Greenham Common events in Bristol this weekend
A series of events will remember Greenham Common Peace Camp and the legacy of feminist resistance in Bristol this weekend. Continue reading Greenham Common events in Bristol this weekend
Category: Training/Learning
New funding extends Community Climate Action scheme
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
Memorial fund to support young climate activists launches
The legacy of veteran environmental campaigner Fi Radford, who died in November 2020, is to be shared through a memorial fund set up in her name. Continue reading Memorial fund to support young climate activists launches
How unions can lead action on the climate crisis
In the battle for a green future, we should turn to an often overlooked force: trade unions. Continue reading How unions can lead action on the climate crisis
Bristol Climate Summit Takes Steps Towards United Climate Movement
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
Bristol Radical History Festival Returns This May
History floods Bristol today. No longer contained in museums and archives it flows on the streets, in the news and in our political discourse. Caught in the swell of competing narratives vying for control over our understanding of the past, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. We can be thankful, then, to Bristol Radical History Group who, since 2006, have attempted to chart a course … Continue reading Bristol Radical History Festival Returns This May
Upcoming Events in May
We end April with news that the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill has passed through Parliament and will soon become law. However, true to form Bristol doesn’t miss a beat and the rhythms of resistance and protest continue. May is packed with protests against state oppression and events and festivals imagining a better future. This page will be updated as and when we become … Continue reading Upcoming Events in May
School of Activism Returns for Third Year
The School of Activism returns next month with a schedule of live events to educate and inspire Bristol’s activists. Organised and hosted by the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft (PRSC) the School of Activism 3.0 is billed as a diverse, radical and inclusive festival of workshops and live events. Run online last year due to the pandemic, the School returns in person this year. Lisa … Continue reading School of Activism Returns for Third Year
Bridging the Divide: Angry Workers Come to Bristol
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
Make ‘Em Laugh: Political Theatre and Comedy as Activism with Bim Mason
In the last three years his Bigheads have become a popular sight at protests up and down the country. Now their creator Bim Mason is training others in his unique brand of performance activism. Bim’s history of art, performance and directing stretches back over five decades, from joining circus group Kaboodle in 1978, to co-founding Bristol’s own circus school Circomedia in 1994, to publishing his … Continue reading Make ‘Em Laugh: Political Theatre and Comedy as Activism with Bim Mason