Climate activists welcome Jerram installation to Bristol Cathedral
Members of Christian Climate Action, Extinction Rebellion and the Red Rebels were joined by Bristol Climate Choir on Thursday, June 15, to mark the arrival of Jerram’s Oil Fountain, a mechanised fountain which flows with artificial oil instead of water, the day before. Continue reading Climate activists welcome Jerram installation to Bristol Cathedral
Animal rights activists protest University’s “cruel” testing practices
The demonstration came as part of an ongoing campaign to pressure the University of Bristol to stop the Forced Swim Test, also known as the Porsolt Test, in which rats are dropped into a container of water whilst under the influence of antidepressants to measure their reaction time when threatened with drowning. Continue reading Animal rights activists protest University’s “cruel” testing practices
Bristol Airport expansion overcomes last legal hurdle as campaigners’ Court of Appeal hearing refused
The last attempt by campaigners to stop the expansion of Bristol Airport has failed, leaving the airport with no further legal barriers to begin expansion works. Continue reading Bristol Airport expansion overcomes last legal hurdle as campaigners’ Court of Appeal hearing refused
The dark side of animal activism
Why in a nation of self-styled ‘animal lovers’ is veganism still seen as difficult, only for a tiny minority and/or irrelevant to most people? Continue reading The dark side of animal activism
The Public Order Act pushes us to rethink what protest can be
The Public Order Act is a repressive and authoritarian piece of legislation and must be resisted. How we do this is up to us and demands a recognition that there is more to protest than endlessly blocking roads. Continue reading The Public Order Act pushes us to rethink what protest can be
Bristol Just Stop Oil activists found guilty
Two Bristolians have been charged at Westminster Magistrates’ Court for their role in a Just Stop Oil action in Holborn, London, on October 21, 2022. One of the two charged was Reverend Sue Parfitt, 80, a veteran activist who has been arrested multiple times with Just Stop Oil, Insulate Britain, Extinction Rebellion and other groups. Parfitt was ordered to pay a £300 fine and £200 … Continue reading Bristol Just Stop Oil activists found guilty
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
Where are our Nipples? Breaking the taboo on female bodies
Frustrated at seeing how women’s nipples are censored, particularly on social media, and the sexualisation of the nipple within a patriarchal society, in 2018 the pair came up with the idea of a project to reimagine the nipple outside of the male gaze. Continue reading Where are our Nipples? Breaking the taboo on female bodies
In Photos: May Day 2023
The march, attended by union branched from across the south west, coincided with a strike day of the Royal College of Nurses, whose picket line outside the Bristol Royal Infirmary was on the marching route. Continue reading In Photos: May Day 2023
Trans rights protesters return to university campus
An event by a university feminist group was forced to relocate after being picketed by trans rights activists. Women Talk Back!, the University of Bristol feminist society, was planning to host the event, titled Feminist Lawyers Talk Back!, on Friday, April 28, at the Queen’s Building. However, the presence of some 30 protesters from trans rights groups including Trans Liberation Front Bristol and local punk … Continue reading Trans rights protesters return to university campus