XR Bristol’s “Bristol on Board” campaign, under which the group is demanding more affordable public transport whilst supporting the fight against Bristol Airport expansion. Continue reading Bristol on Board: protesters demand fairer public transport
Youth climate groups are joining forces to launch a campaign for ‘free and fair’ buses. Continue reading XR Youth and Youth Climate Swarm launch free bus campaign
A climate activist scaled the outside of the Wills Memorial Building yesterday to unveil a banner calling for climate justice. The activist, a second year geography student at the university, climbed onto the top of the arched entrance to the university’s flagship building and dropped the banner which read “One Struggle One Fight Climate Justice = Workers Rights”. He climbed without equipment approximately six metres … Continue reading Daring Banner Drop Highlights University Climate Crisis Inaction
As the early sun rose into blue skies on the morning of January 22nd, well-known local activist Rowland Dye dropped a banner from the M32 footbridge, not far from his home in St Paul’s. The banner drop was a protest against the nuclear weapons industry; the date marked the coming into effect of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. This much the … Continue reading “We gotta stop this. It’s all wrong” – Bristol’s hidden role in the global arms trade
Banners were unfurled in at least 9 central locations, including Queen Square, Castle Park, and the Harbourside, this morning, Monday 22nd. The banners were in protest against High Speed 2 (HS2), the London-Birmingham rail link currently under construction. There had also been fly-posting over the weekend, but this had largely been removed by Monday morning. The mass banner drop was organized by HS2 Rebellion, an … Continue reading Mass Banner Drop Sends Message to HS2
