Come We Grow is an exploration of environmentalism through the creative arts. Started in London in 2019, Come We Grow will be held in Bristol for the first time this Sunday, January 29, at the Rose Green Centre, Gordon Road BS5 7DR. Continue reading Popular climate event comes to Bristol for first time
An event this month aims to unite over 200 of Bristol’s climate and social justice campaign groups to work together to solve common problems. Continue reading Climate and social justice groups to gather at “Stronger as One” meeting
‘An ancient form of democracy that gives power to ordinary people to make an impact on decisions that affect us all.’ That’s how XR (Extinction Rebellion) Bristol describe their Big Conversation, an event through which they hope to encourage members of the public to gather to share personal experiences, insights and expertise on the question of what to do about the climate, ecological and cost … Continue reading Big Conversation to tackle climate ecological and cost of living crises
St George’s music hall was packed out and an overspill rally was held on nearby Brandon Hill when national campaign Enough is Enough held its first Bristol event last night. Continue reading Enough is Enough Bristol launch recap
The cost of living crisis has been wiped from the headlines of the national media by the death of Queen Elizabeth, but one campaign is still working steadily to organise Bristolians in resistance. Don’t Pay UK is a national campaign encouraging people to cancel their energy bills en masse in protest against rising fuel costs which will plunge millions of households into fuel stress and … Continue reading Don’t Pay UK comes to Bristol
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
Block a road in protest and you’re criticised for stopping people getting to work. Boycott a business and you’re doing people out of a job. Prevent a harmful development – an airport, a coal mine – from going ahead and you’re denying “access to much-needed jobs.” Meanwhile, progressive movement organisers are tearing their hair out trying to connect their campaigns with “the workers”, a wish … Continue reading Bridging the Divide: Angry Workers Come to Bristol
A four-day Peace Gathering last weekend brought peace activists from across the south west together in Castle Park peace grove to network, learn, and deliver a petition to Mayor Marvin Rees. The Gathering, organised by XR Peace and Bristol Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) officially began on Friday (August 6) with a die-in at 8.15am – marking the moment the first atomic bomb was dropped … Continue reading Four-Day Peace Gathering In Castle Park
Senior figures at Bristol Cathedral have issued a public statement implicitly criticising the policing of a Kill The Bill protest on College Green on March 23 this year. The statement follows a public meeting in June at which Bristol Quaker David Mowat brought representatives of Bristol Cathedral, who own College Green, together with protesters who were there on March 23 to hear the testimonies of … Continue reading Bristol Cathedral Comments on Police Violence Against Kill The Bill Protesters
A poignant demonstration was held on College Green on Sunday, May 9th, to show solidarity with protesters in Colombia. The demonstration, organized by trade union coalition Justice for Colombia and Colombian community groups in Bristol, coincided with similar demonstrations in Exeter and Brighton, and followed others in London over the last two weeks. Organisers hope that the demonstrations will raise awareness about the situation in … Continue reading Bristol Demo Shows Solidarity With Colombian Protesters
