Protesters target Barclays as seven avoid prison for window-breaking action
Members of XR Bristol held a demo outside the Broadmead branch of Barclays in solidarity with seven women sentenced today in London for breaking the windows of Barclays’ headquarters in 2021.
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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…
Local activists acquitted for Insulate Britain actions
Activists from Bristol have been acquitted in the Crown Court for taking part in Insulate Britain actions, despite being barred from mentioning climate change or…
Free and fair buses, demand campaigners
Activists from XR Youth blocked an Airport Flyer bus to call for fairer public transport across the region.
News
Popular climate event comes to Bristol for first time
Come We Grow is an exploration of environmentalism through the creative arts. Started in London in 2019, Come We Grow will be held in…
Junior doctors protest ahead of strikes over pay
Junior doctors, applauded throughout the pandemic, have endured a 26% real terms pay cut since 2008, according to the British Medical Association (BMA), and…
Activists target car companies in international ad-hacking campaign
Bristolians joined international activists over the weekend to hack billboards with artworks parodying car adverts.
Climate and social justice groups to gather at “Stronger as One” meeting
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.
Campaigners sidelined by council bee garden plans
Bristol City Council have proudly announced the installation of new bee-friendly bus stops across the city, less than six months after a similar installation…
Council mocked over climate inaction
Four years after declaring a climate emergency, Bristol council’s commitment to climate action was questioned by campaigners and an ironic birthday cake.
International Human Rights Day marked by rally
Human rights campaigners Bristol Outcry marked the anniversary with an afternoon of talks, poetry and music on College Green to raise awareness of human…
Rees-Mogg targeted by new campaign group
Environmental campaigners took action against local MP Jacob Rees-Mogg to call out his support of raw sewage being dumped in British waterways.
From Bristol to Yemen: protesting the global arms trade
The “Tour of Shame”, as it was called, organised by XR Peace Bristol and Bristol Against Arms Trade, visited six arms companies in north…
Features
‘We want a city where we can all breathe’ – a night out with Bristol’s SUV saboteurs
For months a small group of activists have targeted the large, polluting cars of the wealthy, deflating their tyres in the dead of night. With…
Mahsa Amini demo shows solidarity with Iran protests
One hundred people gathered at The Fountain Steps on Saturday, November 19, for a demo to remember Mahsa Amini, and others killed in protests in…
COP 27 Climate March: in pictures
On an unseasonably warm November day, Bristolians gathered to mark the COP 27 climate summit, which many believe will fail to result in meaningful action…
Common good: how Bristol’s communities are redefining climate action
A scheme led by Bristol Green Capital Partnership is challenging barriers to action by reframing climate action as community action to tackle inequality, reduce social…
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Interviews and Analysis
Old Market (Remixed) brings hidden histories to life
Hidden histories of one of Bristol most infamous streets will be on show next week as the Wardrobe Theatre hosts Old Market (Remixed), a one-man…
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.
Time to declare: climate activism in the world of cricket
On Wednesday May 11 the Jessop room of the Gloucester County Cricket Ground was filled with an unusual crowd. Club executives, fans and players sat…
We Need Space: New Film on Land Rights, the Environment and the Right to Protest
Throughout Bristol’s Kill The Bill campaign last year, one constant barrier between protesters and the public was communicating what “Kill The Bill” actually meant. The…