Four activists hold a banner reading "Youth Climate Swarm"

Youth Climate Swarm Return For More Daring Disruption

Returning for a second round of road blocking, Youth Climate Swarm yesterday demonstrated that they are growing in strength and in nerve.  The group first took action in Bristol in January when around 40 activists used swarming, blocking roads for intervals of seven minutes, on a number of minor roads around the city centre.  Yesterday (Saturday, February 12) a slightly larger group, joined by a … Continue reading Youth Climate Swarm Return For More Daring Disruption

Image of people in a crowd. One holds a placard saying "Climate crisis = health crisis" another says "People Planet over Profit"

Unions Lead March for Climate Justice

As world leaders continue to sit at COP26 in Glasgow, thousands marched through Bristol today in a global day of action for climate justice.  Today (Nov 6) was Bristol’s largest protest since last summer, with the high turnout largely due to the heavy presence of unions, with Unite, Unison, the NEU and UCU, the civil service union PCS and health unions all represented. Many activist … Continue reading Unions Lead March for Climate Justice

Image from youth strike with Greta Thunberg. Greta stands in the centre with young activists either side. They are holding a long green banner saying "Skolstrekt For Climatet"

Bristol Youth Strike to Return for First Demonstration Since Pandemic

Youth Strike 4 Climate returns to Bristol this month to protest the lack of progress by Bristol City Council in tackling the climate and ecological crisis.  Organisers of the strike, Bristol Youth Strike 4 Climate (BYS4C), are particularly concerned about Bristol Airport expansion and delays to improvements in air quality. They also include the fight for climate justice as a key theme.  This is the … Continue reading Bristol Youth Strike to Return for First Demonstration Since Pandemic

Image from youth strike with Greta Thunberg. Greta stands in the centre with young activists either side. They are holding a long green banner saying "Skolstrekt For Climatet"

Climate Justice Day With Bristol Youth Strike 4 Climate

Bristol Youth Strike 4 Climate (BYS4C) is hosting a Climate Justice Day.  The event, on Thursday August 12, comes just three days after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its Sixth Assessment Report which gave a blunt warning that the world is facing catastrophic climate change unless immediate and radical action is taken.  BYS4C activist Isabel Leach said: “Having a year of[f] protests … Continue reading Climate Justice Day With Bristol Youth Strike 4 Climate

XR Bristol and the Police: an uncertain future.

The relationship between Extinction Rebellion (XR) and the police has always been contentious.  From its inception, XR has been the target of criticisms due to what Dr Nafeez Ahmed, in an infamous Medium article, calls their ‘fetishising’ of the police whereby police are treated as an source of opposition and simultaneously as a potential ally to bring about governmental change.  The group, which encourages mass … Continue reading XR Bristol and the Police: an uncertain future.