Tag: Bristol Peace Gathering

Strikes, airports and a boat party: August round-up

August 31, 2022 James Ward

As August comes to a close take a look back at all the action across Bristol over the last month.

A prop built for the peace gathering. It is a trailer with a mock wind turbine on the back and fake missiles at the front. A sign attached says "Wind and green energy yes. Missiles and Bombs no".

Bristol Peace Gathering calls on council to back nuclear weapon ban

August 10, 2022 James Ward

Peace activists concluded a four-day vigil by delivering a petition to City Hall calling on Bristol City Council to support the abolition of nuclear weapons.

Twenty demonstrators at a "die-in" lie on the ground in front of a banner bearing an image of a mushroom cloud and the words "never again"

Peace Gathering marks Hiroshima anniversary

August 4, 2022 James Ward

Bristol Hiroshima-Nagasaki peace gathering returns to Castle Park this weekend to mark the anniversary of dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan in World War II.