees.
He also looks at the needs of future cities and what Bristol’s demands should be for further devolution from central government.
Following Mayor Rees’ State of the City Address a panel of international experts will debate the future of cities around the world. Including Sheila Foster (Georgetown University and Global Parliament of Mayors); Bruno Maçães (Hudson Institute/ Flint Global Renmin University in China and formerly Portugal’s Europe minister 2013-2015); Tony Pipa (Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development Brookings); Lola Shoneyin (novelist: The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives and director of Aké Arts and Book Festival); and Ece Temelkuran (novelist, commentator and author most recently of How to Lose a Country: The Seven Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship). Andrew Kelly (Bristol Cultural Development Partnership) chairs.
0:00:20 - Welcome from Guy Orpen, Deputy Vice-Chancellor University of Bristol
0:07:20 - Siena Jackson-Wolfe, Mohamed Aidid Bristol Youth Mayors
0:11:12 - Bristol - The Future City
0:17:00 - Vanessa Kisuule, Bristol City Poet
0:22:01 - We Are Bristol Now
0:24:03 - Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol
0:57:07 - Panel Debate - The Future of Cities Around the World
As Mayor Marvin Rees reaches the end of his first term, he reflects on the work of his administration and where it goes next. What has been delivered? Housing has been a priority for his time in office. In the year of Homes for Heroes 100, where Bristol has the largest programme of events nationally marking and celebrating the council estate, Mayor Rees reflects on the housing needs of the city, the homes built, and the new homes to come.
He addresses his commitment to combatting inequality and what has been achieved; making a better environment for all and what the declaration of climate emergency means for Bristol; progress in transport and the arena; and his work on migration and refugees.
He also looks at the needs of future cities and what Bristol’s demands should be for further devolution from central government.
Following Mayor Rees’ State of the City Address a panel of international experts will debate the future of cities around the world. Including Sheila Foster (Georgetown University and Global Parliament of Mayors); Bruno Maçães (Hudson Institute/ Flint Global Renmin University in China and formerly Portugal’s Europe minister 2013-2015); Tony Pipa (Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development Brookings); Lola Shoneyin (novelist: The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives and director of Aké Arts and Book Festival); and Ece Temelkuran (novelist, commentator and author most recently of How to Lose a Country: The Seven Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship). Andrew Kelly (Bristol Cultural Development Partnership) chairs.
- 13 participants
- 1:43 hours
