Adam Quarshie
Listen: The Debrief – Filton 18, the Palestine Action activists hit by anti-terror laws amid the British state’s crackdown on dissent
A group of Palestine Action activists who targeted a Bristol facility owned by Israeli arms firm Elbit have faced unprecedented use of anti-terrorism powers by the state. Adam Quarshie and Sean Morrison discuss the Filton 18's case.
‘Everyone should do something, but it needs to be useful’: Unions walk out in support of Palestine
Workplace days of action encourage workers to engage in a lunchtime walkout in solidarity with the Palestinian people. The actions have generated debate within unions, but build on a long history of international solidarity in Bristol.
Explained: What is Labour’s new Employment Rights Bill, and what does it mean for Bristolians?
In October Labour introduced the Employment Rights Bill, calling it the 'biggest upgrade to rights at work in a generation'. Why does it matter, where could it be better – and when will it make a difference to people's lives?
‘There’s a price to be paid’: one woman’s mission to highlight historic buildings’ slave trade links
Gloria Daniel has spent years tracing the connections between the UK’s built environment and its colonial trade in humans. An exhibition at Ashton Court and a new memorial in Bristol Cathedral are pushing back on hidden injustice.
Righting a historic injustice: why special needs teachers at one Bristol school walked out
Engaging children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is a rewarding but challenging job. When teachers at a Bristol school found they had been underpaid for years, slow progress in negotiations led to a strike.
‘We need to face them on the streets’: how trade unions are responding to the far-right threat
The scale of the recent far-right turnout in Bristol rattled many trade unionists. Now, an anti-racist taskforce is forming to organise opposition in the South West, but activists say unions must show they have migrant workers’ backs.
Education is the great liberator: the Bristol activists forging links with teachers in Palestine
Yasmeen Eshtaya is a Palestinian teacher whose life has been deeply affected by the brutal violence of the Israeli state. But she is committed to reconciliation and forming bonds through teaching Arabic – including to people in Bristol.
‘Collective power is where it’s at’: City Academy workers celebrate strike action successes
Union members at the east Bristol secondary school have achieved most of a series of asks from the academy trust that manages it, after announcing rolling walkouts. Workers say the action has brought staff together.
