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. Continue reading Protesters target Barclays as seven avoid prison for window-breaking action
Activists staged a sit-in protest at Barclays, Broadmead today (November 14) as part of a UK-wide series of action against the bank. Continue reading XR target Barclays in national action
Saturday, February 12, saw a Super Saturday of protests for Bristol with six demos, some large, some small, happening across the city centre. Anyone would have been pushed to make it to all six (this intrepid reporter had to jog on more than one occasion during the day!). But if you missed out, below is a round up of all the action, and a look … Continue reading Super Saturday Roundup 12/02/22
Saturday, February 12 is set to be one of Bristol’s busiest ever days for protest with six separate demos all called on the same day. Continue reading Super Saturday of Protests To Hit Bristol
Barclays in Broadmead was forced to close this morning as activists from XR Bristol and XY Youth staged a performance targeting the bank, which is Europe’s largest funder of fossil fuels. At 10am today (October 29) around 25 activists and stewards gathered outside the Broadmead branch for a die-in and performance to remember the victims of climate breakdown and the continuing destruction of many … Continue reading XR Performance Closes Barclays
Billboards across Bristol were hijacked last week with posters criticising Barclays Bank. The new posters were installed in three locations by international artist collective Brandalism, who are known for using subvertising to challenge corporate power, including a similar action in Bristol last year. The guerrilla billboards all target Barclays Bank for their continued investments in fossil fuels, which includes fracking and coal. Barclays is the … Continue reading Guerrilla Billboards Target Barclays
