Adam Quarshie

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Edition 44

‘Violence is worse than loving your enemy’

With Christian nationalism on the rise across the UK, including in Bristol, theologians, academics and church leaders discuss how to respond

Shindig Festival stands firm on Bob Vylan booking despite licencing pressure

The workers who tried to make ‘swords into ploughshares’

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Edition 43

In conversation with: Art Against War Club

We sit down with the new collective using art to shine a light on Bristol’s production of 'shit tons of killing equipment'

Investigations

The rise and fall of Bristol Patriots

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Reports

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

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

Underpaid, over-policed and under threat: Bristol’s delivery drivers at the sharp end of government’s immigration crackdown

As a government crackdown on 'illegal working' in the gig economy intensifies, The Cable investigate how it’s affecting riders and what it takes to resist immigration raids

In conversation with Bristol Antifascists

Bristol Antifascists is a non-hierarchical group opposing far-right activity at the street level. We sit down with one of them to learn about the discipline, solidarity and compassion needed for this work