Green Shift is a fresh 2-day festival curated in partnership with Sustainable Clevedon, exploring how we can take small steps to create a big impact towards a low-carbon, sustainable future for our planet. Featuring a host of talks, workshops, films and live music and comedy, the weekend will have something to interest everyone. Tickets are available as day tickets or 2-day weekend passes.
Sat 20 Apr 2pm til late
Come and quiz your political representatives as they present their parties plans for Net Zero. Learn what Climate Justice means, its importance to the movement and how to centre it in our communities, with a lively panel discussion from leading practitioners and educators.
A delicious vegan dinner from one of our favourite ethical Bristol caterers, Houria, is available to pre-order with your ticket (please note the deadline as it is pre-order only).
Our film for the Saturday is Can You Dig This, the inspiring story of the ‘Gangsta Gardeners’ of South Central LA bringing unity, knowledge and sustenance via an urban gardening revolution in their communities.
Saturday evening will round off with an intro and set of live music from Seth Bye (of Filkin’s Drift).
Sun 21 Apr 2pm til late
The day starts with panel discussions from regional and local representatives on plans to get to Net Zero, plus talks from Sustainable Clevedon, Our Tides and Clevedon School.
Matt Winning: the comedian and environmental researcher known for his Ted-X talk, award-winning comedy, BBC Radio 4 show and podcast joins us to bring some much-needed laughter to the topic of climate change.
Our Sunday film is Common Ground, the sequel to Kiss The Ground, starring Woody Harrelson, Jason Momoa, Laura Dern, Donald Glover.Revealing how unjust practices forged our current farm system while profiling a hopeful and uplifting movement of white, black, and indigenous farmers who are using alternative “regenerative” models of agriculture that could balance the climate, save our health, and stabilise economies – before it’s too late.
We finish off the weekend with a madcap set of musical tinphonia beats from The Junkoactive Wasteman!


