"Celebrating cultural diversity is what makes Bristol such a fantastic place to live." By Rebecca Drissi τι είναι αυτό που με κάνει ευτυχισμένη? Qu´est ce qui vous rend heureux? مايجعلنيسعيدا ¿Qué es lo que me hace feliz? “What makes me happy?” For many, answering this question too often includes short-term... read more →
Jul
21
Apr
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What is a Sharing City? Almost every aspect of life can be reframed as an opportunity to share – bringing economic, social and environmental benefits to both the giver and receiver. Posted by Liz Zeidler, co-founder of Happy City. What is a Sharing City? That is the question I found... read more →
Feb
17
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Meade By Jaime Thurston, Founder of 52 Lives, www.52-lives.org 52 weeks ago, I came across a wanted ad on a classified website. A young mum was... read more →
Nov
10
Liz Zeidler reveals how Happy City has been collaborating with the OECD and EU to push alternative measures to GDP By Laura Collacott You may have heard of the conference and subsequent workshop that Liz, one of our founders, attended on Happy City's behalf recently, alongside policy makers and influencers... read more →
Aug
21
Centre for Thriving Places has been delivering our WOW Wellbeing workshops for seven years. In that time thousands of people have benefited from these introductory sessions, from business leaders to school children, prisoners to health workers, refugees to community leaders. This highly interactive two hour session supports people to explore... read more →
Jul
02
Happy City’s been involved in a radio programme about Bristol’s cultural diversity and the City of Sanctuary movement By Maxie Jost Sometimes, an outside perspective yields not only new insights into the commonly known but also helps unfold connections completely unseen before. Sometimes, it takes a stranger visiting your community... read more →
Jun
12
Excitement and vigour are high - and so is the will to grow and expand. By Maxie Jost. Alongside the ongoing buzz of local activities and events, with hardly any chance to rest and breathe, there’ve been some remarkable things evolving rather quietly in our email inbox. Due to a... read more →
Jun
10
One of the most heartening experiences for a charity like Happy City, which succeeds in doing much from very scant resources, is a robust demonstration of support from the local community. What’s Right is a 6-year old membership organisation bringing together a bunch of Bristol-based businesses with a mission “to integrate... read more →
May
31
Competition is bad for us says Margaret Heffernan Margaret Heffernan offered some startling observations as she talked about her book 'A Bigger Prize' at Bristol's Festival of Ideas this week. She stopped just a little short of our views on the subject - here's our take on what she had to say.... read more →
May
02
How an ultramarathon brought one volunteer happiness Two weeks ago I lined up at the start line of the Marathon des Sables, a 250km race across the Sahara billed as ‘the world’s toughest footrace’. I didn’t sign up because I thought it would make me happy. I was under no... read more →