6pm – Vegan Food
7pm – Presentation

Terence McKenna (1946-2000) was the 20th century’s psychedelic
renaissance man[1]. More than twenty-five years since his untimely passing, across the virtual popstream and in networked communities dedicated to his “small mouth noises,” McKenna’s magnetism endures. As the first biography of this stand-up philosopher, rogue scholar, and surreal oracle, Strange Attractor detects the signal behind the noise.

Perfecting his rugged philosophy on the role of psychedelics in evolution, consciousness, and time, McKenna was a riotous provocateur who charted the edges of mind and matter with razor wit and poetic charm. As an intellectual biography, the book offers a hallucinatory chronicle of the life, work, and legacy of this bold cartographer of the weird.

Accessing original documents and letters, featuring rare photographs and artworks, sharing previously untold stories from over eighty people, Strange Attractor chronicles one of the most celebrated and yet least understood figures of the late twentieth century. Neither exalting nor condemning its subject, it documents the evolution of an altered statesman whose mellifluous voice affected multitudes and continues to haunt the present.

Join us at BASE autonomous social centre in Easton for the UK release of Strange Attractor, with the author, Graham St John. Cafe is open for vegan dinner and dessert from 6pm. Talk starts at 7pm. Graham will have copies available at BASE on the night for sale and signing, and we’ll have a relaxed evening with music and food. Come by for our regular Sunday Cafe night and enjoy the presentation and atmosphere.

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Graham St John[2] is a world-leading anthropologist, cultural historian and author in the study of electronic music and dance cultures. His work has explored the intersections of music, technology, and consciousness, with a focus on the global rave and psychedelic scenes. Graham’s work covers topics such as the international techno-traveller scene (Technomad: Global Raving Countercultures[3]), the outback party scene in Australia (Off Road Show: Techno, Protest and Feral Theatre[4]), to the cultural history of the powerful short-acting hallucinogen DMT (‘Mystery School in Hyperspace – A Cultural History of DMT'[5]), and the transformational festival, Burning Man. Graham is also the founder of Dancecult: Journal of Electronic Dance Music Culture[6].

[1] https://www.terencemckenna.com/
[2] https://www.edgecentral.net
[3] https://www.edgecentral.net/technomad
[4] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1030431052000336261
[5] https://www.edgecentral.net/mystery-school-in-hyperspace
[6] https://dj.dancecult.net

Come along to BASE Cafe for a film screening of ‘Fires and Fascism’ followed by a Q&A with director Pete Knapp – Sunday 19th October

Pay what you can vegan food from 6pm
Film starts at 7pm

FIRES AND FASCISM is a new 57-min documentary shows the wildfires in Europe are more than just climate change and mismanagement. It links the increasing wildfires of Europe with past fascism, big business, organised crime, and the rise of the far right. It showcases how communities are engaging in direct action, protest, rewilding, and suppressing the rise of uncontrollable fires and the far right through direct actions.

Read more about the documentary here: https://fires-and-fascism.co.uk/

The film screening is free however donations to pay towards the costs of producing the film are welcome and appreciated.

This is an entry level session covering some basic principles and values of anarchism and providing an opportunity for people to ask questions in an open and welcoming environment.

This event is free and open to all. Tea and water will be available, feel free to bring your own snacks however please make sure they are vegan.

BASE Accessibility information is available here: https://basebristol.org/safer-space/accountability-conflict-resolution-process/

If you have any specific accessibility requirements for the event please email basesocialcentre[at]riseup.net

You might have heard that support for Windows 10 is ending on the 14th October. That means no more patches for bugs or fixing security holes. 🪲

Many perfectly good computers cannot upgrade to Windows 11 due to the strict hardware requirements. But fret not, it is relatively easy to ditch Windows entirely and start using Linux! 🐧

In this session we will explain the different options available and provide support for you to switch to a more private and secure operating system without having to buy a new device.

Bring your laptop along to get the most out of the session. 💻

🔗 More information is available here: https://endof10.org/

Note – if you want to attempt to install Linux during the session, there are some steps that you can take beforehand that will make the process a lot quicker and help you get the most out of the session.

Steps:

• Back up your files onto a hard drive or secure cloud service
• Make sure your browser is all synced and you know the correct username and password for your account
• Save and back up your passwords using a password manager

For the event, you will need:

• Your laptop!
• Ideally a hard drive (with your files backed up onto it or for you to back up onto if you haven’t done it already) – or have some way to backup your files and retrieve them
• A thumb drive for the install process. Most Linux installation software will fit on a 16GB USB memory stick (We will have some distro’s already loaded and some spare USB sticks but please bring your own if possible)

If you have any questions in the meantime you can email digitalsecurity1312@proton.me

BASE Accessibility information is available here: https://basebristol.org/safer-space/accountability-conflict-resolution-process/

Letter writing + Talk with Toby Shone for the International Week of
Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners – BASE Bristol

Sunday 31 August 2025

BASE Bristol – Easton – 14 Robertson Road – BS5 6JY

18:00 Food
19:00 Talk

The International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners[1] takes place every year between 23-30 August to commemorate the murders of the Haymarket martyrs in Chicago, 1886, who died for freedom, labour rights and dignity.

This year at BASE we’re holding a fund-raising dinner and letter writing event along with a talk by ex-prisoner Toby Shone, who will speak about the international week, the background of Operation Adream*, his own prison experience and the importance of solidarity, as well as the continual need for revolutionary action.

Two years since Toby was snatched[2] for attending an International Week
of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners letter writing event at BASE,
he’s back. The Counter Terror Police South-West and the National
Security Division couldn’t keep our comrade out of our arms for long.

Too many anarchists and activists remain behind bars. Everywhere the authorities are cracking down against dissent and protest. When freedom is outlawed, only outlaws will be free! Come and sign cards, write letters and learn about the anti-prison struggle and the cases of imprisoned anarchists.

Don’t forget about those in prison and if you want to take part, you can show up for a solidarity banner photograph (bring a mask!) after the event, so we can send it to prisoners. Vegan food. Fundraiser for the Anarchist Defence Fund[3].

If Solidarity is Terrorism Then We Are All Terrorists!

Fire to the Prisons!

[1] https://solidarity.international/
[2]
https://thebristolcable.org/2024/08/bristol-anarchist-community-centre-under-surveillance-counter-terror-police-anarchist-locked-up-for-visiting/
[3] https://afund.info/

*A four year shambolic political policing operation lead by DCI Sion
Margrie of the Counter Terror Police South-East against 325.nostate.net

https://darknights.noblogs.org/?s=toby+shone
https://actforfree.noblogs.org/?s=toby+shone
https://freedomnews.org.uk/?s=toby+shone