College Green was a sea of bikes this morning, sparkling in the bright summer sun. Two hundred cyclists of all ages and abilities gathered today (July 29) for the Big Ride for Palestine, an annual event since 2015 that uses mass cycling to raise money for the Middle East Children’s Alliance. Last year’s event raised £61,000. Owen, an event organiser, explained that the Big Ride … Continue reading Big Ride for Palestine Launches from Bristol
The wartime bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will be commemorated in Bristol with a Peace Gathering. From Friday August 6, XR Peace will run four days of events, including two die-ins marking the exact times the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. Speaking for XR Peace, Rowland Dye said: ‘The atomic bombing of Japan in 1945 led to the death of over quarter of a … Continue reading Peace Gathering To Mark Atomic Bomb Anniversary
Bristol Youth Strike 4 Climate (BYS4C) took their first in-person action since the start of the pandemic today (July 22), staging a demonstration outside Weston-Super-Mare town hall. The action is part of three days of protest to mark the start of the public inquiry into Bristol Airport expansion, which follows the airport’s appeal against North Somerset Council’s decision to refuse planning permission in February 2020. … Continue reading Bristol Youth strike 4 Climate Join Anti-Airport Protests
A strong smell of sun cream hovers outside Weston super mare town hall. On Monday the Met office issued an extreme heat warning for the very first time in its history as temperatures in the south west are predicted to reach as high as 33 degrees. The sun is already bearing down heavily at 9:00 on Tuesday morning as around two dozen people gather, some … Continue reading Local Decision With Global Consequences: Bristol Airport Inquiry Begins
As the Ministry of Defence (MoD) site at Abbeywood, Filton, celebrates 25 years of operating, Bristolian, nuclear scientist, and member of anti-war campaign group XR Peace Dr Rowland Dye looks past the decorative lake, with its Canadian geese and bees, and explores the true nature of the secretive complex in North Bristol. Bristol is a beautiful city. It’s easy to be unaware of the shocking … Continue reading Opinion: Happy Birthday MoD: 25 Years of Death and Destruction
Slated as the most important climate decision facing the region, the public inquiry to determine the fate of Bristol Airport expansion begins on Tuesday, July 20, and activist groups are ready to make their voices heard. XR Bristol will be in Weston-Super-Mare from Tuesday for three days of actions around Weston-Super-Mare town hall, where the inquiry is being held. Planned actions include a die-in, a … Continue reading The Biggest Climate Decision Facing The Region: Campaigners Prepare to Take on Bristol Airport
Senior figures at Bristol Cathedral have issued a public statement implicitly criticising the policing of a Kill The Bill protest on College Green on March 23 this year. The statement follows a public meeting in June at which Bristol Quaker David Mowat brought representatives of Bristol Cathedral, who own College Green, together with protesters who were there on March 23 to hear the testimonies of … Continue reading Bristol Cathedral Comments on Police Violence Against Kill The Bill Protesters
Bristol Stand Up to Racism (SUtR) held a small demo yesterday (July 14) riding the wave of anti-racist sentiment now sweeping the country. Organised at short notice, Wednesday’s demo drew a crowd of only nine people to hold placards and hang a banner over the Fountain Steps in the city centre. Demo organiser Huw Williams, of Bristol SUtR, explained how the demo was called in … Continue reading “A Coming Onslaught”: Demo Faces Up to Racism in England
Bristol became the latest city to host a #SaveSilwan demo today (July 12) as itinerant organiser Sarah Wilkinson headed a small group on Temple Quay. The demo was staged to show solidarity with Palestinians in Silwan, an area of Jerusalem where 1,550 people are being displaced from their homes to make way for Isreali settlements and a theme park. Speaking to TBA, organiser and veteran … Continue reading Touring Protest Brings #SaveSilwan Message to Bristol
A crowd of over 20 people gathered this morning, despite the rain, to resist the eviction of a couple from their home of over two years. Mr Jeremy O. Blacker and his partner, who have been living in a tent on Princes Street, St Paul’s, were recently served an eviction notice by Bristol City Council to vacate the land. News of the eviction was shared … Continue reading Show of Solidarity to Resist Eviction in St Paul’s
