Category: Direct Action

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Reverend Arrested at December MoD Blockade Stands Trial

Reverend Sue Parfitt, 79, attended Bristol Magistrates Court yesterday (April 16th) on a charge of obstructing the highway.  Outside the courthouse, Rev’d Sue said ‘I am a law-abiding citizen’ but ‘civil disobedience is required to ‘flag up the enormity of the [climate and ecological] emergency.’ She was supported at the courthouse by a crowd of around 20 people from XR Peace and Christian Climate Action … Continue reading Reverend Arrested at December MoD Blockade Stands Trial

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Two protesters sit on rooftop of Bristol's Elbit offices.
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Palestine Action Target Bristol Arms Trade with Rooftop Occupation

Palestine Action, a mass direct action movement working to end UK complicity with Israeli apartheid, occupied the rooftop of Elbit Systems’ offices in Aztec West, Bristol, yesterday morning and remained throughout the day. Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest arms manufacturer, has 10 factories and offices in the UK. Palestine Action have successfully targeted Elbit on over 50 occasions over the last eight months, frequently shutting down … Continue reading Palestine Action Target Bristol Arms Trade with Rooftop Occupation

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