Bristol Hiroshima-Nagasaki peace gathering returns to Castle Park this weekend to mark the anniversary of dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan in World War II. Continue reading Peace Gathering marks Hiroshima anniversary
The action comes as part of Bristol’s annual Peace Gathering which runs from Sunday, August 6, to Wednesday, August 9, organised by Bristol CND and XR Peace. Continue reading Four-day fast to mark Hiroshima anniversary
Peace activists concluded a four-day vigil by delivering a petition to City Hall calling on Bristol City Council to support the abolition of nuclear weapons. Continue reading Bristol Peace Gathering calls on council to back nuclear weapon ban
As August comes to a close take a look back at all the action across Bristol over the last month. Continue reading Strikes, airports and a boat party: August round-up
A four-day Peace Gathering last weekend brought peace activists from across the south west together in Castle Park peace grove to network, learn, and deliver a petition to Mayor Marvin Rees. The Gathering, organised by XR Peace and Bristol Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) officially began on Friday (August 6) with a die-in at 8.15am – marking the moment the first atomic bomb was dropped … Continue reading Four-Day Peace Gathering In Castle Park
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
A giant peace symbol built by Bristol anti-war activists begins a tour of the UK on Monday ahead of the 40th anniversary of the Faslane Peace Camp. The 3-metre-high logo – a brightly-coloured “Ban the Bomb” symbol – departs from St Augustine’s Parade at 10.30am on Monday, June 6, for a 400 mile journey to Glasgow where it joins peace activists from across the UK … Continue reading Peace symbol begins UK tour for Faslane anniversary
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. Continue reading From Bristol to Yemen: protesting the global arms trade
A 5-metre-high “ban the bomb” symbol toured famous Bristol locations including the harbourside, Clifton Suspension Bridge, North Street and King Street over the weekend (July 31 to August 1). The stunt was organized by Bristol Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), who use the symbol as their logo, and XR Peace. Described by organizers as “Banksy-esque,” the tour aims to spread a message of peace prior … Continue reading Touring Peace Symbol Brightens Bristol
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
