A row of people stand on a lawn holding a banner that reads "No Forced Swim Tests" and placards for animal rights.

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

Protesters in orange hi-vis vests sit in a road in the right of the image. In the left a large 4x4 car is seen approaching the protesters.

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

Image is split vertically. The left side shows a breast painted with white paint and the right shows a breast painted with a bar code.

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

A person holds a placard that reads "Trans Rights are human rights"

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