Polluting Vehicles Targeted in Nighttime Tyre Action
Last night, small teams of activists across Bristol deflated the tyres of some of the most polluting vehicles on the city’s streets. Activists deflated the tyres of SUVs and 4x4s, reportedly in areas of Clifton and Redland, leaving flyers on the windscreens of targeted cars informing the owners of what had happened and why. The flyer began by saying: “We have deflated one or more … Continue reading Polluting Vehicles Targeted in Nighttime Tyre Action
Youth Die-in Targets Airport
Resistance to Bristol Airport expansion continues as 30 youth activists stage a die-in inside the terminal building this afternoon. At 12.30 today (Saturday, March 5) XR Youth activists entered the terminal building having arrived by bus and proceeded to lie on the ground covered in white sheets as three more activists walked amongst them wearing hazmat suits. One activist spoke through a megaphone about the … Continue reading Youth Die-in Targets Airport
City Hall Protest Against Cuts to Adult Social Care
Campaigners say cuts to adult social care funding will have “devastating consequences” for disabled people in Bristol as they protest outside City Hall. Protesters from community group Bristol Reclaiming Independent Living (BRIL) gathered outside City Hall from 1pm this afternoon (Wednesday, March 3) ahead of the full council vote on this year’s budget, which includes £11mn of cuts to adult social care provision in addition … Continue reading City Hall Protest Against Cuts to Adult Social Care
Call for £20bn Emergency Funding to Protect NHS
A small group of healthcare professionals and supporters gathered at The Fountains on Saturday (February 26) to rally public support for the NHS. Bristol’s Protect Our NHS group were acting as part of a national day of action SOS NHS, organised by a coalition of groups dedicated to protecting the NHS from privatisation and advocating for greater protection for workers. Tony Horwood, executive committee member … Continue reading Call for £20bn Emergency Funding to Protect NHS
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
Airport CEO Skips Own Conference
CEO of Bristol Airport, Dave Lees, failed to turn up to a scheduled speaking engagement yesterday at a conference on Green Tourism sponsored by the airport. The conference, organised by tourism body Visit West, would have been Lees’ first public appearance since the decision by government planning inspectors to allow the expansion of Bristol Airport to 12mn passengers a year. His decision to cancel was … Continue reading Airport CEO Skips Own Conference
Emotions Rise as University Strikes Continue Into Third Week
The mood was heavy amongst striking staff at the University of Bristol this morning, and even the bright pink woolly hats adorning the heads of the crowd failed to lighten it. Anger continues to boil as strikes enter their third week in protest against proposed pension cuts of 35% as well as staff workloads, pay and pay equality, and the extensive use of precarious and … Continue reading Emotions Rise as University Strikes Continue Into Third Week
Students Occupy University of Bristol
Read an update on this story here. University of Bristol students are occupying the main hall of the Wills Memorial building in solidarity with striking staff. At 8am this morning (Monday, February 28) 12 students entered the great hall of the University’s main ceremonial building on Park Street and swiftly barricaded themselves inside using tables and chairs. University security called police who arrived but left … Continue reading Students Occupy University of Bristol
Campaign Launched to Fight Climate Hypocrisy
Targeting businesses and government for climate hypocrisy, XR Bristol yesterday launched their latest campaign, Greenwash-free Bristol. The campaign, whose name refers to the practice of businesses and governments portraying themselves as caring for the planet whilst knowingly destroying it uses billboard advertisements, performances and other actions to expose those organisations which XR claim are the worst greenwashing offenders in the city. Dr Claire Gronow, a … Continue reading Campaign Launched to Fight Climate Hypocrisy
SOS NHS: Health Workers to Protest for Emergency Funds
CORRECTION: an earlier version of this article stated that a protest would happen outside the BRI from 11am. This has now been cancelled and the article updated accordingly. NHS staff will protest in central Bristol this weekend as they seek emergency government funding to safeguard patients and staff in NHS hospitals hit by cuts and underfunding. From 12pm this Saturday, February 26, demonstrators will gather … Continue reading SOS NHS: Health Workers to Protest for Emergency Funds