Tag: COP26

Image of people in a crowd. One holds a placard saying "Climate crisis = health crisis" another says "People Planet over Profit"
Demonstration, March, news, Top Story

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

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Image shows the word "Between clowning + activism: a trickster laboratory 6-12 september" on the left hand side; an image of CIRCA in action on the right. The image shows a group of clowns standing next to a troupe of armed police.
Clowning, Culture Jam, Interviews and Analysis, news, Top Story, Training/Learning

Send in the Clowns: rediscovering the clown army ahead of COP26

Police at the G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, in 2005 were prepared for protesters. What they got was 200 clowns.  The Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army (CIRCA), and the disruption, humour and creativity it brought to Gleneagles, has since gone down in the annals of both protest and performance.  Now, 15 years after CIRCA faded as an active protest group, Bristol-based activist, performer and director … Continue reading Send in the Clowns: rediscovering the clown army ahead of COP26

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