Bristol City Council have proudly announced the installation of new bee-friendly bus stops across the city, less than six months after a similar installation by volunteers was torn down.
Month: December 2022
Council mocked over climate inaction
Four years after declaring a climate emergency, Bristol council’s commitment to climate action was questioned by campaigners and an ironic birthday cake.
International Human Rights Day marked by rally
Human rights campaigners Bristol Outcry marked the anniversary with an afternoon of talks, poetry and music on College Green to raise awareness of human rights issues at home and abroad.
Rees-Mogg targeted by new campaign group
Environmental campaigners took action against local MP Jacob Rees-Mogg to call out his support of raw sewage being dumped in British waterways.
From Bristol to Yemen: protesting the global arms trade
The “Tour of Shame”, as it was called, organised by XR Peace Bristol and Bristol Against Arms Trade, visited six arms companies in north Bristol: Thales and Leonardo in Stoke Gifford, BAE Systems and MBDA in Filton, Airbus on Gloucester Road North, and Rolls-Royce in Patchway.
Free and fair buses, demand campaigners
Activists from XR Youth blocked an Airport Flyer bus to call for fairer public transport across the region.