Month: April 2023

A person holds a placard that reads "Trans Rights are human rights"
Demonstration

Trans rights protesters return to university campus

An event by a university feminist group was forced to relocate after being picketed by trans rights activists.  Women Talk Back!, the University of Bristol feminist society, was planning to host the event, titled Feminist Lawyers Talk Back!, on Friday, April 28, at the Queen’s Building. However, the presence of some 30 protesters from trans rights groups including Trans Liberation Front Bristol and local punk … Continue reading Trans rights protesters return to university campus

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A crowd of people at a protest march walk towards the camera. they are holding a banner that reads "No Airport Expansion".
Demonstration, March, news, Top Story

Bristol Airport expansion campaigners head mass protests in London

Local anti-airport expansion campaigners will be at the forefront of mass protests in London this weekend. Bristol Airport Action Network (BAAN) will join tens of thousands of Extinction Rebellion activists from across the UK and descend on the capital for four days of protests, dubbed “The Big One”, involving demonstrations on Parliament Square and pickets outside government department buildings.  BAAN will picket the Department for … Continue reading Bristol Airport expansion campaigners head mass protests in London

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a black 4x4 has the words "climate criminal" spray painted on the side.
Direct Action, Graffiti, news, Top Story

Vehicles spray painted in escalation of anti-SUV actions

Stencilled messages reading “Climate Criminal” and “This Machine Kills Kids” were sprayed onto the sides of large 4x4s and SUVs (sports utility vehicles), vehicles which are widely criticised for their high emissions and the threat they pose to other road users and pedestrians.  Continue reading Vehicles spray painted in escalation of anti-SUV actions

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