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Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

THE ART OF DIRECT ACTION

Thanks to Masha & Olya & @ledbydonkeys.org who had never shared a stage before & host @oliverbullough.bsky.social

UNITY!

#talks #bristoltalks #alteredstate #pussyriot #ledbydonkeys #mashaalyokhina #democracy #freespeech #activism #politics #geopolitics #bristol

December 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Our playlist for Monday's talk THE ART OF DIRECT ACTION w/ @pussyriot.bsky.social @ledbydonkeys.org & @oliverbullough.bsky.social

open.spotify.com/playlist/05O...

#bristol #bristoltalks #activism #peacefulprotest #protest #alteredstate

November 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Interesting talk re understanding the Gaza conflict through the experience of medical & mental health care

6pm Tues Nov 18 @ Sparks BS1 3DS

Free entry

Register www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...

#talks #bristoltalks #gaza #palestine #israel #healthcare #mentalhealth

Select tickets – Trauma & identity: an understanding of the Israel-Palestine conflict through the experience of health care – Sparks Bristol

Trauma & identity: an understanding of the Israel-Palestine conflict through the experience of health care – Sparks Bristol, Tue 18 Nov 2025 - Organised by Na'amod Bristol Trauma & ident...

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November 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

PUSSY RIOT & LED BY DONKEYS appear together for the first time, in Bristol on Dec 1

THE ART OF DIRECT ACTION is our next talk

Press release www.alteredstate.org.uk/press-releases

#pussyriot #ledbydonkeys #protest #activism #alteredstate #talks #bristoltalks #politics #truth #peacefulprotest

November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Can't wait for our sold out talk THE ART OF DIRECT ACTION Dec 1 w/ Maria Alyokhina & Olga Borisova of Pussy Riot & Ben Stewart, James Sadri & Oliver Knowles of Led By Donkeys

Host Oliver Bullough

#artofdirectaction #alteredstate #pussyriot #ledbydonkeys #bristoltalks @oliverbullough.bsky.social

November 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Can't wait for our Dec 1st talk THE ART OF DIRECT ACTION w/ Maria Alyokhia & Olga Borisova of Pussy Riot & Ben Stewart, James Sadri & Oliver Knowles of Led By Donkeys

Host is Oliver Bullough

#pussyriot #ledbydonkeys #theartofdirectaction #alteredstate #bristol #protest #bristoltalks

November 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

The history of anatomy - male, pale & stale

Our blog from last week's BENEATH THE SKIN - A INTIMATE LOOK AT OUR BODIES talk

www.alteredstate.org.uk/blog

#alteredstate #alteredstateblog #blogs #bristoltalks #bristolblogs #anatomy #medicine #surgery #genderbias #feminism #talks

November 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Thanks to Gabriel Weston, Gene Feder & @elizmizon.com for a brilliant talk last night

Blog, toolbox & podcast from BENEATH THE SKIN - AN INTIMATE LOOK AT OUR BODIES to follow from a talk that passionately demanded equality

#talks #bristoltalks #alteredstate #bristolevents #whatsobristol

October 31, 2025 at 11:57 AM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

What to bring to tonight's BENEATH THE SKIN - A INTIMATE LOOK AT OUR BODIES talk

Here's our *pinch of salt* themed playlist for tonight (Dr & The Medics etc) open.spotify.com/playlist/2Aq...

#talks #bristoltalks #whatsonbristol #bristol #bristolevents #alteredstate #equality #ageism #race #gender

October 30, 2025 at 10:11 AM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

'Bodies – in health, sickness & every point btwn – are endlessly fascinating, shape-shifting across history, culture & medical systems' - Gene Feder

Gene speaks at our talk tmrw Thurs 30

Deals on a pair of tickets & for students www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/hen...

#bristoltalks #talks

October 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Gene Feder, Prof of Primary Care at @bristoluni.bsky.social Medical School intros this Thur's talk BENEATH THE SKIN - AN INTIMATE LOOK AT OUR BODIES

Tickets incl deals for students & on a pair www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/hen...

#talks #bristoltalks #bristolevents #whatsonbristol #medicine

October 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Gene Feder, Prof of Primary Care at @BristolUni Medical School intros this Thur's talk BENEATH THE SKIN - A INTIMATE LOOK AT OUR BODIES

Tickets incl deals for students & on a pair www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/hen...

#talks #bristoltalks #bristolevents #whatsonbristol #medicine #surgery

October 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Our next talk UNDER THE SKIN - A INTIMATE LOOK AT OUR BODIES is this Thurs 30 w @elizmizon.com

Tickets www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/hen...

#talks #bristoltalks #whatsonbristol #bristolevents #medicine #surgery #health #thebody #healthoutcomes #healthequality #genderequality #racialerquality

October 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

“The truth of body is as much about storytelling as it is about anatomy” - Gabriel Weston

Gabriel will be telling stories about our health on Oct 30 & signing her book afterwards

Tickets incl discounts on a pair & for students www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/hen...

#talks #bristoltalks

October 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Hanno Tan: women are twice as likely as men to die from cardiac arrest

We get into why & what we can do about this & other inequalities in medicine & healthcare Oct 30th at Hen & Chicken

Tickets incl deals on a pair & for students www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/hen...

#talks #bristoltalks

October 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Our podcast from the last talk SOUND WAVES - CHANGING THE SOUNDTRACK OF THE OCEAN www.alteredstate.org.uk/podcast

@profstevesimpson.bsky.social inspired us, habitats ravaged by climate change & pollution can recover & thrive, using sound

Hosts were Miranda Krestovikoff & Futures

#bristoltalks

October 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Gabriel will be signing copies of her book Alive - which can be bought on the night - after our Oct 30 talk UNDER THE SKIN when she & Prof Gene Feder will ask what we can do about inequality in health & medicine

Tickets www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/hen...

#talks #bristoltalks #bristol

October 21, 2025 at 9:12 AM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Gabriel will be signing copies of her book ‘Alive’ after the talk

Tickets incl. deals on a pair & for students www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/hen...

7.30pm Thurs Oct 30 Hen & Chicken 210 North St BS3

#talks #bristoltalks #whatsonbristol #feminism #medecine #surgery #gender #genderequality

October 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Under researched & under diagnosed - why women's health is being failed by medicine

We will ask why & what we can do to compensate

Oct 30, Hen & Chicken, North St, BS3

www.ibtimes.com/gender-bias-...

#talks #bristoltalks #surgery #genderbias #medicalbias #feminism #gender #women #womenshealth

Gender Bias In Medicine And Medical Research Is Still Putting Women’s Health At Risk

It’s no secret men and women are different. It’s why we have a whole genre of books and jokes about why “men are from Mars and women are from Venus”.

www.ibtimes.com

October 18, 2025 at 7:59 AM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Our next talk

7.30pm Thurs 30th Oct

Tickets incl deals on a pair & for students
headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/hen...

#talks #Bristoltalks #Bristol #WhatsOnBristol #Medicine #Surgery #MedicalEquity #RacialEquity #alteredState #Feminism #medicaltalks #malebias #racialinequality #gender

Altered State: Beneath the skin – an intimate look at our bodies at The Hen & Chicken

We will be taking a fresh look at how bodies are seen in medicine. From the influence of tradition and male bias to the blind spots of race and gender. Have female sexual organs had the attention they...

headfirstbristol.co.uk

October 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Women are paying the price for ancient & contemporary gender bias in medicine & surgery

We ask what we can do about it Oct 30 at Hen & Chicken, North St, BS3

W/ Gabriel Weston Gene Feder & @elizmizon.com

time.com/6074224/gend...

#bristoltalks #women #medecine #surgery #genderequality #feminism

time.com

October 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM