In Photos: Bristol Pride 2022
It was an amazing day of pride celebrations for the city. Continue reading In Photos: Bristol Pride 2022
Category: Community
Bristol Pride returns to the streets for 50th anniversary celebration
Making its return to the city’s streets after a two-year Covid hiatus, the Bristol Pride march brought tens of thousands of people to support LGBTQ+ rights. Continue reading Bristol Pride returns to the streets for 50th anniversary celebration
Win as digital billboard application withdrawn
A win for campaigners today as plans for a digital billboard on Cheltenham Road are withdrawn in the face of massive public resistance. Continue reading Win as digital billboard application withdrawn
Save our strip clubs crowd funder launched
A crowd funder is raising money to fight strip club bans across the UK, including Bristol. United Sex Workers, a “grassroots, radical, and peer-led sex worker” trade union started the crowd funder one week ago in response to a decision by Edinburgh city council on March 31 to introduce a nil-cap on sexual entertainment venues (SEVs) in the city. That decision is being contested in … Continue reading Save our strip clubs crowd funder launched
Campaigners’ Horror as 86 New Digital Billboards Planned for Bristol
An advertising company has entered planning applications for 86 digital billboards across Bristol, campaign group Adblock Bristol have discovered. A map created by Adblock shows the proposed digital screens in locations from Southmead hospital in the north to Knowle in the south, and from Ashton Gate in the west to Fishponds in the east. Adblock are used to objecting to individual planning applications for new … Continue reading Campaigners’ Horror as 86 New Digital Billboards Planned for Bristol
Time to declare: climate activism in the world of cricket
On Wednesday May 11 the Jessop room of the Gloucester County Cricket Ground was filled with an unusual crowd. Club executives, fans and players sat alongside climate activists and campaigners. Both had come to hear a talk on an unlikely subject: climate change and cricket. This was the inaugural event of a new project called Time to Declare, a series of free talks chaired by … Continue reading Time to declare: climate activism in the world of cricket
Bristol Climate Summit Takes Steps Towards United Climate Movement
Hundreds of activists, campaigners and politicians took part in Bristol’s first Climate Summit on Saturday to build a united climate movement. The event (on May 7) was a sell-out and around 250 people packed into The Station on Silver Street, with dozens more joining a livestream, to hear a packed schedule of speakers including former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn MP and Green Party co-leader … Continue reading Bristol Climate Summit Takes Steps Towards United Climate Movement
Upcoming Events in May
We end April with news that the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill has passed through Parliament and will soon become law. However, true to form Bristol doesn’t miss a beat and the rhythms of resistance and protest continue. May is packed with protests against state oppression and events and festivals imagining a better future. This page will be updated as and when we become … Continue reading Upcoming Events in May
Anti-Fascist Activists Celebrate as Far Right Demo Cancelled
On the day far right protesters had planned to demonstrate at the site of the former Colston statue, the empty plinth was instead host to a celebration of anti-fascism. Far right group For Britain had scheduled a demo for today (April 9) in protest against Black Lives Matter. That demo was called off on April 2 after a widespread response from Bristol groups who mobilised … Continue reading Anti-Fascist Activists Celebrate as Far Right Demo Cancelled
School of Activism Returns for Third Year
The School of Activism returns next month with a schedule of live events to educate and inspire Bristol’s activists. Organised and hosted by the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft (PRSC) the School of Activism 3.0 is billed as a diverse, radical and inclusive festival of workshops and live events. Run online last year due to the pandemic, the School returns in person this year. Lisa … Continue reading School of Activism Returns for Third Year