‘We’re food activists in that we help people get enough decent food, but the real activism comes in terms of making sure that this isn’t needed. People need to get paid, or benefits, so that they have enough so that no-one needs a food club.’ Continue reading My beautiful food club
In this guest article, David Williams maps a timeline of resistance in Bristol from the Park Street protests of 1944 to the Kill the Bill protests of 2021 and beyond. This history is at once an inspiration and a poingant reminder of the need for ongoing struggle for justice. Continue reading Resistance and Counterculture in Bristol, 1944-2023
Why in a nation of self-styled ‘animal lovers’ is veganism still seen as difficult, only for a tiny minority and/or irrelevant to most people? Continue reading The dark side of animal activism
The Public Order Act is a repressive and authoritarian piece of legislation and must be resisted. How we do this is up to us and demands a recognition that there is more to protest than endlessly blocking roads. Continue reading The Public Order Act pushes us to rethink what protest can be
Frustrated at seeing how women’s nipples are censored, particularly on social media, and the sexualisation of the nipple within a patriarchal society, in 2018 the pair came up with the idea of a project to reimagine the nipple outside of the male gaze. Continue reading Where are our Nipples? Breaking the taboo on female bodies
Ahead of planned protests in London from April 21, Extinction Rebellion (XR) Bristol are hoping to attract new members to their cause with a series of short videos that show the group’s activists in a new light. Continue reading Rebels tell personal stories of activism in new short films
On Tuesday, hundreds once again took to the streets, beginning at the Bearpit and marching to Bridewell police station, this time to demand that those arrested for taking part in the 2021 protest are freed and charges dropped against those awaiting trial. Continue reading In photos: Kill the Bill anniversary protest
A dozen people huddle around a digital advertising screen. There is a flurry of movement before the group moves on, leaving behind several posters hastily glued to the glowing display. Continue reading ‘Creating a more loving world’: an evening with Animal Rebellion
Finite: the climate of change was shot by filmmaker Rich Felgate over a four-year period which included 18 months living in protest camps on the front lines of climate action in the UK and Germany. Continue reading Finite: the climate of change showing in Bristol in March
More communities will have the chance to join Bristol’s innovative climate action plan scheme thanks to a new mentorship programme and funding. Continue reading New funding extends Community Climate Action scheme
