Youth campaigners to lead march for fairer buses
The dire state of the region’s buses will be the subject of further protest by a coalition of community campaign groups next month. Continue reading Youth campaigners to lead march for fairer buses
Category: March
In Photos: May Day 2023
The march, attended by union branched from across the south west, coincided with a strike day of the Royal College of Nurses, whose picket line outside the Bristol Royal Infirmary was on the marching route. Continue reading In Photos: May Day 2023
Bristol Airport expansion campaigners head mass protests in London
Local anti-airport expansion campaigners will be at the forefront of mass protests in London this weekend. Bristol Airport Action Network (BAAN) will join tens of thousands of Extinction Rebellion activists from across the UK and descend on the capital for four days of protests, dubbed “The Big One”, involving demonstrations on Parliament Square and pickets outside government department buildings. BAAN will picket the Department for … Continue reading Bristol Airport expansion campaigners head mass protests in London
In photos: Kill the Bill anniversary protest
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
Just Stop Oil slow march through Bristol
From 1pm on Saturday, March 18, Just Stop Oil (JSO) activists and supporters, many wearing the now-familiar orange hi-vis tabards, marched slowly around the city centre to demand that the UK government immediately cease issuing licences for new oil and gas extraction projects. Continue reading Just Stop Oil slow march through Bristol
“Save our zoo” say residents opposed to development plans
Campaign group Save Bristol Zoo Gardens (SBZG) organised the march on March 12 to demonstrate public concern about the closure of Bristol Zoo Gardens and the conversion of the site to a housing development. Continue reading “Save our zoo” say residents opposed to development plans
Campaigners to protest Bristol Zoo closure
Campaign group Save Bristol Zoo Gardens (SBZG) are planning a protest march from the Victoria Rooms on Queens Road to the former zoo site in Clifton on Sunday, March 12. Continue reading Campaigners to protest Bristol Zoo closure
International Women’s Day 2023 to remember lives of women killed by men
Bristol Feminist Collective and allies will take to the streets on Wednesday, March 8, to remember the lives of women killed by men in 2022. Continue reading International Women’s Day 2023 to remember lives of women killed by men
Thousands of striking workers march through Bristol
Banners of almost every major union were carried above one of the biggest marches Bristol has seen in recent years. Continue reading Thousands of striking workers march through Bristol
Bristol protests latest attack on trans rights
Standing in the road at the junction of St Augustine’s Parade and Baldwin Street, hundreds of people from Bristol’s LGBTQ+ community voiced their anger at a recent attack on their rights by the government Continue reading Bristol protests latest attack on trans rights