Post office workers across Bristol are on strike today, joining 115,000 other members of the Communication Workers Union across the country in a fight for better pay. Continue reading Royal Mail strikes begin across Bristol and UK
Peace activists concluded a four-day vigil by delivering a petition to City Hall calling on Bristol City Council to support the abolition of nuclear weapons. Continue reading Bristol Peace Gathering calls on council to back nuclear weapon ban
Dozens took to the streets for Bristol’s first Kill The Bill protest in seven months, demanding justice for those imprisoned and awaiting trial for their role in the March 21, 2021 riot. Continue reading Watch Bristol’s latest Kill The Bill protest
Bristol Hiroshima-Nagasaki peace gathering returns to Castle Park this weekend to mark the anniversary of dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan in World War II. Continue reading Peace Gathering marks Hiroshima anniversary
For the first time since the pandemic the gates to Goldney Hall will open for the 39th Amnesty International Bristol garden party fundraiser. Continue reading Amnesty fundraiser returns to Goldney Hall
The fight against Bristol Airport expansion takes a new turn as campaigners unite to target airport owner the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. A new group, Stop OTPP Funding Airport Expansion (SOFAX), is composed of members of the National Education Union (NEU) climate network, medical activists MedAct Bristol, and airport campaigners BABE and London-based HACAN East. Together the members of the group have launched a solidarity … Continue reading Bristol Airport owners targeted by new anti-expansion campaign
Five weeks after the much criticised Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act came into force in England, a protest will be held to demand the release of those imprisoned following the Bridewell police station protest of March 21, 2021. Continue reading Free the prisoners: Kill The Bill returns to Bristol
Striking workers from the union Aslef received a boost as they were joined on the picket line by hundreds of climate activists. Continue reading Solidarity with Aslef strikes as XR joins picket
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
The protest continues XR’s long standing opposition to Bristol Airport expansion whilst simultaneously calling for affordable bus fares and public ownership of public transport. Continue reading Bristol On Board: XR to call for better public transport this weekend
