Thursday 11th June 2020
Report written by Melanie Young (she/her)
Six hardy GoodGymmers jumped at the chance to pick the streets of Bristol whilst also learning about the dark history of the slave trade.
Following a public slavery trail, armed with gloves, bags and litter pickers, we traced the steps of the Discover Britain history trail with Shreena reading the script at each stop. We were even stopped by someone asking if we were GoodGym as she wants to join.
We split into recyclers and non-recyclers and we’re able to stay 2m apart thanks to the expert reach of the pickers and by the Power of GoodGym (I have the Power).
Learning about Merchant Venturers, the Royal African Company, the banks and complicity of tea drinkers and sugar consumers.
A brilliant time getting back together, better informed and with the city that little bit tidier.
We are committed to working in partnership with the people of Bristol to help all communities recycle more and throw away less
See moreFri 12th Jun 2020 at 9:09am
Great write up Mel and lovely to see you all! :) xx
Fri 12th Jun 2020 at 11:11am
It was really good to meet you all, looking forward to the next mission :D
Fri 12th Jun 2020 at 3:58pm
I didn't get a chance to speak to you much Darius but catch you another time (hopefully less wind!) :)
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