Adam Quarshie

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Features

A year of aggressive policing against antifascists in Bristol

Nicholas Stone died after being pushed over by officers at a demo in January. Other protesters have been arrested, kettled and surveilled under increasingly draconian state powers

‘Come and find a listening ear’: Seeking solace at Bristol’s Rastafari Centre

‘Violence is worse than loving your enemy’

Reports

Shindig Festival stands firm on Bob Vylan booking despite licencing pressure

Could antisemitism row spell the end for much-loved festival?

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The workers who tried to make ‘swords into ploughshares’

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In conversation with: Art Against War Club

The rise and fall of Bristol Patriots

For almost a year, Bristol Patriots have led a campaign of harassment and intimidation in our city. But after last week’s hate-filled demo exposed their true colours, with out-and-out neo-Nazis, a child sex offender and bank robber in their ranks – is this finally the end for them?

Palestine Action’s ‘Filton 6’ cleared in ‘huge victory for moral courage in face of political pressure’

A jury has refused to convict the six activists, who broke into and disrupted operations at an Israeli arms firm in Filton, after a high-profile and politically-charged trial

Beats, bars and belonging at ACE

Aspiration Creation Elevation (ACE) offers creative support and guidance to young people. With them, Adam explores the complex realities young people face today - and reflects on his own journey along the way

Protest outside Bristol arms firm as major prison hunger strike continues

In the face of the biggest hunger strike in a generation led by Palestine Action prisoners, Bristol campaigners call for action while mainstream media remains silent

‘Crying out for radical change’: Bristol’s new Green councillor on defecting from Labour

We sit down with British-Palestinian councillor for Frome Vale, Alsayed Al-Magrabi, to discuss his his journey into politics, and his defection to the Greens

University of Bristol’s partnerships with arms companies back in the spotlight

After two years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, students are calling for complete divestment from companies manufacturing weapons used against Palestinians